What is Right for You in Amenorrhea Recovery // Training vs. Exercise
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- čas přidán 29. 05. 2017
- How do you know if you should stop exercise entirely in amenorrhea recovery? Are you trying to train? Or are you trying to control your weight? Time to ask some serious questions...of yourself.
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Yes! I love your approach to this question! You take into consideration that we're all different and therefor need different things in order to recover! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for all information and support! I think I am in the similar situation like you were. I have been exercising for 6 years (not too hard, but it may be hard FOR ME.) I enjoy muscle soreness, being exhausted after a massive exercise. I am really restless and nervous when I have to stop. But I feel I should. My female hormones are too low, but I would like to have a baby in the near future. I am not extreme skinny (I was, and I realized I need to gain for my health). Now I am just a bit underweight - maybe 4-5 kg that I need. My BMI is about 19, some experts say it’s in the normal range, I think a bit more would be optimal. According to your advice I try to stop lifting weights and running (at least for a period of time) and doing some „relaxing” movement.
You cover the thoughts I've had SO well; thank you
So glad I found your channel. I have decreased my exercise by about 50-75%, it hasn't even been a week so I'm still waiting for some signs but I feel so much more in tune with my body it's refreshing👌🏻
P Nut hi just wondering how's it going
How are you doing
Thank you for this ! So needed ❤
Hi Jill! Incredible thoughts, very well done! I'm so happy that I found your video 💗. Thank you for inspiring me ☺️.
Hello Elizabeth! I am glad you found this useful...good luck to you!
Thank you!
Thank you so much for making this! 🙋🎉
Thank YOU so much for asking the question!!
I am so glad I found your channel. I could not relate to you more. I became faster after college, love running, but lost a ton of weight, had disordered eating habits, and haven't had a period in over a year. I'm a physician assistant student, so clearly I knew what the problem was. I pretended like I was dealing with it by "eating a little more" but continued to run quite a bit, simply because I see myself as a "runner" and didn't know how to stop. Now, I've decided to put my running on hold ( sad face) to gain the weight I need & get my period back. If I decided to return to running, much less mileage & more rest days will certainly be in my future. Thank you for your channel.
You're so welcome! I am happy to hear that you've made the brave choice to take care of yourself :)
How are you doing.??
Did you get ur period back
@@astriidli Yes I did! I've got so much more than just my period though. I have a clearer mind, more balanced life. I also had extreme hunger which has subsided. It's been a true blessing to have recovered.
For me I cant stop exercising bc I had some problems with my back and different injury and the exerice is the only thing that ease the pain. If I dont exerice my back and core For few days I feel the pain, so I need to go for walks and strenght training but I cut Down the mileage
So I'm obese and I'm trying to lose weight but I've stopped my period ever since I started losing weight. I feel like I'm in limbo. What do you think I should do?
I really want to be on the track team but I have amenorrhea and I'm eating loads, reducing stress. I feel stuck
do you still run? if not, did you find a way to be "high" same as when done with a run?
This morning after I woke up I saw that I got my period after 3 months!! I was so ecstatic I did a happy dance! I basically stopped exercising for the past two months except for walking and I ate a lot more. I stopped tracking my calories, as this was what led to restrictive eating patterns in the first place. I gained 4kg.
Congratulations! Sounds like you listened to your intuition and did what is right for YOU. Keep it up!! XO
@@jillcolangelopsych acaseofthejills kind of late, but thank you!! Today my fourth period came, yay! I've got a little update about my lifestyle. I eat a lot of healthy, nourishing foods. Carbs, protein, fats. I don't restrict myself at all and still eat intuitively. I eat nothing with added sugar though, since my body doesn't crave it. I've been on a moderate strength training program for a month. I've maintained my weight since the last time I commented. Unfortunately negative thoughts do pop up occasionally; "I ate way too many carbs today, not enough x and y", "I should drop 2kg to look better" (even though I shouldn't really be worried about the number on the scale since I'm gaining muscle). I really need to work on my mental state - sadly I'm still not free.
i believe mine was caused by training but i couldn't stop training T.T i tried cutting the days and duration though but still not helping. i can't stop completely as it makes me feels so empty not working out. and i'm definitely not under-eating as i almost never feel starving and my body fat is around 26%.
@@KaNGaRooBaby910 I hope you recover soon!! I think mine was primarily caused by overexercising as well. I was never underweight. I kinda went from light exercise from time to time to intense exercise every day. I think that shocked my body. I totally get know what you mean by feeling empty when cutting out exercise..Exercise is like an escape for me
Any tips how u started eating intuitively!? It seems impossible for me 😢to
But our body needs some kind of activity, is low impact workout a good choice instead of doing nothing at all? 😕
it's been 3 years... hope I can get it back
Hi! I'm on a same boat with you and have no period about 3 months. I'm wondering that did you gain weight while doing those exercises? i don't want to gain weight but have to alter them. Would it help to make it 5 days a week including one day high impact cardio?.
Thank you beforehand!!!!
Did u get ur period back
I’m an elite athlete and I am on the british university powerlifting team, but I have recovered from an ED and have not had a period in 3 years. After the world champs I’m going to drastically reduce my training. But I need to try and maintain my strength. So yeah, me and my coach are trying to work at designing a restoration block. Do you have any tips? What kind of stress do you think has a greater impact joint/systemic??
Hello Aimee, I may have some ideas for you, but too long for a comment here. Go ahead and email me acaseofthejills@gmail.com :)
Hello Jill! Thank you for another informative video on HPA. I wanted to ask you; what about weight lifting? I train around 4-5 times/week lifting weights and not doing cardio. Do you think lifting weights is a barrier from getting a period?
It really depends. If you lost your period on this amount of exercise, logic would say that a reduction is advisable. The test will be: if you don't get your period or have symptoms...you might want to try to decrease. You have to ask yourself why you want to or need to continue to train. If it is for a "preserve my fitness/body" standpoint...you might want to do some thinking on why you feel this pressure. In order to make changes that will benefit our health long term, we have to dig into all of these deeper issues. It's usually not just about the workout... Ya know what I mean? XO
acaseofthejills Thank you sooo much for your reply! 😇I think stress (⬆cortisol levels) is the initial cause of my HA. 4 yrs ago doctors said i had pcos (period twice in a month) and that i needed to exercise and lose weight. Well, I did! Then, due to restrictive eating and exercise (not excessive i have to say cause i didn't have enough energy to do it) i eventually had no period! Now, i'm confused on which of these 3 or a combo of these (or all of them!) is the real cause for my HA. 😕
How much did you walk?
Jill I'm trying to recover from amenorrhea and I'm already eating plenty more, but I'm struggling with extreme hunger and the inability to feel satiated no matter what I eat-- I am nowhere near underweight and I didn't think I was even in that large of a deficit before. Have you heard of this?
april showers yes, this happened to me too. It gets better the longer you eat! Promise. I too was not underweight. I was very overtrained though. Keep at it.
I absolutely have heard of this and it is more common than you think... Extreme hunger is a part of the recovery process and will diminish as time goes on. Your body is just trying to get itself nourished and since it is a lot smarter than we are...it will blast you with tricks like crazy hunger and cravings to get what it needs. This is a good thing! Once the body feels it is out of danger of famine, it will calm down. This has nothing to do with your starting body weight at all... Trust your body! It wants you to be healthy! XO
I definitely had this. I was so hungry all the time. It almost felt impossible to get full, but it was so freeing to just eat and eat until I wasn't hungry anymore.
Thank you all so much for your replies! It is the scariest thing but definitely reassuring to hear that it is not uncommon. I am trying my best to trust my body and and keep at it
Yes this is so common!! I really reccomend joining the no period now what facebook group, all women going through the same thing. It's very supportive and the only thing tht has helped me completely commit to recovery.
Thanks for making this video. I've been recovering from amenorrhea since last summer. I had a couple of real periods (i.e. not artificially induced by birth control), but haven't for a couple of months now. I know restrictive eating and weight loss contributed to my initial loss of periods and weight gain helped bring them back for a little. I wonder if exercise has any impact in my case. I don't think I exercise excessively or intensively, but maybe what I do do (4x a week of strength/light cardio videos) is too much for my body presently?
There is no way to know how much is "too much" for your body until it tells you. If your cycle continues to be irregular...it's quite possible that your body is, in fact, trying to tell you something. Most women have an instinct about what habits they have that contribute to not getting their period. When they ignore those instincts, things do not improve. The only way to know if it's too much is to reduce drastically and see what happens! Let me know how you do! XO
@@jillcolangelopsych Thank you for your encouraging words (and sorry for the late response - I've in my first semester of college and life has been a whirlwind!). Recovery is a rough journey; it's amazing the signals your body tries to tell you through it. It's frustrating sometimes to hear a girl in the hallway loudly complain about her period when I would gladly welcome one. I've reduced my deliberate exercise to, at most, two times and week and kept my usual calorie intake. Still no period in sight, but I'm hopeful.
exercising helps me to relax and destress. I switched gears doing a different type of exercise using only body weight at home for 30 minutes instead of an hour and a half in the gym lifting weights. I am not able to let go completely because yoga doesn't have the same affect on me. What are your thoughts on that?
I can totally understand that not all exercise/movement is going to make us feel the same. You are your best evidence in this case... If switching to this different type of exercise does not yield the result of getting your period back, you might want to change it up again. I find that walking outside makes me feel pretty amazing and I can do it while maintaining my health...a win-win for me. Keep trying to find what works for you!
acaseofthejills how long do you think I should wait to decide if this new regime is working or not? if this was the correct method for me how soon could I expect the results in your opinion?
Again, everyone is different. I wish I could be more specific, but there is just no way to make statements that apply to everyone.
Hi! I'm on a same boat with you and have no period about 3 months. I'm wondering that did you gain weight while doing those exercises? i don't want to gain weight but have to alter them. Would it help to make it 5 days a week including one day high impact cardio?.
Thank you beforehand!!!!
Is that a greyhound or a whippet!? Love them both!!!!!
Greyhound! She's the greatest :)
what about using a strategy like 'bulking' slowly? I'm commited to gaining weight but want to partition it to gain muscle and fat and eating much more now.
Hi how did it work out for you? Did the bulk work?
@@hahano3859 to a point yes but even that is too stressful (counting calories,having strict regimens) i've just let loose after having 2 kids! now I'm too busy chasing them around and do light exercises eat whatever I want
@@perumina congratulations wow :)
I had just discovered this channel while searching for some tips to recover. it's just been 1 or 2 months I felt I did not have my period but I'm just concern and if what I'm doing: low calorie intake - more exercise can be bad I may change it. and YES you are right about not stopping exercise of the fear I may become fat just by skipping it. I've been fat my whole life and I wanna be better but if it can destroy my over all health I may lessen it somehow, right?
so to bring back my period or have it regular you are advising to maybe just move your body so that you can still burn some calories? and can I gradually get back when it's regular?
Suuuper later reply, but check out Kayla Rose Kotecki's video on this. She advises to drop exercise completely until you get your period back. HA is caused by elevated cortisol: exercise heavily stimulates the production of cortisol. So in order to lessen the impact you need to take it out. Absolutely no HIIT or other high-intensity cardio. You can keep movement to a minimum, like light walking for 30-60min once every few days, or light yoga as Jill recommends. However, if you equate either of those with training then you're more likely to push yourself ultra-hard and that can be counterproductive, and turn the light movement into high intensity one (for example, I took walking to a whole new level. I basically used it as cardio, always maintaining a pace slightly below jogging, always forced myself to reach 20k+ steps a day, even when I was dying of exhaustion). So choose something you won't even consider exercise. If that doesn't help, drop it completely.
@@TheaTheGenius it's now good.. I went to doctor to be sure. because internet results gave me anxieties. it was just delayed, dr explained its ok but she also gave me medicine... she said some pt or hers and even her in the past had delayed 4 to 5 months. I started menstruating Grade school(4) and it has been regular eversince.. so maybe it was just normal delayed, my body changed
I love just dance I sometimes play it for nearly 2 hours. I just like dancing but I'm trying to get period back
I have been recovering for more than one year. I did some hormone test 8 month ago, and it said that I had really low estrogen. After a few months of taking hormone pills and stop exercising, and eat a lot, I still can't get my real period. I can get pill period and got another hormone test which said my hormones are ok. But I just do not have my real period. Really frustrated. What else can I do.
Hello! Perhaps you can send me an email and explain a bit more about your situation. I will try to help if I can! acaseofthejills@gmail.com
jinran ye my situation too
I think the cause of my amenorrhea is that weight loss, i was an overweight and decided to lose weight by doing workouts and i did, but then i lost my period. Should i continue exercising just because i do not want to get bullied because of being fat?
Maybe lower intensity exercise like swimming would help
Just going on walks is good to keep your body moving whilst not putting too much stress on it. You might also want to check your TDEE (you can search online) to see how much you should be eating because you could be severely under-eating as well which would also cause your period to stop. Also if people are bullying you because of how you look it's obviously a projection of their own insecurities and (whilst obviously it's disgusting of them that they're doing it) you gotta remember that they're probably just really bored and insecure and I know it can be hard but you should love yourself no matter what!
Is anyone struggling with getting her period back?
hey, did u get it back
I did not laugh at all. For me unfortunately the number one reason that I do run certain miles is because I want to eat more and don not turn myself into a pig. And what happens if totally quitting exercise make you feel more stress?