Hi, Dani. I haven’t had my period since January. Five years ago, I was almost 200 lbs. I decided to make some lifestyle changes (went vegan, ate more mindfully without tracking calories/macros or weight food - no longer vegan) and made it a point to get more movement in. Over the years, I’ve managed to lose another 10 lbs each year since (I was 135 last week prior to starting recovery!). I’ve hit a lot of plateaus along the way and I even have some fat in my midsection (despite having a normal BMI- no idea what my body fat percentage is🤦🏽♀️) that I would like/was working on losing. I cut hiit out just a month and a half ago and just found out about HA last week just days before starting recovery. I have some reservations about recovery and eating more. I’m not sure it’s for ME. I have love handles, for crying out loud. I have definitely struggled with disordered eating habits/behaviors and I guess you could say I was obsessed with exercise (I’d cry/get upset if things came up and I had to postpone/not do a workout) but it’s not like I was training like an Olympian or anything. This year, just before losing my period, I got sick. I think it was a stomach bug. I dropped about 10 lbs during this time. I thought it was a godsend because I had hit yet another plateau (145) and getting sick got me knocked me right outta that plateau. I amped up/doubled down on the HIIT sessions. I also learned about calorie deficits at this point. I quickly learned that trying to count calories drives me into ED territory (I tried again a few times since with the same outcome each time) but I tried my hardest to at least be mindful of calories. I’d use half a tbsp or less of things like butter and oil and eventually bought spray oil bc zero cals. My relationship with food and exercise got so much worse this year. I’d restrict and then binge. I’d run away from food only to eventually (occasionally) run TO the very foods I had deemed “off/limits.” I thought I had gotten better with food around late august because I was trying to be mindful of calories and adding volume to boost satiety. I thought I was being so healthy. I had no idea my missing period could have been related to my toxic relationship with food and exercise. I just knew I wanted to lose more weight and to stop binging. For all the reasons mentioned above, I’m not sure if it’s possible I could have HA but I will say the majority of the symptoms/causes are totally applicable to me. But I have this damn midsection fat. I’d consider myself pretty thin if I didn’t have this fat. I just don’t know what to do at this point. A nurse I spoke to over the phone the other day told me that loss of period is normal. I know damn well it is not. I’m just so sad. I want to recover my period but I feel like I shouldn’t be eating like this at my BMI, at my weight, with my body shape. I’ve also worked hard to maintain the weight I’d lost and just wanted to lose more. I’ve been so sad and confused recently but learning about HA has also been eye-opening. I just wanna know that I have it so I can go from there and choose full-ass recovery. I want my period back.
I’m sorry this is so long and on such an old video, btw. I’ve been watching a lot of your TikTok content recently and a lot of your UA-cam vids today and I just feel hopeless.
@@DaniSheriff I just talked to you last night, lol. It’s been a wild few weeks but I’m learning and even unpacking a lot. Tonight I had pasta for dinner and realized just how much I believed carbs were the devil. Here’s to hoping for this period to come back bc I miss her!
I definitely can relate!!! Because whenever I told people I have losing for my period and they’ll be like “what percentage is your body fat?” 🙄🙄🙄🙄 I mean I have my body fat 30% now but still not having my period back yet. I was in maybe like around 25%-26% when I lost my period lolll
Hi Dani, love all your videos, podcasts and content - it's super helpful while I am currently on my HA recovery to getting my period back. Thanks heaps
no lmao, sorry to be blunt but to recover from HA you need to get out of energy debt, which likely will require some weight gain, and definitely a “surplus” of cals to recover the damage you have done.
Yeah, this is specifically the issue where your period is missing, which is an issue starting at the hypothalamus. Totally cross over because when this is happening, it's typically not just your period that's affected as a woman. It'll manifest differently for men.
@@DaniSheriff I'm getting my kidneys scanned tomorrow, my electrolytes are off, I get some foamy urine etc, but I know I'm constantly in the fight or flight mode, what a process this is to fix
Love those talks❤️ everytime i feel “lazy” for laying down during my ha recovery, i watch those videos
AW yay thank you!
Hi, Dani. I haven’t had my period since January.
Five years ago, I was almost 200 lbs. I decided to make some lifestyle changes (went vegan, ate more mindfully without tracking calories/macros or weight food - no longer vegan) and made it a point to get more movement in. Over the years, I’ve managed to lose another 10 lbs each year since (I was 135 last week prior to starting recovery!). I’ve hit a lot of plateaus along the way and I even have some fat in my midsection (despite having a normal BMI- no idea what my body fat percentage is🤦🏽♀️) that I would like/was working on losing. I cut hiit out just a month and a half ago and just found out about HA last week just days before starting recovery.
I have some reservations about recovery and eating more. I’m not sure it’s for ME. I have love handles, for crying out loud.
I have definitely struggled with disordered eating habits/behaviors and I guess you could say I was obsessed with exercise (I’d cry/get upset if things came up and I had to postpone/not do a workout) but it’s not like I was training like an Olympian or anything.
This year, just before losing my period, I got sick. I think it was a stomach bug. I dropped about 10 lbs during this time. I thought it was a godsend because I had hit yet another plateau (145) and getting sick got me knocked me right outta that plateau. I amped up/doubled down on the HIIT sessions. I also learned about calorie deficits at this point. I quickly learned that trying to count calories drives me into ED territory (I tried again a few times since with the same outcome each time) but I tried my hardest to at least be mindful of calories. I’d use half a tbsp or less of things like butter and oil and eventually bought spray oil bc zero cals.
My relationship with food and exercise got so much worse this year. I’d restrict and then binge. I’d run away from food only to eventually (occasionally) run TO the very foods I had deemed “off/limits.”
I thought I had gotten better with food around late august because I was trying to be mindful of calories and adding volume to boost satiety. I thought I was being so healthy. I had no idea my missing period could have been related to my toxic relationship with food and exercise. I just knew I wanted to lose more weight and to stop binging.
For all the reasons mentioned above, I’m not sure if it’s possible I could have HA but I will say the majority of the symptoms/causes are totally applicable to me. But I have this damn midsection fat. I’d consider myself pretty thin if I didn’t have this fat. I just don’t know what to do at this point. A nurse I spoke to over the phone the other day told me that loss of period is normal. I know damn well it is not. I’m just so sad. I want to recover my period but I feel like I shouldn’t be eating like this at my BMI, at my weight, with my body shape. I’ve also worked hard to maintain the weight I’d lost and just wanted to lose more. I’ve been so sad and confused recently but learning about HA has also been eye-opening. I just wanna know that I have it so I can go from there and choose full-ass recovery. I want my period back.
I’m sorry this is so long and on such an old video, btw. I’ve been watching a lot of your TikTok content recently and a lot of your UA-cam vids today and I just feel hopeless.
oh wow thank you for sharing your story and where you're at, it's always great to read peoples stories and know how I'm helping them too!
@@DaniSheriff I just talked to you last night, lol.
It’s been a wild few weeks but I’m learning and even unpacking a lot. Tonight I had pasta for dinner and realized just how much I believed carbs were the devil. Here’s to hoping for this period to come back bc I miss her!
I definitely can relate!!! Because whenever I told people I have losing for my period and they’ll be like “what percentage is your body fat?” 🙄🙄🙄🙄 I mean I have my body fat 30% now but still not having my period back yet. I was in maybe like around 25%-26% when I lost my period lolll
BAH!
Hi Dani, love all your videos, podcasts and content - it's super helpful while I am currently on my HA recovery to getting my period back. Thanks heaps
Yay thank you for this feedback - I appreciate it!
I have HA , can i be in calorie deficit in a sustainable way and get my period back?
Right now, being in any kind of deficit is not going to help :(
no lmao, sorry to be blunt but to recover from HA you need to get out of energy debt, which likely will require some weight gain, and definitely a “surplus” of cals to recover the damage you have done.
@@kaylacarmical8676 no need to be sorry , but my question was already answered here two months back
Not sure what ha is, I'm a guy, trying to research hypothalamus issues, I guess this is non guy related, but seems to overlap
Yeah, this is specifically the issue where your period is missing, which is an issue starting at the hypothalamus. Totally cross over because when this is happening, it's typically not just your period that's affected as a woman. It'll manifest differently for men.
@@DaniSheriff I'm getting my kidneys scanned tomorrow, my electrolytes are off, I get some foamy urine etc, but I know I'm constantly in the fight or flight mode, what a process this is to fix
@@rickspalding3047 search for RED-S, this is the same condition described for men AND women. It's relative energy deficiency in sports.