163. Winning HYROX and Recovering My Period: Athlete Story

In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Reilly and Jenna are joined by Emily, discussing her transformative journey of recovering her period while competing at the highest levels of HYROX. She opens up about the challenges she has faced and what she has learned along the way, including how her mindset around food and how that impacted her training, and how she has worked to build a more supportive, balanced approach to fueling and nutrition. 

We dive into the realities of fueling for a high-intensity sport like HYROX, along with the mindset, shifts, trial and error, and key lessons that helped her perform at her best. Emily shares what it was like to work with a sports dietitian to increase her energy availability and how those nutritional shifts actually served as the fuel for her professional athletic growth. This conversation offers an honest and relatable look at what it takes to support performance and long term health. If you have ever been told that you have to choose between your competitive goals and your cycle, this episode is for you

The Eat More Carbs Podcast is the go-to podcast for the GIRLIES who want to fuel their body properly with easy, fun, and simple nutrition! Hosted by Reilly Beatty and Jenna Fisher, two registered dietitians who bring you weekly episodes to help you meet your goals while breaking free of diet culture. 

You can follow Reilly, Jenna and Lilly on Instagram @reilly.beatty.nutrition @jenna.fisher.nutrition @lillyreimer.nutrition

You can follow Emily on Instagram @emilycorriher12 

Her favorite shoes:

Birkenstocks

NOVABLAST Running Shoes

Struggle with figuring out what advice you should be following to achieve your goal of period recovery? Visit teamsteadystate.com or click here for more information about the Period Recovery Program