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Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
A sports nutrition and hypothalamic amenorrhea recovery podcast for female athletes who want to get their period back and maximize performance while doing so! HA recovery is different for every athlete and here you will learn how to recover in the way that is best for you as an athlete. The same habits preventing you from having a regular menstrual cycle are preventing you from reaching your athletic goals. We don't want to stop you from training, we want to maximize it! Learn more about our…
Episodes
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
189. What Is It Really Like to Run the NYC Marathon?
The New York City Marathon is famous for its electric five borough crowd, relentless bridges, and deceptively challenging course profile. But what does it…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
188. How Does Period Recovery Change an Athlete’s Entire Life?
Transitioning between drastically different sports, like moving from powerlifting to high volume endurance training, presents unique challenges for your energy…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
187. Can You Recover Your Period While Training for a Marathon?
Online advice often says that if you want to recover from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA), you have to completely stop high volume endurance training. But is it…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
186. How Should You Adjust Your Fueling for Different Types of Workouts?
If you split your week between logging miles on the pavement and lifting heavy in the gym, you have probably wondered: should your plate actually look…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
185. Is SkinnyTok Secretly Fueling the Obsession With Protein Maxing?
Social media wellness trends have taken a sharp turn back toward 90s thin culture, and the team is not holding back. In this edition of what drives us bananas…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
184. Can You Have Hypothalamic Amenorrhea With a Normal BMI?
If your healthcare provider checked your weight, told you your BMI is completely normal, but your period is still nowhere to be found, you are not alone. In…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
183. What Are the Signs That Your Period Is Finally Coming Back?
When you are working to recover from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA), the wait for your cycle to return can feel endless and confusing. In this episode, Jenna and…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
182. Is It HA or PMOS? What You Need to Know About Diagnosis and Fueling
Hormonal health in female athletes is notoriously complex, and misdiagnoses around conditions like PMOS are far too common when conditions like Functional…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
181. Is Fiber Maxing Actually Bad for Your Health?
Wellness culture on social media has reached a whole new level of chaotic, and the team is back to call out the latest batch of misleading trends. In this…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
180. How Do You Increase Your Daily Energy Intake to Recover From REDs?
Once you recognize the signs of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs), the most critical step is knowing how to strategically fix it. In Part 2 of this…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
179. How Does Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport Actually Affect Your Health?
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) is one of the most widespread yet misunderstood conditions in female athletics, often flying under the radar until…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
178. How Do You Maintain Period Recovery When You Go Off to College
Heading off to college is a huge milestone, but for an athlete navigating hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA) and low energy availability (LEA), leaving the safety of…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
177. Are What I Eat in a Day Videos Ruining Your Relationship With Food?
Social media wellness culture is at it again, and this month, team Steady State is stepping in to set the record straight. Reilly, Lilly, and Jenna sit down…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
176. Do You Need To Go All In On Period Recovery (Rerun)
In this episode, Reilly and Jenna answer one of the most polarizing questions in the entire hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA) community: Do you actually have to go…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
175. How to Navigate Vacation Fueling and Avoid a Recovery Step Back
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Lilly and Jenna break down how to maintain your momentum and confidence when traveling: How to Navigate Vacation Fueling and…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
174. Surviving SkinnyTok and Summer in HA Recovery
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Lilly and Jenna come together to dive into the toughest mental hurdle of the entire seasonal recovery process: how to…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
173. The Summer Hunger Myth: Why the Heat is Ruining Your Period Recovery
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Jenna and Lilly team up to talk through appetite loss in the heat. As temperatures climb, an overwhelming number of female…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
172. Sports Dietitian Reacts: Why You Can’t AI Your Way to Period Recovery
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Jenna, Reilly, and Lilly gather for another highly anticipated round of calling out the latest wave of nutrition…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
171. How to Navigate 4th of July and Summer BBQs in Period Recovery
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Lilly and Jenna team up to talk about the summer season: How to Navigate 4th of July and Summer BBQs in Period Recovery…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
170. Why Eating "More" Isn't Enough: Solving the Period Recovery Plateau
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Lilly, Reilly and Jenna dive into one of the most frustrating and confusing phases of the hormonal healing journey: Why…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
169. How to Get Your Period Back This Summer: HA Recovery & Fueling Tips
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Reilly, Lilly, and Jenna talk through the recovery journey and how to get your period back this summer. While the warmer…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
168. Sports Dietitian Reacts: Why These Viral Diet Trends Are Ruining Your Recovery
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Jenna, Reilly, and Lilly dive into another round of our Sports Dietitian Reacts series to break down the viral nutrition…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
167. Do You Have to Weight Restore to Get Your Period Back?
In this episode, Reilly, Lilly, and Jenna tackle the most common and often most anxiety inducing question in the period recovery space: Do you actually have to…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
166. The Truth About Running and Getting Your Period Back
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Reilly and Jenna are joined by Ava, a collegiate runner who shares her incredible journey of moving from a missing period to…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
165. Will Creatine Help You Get Your Period Back
Are you curious about creatine and want to know the truth? In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Reilly, Jenna, and Lilly are tackling the ultimate supplement…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
164. Sports Dietitian Reacts: Protein Maxing and Energy Availability
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Reilly, Lilly, and Jenna are back for another round of what drives us bananas, reacting to the most frustrating and…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
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…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
162. Are You Exercising The Wrong Way In Period Recovery
In this episode of the Eat More Carbs podcast, Jenna and Reilly address a common question: Can you continue to exercise and still get your period back? The…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
161. Is Fasted Training Messing Up Your Hormones?
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Reilly and Jenna tackle the most controversial topic of fasted training for female athletes. If you have ever wondered…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
160. How to Avoid Common Fueling and Recovery Mistakes Training for a Half Marathon
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Lilly shares her personal experience and professional insights from running her very first half marathon. We focus on how to…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
159. Sports Dietitian Reacts: Reddit Nutrition Advice
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Jenna, Reilly, and Lilly are tackling the sheer volume of nutrition misinformation that female athletes encounter daily. We…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
158. Top 3 Mistakes Athletes Make in Period Recovery (And How to Fix Them)
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Jenna, Lilly, and Reilly get real about the most common mistakes they see female athletes make while trying to recover their…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
157. Period Recovery Supplements: Smash or Pass
In this episode, Jenna, Reilly, and Lilly dive into the confusing world of the supplement industry specifically for female athletes dealing with low energy…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
156. How Busy College Life Lead to Accidental Under-eating and Period Loss
In this episode of the Eat More Carbs podcast, Jenna, Reilly, and Lilly are breaking down how a chaotic college schedule can lead to accidental under-eating…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
155. Sports Dietitians React: Do You Need 200g of Protein Per Day
In this episode, Jenna, Reilly, and Lilly talk through the latest nutrition trends and controversies that are officially driving us bananas. We kick things off…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
154. The Best Way to Get Your Period Back: Advice from a Physician
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) and Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA) are often the hidden drivers behind stalled performance and health issues in…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
153. Gained Weight but No Period? 3 Things You Might Be Missing
Are you struggling with the idea of weight restoration during period recovery? In this episode of Eat More Carbs, we’re diving deep into one of the most…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
152. Should Lindsey Vonn Be Competing? + Our Super Bowl LX Ad Review
Should Lindsey Vonn be competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics after her recent injury? In this episode of Eat More Carbs, we’re stepping away from our usual…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
151. Sports Dietitians React: Runners WIEIAD Viral Videos
In this episode of the Eat More Carbs podcast, Jenna, Reilly, and Lilly react to a runner's viral what I eat in a day video. While social media is full of…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
150. How To Get Your Period Back in 2026
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Jenna and Reilly break down the essential framework for period recovery in 2026. They define the critical differences…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
BONUS EPISODE: We are Team Steady State
Welcome to Steady State Performance Nutrition!! We are so excited to share this rebrand with you! You’ll still find us here on the podcast every Thursday!…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
149. How I Lost My Period As a College Athlete: Reilly's HA Recovery Journey
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Reilly gets personal about her own experience with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA) and the reality of recovering while…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
148. New 2025 Dietary Guidelines: Will They Get Your Period Back?
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Jenna and Reilly dive deep into the newly released 2025 Dietary Guidelines and discuss a critical question: Should female…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
147. How to Get Your Period Back as a College Runner
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Jenna and Lilly break down a real life hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA) recovery case study of a Division 1 collegiate female…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
146. The Things We Hope Athletes Leave Behind This Year (Because They Drive Us Bananas)
In this episode of Eat More Carbs, Jenna, Reilly, and Lilly unpack the weight loss conversations, body-focused advice, and wellness trends they hope athletes…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
145. 2025 Year in Review and What’s Coming Next
Our final episode… of 2025! Thank you for listening and supporting the Eat More Carbs Podcast! We are so thankful for all of you! Have a wonderful Holiday…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
144. How to Build Speed, Strength, and Confidence as a Runner
In this episode, Jenna and Reilly are joined by runner and coach Karis Myers to talk about what it really looks like to build speed, strength, and confidence…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
143. Why The All In Approach Is Not the Best Fit for Every Athlete
In this episode, Jenna, Reilly, and Lilly break down one of the most misunderstood topics in period recovery: the idea that going “all in” is the only way…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
142. Why the Internet’s Fueling Tips Drive Us Bananas
As the year winds down, Jenna, Reilly, and Lilly dive into one of the most chaotic parts of December: the pressure to set massive goals before January even…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
141. Happy Thanksgiving from RBSN!
Happy Thanksgiving from RBSN! Build our Thanksgiving performance plates with us, let us know in the comments how you are building yours! The Eat More Carbs…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
140. How to Navigate Thanksgiving During Period Recovery
This week, we break down how to approach Thanksgiving when you’re working on period recovery as an athlete. Holidays bring irregular schedules, long gaps…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
139. Running the New York City Marathon, Full Race Details
In this week’s episode, Reilly takes you through her full New York City Marathon experience. From training and race day nerves to the fueling strategies that…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
138. We’re Going Bananas Over Bad Fueling Advice
Bone broth cleanses, underfueling while training, and even side effects of Ozempic. Listen to this unfiltered episode to hear Jenna, Reilly, and Lilly get real…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
137. Halloween Smash or Pass
Happy Halloween! In this episode the SSPN team goes through some fall favorites with a fun game of smash or pass! We talk from PSLs to spooky decor, join us…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
136. Why Did I Get My Period Over Summer Break and Now it’s Gone?
Feeling discouraged in your period recovery journey because you worked hard all summer, got your period back, but now it is gone again? This can be a difficult…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
135. Signs Your Period Recovery Plan is Not Working
HA recovery isn’t easy. Been working on getting your period back but not seeing any changes? On this episode of the Eat More Carbs Podcast, Reilly and Jenna…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
134.How to Get Your Period Back as a Hybrid Athlete
Struggling to balance training, work, and recovery? Wondering how to get your period back as an athlete? In this episode, Lilly shares how one of her clients…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
133. Going Bananas Over Diet Culture
Have you ever felt guilty for enjoying your favorite fall drink after your favorite fitness influencer said it was “bad” for you? On this episode of the Eat…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
132. Why You Are Still Hungry After You Eat
Are you always reaching for a snack right after meals and wondering why you still feel hungry? Trying to ignore hunger after you just had lunch? On this…
- Eat More Carbs | A Period Recovery Podcast
131. How To Get Your Period Back as an XC Athlete
If you are a runner working on period recovery, this episode is for you! On today's episode, Jenna, Reilly, and Lilly talk through a real life athlete example…