Female Athlete Triad (Injuries/Not eating enough)

HeidiMightyRawr
HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
edited November 6 in Fitness and Exercise
http://skepchick.org/2014/02/the-female-athlete-triad-not-as-fun-as-it-sounds/

Read this earlier today, thought it was a really interesting article and also very important especially for those who do a lot of exercise.

If ever something was to stress the importance of eating enough, I think it would be this.

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    bumping because its a really good read!
  • SapiensPisces
    SapiensPisces Posts: 992 Member
    Nice read.
  • DirtyCurvesAhead
    DirtyCurvesAhead Posts: 121
    Thank you for sharing! I'm in the process of upping my cals and this has helped solidify my resolve.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Interesting. And yeah, an active woman that "maintains" at 1600? I'd be questioning that too. (I maintain at 2400 and am not that active).
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    Eat to sustain your level of physical activity:

    Or else you will regret it eventually.
  • tahinilove
    tahinilove Posts: 72 Member
    Been there - not fun!!! It's not even necessarily not eating enough, it can be too much cardio/stress on the body overall that causes it - along with low body fat!
  • 3laine75
    3laine75 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Bumping - great read Ty
  • 3b1p
    3b1p Posts: 10 Member
    Bump
  • Katzedernacht
    Katzedernacht Posts: 266 Member
    Bump
    and true!!! I was eating too little for the energy I spent lifting and what not
    I improved and woohoooo
  • LeanButNotMean44
    LeanButNotMean44 Posts: 852 Member
    edited July 2015
    jimmmer wrote: »
    Eat to sustain your level of physical activity:

    Or else you will regret it eventually.

    Yep! I used to run 60-70 miles per week while eating cereal for breakfast and salads for lunch and dinner. I didn't have lady time for two years and also sustained a metatarsal stress fracture and plantar fasciitis. Good times.....(not really).

  • losingitseattle
    losingitseattle Posts: 90 Member
    Been there done that. Thanks for sharing!
  • dennshah01
    dennshah01 Posts: 34 Member
    Very informative article. Thanks for posting!
  • dennshah01
    dennshah01 Posts: 34 Member
    Also, here is part II of her story:
    skepchick.org/2014/03/the-female-athlete-triad-part-2-the-right-stuff/
  • 3b1p
    3b1p Posts: 10 Member
    I'm glad to know there are others that realize you need to fuel your body properly and it's not strictly CICO.
  • litsy3
    litsy3 Posts: 783 Member
    Thanks for posting! I've been feeling a bit annoyed at how slowly I'm losing the few pounds I want to lose (mainly because I eat about 2500 cals most days), but this is a really useful reminder that I'm taking my time for a good reason. I like her conclusion too - it annoys me that almost ALL mainstream running and fitness magazines for WOMEN are about weight loss, and it's only the men's ones that are about performance and competition. As though there were no other reason women might want to be athletic...
  • ffbrown25
    ffbrown25 Posts: 110 Member
    I really needed to read that! Thanks for sharing. :)

    But the TDEE calculator that lady linked to put mine at 3200+ cals! A full 1000 cals above everything else has estimated for me! I might faint 0_0
  • litsy3
    litsy3 Posts: 783 Member
    It puts mine at about 2650, which actually seems very plausible.
  • thankyou4thevenom
    thankyou4thevenom Posts: 1,581 Member
    Bump for later readingg
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