11/9/2022 0 Comments Alisa vitti![]() ![]() Emotionally, you feel outgoing, upbeat, and revitalized.” She also adds how you should be eating (light cooking methods like sauteeing are great in this part, apparently!). Your physical energy is at one of its highest points during your follicular phase. Plan brainstorming sessions with your coworkers save your most mentally challenging assignments for this week, since your brain’s penchant for creativity at this time makes it easier to problem-solve. In the follicular phase, for instance, Vitti suggests putting “your energy into stimulating projects at work and at home. “This practice comes back to the idea of using your body as a tool-harnessing your hormones to perform better, smarter, and more proficiently every single day,” Vitti writes. WomanCode really dives into the four weeks of your cycle, and I think there’s so much power in knowing when each will turn up so that you can structure work and workouts around them. There’s a reason for this beyond just knowing when you have your period: it’s because the four phases of your cycle mean different things for your mind/body. Stacy Sims top tip for women athletes from her book ROAR and from the interview I did with her recently is to track your cycle. So, what do I really want? To be the healthiest, fittest version of me-and I know I’ll feel better in that process. I’m great with the getting out and training thing, but I do love a good cookie. ![]() (Note: I’m generally pretty good with the 80:20 rule, but I know to optimize my health, that should drop to more of a 90:10 ratio. Ahem, dropping a lot of the sugar out of my diet. OK, so for me, I have the tendency to do the “I’ll start this tomorrow” thing when it comes to certain things I know will be good for me… But that I don’t want to do. Imagine yourself jumping high and peering over the lid of the jar.” ![]() ![]() What are your dreams? Hopes? What is the wildest and most special thing that could happen for you in the next twelve months? Don’t be practical. “Take the lid off your reality jar: What would your life look like if you dreamed big and set goals to reflect your fantasies? Take time tonight to think about what you want your life to be like this time next year. So, let’s talk about some of the highlights from this awesome book! (The sections, which made me immediately want to dive in: “Stabilize your blood sugar, Nurture your adrenal glands, Support your organs of elimination, Syncing with your menstrual cycle, Engage your feminine energy.” Think About What You REALLY Want Ultimately, deep down, I know that’s something I need to work on, but with travel and racing, I know I have a tendency to rely on high sugar/processed crap the second that the going gets rough. Sadly, like with February’s read, Wired to Eat, a lot of the answer comes down to supporting your body with a pretty low-sugar diet. I’ve had hormone issues in the past-pretty minor ones, but enough that it was making training less effective and I wasn’t feeling quite as good as I knew I could be. As I’ve been trying to jumpstart my training with big events like the Killington Stage Race, and then with the thru-hike of La Cloche, I knew I needed to make sure my hormones were working at the right levels. #Alisa vitti how to“ WomanCode” by Alisa Vitti came at the perfect time for me… hopefully it did for some of you as well! In “WomanCode: Perfect Your Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge Your Sex Drive, and Become a Power Source,” holistic health coach Alisa Vitti shows women how to maintain health and vitality with a food-based program to rebalance their hormones. ![]()
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