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Figure Competitor Reveals She Lost Her Period and Hated Herself at Peak Fitness
Diary of a CEO
Women’s Fitness Expert: What You NEED To Know About Dieting & Exercise | Dr. Stephanie Estima
What was said
"The day that I got up on stage, I was 11% body fat. I had lost my period for 2 months before I stepped on stage. I ended up with hormonal issues. I gained all the weight back that I had lost, and I felt like a total failure, and I felt like the science had failed me. I hated myself, like full stop."
Dr. Estima shared her personal experience competing in figure competitions, revealing that at her leanest and most admired physique, she was clinically unhealthy with no menstrual cycle and severe body dysmorphia. She described the confusing experience of receiving compliments while starving and hormonally disrupted, highlighting the disconnect between appearance-based validation and actual health.
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- Programme
- Diary of a CEO
- Episode
- Women’s Fitness Expert: What You NEED To Know About Dieting & Exercise | Dr. Stephanie Estima
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- 7:31
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