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who can relate 🙃 Ever wonder why you feel like your thriving & feeling yourself during ovulation & then feel like a sleepy little gremlin during luteal.. let’s discuss Even something as small knowing where I am in my cycle is something I’ve found helps me so much. Its helped me deal with emotions & even decision making, the more aware we are of our body’s behaviours the better we can be in sync with ourselves ✨ Luteal Phase - the phase right before your period, this really can bring a wave of emotions and some physical changes, personally I get so much water retention & my little mates in the form of spots come to say Ello. You might be feeling more tired, moody, or craving comfort. Don’t worry we are all there with you… Some reasons why we start to feel like this.. You burn more calories at rest during luteal phase, so naturally are more hungry. – Progesterone rises during the luteal phase, influencing serotonin & sometimes making it harder for serotonin to have its usual mood-boosting effects which is why naturally we go after that quick fix serotonin boost. Something I’ve found so helpful around this phase is to just simply increase my portion sizes, doing this I’ve found I’m not craving the sugar like I used as I’m fuller so don’t crave sugar as much. I also will add in a small meal rather than a high sugar protein bar or something that’s going to make me crash 🧘🏽‍♀️🤌🏽 Small things like getting sunlight or staying on top of vit D supplements can help so much as well as getting some extra sleep & actually make this a priority. I found that @weGlow Pilates workouts are a saving in this phase as movement is amazing but is such an energy giver rather than taker, I find it hard to do heavy weights in this phase 🤍 Now Ovulation is where we most feel like we are thriving - estrogen and testosterone spike, making us feel more confident, energized. Continued in comments >>>