†Results vary based on starting point and effort. Results achieved in 12 weeks following the Belle Vitale fitness and nutrition program. Alli U. was an independent BODi Partner.
From hormone hell to healing & hope
With Belle Vitale, Alli became the mom she wanted to be.
“My number one goal... was to turn 40 and feel like myself again. To battle the symptoms that took me out every single month... brain fog... fatigue... irritability... the [cloud] that weighed over my life.”
—Alli U.
Belle Vitale User
Alli’s hormone health story
In the golden light of a warm February evening, Alli, a 39-year-old mom of two, walks hand in hand with her kids, their laughter echoing down the quiet neighborhood street. Later, in the kitchen making dinner, she dances playfully, full of energy and happiness.
This routine is nothing short of a miracle for Alli who, only three months earlier, struggled with major symptoms of hormone imbalance that made it feel impossible to get through her day.
Each month, Alli would disappear under a cloud of crippling PMS symptoms that lasted for 10 days.
"I feel out of control. I feel like everything that matters to me in the world doesn’t matter to me those 10 days out of the month," she remembers. One-third of her life had been extinguished.
With horrific mood swings, feeling anxious, brain fog, and fatigue, Alli could barely show up for her family, her business, or herself. To get through it, she turned to wine as a way to cope.
When Alli explained her hormonal health challenges to her doctor, their first instinct was to offer her a pill for her symptoms—a “band-aid” solution that felt hollow to a woman desperate for profound change.
What Alli really wanted was to get her hormones back on track. She wanted to have energy, normal menstrual cycles, PMS relief, and to kick her reliance on caffeine, sugar, and alcohol. She didn’t want to be weighed down by hormone-related sadness. She wanted to show up for her family.
The hormone fix that changed everything
That's when Alli heard about Belle Vitale, a comprehensive 12-week hormone health program created by fitness and nutrition expert and IIN Certified Hormone Health Coach Autumn Calabrese. It was the holistic solution she’d been looking for—and it completely transformed her life.
Belle Vitale isn't just another wellness program—it's a meticulously designed 12-week journey that addresses hormone health imbalances through four lifestyle components: a fitness program that focuses on strength without excessive stress, a hormone-balancing nutrition plan, effective stress management techniques, and daily hormone support supplements to help with stress and support healthy blood sugar metabolism.
"I trusted it with everything I had in me," Alli says. "Every single thing that Autumn told me to do, I did it. I did it scared. I did it terrified. But I did it."
In just six weeks, Alli reduced her cortisol levels—and that, she says, was the catalyst for everything else to start falling into place.
Workouts for hormonal health
A mixture of strength training, cardio, and Autumn’s signature Track Pilates, what sets Belle Vitale's fitness program apart is its intentional design rooted in cutting-edge research on women's hormonal health.
Multiple studies have demonstrated that a consistent Pilates practice can help improve PMS symptoms and manage stress.
Likewise, studies have shown that strength training can decrease the frequency of hormonal symptoms while increasing lean muscle mass and bone density—crucial for women approaching perimenopause and menopause.
For women like Alli battling symptoms of hormone imbalance, this wasn't just exercise, but a targeted intervention.
Using Autumn’s innovative Track Pilates, Alli discovered a workout that challenged her entire body in ways she never expected. "Your body is literally freaking out, but in the best possible way," she recalls. "What Autumn has created using the [Control] Track is mind-blowing.”
As someone who never considered herself a Pilates girl, Alli was surprised by how much she loved the fitness component.
"It is for every single person. If you love cardio, [Autumn’s] got the best cardio workouts... She has strength training... where you get to lift weights… The variety that you get every week is so special!”
Despite her initial fear that she wouldn’t be able to do all of the moves, Alli found the workouts not only achievable but empowering.
"I am mentally stronger when it comes to prioritizing time for these workouts," she reflects. "I am physically stronger to do those workouts... I am so unbelievably in awe of how good I feel."
Nutrition: the “linchpin” of her hormone transformation
Belle Vitale's nutrition plan features intermittent fasting and carb cycling to help promote hormone balance and improve metabolic flexibility.
"The nutrition component is quite literally everything," Alli states emphatically. "You can't do just the workouts and get these results. You can't just take the supplements and get these results... The linchpin of this entire program is the nutrition plan.”
Though Alli approached the nutrition plan with trepidation due to past experiences with unhealthy dieting, she found it to be nourishing and sustaining.
The plan—with delicious, free recipes—taught Alli to see food as fuel rather than an enemy. She embraced meal prepping and planning, discovering favorite meals like breakfast skillets and power bowls that worked for her busy lifestyle as a mom. There were also plenty of recipes that her whole family would eat.
Alli particularly appreciated that the nutrition plan wasn't built on a "pass or fail" mentality. "I wasn’t perfect... every day... and Autumn just kept saying, 'That's okay, that's your life,'" she recalls. "It was a constant reminder that it's okay to give yourself grace."
Supplements: the missing piece of the hormone puzzle
The Belle Vitale supplement regimen became another crucial component of Alli's transformation.
By noon on the first day of taking them, she felt awake and alert in a way she hadn’t before. “I can focus. I don't need more caffeine. I have no midday energy crashes,” she recalls thinking.
Their impact became even more apparent when Alli accidentally left her supplements behind on a trip. "By noon, I was like, oh my gosh, why do I feel like this?” And that’s when she realized she’d forgotten her supplements. “I'm literally going to be using them for the rest of my life. They're that freaking good."
Alli also credits Shakeology as a game-changer for keeping her on track with the program. "I am not here for that game," she laughs about giving up sweets. "[Shakeology] helped me keep my sweet tooth at bay during this journey."
Alli relied on Shakeology as a quick and healthy way to get the essential nutrients she needed. “Every single morning, I started my day... [with it] and I am so grateful... It played such a huge role,” she says."
"I feel like I'm aging backwards”
After completing Belle Vitale, Alli stands transformed—not just physically, but emotionally and mentally as well. Where once she struggled with debilitating PMS symptoms ten days every month, she now experiences normal cycles and has her life back, 31 days a month, 365 days a year.
"Instead of mama just sitting there drinking wine at night to cope, [I’m] going on family walks... I'm playing, I'm having fun. I'm actually feeling joyful and fulfilled. And those are feelings that I have not felt in years."
For Alli, there have been physical perks to the Belle Vitale program as well, including long, lean muscles and visible abs. "I reached the lowest number on the scale that I've ever seen in my adult life. I cannot believe it... And I don't feel skinny Minny. I feel freaking strong."
Her skin has transformed as well. “I'm not having to wear any foundation on my face. I just feel like I'm literally aging backwards as I'm moving into the big 4-0," Alli shares proudly.
"I can feel this way forever!”
Now, having completed multiple rounds of Belle Vitale, Alli sees the program not as a temporary fix but as a new way of life. "I feel confident. I feel capable. I feel hopeful. I feel like this is something that can be sustained... And that right there brings so much hope—knowing that I can feel this way forever."
For anyone considering Belle Vitale, Alli's message is clear: "Do it scared. Do it terrified... You’ve got to do it for your future."
With tears in her eyes, Alli expresses her deepest gratitude: "Thank you Belle Vitale for saving my life, for giving my life back. I owe everything to this. Everything."
Through Belle Vitale's comprehensive 12-week hormone health program—combining innovative fitness routines, strategic nutrition planning, powerful supplements, and stress management techniques—Alli found more than weight loss. She found herself again.
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Results vary based on starting point and effort and following Belle Vitale's 12 week fitness and nutrition program. These individuals are independent BODi Partners.
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