Laila Ali: Why I Stopped Trying to Outwork My Hormones

S7E361 - Laila Ali: Why I Stopped Trying to Outwork My Hormones

Published: August 17, 2026

Duration: 1:13:24


Laila Ali spent years training to win. As an undefeated professional boxer, her body was her career. She knew exactly how to train harder, eat less, and make weight when she needed to. Then perimenopause changed the rules.


In this episode of Live Like a Girl, Laila joins Dr. Mindy for an honest conversation about what happened when her old strategies stopped working, why she eventually stopped trying to outwork her hormones, and how fasting helped her build a completely different relationship with her body.


They talk about long fasts, exercising while...