Haley and Hanna Cavinder, twins who played for the Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball teamopened up about her struggle with eating habits in a video posted to YouTube on Friday.
The twins chose to post the video on June 2, the World Day of Action Against Eating Disorders.
Haley Cavinder and Hanna Cavinder of the Miami Hurricanes during pregame at the 2023 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on March 24, 2023 in Greenville, SC (Jacob Kupferman/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
The video takes viewers through his journey to prioritize your health.
«Something that Hanna and I have been struggling with for years, as you can tell by the title of this video, is our Feeding HabitsHaley Cavinder said in a recording from January.
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Hanna then talked about how she started «counting calories» after the two players transferred from Fresno State to Miami.
«Going to Miami, obviously Haley and I were trying to prepare, trying to be the best basketball we could be,» Hanna said. «Trying to fuel our bodies. If we do something, we’ll do it 100%. There’s no middle ground. So, it’s extreme, right? That’s how our minds work.»
«It started to get very toxic with, ‘We need to eat… a certain number of calories a day,'» Hanna added. «But we’re burning so many calories. We’re not getting enough.»
Haley Cavinder (14) and Hanna Cavinder (15) of the Miami Hurricanes sit on the bench during the second half against the Villanova Wildcats in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on March 24, 2023 in Greenville , SC (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
The twins hired a nutritionist in January to prioritize their health.
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On May 19, the twins provided a video update detailing the way they ate while at Fresno State.
«It got extremely bad when we were in Fresno,» Haley said. «I remember, just going through the timeline with you guys, my mom had to communicate, she never told us this until later, but she had to communicate with our trainers there because she knew we were starving.»
Hanna revealed that she experienced hair loss while Haley opened up about her hormonal imbalance due to her poor diet.
The two turned to Kathryne «Kat» Padgett, a dietitian who helped the two athletes increase their calorie and carbohydrate intake.
Haley Cavinder and Hanna Cavinder attend a game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns at Crypto.com Arena on April 20, 2023 in Los Angeles. (Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)
«Their maintenance calories, the number of calories to maintain their body weight, were found to be 2,300 calories on average for their activity level as college athletes,» Padgett said in the video. «What they were actually eating was pretty amazing.
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«Actually, they were eating about 1,300 calories per day, which is unrealistic. What’s even crazier is that they were only eating 30 grams of carbs per day.»
At the end of the video, the twins said they were «in a great place» as they shared their ride.
«We want to help people, we really want to help people,» Haley said. «So feel free to reach out. Don’t be afraid to talk to someone and admit it.»
The twins graduated from Miami in May and opted out of a fifth year of NCAA eligibility.