Weight gain after menopause.

Come to this after an absence of 5 days, so I am sorry if I repeat what others have already said.

I did much as so many of us, ie put weight on with the menopause. We bought a large decrepit old house with garden to match to renovate at much the same time, so I didn't lack exercise and even though I stuck to my usual 'lose a few pounds after Xmas' eating pattern the weight piled on. I tried everything - even the Atkins diet, which just made me ill.

After 10 years I was beginning to despair, and then came Michael Mosley and the 5:2 diet. I lost 2 stone in 4 months and three years later, on the 1:6 maintenance course, I haven't put it back on. I went from size 14 - 16 to size 10 - 12 and my BMI is now back in the approved range.

You have my sympathies Helen. I've managed to shed a stone through Dr Michael Mosley's regime - here's the link:
thebloodsugardiet.com/how-it-works/
I'm not pre- or diabetic but thought I'd give it a go. I love this way of eating now and feel it's the best way for me to eat. There's a great recipe book too and there's a link on the above website link.
DH eats the same as me - just more of it - and he eats carbs as normal. Good luck!

I follow the lower carb approach and eat when I'm hungry. My rule since menopause (mid 50's) was never to buy a larger size clothing so have stayed a size 10 although I have been size 12 (when starting to go through menopause) I'm pretty short and yes I would say size 16 is overweight unless you are very tall. Whenever I gain weight I cut back so i lose a few pounds. I will do this for the rest of my life - to prevent weight gain. It's not just a question of looks but weight on joints as we age and extra weight affects how much exercise we can do. For me - eating much much less of different foods combined with a lot more exercise, including strength training is the answer to weight loss and then maintaining it. It is a struggle - but someone mentioned two bottles of wine a week - whoever that was - no wonder you are struggling! I drink at the weekend and never more than two small glasses ( more would give me a headache anyway). Gin and slim tonic is a good one....lots and lots of fruit and veg, lean meat and other protein, low fat yogurt, fish, beans, pulses, More or less banish sugar and refined carbs. Some days I have porridge but other day no foods that are mainly carbs ( ie cereals, flour, spuds, rice etc). Would definitely get thyroid tested if lots of exercise and low calorie diet and still gaining weight - ask for the readings because sometimes they are borderline but still cause symptoms.

Yeah!! The belly fat problem faced by women’s in their pre-menopause or into menopause stage is very common. So, to get rid of it just do few things mention below…
•Drink water with putting 2 tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar or Lemon juice in it at the morning
•Avoid artificial sugar
•Sleep well and avoid taking unnecessary stress
•Do some exercises or yoga to be healthier for a long time

I hope you will resolve your menopausal belly fat problem just by adding these few tips to your daily routine.

HelenTracy Can certainly identify with you. My weight sored after 40 tbh. As for diets, I am not an expert but I think you have to go with what suits you. My GP recently set me a challenge to reduce my cholesterol (or take statins which I didn't want to do) I did join SW - reluctantly as, like you, I thought it would not be for me with all the clapping and frowning. However, I do actually enjoy the foods that are 'free' on their diet and as a result, after just 5 weeks my cholesterol level went from 5.9 to 2.7 and I lost over a stone in weight. My GP simply couldn't believe it!!! I have still got more to lose weight wise but I feel this is a diet I really can stick to so as I say whichever suits you best. Good luck....

I have been in menopause for coming up on 4 years. One year after I went into menopause I had my gallbladder removed. Since then I have gained a ton of weight in my mid-section. I grew up "skinny" 90 lbs when married in 80s. In my mid 20s, I started to gain weight and then the cycle of 118 to 123 started then 118 to 130. I would step on the scale and every time I creeped up, I would get serious and lose it. Spring forward to menopause and that's when it all changed. It didn't matter what I did; nothing worked as it had previously. I am not someone who takes pills for anything but I heard about a supplement through my cousin and decided to try it. I am so happy. It is 100% natural so my mind is at ease. I have lost 10.2 pounds in 20 days and am also eating healthy and exercising 6 days. I was doing this before with no results. I truly am committed to staying healthy as I want to be an active senior citizen. So this time I'm staying eating as I have the past 20 days and exercising and supplementing. I will eat "treats" only on special occasions.

Practicing yoga, dancing and regular intense workout are the best ways to lose weight, instead you opt for any supplement or pills. Today in this era of digitization, where you can get every information about everything just by one click. but the Internet is not always right, so it is better if you chose natural products over artificial products(supplements and pills) to lose weight. Go through some discussion forums, health websites like women's health, zovon.com, gransnet

Hi y'all. I'm pretty new here. So nice to meet you all. 3 things that really worked for me was going keto, you know the diet where you eat more fat and less carbs. Sounds counterintuitive but works. Then I started doing an exercise routine called 'Bikini Belly' you can likely find it online somewhere. Don't want to get in trouble for posting links. I also use a herbal tincture by 'Pleasing Partners' I found from a youtube video. It is called 'Ignite' and I highly recommend it. I believe it balances hormones and increases bone density etc. Certainly gave me a new lease of life. These 3 combined have got back to feeling young again. Oh, nearly forgot, I also use something called 'C60' not sure if you've heard of it. Hope this helps. Also, as we get older we need a lot more vitamins. I like liposomal vit C.

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