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Advice ladies

scarlet67
scarlet67 Posts: 107 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've been given an injection to bring on a medical menopause and put on hrt
..I'm worried I'm gonna gain loads of weight.after reading some horror stories. Any advice is welcome, I'm. 49 female ( obviously lol) and weigh 144lbs and have been losing the past month. Thanks

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  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    Just keep tracking. It may impact appetite and cause some water retention but beyond that you should be fine. So just wait out the first few weeks as the scale may jump with water weight.
  • size102b
    size102b Posts: 1,370 Member
    Water retention and appetite increase as vintage says so do weight training apparently it's the best exercise for peri & menopausal women I'm 47 trying G to get to a good weight to start weights as I know how menopause can effect some women's weight
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