menopause losers Team

I agree fully! I'm 37 and have surgical menopause. I'm trying to lose about 20 more pounds. I have tried everything and not having any luck. I lowered my calorie intake and try to exercise at least 2 hours a day. I feel there's no hope for me. So glad you made this post. Nice to know I'm not the only one!

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It is much much more difficult to lose weight during/after menopause. I am 56 - still experiencing menopause - don't think it will ever end, really. 10 years ago I weighed 125 - today 178 - that is down 20 pounds from where I waRes 2 months ago. It is really difficult. Keep working out (the exercise is very important both for weight loss as well as bone density, mental acuity, emotional regulation, etc.). Keep tracking your food intake - a little bit of advice - sodium can be a real problem for those of us in menopause - our bodies already have a tendency to retain fluids, and the additional sodium that is found in many of the prepackaged foods is only going to make that worse - I was astonished at the sodium levels in one of the breakfast meals I have been eating. Try to be gentle with yourself. Your body has given you 40 plus really good years - and you owe it to yourself to honor that.

@ JLZ I would definitely get a different doctor. You might need to be on a birth control pill to help with the perimenopause symptoms you are describing. Wow - I feel for you - it is really tough to be where you are right now.

Hi, I am 49 and have just gone through the menopause.

Just wanted to let you all know, that there is light at the end of the tunnel. When six months into the menopause, I would desperately try to lose weight, only to find just 3 ounces would have been lost, it was disheartening and I gave up more times than I cared to remember.

The crunch came when, at 179lbs, I could barely fit into any of my clothes and was just about to move on up into the next size.

I joined this site just under 12 weeks ago and have now lost 26lbs, by sticking to 1200 calories per day and exercising between three and four times per week (treadmill and long walks).

I have just 16lbs to go to my goal weight and then it is on to maintenance.

Just because we are all going through or have gone through the menopause, does not mean that it is the end of slimness as we know it. Weight loss slows down during this time, but it will not remain static as long as we stick to our calorie allowance and exercise.

Just do not give up! x

Interesting read:

http://www.caring.com/articles/10-make-slow-realistic-changes-in-tune-with-your-lifestyle

Hi there I'm 53 and went through the menopause at 50, periods just stopped and that was that. But I did suffer from hot flushes and anxiety attacks. I was recommended a thing called Lady Care because I did not want to take HRT ( Mum died of breast cancer), brilliant, whether it was in the mind or not, it worked. It is a magnet you place in your underwear near your pelvic area. It's got a web site, it definitely worked for me.
As for losing weight I find that I can if I eat less and exercise more, simple really, but hard to put into practise.

To LotusF1ower: Wow! You described what i'm going thru! Except that I'm having the period that never ends!! Ugh!! I realize that I've been using that as an excuse not to exercise. I have a treadmill and all kinds of exercise tools right here at home and every day I come up with a lame excuse not to use them. Thank you for opening up my eyes that with just walking, if that is the only thing you can do, will help you to reach your goal. It sometimes takes hearing it from someone who has been there to kick you into gear!! Congrats on you weight loss and continued success!! I will soon be posting my success story - THANK YOU LOTUSF1LOWER!!

I began getting hot flashes at 45, waking up with night seats every single night, periods that were absolute gushers (sorry for any guys lurking on this thread) - I didn't have the anxiety attacks but there were days where if you just looked at me funny I'd be prone to burst into tears. A friend recommended a product called EstroLogic, which was created by a female gynecologist and a medical herbalist which helped even me out emotionally, cut down on the severity of the hot flashes (still got them, but they weren't as bad) and allowed me to sleep through night without night sweats. My metabolism felt like it was crawling. I have always been the same size 8 since high school and had no trouble maintaining it with simple diet and exercise, but that stopped working and my fat to lean muscle ratio began to shift in the wrong direction. I've since gone back to strength training, cleaned up my eating (only the very occasional ice cream any more!) and still get in at least three sessions of cardio per week. My fat to lean ratio has now begun to move back in the right direction - it's not quite back where I need it to be, but I'm finally feeling like I've got it back under control.

I'd have to say that clean eating is the single most important factor. I read the Abs Diet and Tosca Reno's The Eat Clean Diet. Both advocate eating non-processed, natural foods and lean proteins in five to six small meals a day as well as strength training to boost metabolism. I also make sure that I get no less than 7 hours of sleep every night.

The added bonus is that my 15 year old daughter has taken up strength training with me, along with ensuring that we both eat cleanly. She discovered Clean Eating magazine in a grocery store, which has many excellent recipes, so we spend a lot of quality time preparing weekly menus and making meals together.

This is what is working for me - so I thought I'd pass it along in case it helps anyone else. If you ware interested in trying EstroLogic, you can find it at some health food stores - I found it cheapest online from Swanson Vitamins. I can't say that it works for everyone, but just getting a good night's sleep was enough for me! Menopause sucks!