menopause and weight loss

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  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    My perimenopause went on forever and was terrible, but menopause itself? LOVE IT.

    I'm down 60 pounds so far and fitter than I've ever been. This is also the easiest it's ever been for me to lose weight in my life.

    Rock it, OP!
  • Kexessa
    Kexessa Posts: 346 Member
    Peri menopause was absolutely miserable. Hot flashes where I felt I was being set on fire. Night sweats, chronic insomnia, wild mood swings, cramps, never knowing when another period was coming, sore breasts for months at a time while hormones were 'stuck'. Absolutely miserable.

    I only have 36 days left before I'm post menopausal. The last few months have been better, but the last few years leading up to now were downright awful.
  • rosebette
    rosebette Posts: 1,660 Member
    edited September 2015
    Perimenopause was horrendous, but menopause was great. The hot flashes and night sweats stopped when my periods did. My periods even prior to perimenopause were awful -- painful and very heavy. During peri, I couldn't leave the house for two days. I became so anemic that I couldn't donate blood for two years after menopause. The mood swings during peri were also terrible. However, that first year after menopause when I could pack for a beach trip without worrying about what sanitary products to bring was heaven. I also felt much healthier and more energetic when I stopped my periods because they were so draining. I ended up completing my second Master's Degree post-menopause. The downside, it was easier for me to gain weight. Before menopause, I averaged 115-118, eating pretty much anything I wanted. Now, I can stay around 120-122, but only with tracking and lots of exercise.
  • dinagurl59
    dinagurl59 Posts: 41 Member
    HippySkoppy wrote: »
    You go girl.....

    Conrats on the weight loss and whoever thinks that Menopause is the end of life is delusional.....

    Yeah...totally agree the before bit is a tad inconvenient and may lead a temporary loss of sanity (and Oh dear Lord the sweats.....I burned more calories stripping my clothes on and off multiple times....Hubs was delighted B) and stripping the sheets than anything) but that too passes.

    Now in at least in that dept. I feel unstoppable.....Girl this can be the BEST time of your life.....make it what you want it to be. And to ALL the AWESOME ladies on here WE ROCK o:)

    Loving where o am in life just hate the back pains...exercise help a great deal.
  • dinagurl59
    dinagurl59 Posts: 41 Member
    PeachyCarol wrote: »
    My perimenopause went on forever and was terrible, but menopause itself? LOVE IT.

    I'm down 60 pounds so far and fitter than I've ever been. This is also the easiest it's ever been for me to lose weight in my life.

    Rock it, OP!

    Good I am happy for you, keep up the good work.
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