I started over too. Menopause makes the scales very stubborn to move! I've lost only 3 pounds but I am feeling better. For protein I am trying to eat more beans and even some tofu and salmon. Feel free to add me to your friends list if you want. I am on every day since restarting.

I feel your pain, in the same boat!!

tcunbeliever wrote: »

I feel like the hormone roller coaster is a huge mess for a lot of reasons. Not just wonky metabolism, but wonky water weight shifts, and wonky appetite for no reason...

is there really any reason for me to wake up 9 lbs heavier than yesterday...I don't need that much extra water...no one could need that much extra water...and why now

at least when I know that I'm expecting lucifer's waterfall, then I know why I have a sudden must-eat-all-the-food-all-the-time urge and it's kind of easier to fight because it's a fight I'm ready for...when it's not time for that and it just strikes totally out of the blue, then I find myself snacking or eating extra plates of food before my brain even kicks in to put on the brakes because I'm just sooooo hungry all of a sudden

it appears like this month is the first where I'm skipping all the mess and all the other symptoms too, but it just makes me worried about when the crazy hunger and crazy water will strike without warning

I felt like PMS and had carb cravings for about 18 months. It sucked.

fine with me!

Hey all. I've been doing a hormone therapy that uses an injectable pellet 3x a month. It has helped tremendously with my up/down emotional roller-coaster, sleep habits, even my incontinence!
Biote - it's a hormonal and imflamation type thing.
Not cheap but it works for me!.

Also starting over because of out of control arthritis for the past couple years. I had been using Collagen type 2 and then that quit working. Switched to Sam-E, seems to be working but I hope it lasts this time. Man this gets on my nerves, all that work them BLAM. Edited to add, I'll be 50 in a month.

I have been on the weight loss and then weight maintenance game for over 4 years now, and my hormones decided 2018 is the year to get blubbery around the mid-section, despite the fact that I continue to exercise and eat right. I can no longer eat in maintenance but rather I leave at least 150-300 calories on the table each day in addition to all my exercise just so that I can continue to wear the same clothes.

Seemingly overnight, I gained my love handles back as well as extra pudge in the lower belly. If it was truly just a CICO, then I would be sitting pretty right now, but now, in perimenopause, that CICO doesn't quite apply as it should. The slightly good news is that I added HIIT to my cardio twice a week and once a week for my weight training (I do cardio 5x a week total and weight training 3x a week total) and I am noticing a slight difference in how my pants fit. The next step is re-examining my diet and trying to cut down some of those carbs while adding more protein which is always a problem for me.

Because I have auto-immune issues (ulcerative colitis (UC) and proctitis in remission), I also retain inflammation more easily which means taking hormone therapy, BC pills, etc. are not a good option for me. I risk the chance of a flare and no way on earth do I want to revisit that personal hell ... so I grin and bear it. All the night sweats, hot flashes, bloating, 3-week long periods followed by nothing for 3 months ... these are something I don't like but can deal with. No one truly knows the pain of UC until you come close to losing your colon so I am not chancing that by taking anything unnecessary.

I totally understand what everyone is going through with the weight gain, etc.

I am 53, and I am starting over again as well. I lost 20lbs last year, fairly effortlessly, and then... I don't really know what happened, but a year later, I'm back at the weight I was before. Sigh. I'm going to try a few things differently this time:

- don't try to lose it so fast; i'm trying for 1/2lb a week, and am going to stop after 10lbs and try to recenter; if that works, i can go for more
- I tend to do a lot of cardio, but not enough strength training; i'm going to focus on making that a habit this time

Thanks everyone, for sharing, its good to know its not uncommon, and good luck to us!

I'm starting again too. The last year has been up and down. I've had 2 cycles in the last year and both have been awful. Never had planning before. Hot flashes are few a week nothing bad but I get night sweats so bad hubbie doesn't want to sleep next to me anymore. Weight gain is a constant struggle. Need to control the one area that I can. This darn weight.