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Make sure you are getting protein and some fat at every meal. Be careful of the carbs, they spike your blood sugar and then drop you. Good luck!

Jenn, It sounds like you have done a ton of research just as I have. I would love to catch up with you somehow to see if we could trade/share information learned - it may prove helpful. Have you read "Wheat Belly" ? Heather

Wow - I have so much to say after reading all of your posts, most of which I could have written myself. I too am 44 and am definitley in peri-menopause. I used to weigh between 115 - 120 for many years (5'3 1/2") and ate sensibly pretty healthy food but mostly just kept calorie count and stayed around 1200. I walked 3-5…

I am in Virginia Beach! Would also love to add some friends from this area :)

I am 43 and had lost weight 5 years ago and kept it down for 3+ years, then somehow over the last year and half I have "found" 30 lbs and don't really know how they got here ! I am back to counting calories which is what really worked for me in the past. Bottom line is you have to keep your calories down and for my height…