Sister, can you lend a good word ?

[CycleTherapy]

Has anyone had success losing weight while going through the menopause crud ? I really need to hear of some positive experiences. This is brutal.

[Biciclista]

You probably hate me because i never had a weight problem. BUt then i hit menopause and i gained weight! the only way to control it is to be careful about what i eat and BURN them calories, commuting to work really helped me last year, so this year i commuted 4x in January and the plan is 8x in february...
and of course there are a lot of other activities that i must do too.

BURN THEM!

[Pax]

I'm post menopausal (for the last ten years) and the ONLY thing I've found that will work is exercising and portion control. Our bodies just aren't the same as they were before so we can't eat as much as we used to (crap!).

[Tuckervill]

It's a good time to work through all the crap you've been carrying around with you from your past. Get some therapy, find out why you are overweight. Christiane Northrup's book The Wisdom of Menopause goes into this in some detail.

I am perimenopausal, and about 3 years ago (I'm 47) I decided I would beat the menopausal spread by trying to get down to a normal weight BEFORE I went into menopause. So far, 45ish pounds gone. I advance closer to the pause every year, with extra periods, etc. I really spend my time thinking of mostly of myself! And when I do that, I have plenty of me to go around to the others who need me. I wish I had figured this out in my 30s.

Karen

[tulip]

It's a good time to work through all the crap you've been carrying around with you from your past. Get some therapy, find out why you are overweight. Christiane Northrup's book The Wisdom of Menopause goes into this in some detail.

I am perimenopausal, and about 3 years ago (I'm 47) I decided I would beat the menopausal spread by trying to get down to a normal weight BEFORE I went into menopause. So far, 45ish pounds gone. I advance closer to the pause every year, with extra periods, etc. I really spend my time thinking of mostly of myself! And when I do that, I have plenty of me to go around to the others who need me. I wish I had figured this out in my 30s.

Karen

BRILLIANT! That is going on my quote wall in my office. Thanks!

[Crankin]

I am six years post menopause and I did lose some weight right around the time I stopped having my period. I had started cycling about 2 years before this and steadily lost about 10 lbs. Then, after the periods stopped, I lost about 5 more, from upping my mileage. I have to be a lot more careful now, but I still eat plenty of good things. I go out to eat a lot.
But, no dessert, except for special occasions, no junk, ever, no cookies, cake, etc. in the house. No soda, white bread (OK, once in awhile), fried stuff.
I exercise 5-6 days a week. And, that has to be varied or my old body gets used to whatever I am doing and starts gaining.
Lots of fruits and veggies, lean protein.