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I just saw this thread.
I'm in the same boat. Have hit menopause full force now at 55. I hate it. I just lost over 50 lbs in the last 3 years and got my flat stomach back. Now it's gone again. I could cry. I gained 10lbs out of the blue. I still eat clean - try not to eat crap. I still exercise. Sounds like all this is pretty common. The one thing that gives me hope are the comments that it may go away once all the hormones have settled down. I hope so. I've cut my calories about as low as I dare to go without causing 'starvation'. I have fought off the hot flashes for the most part with some Aruvedic products. I'm not irritable. My periods are very erratic after being totally regular before. I can deal with that. I DON'T like the pooch that's forming. Oh well...thanks for listening to me cry and whine. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one but sad to know many of us are dealing with this. HUGS to all!
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11-16-17, 08:19 PM | ||
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Right now I am doing a reset following the book, Metabolic Effect (Amazon). There have been a few threads here and there on them. I just started Monday so too soon to tell, but the concept is you do 20 minutes of strength rest-based training 2 to 3 times per week. The paper workouts are in the book. Walking every day is recommended to help lower stress hormones, and 2 HitT workouts are optional during the week. The book tells you what sort of "burner" you are. I fell into the muscle burning camp which explains a lot to me. I will say that since I started cutting back on my extreme workouts I have been feeling a lot better. I have started sleeping better and have more energy in the mornings. I did sign up for their streaming to get a better feel for the workouts, and I am still waiting to get access. Either they haven't given me access or I am doing something wrong. I've been using my rebounder for the short HiiT workouts, or Lekfit here and there. It was very hard for me to get my mind around cutting back to a 20 minute workout but this is very doable, and I never thought this sort of circuit style workout would appeal to me but I have enjoyed it so far. I am still going to have a leg day though, can't give that up. There is a lot of free info. on their web site http://metaboliceffect.com ~Beth |
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