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Old 01-04-18, 08:43 PM  
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Is this normal? (A menopause question)

I am post menopausal. (51 years old) My last period was 1-1/2 years ago. In that span I have gone from 107 pounds to 113 pounds.

My exercise habits are the same, and I'm not eating any differently.

If this is typical, what do you all do to fight it? Or do you just give up?
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Old 01-04-18, 09:07 PM  
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yes. sadly.
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Old 01-04-18, 09:14 PM  
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Gayle, I don't have an answer for you but am interested in your question because I'm nearing menopause myself (turning 50 this April).

But personally, I think doctors (especially male doctors!) tend to be too dismissive of female weight gain with age as being "normal." I have had times in the past when my weight has fluctuated without explanation (although I have suspected medications, hormones, and other things), and my GYN has simply talked about how you have to workout and eat less as you get older (which I think most of us on VF already do!). I just think it's a defeatist attitude.

Anyway, I hope you get some good answers! I also added some tags to this thread--you might want to try clicking on them, as there have been some previous threads to address this subject.
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Old 01-04-18, 09:27 PM  
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About nine months after my last period, I gained six pounds in a month with no changes in my diet or exercise. The only way I was able to get rid of the extra weight was to reduce my calories (sadly).

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Old 01-04-18, 09:53 PM  
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Gayle, I don't have an answer for you but am interested in your question because I'm nearing menopause myself (turning 50 this April).

But personally, I think doctors (especially male doctors!) tend to be too dismissive of female weight gain with age as being "normal." I have had times in the past when my weight has fluctuated without explanation (although I have suspected medications, hormones, and other things), and my GYN has simply talked about how you have to workout and eat less as you get older (which I think most of us on VF already do!). I just think it's a defeatist attitude.

Anyway, I hope you get some good answers! I also added some tags to this thread--you might want to try clicking on them, as there have been some previous threads to address this subject.
Thanks for the tags!
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Old 01-05-18, 08:35 AM  
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Sadly, in my experience, this kind of weight gain is not atypical. Sigh.

Since my hysterectomy, the pad of fat on my belly seems to have grown, but I have made progress in working out and maintaining a healthy diet.

Losing the weight is possible.

For me, it's all about balanced meals, resisting foodish temptations and bad habits. Not quite a d***, but more a lifestyle/choices shift made with deliberation and some planning.
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Old 01-05-18, 08:40 AM  
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Yes, this is very common. You can lose the weight, but in my experience, it's all about what I eat and how much. There's no way for me to out-exercise post-menopausal weight gain.

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Old 01-05-18, 09:06 AM  
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Because the production of estrogen slows, the adrenals take a real hit. When the adrenals get hit, all the other glands in our endocrine system take a hit. We often begin to produce more insulin than previously. And we gain weight.


Someone previously cited that it's possible to lose weight after menopause, but for me, it required a good, strong look at what was triggering my insulin and how to mitigate that.
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Old 01-05-18, 09:15 AM  
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I think I may have posted in past threads that it is possible to lose excess weight post menopause. But I agree with everyone that you need to be very vigilant about your food intake, how much, what kind of foods, etc. I did lose it but whenever I get lax about certain foods or amounts, a few lbs are very quick to return .
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Old 01-05-18, 09:17 AM  
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And if you have hypothyroidism (like I do), it's even harder not to gain weight.
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