09-07-16, 06:30 AM | |
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: NJ
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I'll be 50 next week and have never had a hot flash, but I have the weight gain. I was always thin when I was younger and could eat whatever I wanted without gaining an ounce, but I've gained 15 pounds in the past few years, despite exercising. My diet is not the best though and I don't know if that is the sole cause or if this is just how things are at this age for me no matter what I do or eat, but after my birthday, I'm going to get serious about eating better and will see if that does anything. I also have a sedentary job and a lot of stress at the moment because my boss is retiring and we don't know what is going to happen when he leaves next month.
My cycle is definitely slowing down. I haven't had a period since June and I really don't miss it, lol. |
09-07-16, 07:49 AM | |
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Perienopause was an absolute hormonal nightmare for me.
I had horrible mood swings--24 hours before the onset of a period, I was depressed and in despair to the point of contemplating suicide. The first time it happened, it terrified me. The second month, I knew it was hormonal and accepted it as part of the process--not something I wanted but didn't like the alternatives my doctor offered me. This went on for four years. I also had insomnia. I think that between the ages of 52 & 57, I had three hours of sleep each night, on average. I didn't start having hot flashes until I was 54, then I had a year of almost non-stop hot flashes. I had my last period the month before I turned 56. I'm 59, now, and I sleep like a baby through the night and have for two years. I have great emotional equilibrium, now. I still get hot flashes, but they come and go. I can go a month or more without a hot flash, then get five in one evening. I know this thread is about menopausal weight gain, but that weight gain is tied to all the hormonal issues that plague us during perimenopause. I retired early because of my perimenopause issues. The physical struggle of perimenopause makes me wonder whether or not our culture should have a retreat time, a time of escape from the public expectations placed on us, a time to regroup emotionally and spiritually while our bodies move through this rather traumatic (for some of us) change. |
09-07-16, 07:59 AM | ||
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Illinois
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09-07-16, 08:00 AM | ||
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Georgia
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I want to say that my weight gain occurred while doing high intensity and eating "healthy". I changed how I ate a bit and I actually downshifted my workouts to more moderate intensity. I walked more, too. So truly one size doesn't fit all.
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09-07-16, 08:10 AM | ||
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Maryland
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My menopause symptoms were relatively mild - night sweats, anxiety, crankiness - but I was also raging hungry and gained a lot of weight. A year or so after my periods ended, though, the hungries went away and I actually get full faster now and have way fewer cravings. I didn't have HRT so I'm guessing the hormones finally settled. Heavy lifting and "less is more" helped take off the weight. I lost 30 pounds in the last 10 months doing Strong - only 2 or 3 workouts a week, plus walking - and now fit into my premenopause clothing again.
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I'd like to see women stop being so hard on themselves and each other, insisting that we all stay thin and young right up to our funeral.
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09-07-16, 08:16 AM | |
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Wisconsin
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This is a topic that I have wanted to question here, so it is timely for me. I am 52 and menopausal, since last Fall (when I went off the pill and took a blood test). I get the occasional hot flash, but have not experienced any other symptoms that people here complain about. I have no sleep changes and have maintained the same weight for the past 20 years (post pregnancy). I have never had a weight issue. I have lost some weight this past year, which could be because my dog keeps me even more active. I seem to have more energy and feel really good. Is the worst yet to come? It sounds like some here are sailing through menopause. My mother sailed through menopause also, so hopefully it's genetic. I have been waiting for all these awful things to happen to my body.
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