10-14-17, 08:58 AM | |
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Texas
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For about three of the M years, from about 46 to 49, I had the sugar cravings from hell. I ate well in every way possible to control cravings and munched on a ton of carrots to avoid a ton of other sugars. I still went for the bad stuff plenty of times and ate way too much of it. I gained a yellowish tent to my feet when in bright light and a 6-pound gain of pure fat around my waist by the age of 49.
During that time, I was always thinking about nothing but food and would stop to think back to a memory when my life was about way more than food. . I had about decided to go ahead and just gain 20 to 60 pounds rather than continue the misery of feeling the cravings but then they stopped. From about 49 to just-turned-53, I kept those extra 6 pounds with a few bouts of going down then gaining it right back. At 53, I joined an outdoor boot camp class. With good eating and not even trying to cut down, the 6-pounds were gone in one 5-week camp. Better yet, I had lived with an extra inch of pregnancy thigh fat for 21 years by then, and within seven 5-week camps that was gone. Over four years later, still doing the boot camp and eating well, my thighs are an inch thinner than when I was in high school. There are plenty of videos just as intense, and even more intense, as the live class I go to. My issue was that I worked harder in that class than ever because a trainer was watching. I pushed waaaaaay out of my comfort zone over and over again. (Not too mature for a 53-at-the-time-year-old eh! But it got the job done. ) |
10-14-17, 09:05 AM | |
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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I slowly but surely gained weight in my late 40s to early 50s after being slim most of my life. At the age of 56, postmenopause, I lost over 40 lbs and got down to the weight I was in my early 20s. I did change my diet, track my calories, portion control, avoiding junk and that was the key for me. I was walking daily at the time and doing short toning workouts, like MR or Core Fusion. That was 4 years ago and I have gained back a few lbs recently but it's definitely diet related. I'm still at a low weight according to the charts and I'm fine with my weight but I just don't want to keep gaining so I'm going to start being a little more diligent with my diet. So yes the weight can come off after menopause and yes it is all about the diet unfortunately. ETA -- even though Terry's story above shows a good bootcamp class can sure help
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10-14-17, 12:44 PM | |
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Canada
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[QUOTE=Terry;2737881]For about three of the M years, from about 46 to 49, I had the sugar cravings from hell. I ate well in every way possible to control cravings and munched on a ton of carrots to avoid a ton of other sugars. I still went for the bad stuff plenty of times and ate way too much of it. I gained a yellowish tent to my feet when in bright light and a 6-pound gain of pure fat around my waist by the age of 49.
During that time, I was always thinking about nothing but food and would stop to think back to a memory when my life was about way more than food. Terry I feel your pain. I had horrible cravings during peri-menopause and gained 20 pounds, suddenly hated working out after years of loving it, developed horrible insomnia, migraines. ugh.... Now I'm 50 and post menopause and the weight has come off. I'm back to loving my workouts, eating well, can handle a treat once in awhile without devouring an entire cake lol! What women have to go through...men would never handle it Jamie |
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menopause, post menopause |
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