Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:^I wish you the best of luck but perimenopause and menopause are a whole new ballgame for a lot of women. I've been exercising for years to and there is simply a limit to how much my 50 year old body is going to take or what I am willing to put it through...
I'm 50, and I agree that really upping the frequency of exercise and mixing up the type helps. I'm not yet perimenopausal, that's true, and it's also true that I have not been a consistently strong exerciser throughout my life.
I'm in my 50s, and I agree that it's harder to lose weight, and it's harder to exercise more. Your metabolism slows down after age 50, and really slows after menopause (if you weren't there yet). A friend went through menopause at 45, and gained 30 pounds! Yikes!
I've gained 20 pounds in the last 5 years, during which time I went through menopause. I exercise moderately, but I've had to change my diet drastically. Not only can I no longer tolerate heavy exercise (I can't run much, can only play doubles tennis), but my body can't tolerate dairy or wheat - the former staples of my diet!! I've had to cut out sugar, caffeine, most alcohol, all processed foods with artificial ingredients. I now break out in hives if I eat anything with artificial coloring in it!
However, since figuring out that food was making me feel tired and sick all the time, and making huge changes in my diet (with the help of a holistic MD and a nutritionist), I feel 1000% better. Not so tired, not so many aches and pains.
I only walk and garden now. I've given up horseback riding, which I love more than anything. I can't handle it any longer. It's tough to adjust as we age, but I'd rather feel better than feed myself awful food and get sick and then take prescription medications for the rest of my life. And doing too much exercise was exhausting me.
None of this helps the OP, of course, but some over 50s may empathize.
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