I am 48 and the weight gain is annoying

[Anonymous]

I workout regularly, don’t drink and eat decently but menopause is changing my shape. While trying on clothes in front of the really unflattering mirrors at Nordstrom I was kind of like WTF. My boobs are bigger, my middle is rounding and even though I am a size 8/M things just don’t fit or flatter the same.

I am determined to go carb free and maybe ramp up the cardio (I currently go to range theory 4 days a week). Help. What else can I do? Getting old stinks.

[Anonymous]

Don't go carb free, it's unsustainable. Lower carbs yes, reserve alcohol for special occasions only, and work out harder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't go carb free, it's unsustainable. Lower carbs yes, reserve alcohol for special occasions only, and work out harder.

I agree. I'm mid-50's, female. I've reduced my cardio and increased my resistance training. I'm very low carb, but not carb free. I get my carbs from low glycemic fruits, and also vegetables. The rest is good quality protein. I also drink a lot of water, and next to zero alcohol - maybe one drink a month.

I also time my eating so that I stop eating around 7pm and don't eat again until 11am - although I do have my coffee with heavy cream in the morning.

[Anonymous]

I'm 50 and barely eat to maintain my size 8 body. if I had consumed this little in my 20s or 30s I would have been a skeleton. It's insane.

Some of my friends don't have this issue and have actually become thinner and often frail-looking in menopause. But the rest of us are eating like birds and still gaining weight. It's just lovely 🙁🤪

[Anonymous]

do any of these menopause supplements work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:do any of these menopause supplements work?

I'm the mid-50's PP. Not sure which supplements you're talking about, however I'm on HRT which for me I really believe has been a huge help. I started on HRT at the one year mark of being period free.

[Anonymous]

OP don't up the cardio, lift heavy weights. That is the secret. You (and me) are losing muscle mass. The better cardio is HIIT, but not more than 20-30 minutes a few times a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:do any of these menopause supplements work?

I'm the mid-50's PP. Not sure which supplements you're talking about, however I'm on HRT which for me I really believe has been a huge help. I started on HRT at the one year mark of being period free.

Is that only estrogen or a combo and if so which?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:do any of these menopause supplements work?

I'm the mid-50's PP. Not sure which supplements you're talking about, however I'm on HRT which for me I really believe has been a huge help. I started on HRT at the one year mark of being period free.

Is that only estrogen or a combo and if so which?

I do a combo. Estradiol patch, progesterone pill. I've been on this regimen for 7 years.

[Anonymous]

Turned 48 and put on 3 pounds and then another 3 pounds when I turned 49. It is so annoying! I tried IF for three months and weight stayed the same. I’m not overweight (5’7 and 140lbs) but I am not sure how to stop this steady creep up. I already weight training 2-3 times a week with very heavy weights (180lb deadlifts etc) and also do HIIt 2-3 times a week so can’t really add on any more exercise. I still have regular periods but must be in perimenopause

[Anonymous]

I just turned 49 and am in the same boat, OP. I don’t know how this happened but it’s like I blinked and put on six pounds overnight.

[Anonymous]

Same. I easily have put on 10 pounds this year and if anything- I work out more and more conscious about what I eat and do not drink.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't go carb free, it's unsustainable. Lower carbs yes, reserve alcohol for special occasions only, and work out harder.

I agree. I'm mid-50's, female. I've reduced my cardio and increased my resistance training. I'm very low carb, but not carb free. I get my carbs from low glycemic fruits, and also vegetables. The rest is good quality protein. I also drink a lot of water, and next to zero alcohol - maybe one drink a month.

I also time my eating so that I stop eating around 7pm and don't eat again until 11am - although I do have my coffee with heavy cream in the morning.

NP, but what do you eat for protein?

[Anonymous]

I find these threads amusing because everyone seems so surprised. What did you all think when this happened to your mothers? That they were just lazy and undisciplined?

[Anonymous]

You put on weight because you eat more calories. That is the only reason. You can blame other things, but that, combined with moving around less generally, is the reason.