Advice for new weight gain

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Anonymous wrote:Welcome to perimenopause.
Sounds like you know what to do—get moving, portion control, get sleep.

You could get away with poor choices years ago. Now there’s no wiggle room.

Hang in there. You can do this.

So basically, get back on a running routine and eat less?

The weird thing is, I've been trying to eat healthier, but since I started trying to do that, I think I have gained several pounds.

I think it's because now I'm thinking about food more constantly, and what I'm going to eat. Whereas, before I hardly thought of it at all, except to just to get my blood sugar levels back. up.

I'm 49 and it just seems women going through perimenopause and then menopause seem to need less calories than we are accustomed to. Going through perimenopause my hormones went wonky and i found myself wanting to eat more and having more hunger/cravings and just wanting to binge eat for no reason. It was annoying. Dropping carbs helps me a lot with cravings and binging. I don't know why but so much easier for me to eat less and not be consumed with thoughts of food when i just cut the carbs. No interest in binging or overeating.

thoughts of food when i limit my carbs.

I tried cutting sugars and processed carbs out for a month a long time ago, and I experienced the same thing as you. I got to a point where I no longer was ruled by my every 3 hour hunger cravings. You've motivated me to try this again. It also reset my gut so my digestion got better too. I've been having more and more digestive issues recently as well, so it may be time for a reset. Thanks!

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Anonymous wrote:You don't have to make different dinners for your family, just different components.

Tonight we had sheet pan fajitas. I marinated chicken breast tenders (you could add thighs for the kids who need more fat) and then baked them with onions/peppers. The kids had them in tortillas with cheese and sour cream and lettuce. I had them over the lettuce with a little sour cream and a lot of salsa, no tortilla.

I prefer my kids don't know I'm dieting, and the only way to do that is to make dinner more flexible, like a choose your own adventure

I don't know why I haven't thought of this, this is a great idea. I'll start thinking about what other kinds of meals I can build some flexibility into. Thanks!

Just want to say - I LOVE your idea about having BOTH the chicken breast and thighs. Such a simple hack!