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[quote=Anonymous]I am just on the line between overweight and obese BMI.  I have packed on about 25 pounds during the last 3 years of perimenopause, mostly around my waist and really need to get it off.   I haven't had a period during most of the last year, but I am not quite menopausal yet.

Has anyone successfully lost the weight gained thru perimenopause/menopause?  Was it different from losing weight at an earlier age?  I lost 20 pounds about 6 years ago in the space of about 12 weeks, through low carb diet and kept it off for a couple years, but for the life of me, I cannot get into ketosis now.  My calorie requirement also seems to be very low -- I can eat about 1200 calories a day and still not lose weight.  Is 1200 calories a "normal" caloric intake at my age and should I be trying even fewer calories?

I generally have black coffee and high protein milk (which has less sugar in it) for breakfast and am not even hungry until noon-ish, so I am naturally doing a kind of 16-8 kind of IF eating window.

How many calories should I be eating at my age?  What kind of exercise -- lots of steady walking or HIIT or weightlifting?  Due to the pandemic, I won't go to the gym, and I can't afford to pay for any programs online.

The good news is that I haven't really gained weight during the pandemic -- I lost about 5 pounds in the beginning but gained that back this past fall, so haven't really changed weight at all.

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