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[quote=Anonymous]I had the same happen at 41. The insomnia was strange, a lot of my friends had the same phase around same age. What I did that felt like it may have helped :less alcohol, better sleep hygiene (colder room, stress management, learning how to manage the 3 am monkey brain/invasive thoughts..) and more cardio (I started running a couple times a week on top of my regular walks and Pilates/ weight training type of exercise).

For the weight gain, no fun answer : reduced quantities permanently and cut carbs even more drastically (I already ate a very healthy Whole Foods diet).

Not sure if all this worked or if the phase just ended but after a year of bad insomnia it went away and now I sleep ok. But after that phase a lot of things changes suddenly : my blood sugar metabolism, sudden increased skin sogginess on my face and neck, can’t metabolize alcohol as well as a couple years ago, memory took a hit, my eyesight too.

I  am 44 now and I understand from others that I look on the younger side (barely), I am thin and athletic and don’t have wrinkles. But damn, I clearly took a hit the past 2 years. When I read the articles this summer that talked about how we age in burst and not continuously I had an aha moment. I def felt the 42-43 cliff.

Anyway : good luck op, I hope you do better than me. But silver lining if the insomnia is indeed the starting point of the downfall : it goes away ![/quote]

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