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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I instantly gained 15 lbs when I hit menopause. I’m watching what I eat and I exercise, but I’m not willing to starve myself or   increase my workouts. As long as my lab work is OK during my annual physicals and I feel well, I think 50-something women just have to accept their new normal.

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You can, but I certainly won't. We call that circling the drain. It's how the end starts.[/quote]
I agree!
-53 nearing menopause who will not accept a 15 lb gain. I put on 5 after a surgery (comfort eating, no exercise). Once I was cleared, I cleaned up my diet, resume activities and exercise and dropped those 5 in 2 months.[/quote]

The key thing is that you said you’re NEARING menopause. Just wait a few months until you’re post menopause. It’s a whole new ballgame. Unless I starve myself or take up marathon running, this weight won’t budge. I’m not willing to do either, so I’ll be pudgy - which is better for me and those around me than being hungry and crabby.

My MIL is also one of those borderline anorexic ladies with osteoporosis who is obsessed with food yet refuses to eat. Food is one of life’s greatest pleasures and I’m going to eat healthy food in moderation but never diet. [/quote]

+1.  I also said I wouldn't be like the other post-menopausal women I know and gain weight.  Just like before I had kids I was never going to let them watch TV.  Ha!

When I started menopause, not only was I gaining weight on the same exercise and activity level, and eating the same amounts and foods, my appetite went off the charts.  It's been a constant battle that has exhausted me after over 5 years.[/quote]

Post-menopausal here, and I am convinced that estrogen must have frequently made me low- level nauseated, because for almost 40 years, I had days every month when I felt kind of off and didn't eat much, but now I am hungry ALL THE TIME.[/quote]

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