If I had a dime for every time…I heard someone in perimenopause lament “I’m eating even better than I ever used to and I’m now exercising every day, so where did that 10 pounds come from?!!”
Weight gain doesn’t have to be part of the menopausal journey, but it sure is frustrating when it seems to appear just around the waistline.
Notable Quotes
I really don’t feel like myself and especially find the weight gain depressing.
Sandra
I feel like weight loss is MUCH more difficult and slow. Takes weeks of diligence to lose a few pounds…but can regain them in two days.
Isabelle
I have noticed weight gain in areas where I never had problems and having the usual efforts to lose the weight not work.
Diane
More Information
Blog posts tagged as weight gain:- Beyond Body Image
- Breaking Ground (Revamp)
- Finding Your Inner Courage
- myMDadvocate Turns One!
- Theresa has Grit!
- Breaking Ground
- 5 Minutes of Movement
- How I Lost 20 Pounds Without Trying
- Perimenopause from a Naturopathic Medicine Perspective
- Finding Your Inner Courage
- Your lack of motivation is NOT the problem and “laziness” isn’t real!
- Opportunity Knocks
- Getting from the Couch to Consistency
- Stress and its Impact on Everything (Including Weight!)
- 5 Factors of Menopausal Weight Gain That You Don’t Want to Miss
- Menopause! The Conference.
- Reset/Recharge Podcast
- Message in the Middle: Navigating Menopause
- Managing Menopause
- Navigating Your Health
- Much Ado About Menopause
- What I’ve Learned from Running a Weight Management & Wellness Program for 7 Years
- Perimenopause & Menopause: What to Expect
- Menopause: A Weighty Matter
- Lecture #1: The Effect of Glycemic Index on Hormones and Weight
- Lecture #15: Dress for your Shape Event (complete with runway!)
- Lecture #3: Hypnosis for Weight Management Support
- Weight Management & Menopause: The Bigger Picture
- Lecture #53: The Science Behind Your Sweet Tooth
- Lecture #56: Life Athlete – Wisdom to Pursue Improved Physical Vitality
- Lecture #25: Meal Planning for Success (aka Meal Planning 101)
- Lecture #40: The Effects of Hormones on your Weight and Metabolism
- YMCA Leadership Lecture: A Fresh Perspective on Failure and Success
- Lecture #21: Rescue from the Food Rut (Part 2)
- Lecture #16: Rescue from the Food Rut (Part 1)
- Lecture #67: The Compassionate Cleanse
- Lecture #38: Outsmarting Food Marketers and Advertisers: How to Use Reverse Psychology on the Food Industry
- Lecture #19: Reflections in the Mirror: the Surprising Role of Body Image and Healthy Weight Management
- Lecture #14: I Lost the Weight, Now What Can I Do About All of This Extra Skin?
Additional Video Links
Video Link: “The Problem with Poodle Science” is a must-watch 3 minute animated video put out by the Association for Size Diversity and Health and will leave you pondering about weight and health.
Resources:
- Our MenopauseMenu Pinterest website is chock full of helpful pins and boards to help you navigate weight issues.
- Kima Cargill, PhD’s book The Psychology of Overeating explores how our limitless consumer culture offers an endless array of delicious food as well as easy money whilst obscuring the long-term effects of overconsumption.
- Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life by Thich Nhat Hanh and Lilian Cheung, DSc RD can be truly transformative, especially in our grab-and-go and eat-on-the-run modern culture.
- The Case for Keto was published in 2020, written by Gary Taubes (an award-winning science and health journalist) and “…puts the ketogenic diet movement in the necessary historical and scientific perspective. It makes clear the vital misconceptions in how we’ve come to think about obesity and diet (no, people do not become fat simply because they eat too much; hormones play the critical role) and uses the collected clinical experience of the medical community to provide essential practical advice.”
- Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat is a beautiful and refreshing book which is also now available on podcast and Netflix – Samin Nosrat is a delight!
- Just when you might feel just a tad overwhelmed with weight research studies, here is a very compelling article from 2021: Obesity Paper Has Diet Researchers Riled Up, by investigative writer Sophie Putka from MedPage Today that focuses on a compelling journal article by David Ludwig, MD PhD who is a well-known expert in the field.
- Thinking about intermittent fasting (aka eating windows)? Not so fast – this 2022 study from the New England Journal of Medicine Calorie Restriction with or without Time-Restricted Eating in Weight Loss reminds us it is really just another diet (calorie restriction).
- Time to ditch the artificial sweeteners: non-sugar sweeteners should not be used for weight loss, according to the WHO guidelines, in this summary from May 2022.
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