Hmm guess I'm the only one with menopause weight gain around the middle..lol

Hi no you are not the only one I to have gained a lot of weight since I started to go through the menopause. I cannot seem to lose any weight at even though I do a physical job, i.e. I'm a cleaner. I have become very depressed about this and don't know what to do. I am watching my diet and trying to cut out the items that put on weight.

No, not the only one. We've had this wellness program going since May first and I have lost a whopping 4 pounds. 2 months. 4 pounds. NOT what I had in mind. I look like I'm wearing one of those floatie things around my middle. Forgot where my waist used to be. Aaaarrghhh.

GOD it's AWFUL!!!

Baby weight x6 + 3IVFs + hormonally challenged = overheated fatty who's really angry at all foods!!

Not to mention the cutting of the round ligaments and inability to walk at all for a month (yes at all, as in not stand up unaided to even go to the bathroom).

and the cream filler to the cake of fatness; NASH wtf!!
And then the icing...oh yeah, it's not really 'menopause' it's POF (premature ovarian failure) and I could be going through it for an indefinite amount of time.

I'm clinically decidedly 4 years in, but have had symptoms on and off for much longer.

and now I'm going to go and eat dinner...one slice of wholegrain vegan pizza and a tiny little salad, as it's the weekend I'll pig out and have cheese in my salad....oink oink here comes porky...

and then tomorrow I'll do a 10mile bike ride and probably be ill as can be from the overheating.

this overheating thing is SH1T

I lost 80 lbs in 2007 and slowly gained back 20 of them. I am trying to re-lose those 20. I will lose a few, gain a few but stay within that 20 lb range. Menopause started at the end of May and I am wondering how it will affect my efforts. I am afraid Meno will make me gain more. I hope not. For now I am focusing on healthy and hoping for the best. :-)

I'm using V3 diet supplement and eating lots of fruits and vegetables. Supposed to drink a lot of water too, but haven't accomplished that yet. But I did lose 14 lbs. in the last two weeks but I'm wondering if its water weight. But I'm going to keep going on this since it seems to be working for me. Having lymphedema doesn't help either.

Add me to the frustrated menopause group. Started menopause four years ago, and the weight in the middle just keeps piling on. Add to that a very underactive thyroid that they can't seem to get resolved (dosage changed all the time) and I am going crazy. Dieting, exercising when I have any energy, and still not losing an ounce.

I stopped weighing myself and focus on being fit and healthy. If I eat healthy and watch my portions and exercise regularly, the rest will fall into place. I won't be ruled by numbers on a scale, it's about how you feel. I find that keeping a food journal helps and when you are accountable to yourself, you may think twice before eating that extra helping.

yoga has helped me keep the wieght off.

I'm not sure if I replied already, but I haven't lost anything. In fact, I've gained about 20 pounds in the last 5 years. It's crazy. And all of it went to my stomach. I look bloated. I also have a fibroid the size of an orange, which the doctors won't do anything about unless I opt for a hysterectomy. Still I try. Go to the gym 4 times a week and work out with a personal trainer once a week. All I do is tone up and maintain. Yep, this is one lousy moment in my life. :)