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| Mon, 02-07-2005 - 1:37am |
Could anyone please tell me if it could be expected that eventually, once I get beyond the peri-menopause... and enter fully into menopause.... will my efforts to watch what I eat and exercise be rewarded with weight loss?
I have been going through peri-menopause now for probably about 10 years.... from hemorraging to hot flashes... I had a hysterectomy 4 years ago due to the hemmoraging (Adenomyosis was the diagnosis)....& I do feel great in that aspect! (no more monthly cycles ..pain, mess...inconvenience... leakage/flooding...etc.
However, since my ovaries were kept, I'm dealing with the hot flashes & mood swings now.
Also, no matter how little I eat, or how careful I am to be sure to eat a balanced diet,, foregoing desserts, and other high calorie items, I still keep the weight on.
I heard that once a woman hits menopause officially, the weight will begin to shed.
Until then, this plumpness is something we have to live with?
i'm at a loss as to what to do. I've accepted myself as I am, but is there a future perhaps that I could look for post-menopause when I will be able to loose this extra weight for good.
thanks bunches...
Mikie
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Welcome to the board.... I must say I have never heard that!
Thank you.
Just fyi, I do exercise about 3 times a week at a local gym (Curves).
(although I admit, this past summer, when my mom passed away & daughter moved far away & the job was horrendous, I did stop for a while.
Now, however, DH and I are in the midst of painting / staining woodwork / packing for a move to our new house. Plenty of exercise there... bending, stretching, climbing, moving.
Exhausted by the end of the day.
A good old fashioned walk would be great -- IF I HAD THE TIME.
Soon,,, I'll be back into the swing of things & can perhaps begin my prior walking routine as well as the gym.
( I hardly eat anything.... and what I do eat is healthy)
Time will tell.
Thanks again,
Mikie
Let me know if you find something that works.
dee
Maybe the new ads on TV, about the stress hormone, adding weight around the middle isn't a bunch of garbage.
I have a little bit of a theory...
Here goes...
Figure that women our age are in the midst of dealing with teenagers ... perhaps older kids too.... My oldest is 25, next one is 22. Having a 15 year old son still here at home brings back the same issues I had with both daughters before they 'came of age'... and grew up to be the lovely young women they are now.
Once one daughter outgrew the mouthy attitude filled years, the other one started.
She's just now stepping out of it.
SOn is in the middle of it all now, and really pushing my buttons. (I'm still in control, not to worry)
Maybe weight gain & inability to loose does have something to do with stress levels.
Homelife is good... just the 15 year old at home... drums, loud music, girls (he is 'going with' a 17 year old girl.... argument daily about how he's not allowed to solo-date yet.. as he's too young..... etc. , past struggles with grades (thank goodness he's outgrown that as of this year..).
Summer time, we sold our home of 28 years. We had to find a suitable place to live within the school district (for the 15 year old). We started building our new dream home.
Throw in a major household move in August.
My mom passed away and our oldest child moved far away to Florida for her 'career'.
I had been looking for a new job, having quit in November a position I deeply despised.
Interviewing with all of the other hundreds of job seekers, I finally was selected for a new position with a large corporation.
(my first day at the new job was today in fact..--- & I think it's promising).
So... Stress (note the capital S)... is my middle name these days.
I'm trying my best to take care of ME... that little child within.
Recoiling from the world any chance I can.. to regroup and find resolve and peace.
Once I find a way to tuck the stress away (for good), MAYBE the weight will start to melt off. That might be the answer. Counteract the stress hormone.
Off for the hot bath & warm tea. It's been a long day. Tomorrow is on it's way.
Hopefully, it will be stress free.
hey.. I can wish.
Mikie
Miiiikiiiieeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey gurlie.........GOOD TO "SEE" you here!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to reply to your email about your new job and just been sooooo insanely busy here as everyone else! I'm just soooooooo happy you found something that will make YOU happy! And your first day, today? Hope it all works out for you.
I bet that home is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!! I've been thinking and thinking about you and how we eventually will have to get together with Tara and Nicole......def!!!!!!
Hope that weight problem works out for you too. I know with me, I'm just the opposite! That is frustrating as well!!!!!!!! I just cant understand how in the world people say that they gain weight from smelling a cotton picken donut!!!!! ROFLMBO! I mean seriously..........does that really happen to people..........That has to be a joke! lol!
I have to watch if I get like stupid cold or something and "loose my appitite".......gezzzzzzz ohhhhhhh man.......off comes 5 pounds and then I have to worry.........which in turn makes me "not want to eat!" Its like a merry go round! If Im worried or upset...........appetite is the first to go........no matter if I've eaten or not. When my mum passed in Oct. 2000.......I was down to 103!!!!!!! Let me tell ya.......I was worried as heck! But, now its ok.....118 or so......would like to be about 122 or so and stay there, but that is asking for toooooooo much and I should count my lucky stars that I'm 118....gosh if I run up and down the steps it will drop to 115.......See it can be frustrating to gain a bit,too. I mean I dont want 20 pounds, just like 5 or so......I eat before bed, too..........what is up with that? lOL! I would never be able to go to bed even a bit hungry........like a baby,ya know? lOL! I figured that by now....."50" that I would beable to hold some weight, I will just have to shoot for "60" now!!!!!
Ok...........chickie.........glad to see ya here.........STick around!! Tell everyone "hi" for us.........hope Tara is doing well, too!
Take care.............I will go and have a hot cup of tea, too..........yessssssss!
((HUGS))
Marie
Hey Marie.... should I start calling you "slim" ? LOL.
I guess the grass isnt' always greener on the other side.
Hey, we are who we are... it's up to make peace with what metabolism the 'Big Guy' has given each of us, I guess.
I'm not going to worry about it any longer. Just doing what I'm doing.
Eventually "something" will click.
Yes, yesterday was the first day of the new job.
Today was better yet. It's a very nice place to be.
Yes, there are issues, but there are issues in all work places.
Even when there are fire-works... I've noticed it's done with dignity and respect.
--- then again, I've only been there for 2 days. LOL
I'll have to write more about how it came about some time.
(through e-mail, I can be more specific, ya know...)
Off to bed with me.
I'll catch up via e-mail maybe tomorrow.
So much has been going on...... Tara has been having some health issues too.
Tell you more later.. she's fine... just exasperated with doctors, tests, & negative test results. (she just called to inform me she's going for a 2nd opinion).
Better go... doubt this is the venue to catch up..... I'll fire off an e-mail tomorrow.. I promise.
g'night
mikie
Hi mikie,
I hate to put what you've heard about shedding the weight once you truly pass "menopause"--but I've been "post meno" now for about 4 years.
I haven't been on the site for awhile but am sure glad to see this discussion. I'm in peri and haven't really gained any weight but it has been rearranged to my middle and on either side of my back - above my waist - like having a ham on each side! I can grab a handful on both sides! I've exercised too (going to the gym, weight training and walking) but the weight hasn't budged - it's sooo frustrating. I watch what I eat but sometimes I feel so bloated that I feel like I'm going to blow up. I've been to several doctors and they pretty much brush me off regarding my concern about my weight.
I also heard that the weight will come off after we get through menopause. I can only hope!!!
Hang in there.
Hi Marlene..
actually, you hit the nail on the head.
.... everything is shifting around....
Previously, if I would gain weight, it was more evenly distributed.
However now.... gosh, I feel like an egg !!!
Sometimes I think my name should be "Humpty Dumpty" LOL
Oh well.. keep on working, watching what I eat, getting exercise.
..
I do take HRT.. small dose of Estradiol... 0.5 each day.
Doc said I could cut the tablets in half, and take 0.25 per day if I prefer....
I have been taking them for a little over a month, but there hasn't been much difference.
I still wake up in the middle of the night feeling hot.
(and sometimes during high-stress moments too).
Not unbearable... just very noticeable.
Considering all that's going on at my house, the stress levels naturally lead to mood swings. To understand that is in itself a great benefit.
Thank goodness DH & DS understand what's happening.
they are a help to me.
Once things calm down around here, and I'm able to figure out what my schedule is, maybe then things will change, and my metabolism will straighten out.
Good luck to you too.
Mikie
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