Thought I'd pop in and say hello. 54 tomorrow and yeah the menopause thing with the thicker waist. I've put on 7 pounds all in my butt and thighs(where I always carry it) but the thicker waist is just frickn' frustrating. My small waist use to be the thing that got me thru having a bubble butt and thick thighs. Now....I try daily to give myself some slack--I mean jeez louise--I'm 54 and will never have the 28 inch waist from my 30s--I just try and take one day at a time. Some days are better than others and it's better than the alternative.
My philosophy...do the best you can at any given moment. That's all we can ask of ourselves.
Lisa