I just read this thread -- how are you doing now (about a month and a half after your post)?

I gained some weight with menopause, but nothing this dramatic! Ouch!

Questions: have you started any meds? I was put on HRT (because of menopause -- the doctor said "every woman should, whether she's displaying symptoms or not...." and started putting on pounds -- and when I quit taking the HRT, I couldn't lost the extra weight -- sort of started my weight gain pattern (I put on 30 pounds, after maintaining for many years).

I finally lost the extra 30 pounds, but I had to curtail calories as well as carbs -- and now that I'm once again in maintenance, I'm watching everything carefully....

Good luck!