What a good thread......I, too, am post meno. I am not on hormones. I can't imagine anyone wanting to take them now, with all the negativity involved.
I am 53 and started menopause at 45. Though, my periods were getting very irregular starting at 42. Once, at 41, I thought I was pregnant Then the horrible night sweats started, as everyone said, first so hot, then freezing! Luckily, mine didn't last too long, about 3 years. I never had any moodiness, but I have lost my mind! I have the hardest time remembering things. Ya know, walking into the bedroom to get.... now what was I coming here for!!
As for the weight gain, I gained 10 lbs since starting menopause, and I am slowly losing my waist.
This is why I started Akins, to lose those 10 lbs, plus the 10 more that have crept up on me over the last years. The weight is coming off, but so slow. I am at a stall for weeks now.
I am glad I lost 10 lbs. but I want the other pounds off. I have lost a ton of inches
so I can't complain. I will just stick with this WOE and see what happens. Hopefully, it will eventually come off.