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nancy324

nancy324

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I was watching Dr. Christiane Northrup on public television the other day. I think she is so wise and knowledgeable has such a great attitude about the aging process. Then I heard her say something like "after menopause you can't eat as much as you'd like to anymore". Then she actually mentioned my least favorite words in the English language: PORTION CONTROL x(

Please, someone. Say it isn't so! I'll be 51 in about 2 weeks. I'm still eating very robustly and always cleaning my plate. My BMI is barely 20. Is there anyone out there who is going through peri-menopause or is post-menopausal and can still eat as much as they want to? Someone? Anyone? As someone who lives to eat, I'm a little nervous that the good times are about to come to a screeching halt. :(

Nancy

ETA: In re-reading this post, I'm not sure it gives the whole picture. I had serious weight problems when I was younger, and eventually learned how to eat much smarter until it became second nature. I haven't had weight problems in about 15 years, and I'm just afraid that hormone issues are going to come in and put me back where I was when I was younger, if that makes sense. Anyway, there's one thing that's never changed: I'm still a worry-wart. :-(
 
I am sure Dr. Christiane is speaking the general, and very sedentary population that eats the typical American diet (highly processed, sodium laden, high fructose corn crappola up the whazoo foods) not to a hip active larabar nibbling woman who shows no signs of slowing down. ;)
 
>I am sure Dr. Christiane is speaking the general, and very
>sedentary population that eats the typical American diet
>(highly processed, sodium laden, high fructose corn crappola
>up the whazoo foods) not to a hip active larabar nibbling
>woman who shows no signs of slowing down. ;)

Beavs,
I'm not so sure that's true, but I love you for saying it! :D :D :D :D
Nancy

P.S. I just got a box of the lemon-flavored Larabars, but haven't tried them yet. Hope they're good. ;)
 
Nancy,

I beg to differ. But, my problems started at age 42. It appears you have not had issues yet which I would take to be a good sign.

I turned 52 this year and as each year passes I need to be more vigilant with exercise and what I put in my mouth. That's not to say I am a saint but I eat a very good, balanced diet 80% of the time, letting up a bit on the weekends. I exercise 6 to 7 days a week approximately 1 hour, alternating cardio with weights training. And, I take robust walks every evening from 30 to 40 minutes. Even with all this, the pooch in my tummy seems to be creeping up a bit more. I am post menopausal now. But, I still wear the same size jeans 4-6 and still have plenty of muscle tone so I don't complain to much. If I wasn't vigilant, I know I would be a little round lady like my grandmother.

I agree with the other posters here that Dr. Northrup was talking to the general population. I know from reading her books that she watches her food intake and exercises regularly also so she may be warning from personal experience.

I am an endo-meso so I tend to keep fat on. Body type may play a huge part in all of this. Look at your mother, how has her body aged? That may also be an indication of what will happen to your body.

I do not live to eat and I love to exercise so being vigilant is not a real hardship on me, thank goodness.
 
Good points, Candi. My Mom is built very differently from me. She had a 24" waist her entire life until she hit menopause! Her problem areas were always her hips and thighs. When she hit menopause (she was close to 60!) she said her waist "thickened" and has stayed "thick". Her hips and thighs did not change. I, on the other hand, have always had a thick waist (never have and never will see 24"!) and am pretty lean in the hips and thighs. If my waist gets any thicker, it WILL NOT be a good thing. :-(

Ah, well. What will be will be. I think I'm going to try to be zen about this whole issue. ;)

Nancy
 
From someone who has been through a year of tremendous physiological change, I agree the best thing to be is 'Zen'. I have learned that I have only some control over my body shape and it's better to be zen than drive myself nuts.

Like your Mom, I started out with a 24" waist. It is now 26.5 but because my problem areas were always my hips and thighs, I look more proportionate and I'm okay with that.

Who knows, you may be one that doesn't even flinch through menopause. Let's hope so :)
 
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