I worked for Weight Watchers for seven years and I lost 55 pounds with their program as well as maintained that weight for over 12 years. Once I started the perimenopause phase the weight came on slowly but steadily. I am now working it back off slowly but steadily. Let’s talk about being overweight and emotions. Did you know that many obese individuals harbor the same attitude similar to the five stages of grief? The five stages are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and finally acceptance. If you’re battling your weight, you could probably place yourself among one of the five descriptions. Through in the hormonal imbalance and these stages can become consuming you. Thinking about the battle of the bulge, getting up every day with the thought that this is the day I really get working on these “extra pounds”.
Weight loss has become a trillion dollar business. Don’t get me wrong, I believe there are some great plans and programs out there, but you have to do your research first. There is no magic pill or formula for losing weight. There are many variables that play into weight loss especially during menopause. It’s important to make sure you talk with your physician and ask for the right tests to determine what is going on in your body. I cannot stress enough that you are your own advocate and you know your body better than anyone. Being overweight can lead to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, gallbladder and liver disease, and osteoarthritis. Those are just a small list of the disease of being overweight. In women, obesity increases the risk of death from breast, uterus, and ovarian cancers. Obese men, from prostate cancer.
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