4 reasons losing weight feels harder in perimenopause and menopause Mary Canales, MHS · Functional Nutrition Practitioner · Level 1 Ayurveda Practitioner If you're eating less than you used to and the scale still won't move, you're not imagining it. It's also not a willpower problem. I went through this myself. In perimenopause I gained weight, stopped sleeping well, and had joint pain I couldn't explain. I had spent 25 years working in women's health, and I still didn't recognize my own body. What finally helped wasn't another diet. It was understanding what had changed, then adjusting how I ate, slept, moved and handled stress. These are the four reasons I see most often, in my own experience and in the women I talk with, along with what actually helps. 🌿 1. Your hormones changed how your body handles carbs Estrogen helps your body respond to insulin, the hormone that moves sugar out of your blood and into your cells. As estrogen drops, ma...
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