Many women in the menopause years feel that they can’t lose weight because they can’t exercise. Either they are very overweight which has caused mobility problems (knees, feet, hips) or they have other issues which make exercise difficult if not impossible. First – there is always a way to get some exercise. I remember years ago when I had a motorcycle accident (riding foolishly in Thailand) the damage to my knee and bruising and bumps everywhere else, made it very difficult to exercise. I still managed to swim and do some floor-type upper body exercises on the bed with a stretch band. Likely, if you put your mind to it, even sitting you can do some type of exercise. And even if there is no way on earth you can possibly exercise, remember – if you reduce your calorie intake, you can lose weight regardless of exercise. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are at all like me we reach our late 40′s and early 50′s and start to see the pounds and kilos piling on. It is no secret that hormonal changes in our middle years can cause menopausal weight gain. The metabolism slows, hormones are all over the place and often times emotional factors in our everyday life cause us to comfort eat as well. This battle can go on for years and many mature women just give up thinking that they will never be thin again. Rubbish! Read the rest of this entry »