Maybe it’s just me. Maybe I am in age denial and other people are not like me. I still feel the same as I did when I was 28. I still feel mentally young. I look in the mirror and I am like sh*t. Anyway, it was hard to accept the idea of perimenopause and / or menopause. But the truth is that I had a hysterectomy almost two years ago! This past year has been stressful and I accounted my gain to stress but I have been wondering if it’s the combination. I have noticed my bp is higher than usual when I went to the doctors. Not in a range I am okay with. My weight is up. So here I am thinking perhaps its associated with menopause, or attributed. And I have decided to try some things recommended for old ladies instead of long cardio. Today I plan to life weights and walk. Like more regimented weight lifting. In hopes to see a burn. I am thinking I will switch it up and try this a few days a week instead. I’d love to tell you I am seeing great strides on the scale but I am not. It’s very slow. It’s interesting how quickly the numbers hop up! So new goal, weight training 4 days a week, with walking! Today I weighed in at 168.8. I am really looking forward to the day it flickers down to 167. 😊 I know I can do this.
Menopause / Hysterectomy
Weight loss and menopause
Two years ago I had a hysterectomy. I didn’t go through menopause, as I still have my ovaries. So there are still hormones there but things are definitely different. I was doing some research about weight loss for women over this age and they were saying it was important to avoid flour based foods but also to avoid dessert / sugar.
And I will be honest with you all my life I have managed weight loss but also including a daily dessert. And also I just witnessed a friend who clearly suffers from hormonal issues do a strict died that included no dessert for 8 months and she didn’t lose a lot of weight. It’s odd to me. I have been dieting and exercising and the scale has only gone up. And my the band around my chest for my sports bra is actually tighter. I think the foods we have are trash. Today I will try switching it up but really, maybe I will wait, because maybe its my lack of sleep. All I know I feel hungry as heck! My body is like what are you doing! I am sticking it out and will do my best. My first goal is 165 lbs. And I have a feeling that will take a couple months based on how this is going. I am pretty excited though tomorrow is measurement day and I hope to see something there.
So anyway I feel like I am being doom and gloom. My goal is to cut out dessert to see if it helps. At the same time I am like oh gawd why. LOL. I’ll try to move things around try healthier options. I love having a shakeo for breakfast but again I am not seeing anything happen on the scale. I wonder if oatmeal is a better option with shakeo for lunch? And one meal with meat for dinner. I made an amazing chili yesterday. I will try this out today. Tomorrow may be better too because I can get better sleep. The 10 hour work days are hard for me.
Calorie Hacks 