Comments on: Exercise MORE to Fight Mid-Life Weight Gain

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:10:33 +0000

Some of the posts here refer to people limiting intake of foods described by these general terms (“hormone-based products” and hormone foods, I think). So my question is an attempt to get more specific information myself! What foods do they mean? Thanks for any information.

By: Menopause Education

Menopause Education — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:01:33 +0000

Can’t emphasis enough. It needs to be higher intensity training. According to the Teta Brothers who have done a lot of research on this very subject, only 18% of women did not respond well to this type of training.

So up cardio in short bursts and also when strength training complete compound exercises to keep heart rate higher.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:51:01 +0000

Hi Lisa – I’m not sure what you mean by hormone-based products and hormone-related foods. Can you be more specific about what you’re referring to?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:49:24 +0000

Just came across this website, and am convinced the focus on even more exercise and even less food must be the solution. But what are the “hormone based products” and other hormone-related foods you are eliminating from your diets? And will a walking exercise program serve as good exercise if done at least 60 minutes per day, with maybe 10 minutes of resistance every few days?

By: Menopausal Relief

Menopausal Relief — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:47:39 +0000

I agree with Wendy that food allergies can be a major issue of inflammation in the body. Even candida overgrowth or yeast. Just be sure you have an open minded physician that is looking at all of this.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:36:14 +0000

Thanks for your comment Janet. I had the same problem with weight gain. Despite frugal diet and lots of exercise, the scale didn’t budge. Until I eliminated practically everything from my diet… corn and soy products, dairy, wheat, sugar, white anything, you get the picture. Then the weight peeled off and I felt a lot better too. Let me know how you do with the pellet therapy. I’m hearing more and more about it.

By: Menopausal Relief

Menopausal Relief — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:35:08 +0000

Hey Janet, Have you had the appropriate testing done. Perhaps it is your T3 levels, cortisol/adrenals, testosterone, etc.

By: Janet

Janet — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:17:16 +0000

I eat healthy (mostly raw, organic produce, very little animal products), so easily maintained my weight until menopause. Before I knew it, I gained 20 pounds! I exercise more now than I ever have, and I am in the best condition so far in my life, but dropping fat is a totally uphill climb. Sorry to say I have an hour vigorous functional fitness workout 6 days a week with personal trainers (in a group of 4-5 people that are decades younger so it is a challenge to keep up!), and the fat still stubbornly clings! I am going to try sotto pelle bio-identical hormones next. At least I feel good with the exercise, now if I could just fit into my clothes!

By: Gail

Gail — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:09:06 +0000

I agree with you Wendy. My body really changed after eliminating hormone based products, gluten, white flours and sugars. I also have found that weight training is imperative to maintaining muscle mass.

By: LoriM

LoriM — Tue, 18 May 2010 00:55:09 +0000

Thanks for your comments Wendy. I’ve sort of been avoiding dairy lately – and carbs. Find that dairy makes me pflegm-y (TMI?) and some of it, once I start, I can’t stop (cheese). Carbs I know just make me bloated and are so unnecessary – many of them. So I’ll keep working on all this.

Just took my measuresments to see how they compare to those I took a year or so ago – and see how my waist is. Hmmmm