OK. SO actually understanding that we need fewer calories when in perimenopause if we are not that active is HUGE-pun unintended. I seriously had no energy becasue I was eating so many carbs which I was actually eating to feel better ironically-as a comfort food. BUt they made me feel anxious and heavy and bloated. Six days ago I switched form filet Mignon low fat beef burgers to chicken, stopped drinking juice-so water only-and I have lost six lbs. I walk slowly with stops and I did not push myself one iota because i love myself and my only goal is to make me FEEL better. One of the side effects of feeling amazing with so much energy is having lost SIX lbs in 6 days.
I always had a high metabolism but for nine months I could not exercise at all I had no energy in perimenopause being estrogen dominant. I did get my cream back a week ago but it is a natural cream so it is really not the cream but just the change of diet that has made me feel so much more energetic. I am eating salads and grape leaves and peppers too and reduced my bread intake but i am still eating bread just not so much and i eliminated the past and i feel amazing. I was naturally thin so genes are a big part but I can tell you that simply changing my diet changed my weight. So for many this can be the case.
I really had to admit to turning to pasta as a comfort. I find carbs comforting but not physically. After i ate them I felt so heavy. But I believe it is psychological we think pasta will makle us feel better then after my body was screaming no. Now after the healthy foods i have been eating i do not have the bloated feeling i thought was due to my age. No. It was due to the pasta. All those carbs. I am so happy.
Anna
I always had a high metabolism but for nine months I could not exercise at all I had no energy in perimenopause being estrogen dominant. I did get my cream back a week ago but it is a natural cream so it is really not the cream but just the change of diet that has made me feel so much more energetic. I am eating salads and grape leaves and peppers too and reduced my bread intake but i am still eating bread just not so much and i eliminated the past and i feel amazing. I was naturally thin so genes are a big part but I can tell you that simply changing my diet changed my weight. So for many this can be the case.
I really had to admit to turning to pasta as a comfort. I find carbs comforting but not physically. After i ate them I felt so heavy. But I believe it is psychological we think pasta will makle us feel better then after my body was screaming no. Now after the healthy foods i have been eating i do not have the bloated feeling i thought was due to my age. No. It was due to the pasta. All those carbs. I am so happy.
Anna
