Menopause & weight gain

[QueenMama]

Here's a recent news item about lack of estrogen causing weight gain and subsequent health problems in menopausal women:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070813/...OQsWuV02gE1vAI

I'm convinced that menopause caused my weight loss to "pause", and perhaps it was due to the decrease in estrogen; however, there's no way I'm going to use hormone replacement therapy just to lose weight. I really think that following low carb, even though I've had a really slow loss, is a protection against the weight gain from lack of estrogen.

Anyway, I thought this was an interesting article.

[tiashanty]

Interesting article Nita. Now I have something else to blame...besides the fact that I had my face stuck in an ice cream bucket! lol

[aud]

I've been suffering so thru menopause - weight gain and yes, spells of having my face inside of an ice cream bucket!

A GF is using some kind of cream that is helping her - got to remember to as my Doc about - I'm also taking OTC Estroven which helps my mood swings.

[BC]

I've been on a small amount of bio-identical hormones, including estrogens, for a number of years. I don't take the concerns over hormone replacement lightly but as a side effect it may indeed have also helped with weight maintenance to some degree.

I say "to some degree" because even estrogen doesn't help during "face in the ice cream bucket" periods, as we all can testify.