Women tell me this All-The-Time. My body has changed shape like overnight and I don’t know what is going on, I haven’t changed my workouts. I haven’t done anything different and my joints ache! I’m not sleeping at night. I’ve spoken out about it, but I don’t feel listened to. Is this supposed to be worrisome? Are these feelings normal? I know I am getting older, but it can’t be “the change”, I’m still getting my period! Is this the Pre/Peri/ (insert whatever IG/Facebook/TikTok click bait here) menopause??
These conversations come out in hushed conversations behind closed doors and feel like they are being had under the weight of a heavy and dark blanket so no one can hear. And I bet you are asking yourself the same questions.
I-See-You.
My mission is to crack the conversation about peri-Menopause WIDE open, explain what is happening, provide manageable and actionable solutions so that you can keep showing up the way you want and let you
Our bodies in their cycling years saw estrogen and progesterone fluctuate regularly, now those same hormones are being expressed differently and that means it affects out muscle and fat storage…which ultimately means a change in how it feels to be in our skin and/or change those feelings at 40+.
Increasing our consumtpion (eating) more lean protein is really important and helps to preseve what we have.
Here is an interesting study that shows just that.
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