It's great you're taking such an active role in your health. While I haven't quite hit menopause, I can certainly relate to weight gain. Put on a few pounds in my early 30s that I wasn't quite able to shake. And I was always pretty active (cycling, hiking, yoga) so decided to ramp up my activity a bit.
Tried running as well (ran a half-marathon in just over two hours and was training for a full when I broke my foot) but found that even as I ran, was still putting on weight. (My theory now is that I would run in the morning and eat all day - Hey, I exercised, right?)
Then a trip to Europe late last year turned into an aha moment for me in terms of my weight. When I got home, I found that I had lost four pounds. (I celebrated by eating tiramisu) We were in constant motion -- walking all the time so that made sense. My husband and I kept up the activity (walking for an hour instead of running for 30 minutes) and that seemed to help me drop a few more pounds.
I certainly miss the high of running, and wonder if I'm getting the cardiovascular activity I need by walking but found it was more helpful for me in terms of maintaining/losing weight.
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It's great you're taking such an active role in your health. While I haven't quite hit menopause, I can certainly relate to weight gain. Put on a few pounds in my early 30s that I wasn't quite able to shake. And I was always pretty active (cycling, hiking, yoga) so decided to ramp up my activity a bit.
Tried running as well (ran a half-marathon in just over two hours and was training for a full when I broke my foot) but found that even as I ran, was still putting on weight. (My theory now is that I would run in the morning and eat all day - Hey, I exercised, right?)
Then a trip to Europe late last year turned into an aha moment for me in terms of my weight. When I got home, I found that I had lost four pounds. (I celebrated by eating tiramisu) We were in constant motion -- walking all the time so that made sense. My husband and I kept up the activity (walking for an hour instead of running for 30 minutes) and that seemed to help me drop a few more pounds.
I certainly miss the high of running, and wonder if I'm getting the cardiovascular activity I need by walking but found it was more helpful for me in terms of maintaining/losing weight.
February 14, 2008 - 9:27amThis Comment
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