Menopause and weight gain

May 12, 2020

It has been 5 months since having my ovaries removed! Hot flashes continue to be tolerable. My weight on the other hand…. HAH! Major problem! Gained a whopping 5-10 pounds since the surgery. WTF. So frustrating. Also, after surgery I was trying so hard… eating healthy and working out at the YMCA a few days a week and still gaining weight!! I decided I could continue bitching about it or actually DO something. After much motivation from my girlfriends I joined beachbodyondemand and I LOVE it!!! Especially during quarantine and not being able to go to the YMCA anymore. I workout every day for 30 minutes! I finished a 3 week program and now doing PIYO. The scale hasn’t changed much (insert my eye roll here lol) BUT I do notice small body changes (instead of a giant tire around my hips it’s like a large donut 🍩 lol!!) And I have WAY more energy, feel stronger and more flexible! And I haven’t taken a nap in months!! For anyone who knows me (I slept my entire childhood away… well heck my entire childhood and adulthood away). LOL I LOOOOVE NAPS! But after my workout early afternoon I have a ton of energy!! For those reasons alone I am going to keep going!! Also, my mood swings are on STEROIDS right now. Holy crap… I go from 0 to 100 in a hot second. Trying to deal with it (some days are so hard)! Sorry Jamie hehe 😅