07/30/2025
A Must read.
This is not a dig at weight loss drugs- but sharing the issue with the overall temperature weight management and "health" has taken, and the constant pressure to be the smallest version of ourselves.
We grow. We change. Life impacts our bodies.
My favorite thing to tell my clients is that our weight is simply our relationship with gravity. š
I've gained 4-5lbs this summer. News flash, I do almost every summer... because I live my life. My weight fluctuates all year long based on birthdays, holidays, vacations, fitness challenges, etc. But for a solid 6 years I've stayed in an 8lb window.
And the last 6 years of my life have been filled with too many workouts, pizzas, walks, margs, naps and 5ks to count... and nothing. Bad. Happened.
I only share this because it matters far more how you feel and move than it ever will what you weight.
Don't let the pressure of small stop you from living a BIG life. š©·
Trigger warning: Weight and body image.
I put on eight pounds in one month. Thatās right, I ended May eight pounds heavier than when it started. My diet didnāt change. My activity level didnāt change. My stress level didnāt change. But, my weight sure did.
I couldnāt figure it out and my weight wasnāt budging down, which was really frustrating. I finally decided it must be perimenopause so I made an appointment with my gynecologist to discuss it. She agreed with me but then things got a little weird.
First, let me say if this is my menopausal body I am okay with it. Our bodies change naturally as we age - weāre not meant to look like teenagers in our forties and fifties and thatās okay. I love my body, it does so many amazing things for me every single day. However, I donāt know a lot about menopause and if there was something that needed doing, I wanted to know my options. I said all of this to my nurse practitioner who suggested a supplement. Okay cool.
Then, she asked if I wanted a weight loss prescription. She wasnāt pushy, or rude, but I was confused. Itās only eight pounds. Iām in great shape, strong, and healthy. She saw my confusion and explained itās an appetite suppressantā¦but, I explained again my diet hadnāt changed and Iām a runner. I donāt need to limit my fuel and she agreed with me and we moved on. But, it keeps nagging at me.
Eight pounds and she offered weight loss drugs. Not a nutritionist. Not a trainer. But pills for what seems to me a relatively small - albeit noticeable- weight gain. I really like my nurse practitioner and appreciate she heard me say no and we moved on. What I donāt like was the message that the weight gain wasnāt normal. The rush to offer medication for something that feels like a part of getting olderā¦I trust my body to do its thingā¦
I am open to your thoughts and experiences, as Iām still processing the whole encounter. Whatās your experience been - with weight gain or with menopause or both?