09/18/2025
Let’s gooo! 💪🏼Here’s another perimenopause tip!💪🏼
I hit my mid 40s and my normal exercise/diet regimen of cardio and carbs was NOT cutting it.
Scale started going up and energy started going down. ⬇️Started doing research and learned that perimenopausal women need to shift gears with diet and exercise!‼️
I am a runner 🏃🏻♀️ by trade…ran Cross Country and Track in college. Have always HATED strength training ..but I read and learned that
strength training in perimenopause is so important ..not low weight but HIGH weight..so I succumbed ..I joined BURN boot camp and enlisted my husband and son to help me on my journey. I now do dead lifts, squats, presses you name it and DANG do I feel the difference .. It also has been amazing in helping me grow closer with my kiddos and husband as we often times do family workouts. I still sprinkle in running and HIT but adding lifting has help me stay lean and lose that perimeno belly…still working on the b***y. 🥴
I also changed diet focus.. previously I was a carb ju**ie but research shows perimenopausal women are MUCH more sensitive to the highs and lows of blood sugars that eating carbs causes. I have completely changed my diet..focusing on protein. 🍖🥩🍗
During perimenopause, protein becomes especially important because estrogen levels decline, which can accelerate muscle loss, reduce bone density, and impact metabolism. Getting enough high-quality protein helps maintain lean muscle mass, bone strength, and satiety. In general perimenopausal women should get about 1-1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight. I have noticed a huge difference in my mood and energy since doing this.
Finally I have added PHYTOESTROGENS to my diet…these are foods that have a chemical
structure that is similar to estrogen. Eating these foods can naturally increase your estrogen levels.