This is especially true in menopause, however, reducing stress and following an anti-inflammatory, Mediterranean style diet, can really nourish and optimise your health from the inside out
One of the more frustrating things in menopause is midsection weight gain. You might be doing everything right, healthy eating, exercise, hydration, and yet you literally cannot shift that belly fat. Sound familiar?
Unravelling this can be a turning point for many women, let me explain. Menopause causes our hormones to be in a state of flux, the nervous system becomes upregulated and the stress hormone cortisol rises. Fat is stored around the middle and can be incredibly hard to shift, your body has changed – so your approach to nutrition and weight loss should too. It all begins with stress management. If you reduce your stress, change happens.
5 THINGS YOU CAN TO DO TO CRUSH MENOPAUSE WEIGHT GAIN INCLUDE:
Stress reduction – Moving more (especially in nature) – ditching toxic friends – prioritising sleep – eating well. Try these Stress reduction tips daily habits, be consistent with small changes – you’ll start to notice a difference.
Include holistic workouts like yoga or pilates.
Try meditation or mindfulness practices
Spend time outside, even if it’s just 5 minutes in nature.
Move your body, every half an hour, dance. sing. both
Let go of ‘drainers’, choose positive, supportive people
Be aware of the breath, try to nasal breathe
Watch sugar & alcohol – these only make things worse
Prioritise sleep, 7-8 hours is myth, go for quality every time
Turn your phone off after 7pm – things will wait
Now look at your nutrition for optimal health 
Include a wide range of plant foods, seasonal where you can
Ditch sweeteners – use good quality raw honey instead
Include good fats, olive oil, avocado, nuts, seeds, greek yoghurt
Include protein with every meal
Bump up your fibre – whole foods & wholegrains every day
Ditch processed foods and batch cook from scratch
Hydrate! 1.5 L of water per day min, more if you’re active, add an electrolyte
Prioritise gut health – try fermented foods
Reduce alcohol – its contentious I know – however know this, It messes with your appetite, ruins sleep, bumps up stress, It breaks down bone & muscle and elevates your cancer risk
Start small and try to include 1 -2 changes a week and be consistent. It really will pay off. Include strength training too and the results will come in – your new found confidence will soar!
Please do check out my menopause page for more info: MENOPAUSE and contact me if you’d like any help by using this link Contact . I would love to hear from you !
Love Ginny