I wanted to talk about the middle-age spread or what’s recently been tagged as “meno-belly”. This hands-down is what so many of my clients come to ‘fix’ so I feel it’s time we talk about what’s really going on.
Perimenopause is a natural process that EVERY woman will experience. Some fly through it, but most will experience changes to their bodies, their memory, their mood and their sense of self. What I feel is a missing piece of the conversation around menopause is the fact that YOUR BODY IS GOING TO CHANGE - its’ your body redistributing fat from around your hips (and your reproductive organs) to your tummy, to protect your heart and other vital organs. It’s your body's new priority in life. It's survival. And I also want to acknowledge that during your 45-60's, it’s the time in your life when you have the most amount of responsibility and commitments. You might have children still living at home, a household to run, a job to turn up to and parents that are ageing and needing more care. I refer to this time of life as the 'sandwich years' - you are the meat in the middle, needing to focus on priorities that compete with your ability to self care. Therefore, IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT you feel like you’re running (constantly) and not looking after yourself including food and movement alongside the hormonal ride perimenopause throws at you too. I know living with the body changes that menopause brings can be confronting, it can drag you down and no matter what new diet or 'science' seems tempting to do, you just don't have the energy or time to commit to - you are not alone! This is where my belief in intuitive eating can be liberating. Learning to eat with E.A.S.E can fit swimmingly into the often chaotic nature of how you feel, without feeling restricted or limited to living the way you want to. It is also an alternative way to work WITH your body through this transition without guilt or a sense of feeling lost. Instead, you can feel 100% confident about nourishing it so you feel as stable as possible (whilst your hormones do what they need to do) and feel grounded in your lifestyle habits. NEED SUPPORT DURING PERIMENOPAUSE? I’d love to work with you whether you’re about to hit perimenopause, you’re midway through it or out the other side - it all still matters, because you matter. Book your appointment with me HERE |
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