Nutritional therapist Susie Perrie Debice, also revealed her top tips for shedding the pounds during “the change”, urging sufferers to be “mindful about the strategies” they choose.
“You may start to notice that maintaining your normal healthy body weight becomes much more challenging; days where you feel fatigued may mean you are less motivated to do regular exercise,” she said.
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“So, if menopausal weight gain has been getting you down and you feel inspired to take steps to shake off those extra pounds, then be mindful about the weight loss strategy that you choose.”
She advised not to leave long gaps in between meals, skipping meals, drastically reducing your calories or following dieting strategies that completely eliminate carbs, because they “prove short-sighted and counterproductive”.
Source: Daily Express | Diet
