Restoring my soul.

Here we are in March of 2023 and so much has happened already. I am being forced to strip myself bare and take a long hard look at how I treat my body. I have been ignoring my health both physical and mental for way too long. Of course I would have little short bursts of action throughout the years and feel so good about it. At the first hurdle or schedule interruption I have allowed myself to be derailed from what I know in my heart is the right thing.

This morning I sat down and wrote myself a dot point plan for plan to take action this year with my health. Is it weird I need to plan the plan?? I really need to lose some weight and reduce fat from my middle. I am a Menopausal 50 year old woman and somehow the fat Gods said “happy 50th love, here’s another 10kgs to carry.” I know I’m not alone in this either.

I have bought so many books about Menopause and read studies and webpages I feel I could become an expert. However while they all talk about generalities there is no one thing that covers all of my experiences with Menopause. For me the biggest issue with Menopause had been the weight gain and lack of ease to remove it. I have historically had a small frame and haven’t carried any excess weight, even after pregnancy and birth I have reverted to my pre pregnancy size. In the last two years I have struggled to lose 10kgs.

so how am I going to address it now? First cab off the rank is a frank conversation with my GP and a dietitian to get to the bottom of why and then the how of losing weight. I know I prefer low impact exercise, no spin class for me. Yoga, Pilates, Body Balance and walking (either on a treadmill or outside weather permitting) treadmilling allows me to walk and listen to audiobooks or podcasts at the same time.

Will you join me on the journey?