Why Women Can't Lose Belly Fat After Menopause

I’m 53 and weighed 185 lbs, all of it around my abdomen. I was having hot flashes, night sweats, dizziness, mood swings, sleep issues, irritability, and bouts with anxiety. Last May I was fed up with those symptoms and decided to try keto and intermittent fasting. It has certainly been a journey with a lot of course corrections, but I am now 150 lbs and feel so good! I have eliminated all the symptoms and am determined this is the lifestyle for me. I’m in maintenance for a bit right now, but am now starting to add exercise to get stronger. The main thing is not the weight loss for me … I never want to feel the way I did before.

My mother is 90 and looks 20 years younger. She lives alone and does everything by herself. She never did any formal exercise but walks everywhere and carries heavy groceries home. ( Doesn’t drive). She ate healthy and never any fast food or junk food. She’s about 4’10 and weighs about 100 lbs. She eats 3 healthy meals a day and no snacks.

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I gained 25 lbs , my anxiety was out of control!! I stopped sugar and carbs., all junk food, increased my veggies, healthy fats and protein along with intermittent fasting. The results were miraculous. I have maintained this lifestyle for tens years now.

I'm almost 67. In May of this year I weightv165. I'm 5ft 7 in. I hated it. Felt heavy,had to buy a larger size. Decided that's enough. I fasted,no breakfast,no sugar,bread. In a month ,no lie I lost 20 lbs. I'm now 143. That's as far as I go. I'm active with my house outside and inside but I really think it's the sugar and processed foods. Hope everyone just has the determination. It feels great!

This is amazing. So when I sprinted, then walked until I completely caught my breath and the sprinted again, I lost the most weight. I didn’t even understand what I was doing. But it worked.

Dr Berg, I'm 53 and have my 32 year old body back, thanks to you!

I went through an early menopause (aged 44) that coincided with being treated with steroids for Crohns, and developing arthritis. We didnt have this type of quality of information available. Fast forward 25 years and Im so glad we have it now, and hope that many women are able to take charge of their lives.

My ENTIRE life my periods were SO PAINFUL. At 57 all of a sudden IT STOPPED. No hot flashes, no mood swings, NO NOTHING. FANTASTIC! I deserve it. I DO need these tips about the belly fat though 😊

Wow those symptoms .. anxiety, nervousness, low tolerance to stress, hard to stay sleep ... all me right now!! Also explains why I don't lose weight despite working 12 hr nursing shifts where I get exhausted. Thank you!

This is pure gold and it explains so much. I was running up to 5k 4-5 times a week this summer. I was so exhausted, my legs felt heavy and weak, my weight would come down slightly and then go up. I sprained my ankle and told myself there must be a good reason why, well here it is. Thanks so much Dr. Berg!

I'm 62 now and im so blessed that i don't have menopause or weight problems. I eat clean, carbs maybe 2x a week. No alcohol, sweets, walk, lift small dumbbells for tone and strength my waist is 29-31, weight at 136. 5'8. In my late 20s- 30s i was at 216 pounds. Feel and look way better now.

Speaking as a real woman who is over 55, there are several ways you can lose weight, from head to toes. My experience. Eat enough to fuel your body. So that may differ because we are all unique. Walk every day. Stop adding tons of sugar to your coffee/teas. I stopped adding sugar to my coffee, years ago. Stop eating at night. Drink less alcohol. Don't be a couch potato. Stop watching so much tv. Be more active!!! Do lower pelvic exercises ON THE FLOOR! The floor is my best friend. I no longer have high blood pressure as a by-product of the changes i have made. STOP eating junk food! Just STOP! NO SODA! INSTEAD MAKE ginger root tea with lemon, tumeric and REAL LOCAL honey. AND LISTEN TO DR. BERG❤❤❤❤❤

I can by experience, tell you that this advice is so accurate. I was diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer and given 8 weeks to live, I actually beat it and I wont go into the details of that, but in the aftermath my body was just so broken. I was a runner and weightlifter prior to this so I knew it was all about the load that my central nervous system could handle each day. So I started with a 5 min walk and had 2 days recovery (thats how bad it was). Over 4 years I built up to being able to train in zone 2/3 for 2 hours (I love trail running) 3 days a week. I also, via some intermittent fasting and zone 2 training adapted my body to metabolise fat during these low heart rate zone workouts (very handy! lol) I can also weight train again, and I am building this up slowly, and once I hit the target for that specific workout, the workout is over. I figure, my CNS got the trigger for the adaption, so I go right into recovery mode. As part of the medical side of things I has a full hystorectomy and overnight the shock of having no ovaries (on top of everything else) really hit my system. However by doing little bits of training and then recovering properly made me feel so much better. I think that prioritising peace, good eating habits and prioritizing recovery in order for the adaptions to take place is a great investment in our health. It took 4 years to get to this point via consistent work and consistent rest, and I have learnt this: Slower is Faster. In terms of fat loss, this is a stress on the human body, so be gentle. Dont look at all the lies on social media of people saying "I lost 2 kg per week blah blah blah". Its not sustainable, messes with metabolism, increases cortisol etc. Walking and making a nutrition plan and throwing in some more challenging workouts here and there in a sustainable way is a much healthier long term strategy. If you have to start with a 5 min walk like i did, there is nothing wrong with that. It only gets better!

I'm 60, have struggled with weight my whole life. Did have years here and there where I was thin and body building. Loved it. How is it that I've turned into this dumpy lump of a person just in a few short years?!?!?! I literally eat and eat and eat. So weird. I'm fat. Like not even ok. I'm tired. Have little desire to do ANYTHING. So annoying. I'm a wealthy professional and have a lot to live for. I used to eat sensibly, intermittent fast, no food from 4pm-10am. Now? I feel like I'm being controlled by food demons. I know we care very much about one another in these commentary sections bc we share the same plight. All of you good people out here send me prayers and powerful mind positivity to get me going. Thank you. Love to all ....

Good to know why the belly fat is so difficult to lose. Even when I maintain an ideal weight I still have that annoying belly. I'm 62 and breezed through menopause.

At 72, and long past menopause I weigh 112lbs. at 5’2”. No health problems or prescription meds. Take vitamins and supplements . Once a year visit to doctor. Eat clean and two meals daily. No alcohol. Strength and cardio classes 6 days weekly. Very fit, very strong. All bodily systems work great, including sexual functioning. Heart age is 39 after cardiac scan to check for any arterial plaque buildup. Zero plaque. Want to live long? Takes discipline and daily attention. I have bragging rights because I am in a very small minority of women my age who are in the physical condition and health status that I enjoy.

I lost 130 lbs from late 2020 to late 2022. Simply, Keto…Sometimes Carnivore…..light exercise. I take some supplements and have added calcium rich food, mostly dairy as I don’t digest leafy green vegetables. I have gone from a 54 inch waist to a 30ish inch waist. I have a lot of skin, but hopefully overtime, my intermittent fasting will deal with that. I’m 63.

Some good information. I wish I had known this when I started Menopause. I had Adrenal Exhaustion because life was full and busy. Had to learn to totally relax with meditation. I am past it now, but Menopause information is needed. Thank you Dr Berg👍🏽

This is a very important video. Thank you Dr Brtg and stuff. Mostly appreciated