You’re eating the salads, hitting the treadmill, and saying "no" to the things you used to enjoy. Yet, when you look in the mirror, the reflection doesn't seem to match the effort.
You might be doing everything "right"—eating less, moving more, skipping the wine—but the scale doesn't budge. Or worse, the weight is creeping up specifically around your middle, and you feel exhausted, bloated, and stuck.
In menopause, "just pushing through" is not strength—it’s taking out a high-interest loan on your energy, mood, and metabolism. I call this Menopause Debt.
