The Stubborn Weight Mystery: Why Hormonal Kilos Won't Budge For Women After 50
Despite eating less, exercising more, and trying every diet, you're still gaining weight. In this article, I’ve written what your doctor isn’t telling you about your metabolic changes after menopause.
The day I knew something was terribly wrong
Hello, my name is Sandra Mitchell, and at age 56,
I discovered why I'd gained 28 kilos in 14 months despite obsessively counting every calorie.
I was doing everything right:
eating 1200 calories a day,
walking 10,000 steps
and even yoga three times a week.
My food intake was perfect and my ‘MyFitnessPal’ tracker showed a 500-calorie deficit every single day.
Yet every Monday morning, the scale showed another pound gained and sometimes even two.
The weight accumulated relentlessly around my midsection,
that stubborn menopausal belly that no amount of planks or crunches could touch.
But the worst part wasn't the weight.
It was the bone-crushing exhaustion that hit every afternoon like clockwork.
I felt hopeless and uncomfortable in my own body
When I'd gained 15 kilos in 8 months, I went to my doctor, desperate for answers.
She ran the standard blood tests of which everything came back "normal for your age."
She looked me straight in the eyes, shaked my hand and said:
"Welcome to menopause. Your metabolism naturally slows down. What I advise you to do is try eating less and exercising more."
I wanted to scream because I was already eating less than my teenage granddaughter.
How much less could I eat?
I was desperate for answers, so I went looking for them untill I found a solution.
And there was it: the conversation that changed everything
It was a rainy Thursday in October when it happend.
My sister-in-law, Janet, came to visit. She's an endocrinologist at Johns Hopkins. I hadn't seen her in two years.
"Sandra, you look exhausted," she said bluntly over coffee. "And you've gained weight."
I broke down crying, showing her my meticulous food diary, my fitness tracker, my spreadsheet of daily deficits.
Her tip that explained everything (the triple-system discovery)
Janet grabbed a napkin and drew three interconnected circles:
"After menopause, it's not about calories anymore.
Three systems in your body have switched from FAT-BURNING mode to FAT-STORING mode."
Circle 1: HORMONES - "When estrogen crashes, your body thinks you're in survival mode"
Circle 2: THYROID - "Slows 30% when hormones drop, thinks there's a famine"
Circle 3: PROTEIN PROCESSING - "Can't build muscle without hormones, stores everything as fat"
"Here's what nobody tells you - when one system fails, all three crash together. It's like dominoes."
The Math That Made Me Gasp
"Sandra, that's 5,040 calories per week. You're essentially gaining a pound and a half of fat every week doing NOTHING different."
It shocked me, but I understood it
It’s not hard to understand, it is a mindset switch I had to make.
When talking about menopause,
everyone thinks it's just ‘something that happens to you’
A stage of your life you can’t do anything about and just have to go through,
as if life is the same before your menopause as it is after, with just some minor changes.
That’s absolutely not true:
your body changes completely, it makes a 180 degrees turn, and you have to listen to that.
Your body starts a new phase of your life.
You have to adjust your lifestyle to keep feeling comfortable in your own skin.
Especially in my case, which was stubborn weight, I had to give my menopause the attention it deserved.
Let me explain my situation the way Janet wrote it on the napkin:
Visual representation of what Janet wrote
My new life begins here (my first month/what you can expect)
I found two formulas that, when used together, addressed exactly what Janet had described:
Hormone Balance Blend - containing KSM-66 Ashwagandha, Maca, Shatavari, and other comkilos that address hormone sensitivity AND thyroid function
Smart Protein Blend - essential amino acids in the Human Amino Pattern, providing 99% absorption without digestion
Week 1: My 2 PM crash became less severe. My husband noticed I wasn't falling asleep on the couch at 7 PM.
Week 2: I'd maintained weight. First time in 14 months I hadn't gained weekly.
Week 3: Down 2 kilos. My jeans felt looser around the waist.
Week 4: Down 4 kilos total. I actually wanted to take a walk after dinner.
- Weight lost: 16 kilos
- Inches lost from waist: 5 inches
- Energy level: 9/10
- Afternoon fatigue: Completely gone
- Sleep: 7-8 hours uninterrupted
- Mood: Stable and positive
Month Six: The New Me
At the six-month mark, I'd lost 27 kilos - almost exactly what I'd gained during menopause.
But the number on the scale was the least important change:
- I had energy from morning to night
- My brain fog lifted completely
- My hair was thicker, skin clearer
- I looked and felt 10 years younger
- I was living life instead of surviving it
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About the author
Sandra Mitchell is a Senior Editor and Women's Health Advocate passionate about helping women navigate the hormonal and metabolic changes after menopause. At 56, after gaining 28 kilos despite dieting and exercise, she uncovered the hidden link between hormones, thyroid function, and protein processing — a discovery that transformed her health and inspired her mission. Today, Sandra shares science-backed strategies to help women feel strong, energetic, and confident in every stage of life.
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