When I turned 40, perimenopause began, and I started spiraling with depression, anxiety, and night sweats. I was miserable, irritable, and starting to feel hopeless about my body. My doctor found pre-diabetes, high cholesterol, insulin resistance, high inflammation markers, and muscle loss. I was more than 30 pounds overweight.
For a long time, I thought I needed to try harder. I was doing the things that used to work and blaming myself when my body didn’t respond. At 48, I finally found a practitioner who helped me with HRT and peptides. I also changed how I cared for myself: more protein, lifting weights, and asking better questions about my health.
“I gave myself grace instead of guilt.”
Over time, my pre-diabetes and high cholesterol reversed, and my inflammation markers came down. The woman who felt hopeless finally had progress she could see in her own results.
The last 10 years have been about working through perimenopause and moving into menopause. That experience is a huge part of who I am today, and why I share so openly with other women in midlife. At 50, I’m giving myself permission to want more than making it through another week. My faith is at the center of that, even while I’m still figuring things out.
35lbs
lost after changing how I cared for myself. Better lab results, too. A very different conversation with my doctor, and a story I’m proud to share.
* These are my personal results, not typical or guaranteed. Individual results vary.
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