The Menopause Blogs

  • Hot and Healthy – Thriving Through Menopause One Pound at a Time – Day 14 (2/24/2024)

    It’s difficult to make sure that you are exercising correctly, for you. Like, I want to follow along with everything, but as soon as I swing my arms, just the right way, it is debilitating…and painful.

  • Hot and Healthy – Thriving Through Menopause One Pound at a Time – Day 13 (2/23/2024)

    Today is Friday so it is weigh in day. The bathroom has been utilized, I have not eaten (brownie not included) or drank anything yet. I strip down to socks and hop on the scale. 129.2. Not bad but I cannot wait to see 128. Any number but 129 which I am hovering at.

  • How I See Myself

    In 1980, bulimia wasn’t really a word we knew. Besides the fact that I was a sheltered kid, information beyond what I learned from Little House on the Prairie and After School Specials was beyond my comprehension.

  • Menopause and Weight Loss Part 2

    See that picture? That’s me right now, 15 pounds overweight. When I saw that picture…I mean, I knew I had gained weight, I knew what I weighed, I didn’t realize I looked like that. Frumpy. Old. Out of shape. Well, it’s time for a change. Care to join me?

  • Menopause and Weight Loss

    Boy, this is a subject, isn’t it? I need to lose weight. 15 pounds to be exact. 15 pounds to feel like myself again and not a frumpy old woman. So I have started a weight loss journey that I am documenting in a separate blog from this one, still on this website. I encourage…

  • Menopause – When Will Women Be a Priority

    Will menopause ever get the same attention as a soft penis?

  • Menopause – And the Size of Your House

    The bigger the house, the harder it is to get to your stash before the hot flash hits.

  • Menopause – Do You Still Like Sex?

    I am not willing to sacrifice my sex life for a few hot flashes and nauseous spells.

  • Menopause and the Chin Hair

    What is with the chin hair?

  • Menopause and Her Three Bears

    I think Goldilocks IS in Menopause. She’s just afraid to tell anyone. Back then Menopause wasn’t a word people used in front of others.