I just couldn’t understand it. I was eating the same, exercising the same but I was gaining weight. Urrgghhh! So I tried all of my ‘certain to work’ strategies and nothing – all they did was slow down the weight gain but they didn’t work to help me lose. I was up to 10 pounds more than I had ever weighed in my entire life and it happened within a few months. I was freaking out!

You’ve probably heard the quote, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.” Well, I read a quote not long ago by Warren Buffet that made me do a double-take and even though it was in said in the context of investing, it’s perfect for what women in menopause experience. Buffet said,

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting the SAME result.

That’s sooo true. We can’t expect that the same things we’ve done in the past are going to produce those same results now – we have to change our approach!

So I changed my approach and decided on a rather strict but balanced vegetarian diet (see Dr. Furhman’s book listed below) and it has work for me but there are many other approaches as well. The bottom-line is that if you want to keep a healthy weight and feel good, it’s likely you’ll have to change your approach, and maybe significantly!

Here’s a list of great resources!

Eat For Health: Lose Weight, Keep It Off, Look Younger, Live Longer

The Midlife Miracle Diet by Adele Puhn

Healthy for Life by Ray Strand

Schwarzbein Principle Cookbook by Diana Schwarzbein

Recipes for Change by Lissa DeAngelis and Molly Siple

The No-Grain Diet by Joseph Mercola

The Glucose Revolution by Jennie Brand-Miller

Eating Well for Optimum Health by Andrew Weil

Fat Flush Plan by Anne Louise Gittleman

Healthy for Life by Ray Strand

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