LOVE YOUR post-menopause BODY
Good Health Magazine Australia|January 2020
THE CHANGE OF LIFE CAN BE A BIG TRANSITION FOR WOMEN AND ACCEPTING THE DIFFERENCES IN HOW YOU LOOK AND FEEL MAY NEED SOME PHYSICAL AND MENTAL RE-ADJUSTING
LOVE YOUR post-menopause BODY

For some women, going through menopause feels like moving into an unrecognisable body. This happened to strategy consultant Gabrielle Martinovich. “It literally felt like I’d gained 10 kilos overnight,” says the 53-year-old. “Now I’ve got that unhealthy fat around my middle and I’ve gone up one or two dress sizes.”

Like Gabrielle, many women experience weight gain at menopause, particularly around the abdomen. Factors contributing to this include declining oestrogen levels, age-related loss of muscle tissue, diet, and insufficient exercise. While it’s important to maintain a healthy weight, preserving the same figure after menopause is usually unrealistic. But it is possible to love your post-menopause body – without resorting to unhealthy dieting or punishing exercise regimes.

No satisfaction

While poor body image was previously seen as afflicting just teenagers and young women, we now know post-menopausal women are affected at the same rate, explains Sharryn Muir, a clinical psychologist at Jean Hailes for Women’s Health.

In fact, a study published in 2011 in the journal Clinical Psychology Review indicated that many factors associated with body dissatisfaction and disordered eating in middle-aged women are similar to those in younger women.

“Significant evidence suggests that body dissatisfaction is constant across a woman’s lifespan,” says Sharryn. “Collectively, research indicates that 80 percent of women are dissatisfied with their bodies.”

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