Where did this belly come from?”

Maybe you're 48, 55 or 65, and suddenly your body doesn't seem to be following the same rules anymore.

You're eating pretty much the way you've always eaten.

Maybe the number on the scale hasn't even changed that much.

But your pants don't fit.

Your waistline is disappearing.

And the weight that used to settle around your hips and thighs seems to have packed its bags and moved straight to your belly!

And inevitably I hear:

“I'm doing everything I used to do, and it isn't working anymore.”

There's a reason for that. Menopause belly isn't simply about calories.

Calories still matter, of course. But during the menopausal transition, we're dealing with changes in estrogen, muscle, insulin sensitivity, sleep and stress—all at the same time.