How to stop menopause weight gain

The hormonal changes of menopause might make you more likely to gain weight around your abdomen than around your hips and thighs. But hormonal changes alone don’t necessarily cause menopause weight gain. There are so many other factors involved in the dreaded menopause belly.

OK, so what causes menopause weight gain?

There are three main reasons I see in clinic. I’ll address the elephant in the room first:

1. Hormones. Yes and. You can’t entirely blame hormones – whilst they do signal your body’s changing needs and their very fluctuation can cause your weight to wobble, they aren’t the reason for your weight gain.
2. Body mass shift – your bits just kind of…move. And not just south.
3. Food. Here’s the big one, and the primary cause – what’s on the end of your fork.