Haven’t put on weight anywhere except bum and thighs… why?

[DavidLynch]

I’ve got a small waist and fairly flat stomach. I am very careful about what I eat 85% of the time. I exercise at least 3 a week - lots of strength work - and do a lot of steps across the week. 54yrs, on HRT, post meno

but my ass has got big! And my thighs are wider.

its driving me mad! Why… and how to change it?

Lipedema?
10 percent of women have it. We usually berate ourselves - and are berated - for getting fat.

Your body changes where you put weight on over the years.

It used to all go to my face and neck and belly.

Then it went to my hips and even ankles (I am tall, it made me angry!).

Now it’s finally turning up on my boobs!

I think when it comes to ageing you just have to expected the unexpected to be at peace with the way things change and the blinking inconsistent nature of it all.

For example, one day shortly after I turned 47, I sneezed, and a little bit of pee left me. I didn’t need the loo. I have never had kids.

I ran upstairs to the OH and giggled that I had just peed my pants after sneezing.

“Bodies” he said, and rolled his eyes.

That’s our way of coping, anyway.