Lost my mojo due to peri/menopause - how to turn it around?

[RosieLeaLovesTea]

I am 47. I am sure I am in the grips of perimenopause. Not sure when it turns into full menopause.

I have just lost all motivation to take care of myself and I have no motivation to change. I am eating all the wrong things - carbs, sugar, fat. I have put in 1 stone. If I don’t do anything about it then it’s just going to get worse. When I was at my first year of uni and I put on weight through having a crap diet, I was motivated that I could change so I changed my diet and exercised. But I just don’t have the motivation to do it. But getting really frustrated with myself that I know it’s only to get worse. As a younger person I would have been really worried about gaining weight because obviously long term health implications but I really can’t be arsed.

I don’t do any self care. Shaving legs etc. don’t paint my toe nails anymore. I have not had my hair done for a year. I went to book an appointment but my hairdresser has had some health issues and is cutting down so I need to find a new hairdresser.

my time is not my own as I work full time and have 2 DCs. I am angry a lot of the time in the house and around my DH.

So instead of just moaning I need a plan and some inspiration. Anyone got any advice?

Also sorry for loft to add - drinking to my alcohol. When I was young it used to be mainly on planned nights out with friends. But now we have wine at home and or we have cocktails together and obviously that does not help with calorie intake/weight.

You haven’t said if you are on HRT OP. It’s certainly not a miracle worker but it should help your mood and motivation. You realise your alcohol intake is too much and I think if you cut that right back you’ll feel so much better.

I have done something positive- ordered a copy of Davia McCall’s menopausing. It’s due to be delivered on Tuesday. Any other books that have helped you?

For me I always start with diet, after 2 weeks of healthy eating I always feel more energised for other stuff.

I recently did a one month meal plan and researched what to eat during different times of the monthly cycle. Defo helps plus I quite enjoy the creative side of cooking. Takes a while but I've now got more batch cooked healthy things (I bought a cheap second freezer on Ebay).