Many women who are undergoing HRT or Hormone Replacement Therapy report a sudden gain in weight and because the two things coincide the automatic assumption is that they are somehow linked. Many researchers believe that there is no connection between middle aged spread and HRT and that the resulting weight gain is more down to the inactivity after the full or partial hysterectomy and not necessarily hormone related.

Research also suggests that there is just about an equal number of women who gain weight as do not at the time of menopause and this doesn’t seem to matter whether they are having hormone replacement therapy or not. This would maybe then suggest that the weight gain or middle aged spread as it is often referred to is related to metabolic changes as opposed to the HRT treatment.

There is typically no more than 4-5lbs of weight gain that can be attributed to HRT and it is also worth remembering that HRT only replaces the hormones that your body would naturally produce anyway only in a much lower concentration, so this could also back up the lack of real evidence that there is a link between midlife weight gain and hormone replacement therapy.

Let us also remember that men also report the onset of middle aged spread around the same time and their hormones do not run riot in the same way as a woman’s do.

The best way to combat middle aged spread is to get into the routine of doing regular exercise. Even simple things like walking to the local store rather than driving will help. You could even consider joining the gym, taking up an aerobics class, starting something like a dance class even or swimming will not only help you shed those extra pounds but will certainly give your whole self a real boost.

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Once you creep passed the age of 35 it seems to becomes more important to really take care of your body. It’s the era in your life where you simply cannot get away with the abuse you gave your body in you teens and twenties so before you know it you could end up with middle age spread.

It’s not just women who suffer because most men also will find that they increase in weight and body fat associated with middle age spread once they get into their mid thirties and unless it’s controlled quickly then it’s a very fast, downward spiral.

Things to particularly watch out for are:

1. ‘Empty Nest’ Fat Syndrome

A very common cause of middle age spread is a lack of activity due to kids growing up and moving out, either to college or into their own home.
Cleaning up after them, running up and down the stairs, laundry etc.. all drops off and this sudden lack of natural exercise can cause weight gain.

2. ‘Heavy Hormones’

Women in their forties can find that their hormones run riot, particularly oestrogen and this can also contribute to middle age spread. Also HRT and the menopause can make losing weight very tough. It’s not common knowledge but men also can find that their hormones become inbalanced in midlife too.

3. ‘Physical Challenges – Get off your backside’

OK, so yes, in midlife we clearly aren’t as physically capable as a younger person but that doesn’t give us the right to ‘veg out’ on the sofa all night watching the latest soaps. It’s really important to allocate some time each day to increase the heart rate and do some exercise. Join a gym maybe or exercise in your living room but get off your backside!

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Like most men in their 30 or 40′s I’ve gradually found it harder to stop putting on the pounds and gaining in weight. I wouldn’t exactly say that I’m packing ‘man-boobs’ or anywhere near whale meat but I have to admit, I’m not the slim waisted 20 something I used to be.

I’m still very active playing sport each and every week (which is probably just as well otherwise I dread to think what a state I might be) and I feel quite fit and healthy, but I think I’ve gone up a few sizes sports short area, and my black tracksuit bears more resemblance to a wetsuit to be honest, so I’m just wondering what happened to me. Is there really such a thing as midlife weight gain or am I simply just eating more and gaining weight as a result? Is it a metabolic thing maybe?

One thing I do know is that I’m not alone with this weight gain experience and I’m pretty sure that it effects guys and gals alike. Most of my friends are also carrying more weight than they did in their younger days so I wouldn’t exactly say I’m encouraged by this but it’s nice to be keeping good company.

I have to say, recently or certainly within the last few years, for some reason my eating habits have changed a little. I seem to have developed a sweeter tooth than I used to have, and I tell you what, I never used to eat chocolate at all but there’s now always a bar in the fridge…and it doesn’t seem to be there long either.

So I don’t know. Maybe there is something physical or metabolic about midlife weight gain, but then again, maybe it’s just the simple saying that ‘you are what you eat after all.’

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