Hi All,
I had a full hysterectomy January 2020 at the age of 36 and pulled on the lbs soooo quick.. went from a size 8 to a 12/14. I have managed to now lose some weight and fit in 10s now but, my god my belly is still big.. and I've never suffered with belly fat before... How can I get rid of this?? I go to the gym but nothing seems to help... I wear HRT patches on my belly... Is this what is causing it to stay fat???
Thank you
Lisa
When I was young I was long and skinny yet I still had a belly. I learnt in middle age that I was wheat intolerant. My mum had a belly as well.
Strangely, I began to put on weight when I used to take amphetamines, these are supposed to make you lose weight, but I was so depressed naturally from childhood abuse, that the amphetamines motivated me to eat more.
I became perimenopausal when I was 42, I went up to 14 stone size 18, I was okay with my appearance but my BMI was too high.
Stress caused me to go down to 7 stone, I am now just over 11 stone and size 16. I hope you don't mind the essay. Have you always had a belly? Maybe you could ask at your gym for toning exercises, if I remember rightly, laying on your back with your legs slightly raised, tones up the belly but check at the gym because I am no expert