Say Goodbye to those Darn Menopausal Pounds!

Tatiana Schloessman
7 min readSep 29, 2023
Two women back to back. One is wearing a green shirt and the other is wearing a pink blazer.
Photo by Centre for Ageing Better on Unsplash

I hear you, women in your 50's! I talk to you often, you who are frustrated with the results of your hard work, you who tell me, “I eat healthy, I never skip my workouts, but my body has hit a plateau, and it is not changing anymore.” How is it that, when we start something new (like a job, an art project, or shaping our bodies), in the beginning we are rocking it — but as time goes by, it seems like we run out of creativity, ideas, and most of all, the effectiveness of our workouts? When we finally get our eating and exercise habits onto the right path, our bodies immediately respond to the changes and hard work. The excitement is the “magic energy” that our bodies use to tone our muscles and burn extra calories.

That “magic energy” is the same energy that a songwriter uses to create a hit song. It is the same energy that athletes use when they reach personal or world records, and it is the same energy you use when you enjoy challenging but fun activities so much that you don’t even realize two hours have passed because it feels like only 20 minutes.

And this magic energy is what I want to talk about in this article. But let me share a personal story before making my point. I, just like millions of other women, have reached the “super-annoying-sooooo-unfair-menopausal-stage.” Although nothing has seriously affected me or completely ruined my…

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Tatiana Schloessman

Comprehensive Body & Wellness Coach. CEO of my life. Let your soul guide you to a hale & hearty YOU.