…and then I had to lose it again to get it back.

Weight gain was so tough mentally. At the same time I lost myself in so many ways.

Anxiety crept up. I wasn’t sleeping. I couldn’t track a thought. I was overwhelmed. I was so totally the opposite of everything I’d been.

I had a visit with GYN. He wisely started me on the estrogen patch. Turns out…I was officially a lady of a certain age…and everything was out of whack. He also told me to find the You Are Not Broken podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-are-not-broken/id1495710329 it was the BEST thing ever!

I learned so much from it and at my first check in with the GYN, I realized I had outgrown him. I wanted all the hormones and I wanted-no NEEDED- someone with knowledge in this area

Turns out…that was no small feat.

I went through a few before I found a home. I’ve found a lot more podcasts and people (medical type) that I now follow to learn all I can about my body.

I had also started a GLP1 in December. The combination of that and the hormones has worked wonders for me. I have come off the anxiety med – I don’t think it was ever anxiety I think it was my hormones. 3 years of a med I didn’t need because hormonal changes weren’t the first or even second thought of my regular providers.

I’m still working on the focus and thought tracking. I think there is something else at play there…but I’m sleeping. Hot flashes are gone. And I feel good.

I’ve tried with no real plan to make this my mission to get all of us “ladies of a certain age” to look at the options available to feel better.

So…I’m here. If I can help YOU…I would love it. If you have questions about what I’ve done or am doing – ask away! I’ll point you right back to where I have found my answers so you too can make an informed choice.

I’m down 60 lbs in a year. I feel good. You can too!

Thanks for joining me on this new adventure.

Chris