Dammit … It IS Menopause!

Dammit … It IS Menopause! I was SO hoping it was just a hangnail or something. This was my first response when the symptoms began at age 45.

Apparently book titles are super important. Who knew? This being my first book, I had no idea. Never gave it much thought. Having said that, I’d like to give some backstory on mine. My original title was How to Avoid Basketball Stomach. I have maintained a 35-lb. weight loss without diet-ing for over 30 years. I consider myself a former volume eater and exercise bulimic who has recovered from disordered eating for more than three decades now. This healthy homeo-stasis doesn’t come without work. The secret to being where I am is my commitment to PIES. Got your attention? I am referring to my commitment to consistent, daily self-care on multiple levels:

• Physically

• Intellectually

• Emotionally

• Spiritually

If you are like me, there’s nothing like a food reference to get your attention. A component that set the foundation for my daily self-care, PIES was loving my body exactly the way it was at my heaviest weight, all those years ago. Close to 200 lbs.