Do you go to the gym several times a week and still not losing the weight you gained, since being in menopause? Maybe your hitting the treadmill or similar equipment, because in your pre menopause years, they helped you lose weight quickly. This is what I did in my younger years. Unfortunately, those same tactics no longer work. That’s because your metabolism changes during menopause and your body sees over exercise as stress. During stress, cortisol releases stored energy and this raises your blood sugar levels. As the body can only handle a teaspoon of sugar at a time, the excess glucose triggers insulin, to bring glucose down into acceptable levels. Insulin does this by storing the excess glucose into fat. So if you’re feeling ravenous or thinking about tucking into a bowl of pasta during exercise, you may be doing too much. Try to do less strenuous activities instead. Lifting weights is a slower activity. It also builds muscle and more muscle helps to manage blood sugar better. Going for a walk and more relaxing activities are less stressful. This means less release of cortisol, that trigger insulin release. This is what I did to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight. How often do you exercise in a week? . . . . .