[MediconStop]

I have posted this in another forum but did not get any replies so maybe not the right forum. So thought I would try again....

I have completed three rounds and have just started my fourth. My first round went great and had no problem stabilizing. After my second and third rounds totally differant story. Instead of having to do a steak day every 10 days or so, my weight would easily jump up 2+ lbs in one day. Even when I would be eating very carefully. I found it imposible to keep from gaining. I completed my third round beginning of december of last year and since then have put on about 25 of the 62 lbs that I lost. So now I am doing another round to try to undo some of the damage.
So I was wondering... Since my last two rounds were done in the first year of menopause, could this be reason for failure as Dr Simeons says:

" Pregnancy or the menopause may annul the effect of a previous treatment. Women who take treatment during the
one year after the last menstruation - that is at the onset of the menopause - do just as well as others, but among them
the relapse rate is higher until the menopause is fully established. The period of one year after the last menstruation
applies only to women who are not being treated with ovarian hormones. If these are taken, the premenopausal
period may be indefinitely prolonged."

So now it has been a year since my last period and I am really hoping that I will find maintanace easier like after my first round. Has anyone out there done this diet during the first year after their last period? Any problems?

Also about three months ago I started on a product called Phyto b, for my menopause symptoms. This is a bioidentical hormones suplement. I am wondering if I should go off of them while doing the diet and if there is any way they could cause me a problem with stabilizing? I have put on weight faster since I have been taking them although they have certainly helped with the hot flashes and sleeping.

Any comments would be appreciated.

Thanks, Bev

[elossenen]

I would be interested in personal opinions on this matter. I'm 53 and just starting menopause....It has probably been about four or five months since a period.
IF it's true that a woman with LESS than a year of no periods does worse and has a higher rate of relapse....I may want to think about quitting and starting again
after I have gone a year without one.

[AssinHT]

Hi, I am post menopausal but still take bioidentical hormones ( have been on them for at least 8years). I have had no problems stabilizing, although I have only done one round thus far. I did not stop taking the hormones during my round.

Will probably do another round in a few months. I will be following this post to see what others have experienced in later rounds.

Dawn

[beepbeet]

I am several years post menapause, have never taken HRT, and have been cycling between P2 and P3 since January with no difficulty stabilizing. I'm amazed how easy this weightloss has actually been given my age - 58 years.

[Gazeboss]

It seems by what Dr Simeons says that the problem is those who do the diet during that one year following ones last period. So very interested to hear anyone elses experiences who have done rounds in that year. I am really hoping that that has been my problem. I guess I will see after this round if things are any differant.

[MontyP@thon]

I have a week to go with my short round and my losses have been pretty good. I am finding it harder though because I am re-losing the weight I have gained. I know it is a mental thing. One thing I have noticed which have been a real bonus, is that my hot flashes have stopped. Wouldn't it be nice if it were permanant! Has anyone else experienced this? Or any other comments on my original post would be appreciated.

[Helloheshess]

My hot flashes were pretty bad before I did my first round. They came back, but not nearly as bad as they were.

[tooratrack]

That's good to hear. Hopefully I will find it the same. I am almost done my short round but don't think I will make the 15lbs I was hoping for. Now I will see if I stabilize better than I did before.

[klnbgqr]

Well I am two weeks into P3 and am definately not having near as much problem stabilizing as my last two rounds. I have had to do one steak day and I seem to be staying at around 1 lb over LIW. My weight has not been fluctuating near as much. Daily my weight has been fluctuating .2 or .4 verses the 2 or more pounds that was happening in my previous two rounds. It does seem like it was a menopause thing. I will have to see how things are once I enter p4 in another week.