For me, it was the always being tired no matter what, no brain fog. But when the “flashes” started and I was hot out of nowhere, that made me stop and go, “Okay, this isn’t just stress.” I thought I was losing my mind until I realized it was perimenopause.

Am I the only one who’s felt tired for years? What was your first sign that something deeper was happening with your hormones? Let’s compare notes — maybe we’ll all feel a little less crazy together. 💛

  • Perimenopause@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I’ve been cycling high protein low carb this month and I always enjoy it. I know it’s not sustainable long term, but it’s such a good way to decrease belly fat and drop unnecessary water weight and it keep me satiated longer, so no crashing between meals

    • Mugita Sokio@lemmy.todayEnglish
      2·
      1 month ago

      As far as I’m aware, ditching the gluten, cow’s milk, refined sugars and soy are certainly a good way to be sustainable. That gets rid of around 90% or so of the food in the US, but I’ve been doing alright as a result of it.

      • Perimenopause@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Same! I don’t do deserts, fried or processed foods. If I want something crispy I have an air fryer and if I really want protein to be made low and slow, I have a Traeger smoker on my deck. It’s winter here in the US right now, I can’t run my smoker in the cold weather to often, I have to really baby sit adding more pellets to keep the temp if I do. I love using my smoker!

        • Mugita Sokio@lemmy.todayEnglish
          2·
          1 month ago

          I personally love using an air fryer myself, so I get it for something that needs to be crisp. I never smoked any of my meat, as I tend to use ButcherBox meats, and just air fry it.

          I also happened to be American as well, and the winters where I reside are pretty harsh… and apparently, this year’s winter will be particularly nasty.

          • Perimenopause@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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            1 month ago

            Same here I’m in America and yes this winter will be rough. I think you give off “I’m not a chef, but you probably would be if wanted to kind of good a preparing healthy proteins” I just launched Carnivore Kitchen for people to give tips, post their recipes and learn from each other. I think you’d be right at home over there: !CarnivoreKitchen@lemmy.world Someone already posted a gorgeous chuck roast.

            • Mugita Sokio@lemmy.todayEnglish
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              3 days ago

              Now that I think about it (a month later :P), I know how to cook, but I’m not trusted to cook by myself as of right now (that’s due to a ton of different factors I won’t go into here).