Perimenopause

Navigating weight loss during perimenopause can be challenging. This guide provides practical tips and strategies to help you achieve your goals.

Navigating weight loss during perimenopause can be challenging. This guide provides practical tips and strategies to help you achieve your goals and feel your best.

Perimenopause in the 40s significantly alters fat distribution, muscle mass, sleep, and appetite regulation. Weight management requires specific adaptations: higher protein targets, resistance training emphasis, sleep optimisation, and realistic rate expectations.

RMR declines approximately 1–2% per decade after 20, with sarcopenia accelerating after 40 (0.5–1% lean mass per year). Hormonal changes in the 40s (perimenopause in women, declining testosterone in men) shift fat distribution toward visceral fat. High protein, resistance training, and sleep optimisation address the specific physiology of this decade.