Women who get bigger as they approach menopause may experience more hot flashes. A new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, says that more fat equals more hot flashes during menopause. The findings were published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

For four years, researchers followed 1,659 women ages 47 to 59 years. They found that women who gained fat were more likely to suffer hot flashes.
Since heart disease is more of a threat to women after menopause, maintaining a proper weight is more important than ever. Plus, weight management may come with the added benefit …read more

This is virtual Tracee. You can go to VirtualModel.com and put together your own you. I saw this on someone’s website where they were visualizing their ideal weight using a smaller virtual model. The first one is what I look like now at around 167 (I gained back 8 pounds by quitting the gym temporarily to save enough cash to buy a house – worth it, but. . .) The second image is what I can expect to look like at my goal of about 140 – still nice and curvy. This is pro-ana Tracee. Just to see what would happen …read more