Eating much the same as always, but noticing more weight around your middle? Menopause can change where your body stores fat while accelerating fat gain and the loss of lean tissue. Discover what the research reveals—and how strength training, protein, walking, sleep and a more strategic approach can help.

One of the biggest mistakes women make is letting a single weigh-in ruin their motivation. In this blog, I explain why the scales can jump up overnight, what causes these fluctuations, and why consistency matters far more than any one number on the scale.