Every year, you make the same New Year’s Resolution: lose weight and get fit. But it never works. By February, you’re curled up in the recliner, glued to the TV while eating left over Christmas and Valentine’s Day treats. You don’t want them to go to waste, and the after holiday clearance sales were just too good to pass up. Plus, it’s freezing outside and you have this cold.

Excuses, excuses, excuses. You knew you’d find some. It’s just so hard to stick to a diet and exercise routine when the scale won’t cooperate. You ate salad for days and ran until your heart pounded in your ears. For what? The numbers on the scale didn’t even move.

Your body is a complex machine, and for every action there’s a reaction – but it’s usually a lot more complicated than you think, especially during menopause. Before you give up on losing weight and getting fit, it helps to understand what you might have being doing wrong.

Read more about 4 Dieting Techniques that Fail in Menopause.