Perimenopause Doesn't Cause Weight Gain (Your Metabolism Is Fine)

Wits & Weights | Strength & Fat Loss Over 40 · Sep 7, 2026 · 30m · transcript

Perimenopause doesn't cause weight gain.

But if you ARE gaining weight over 40 (or struggling to lose weight), then what's actually going on?

Menopause changes body composition in ways the scale can hide, but it does not suspend the basic rules of energy balance.

You'll learn:

Medical consensus vs. social media claims about menopause weight gain

SWAN DEXA findings on steady scale weight and shifting fat and lean mass

Visceral belly fat and trunk fat increases during menopause

Why comparing men and women helps separate aging from menopause effects

Why the “menopause slows metabolism by 200 to…