The Incredible Shrinking Woman is what I keep saying to my Mom when I call her with my updates.I have been on the Ultra Metabolism plan for two months and have lost 14lbs. It really has been the most simple weightloss plan, which is now more of a lifestyle.

I think the most excieting for me is the inches that I have lost since I began treating my perimenopause symptoms. I measured 7 areas of my torso on 10/2/08 along with my arms and legs. My arm remained the same, but are much firmer and I lost 2" on my mid-thigh with an improvement in muscle tone over all. However, on each of those 7 torso measurements I lost 1.5-2.5 inches on each one, for a total loss of 13" in 20 days! All of my clothes are baggy now, so I better buy some belts.

All of this fat loss was removed by getting my hormones balanced, especially the cortisol and the estrogen to progesterone ratio. Of course I have been eating right on most days and playing my weekly tennnis games. I recently added weights with a stability ball for the days I can't play tennis, but I have been slow to add it consistantly. My weightloss has slowed, but I feel so good about losing some of this "menopot" that the weight loss is just a bonus. I am going to make sure I add at least two extra workout days to rev up the weighloss, since I do have more to lose.

Chrimarsh I'm right behind you girl. The 16's are starting to fit again, and I have my sights on all those 12's I just couldn't throw out. I will be getting rid of all my bigger sizes, so I can't slide back. Keep in touch. To everyone else, you can do it too.