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Jen Gunter
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January 29 - March 5, 2022
By the time a woman enters her menopause transition she has likely absorbed a lifetime of toxic messaging about her size and shape. Too fat or too thin. Too big or too small. At times it feels like the essence of being a woman is to be in a constant state of apologizing for your body.
I did what I tell my own patients—start with a ridiculously little amount of exercise, just keep at it every other day. Each time I tried to talk myself out of exercising—because there are always reasons to put it off—I reminded myself that exercise is like free money. Even a little is good. This attitude also still helps me today when my workout isn’t what I had hoped. Look, would I prefer a $1,000 gift over $100? Yes. Am I turning down $100? Nope.
