Hi. I'm Ken's Girl and, although I've been lurking, I've never posted before.

I know that hormones are a large contributor to the reason I gained weight. I'd never worn a size larger than an 8 before my hysterectomy 7 years ago. I gained approximately 50 lbs. within the first 6 months of HRT. I spoke to my doctor about it and he just blew it off stating that women of my age tend to put weight on more easily. I was only 35 years old at the time and still quite active.

For me, the HRT I was put on was not the right med and it led to a lot of mood swings and depression, which led to overeating.

About 3 years ago, after 4 years of med changes, I finally found the right med for me and was well on track to lose the weight when I quit smoking. But that's another story.....