You’re eating right, staying active, and sticking to the “rules” that have always worked for you. So why are you suddenly gaining weight, especially around your middle?

If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. This is a very common, and often frustrating, experience for women going through perimenopause and menopause.

It’s easy to think you must be doing something wrong, or that you need to try harder. We’re here to tell you this is not a failure of willpower. It’s a failure of outdated weight loss methods. During menopause, your body’s hormonal rules change, and your weight loss plan needs to change with them.

How Do You Know If You’re in Perimenopause? Here’s What to Look Out For

You might be thinking, “I’m too young for this,” or “I haven’t hit menopause yet.” But perimenopause — the transition phase leading up to menopause — can start years before your period actually stops. It’s not just about “the change” arriving one day. It’s a gradual shift.

How do you know if you’re in it? Here are the most common signs to look out for:

• Sudden, Unexplained Weight Gain: Especially if it’s gathering around your midsection (the “menopause belly”)
• Hot Flashes and Night Sweats: Feeling sudden waves of heat or waking up drenched
• Mood Changes: Increased irritability, anxiety, or feeling emotional for no clear reason
• Sleep Disturbances: Trouble falling asleep or staying asleep (often linked to those night sweats)
• Brain Fog: Forgetting names or feeling like you can’t concentrate
• Fatigue: Feeling drained even after a full night’s rest

If you recognize yourself in this list, don’t panic. These are biological signals that your hormones are shifting, and your body is asking for a new approach. Our program is that new approach! Already 100,000+ people know and have experienced “the secret” — and we at St Louis Weight Loss Secret will hold your hand every step of the way and be right there with you to help you achieve your goals and get what you’re after!

Why “Eat Less, Move More” Fails During Menopause

For years, we’ve been taught that weight loss is a simple numbers game: calories in vs. calories out. The hormonal shifts that occur during perimenopause and menopause, however, completely change that equation. This is a specific biological shift that occurs beyond the normal aging process.

• Estrogen and Fat Storage: As estrogen levels decline, our bodies are biologically programmed to store fat in a new location: the abdomen. This visceral fat is why so many women experience sudden menopause weight gain in their stomach, even if they’ve never had a “tummy” before.
• Cortisol and Stress: High levels of cortisol, our primary stress hormone, are a major factor in sudden weight gain during perimenopause. Unfortunately, the old-school approach of “eating less and exercising more” can actually increase physical stress and cortisol, signaling your body to hold on to more belly fat.
• Insulin Resistance: As hormones fluctuate, our bodies often become more resistant to insulin. This makes it harder to process sugars and starches, which in turn get stored as fat more easily.

This hormonal trio of low estrogen, high cortisol, and insulin resistance is precisely why the old model fails. Your body is now playing defense, and you can’t fight it with the same old playbook.

How to Lose Weight During Menopause

The key to weight loss during menopause is to work with your body’s new biology. The secret is to stop focusing on just calories and instead address the metabolic and hormonal root causes of the menopause weight gain and bloating. You need a solution designed for your body as it is today.

This is where the St. Louis Weight Loss Secret program comes in. Our system is designed to break the frustrating cycle of hormonal weight gain by providing your body with the support it needs to restore its natural balance.

The Metabolic Restore System: Your Partner Through Menopause

The Metabolic Restore System™ is a doctor-designed, science-backed protocol created specifically for people who are struggling with hormone-related weight gain. It is a natural remedy for weight loss during menopause that helps restore your body’s natural ability to burn fat.

This system is particularly effective for women in perimenopause and menopause because it directly addresses the hormonal shifts that are holding your body captive.

A central component of our system is our proprietary, all-natural nutraceutical support drops. These drops are a powerful tool designed to work at a deep, cellular level to re-establish hormonal balance. They are formulated to help:

• Balance cortisol levels to reduce stress-related fat storage, particularly the “survival mode” fat that accumulates from the chronic stress of sleepless nights or daily overwhelm.
• Support healthy insulin and leptin sensitivity, allowing your brain to once again hear the signals that you’re full and helping your body stop storing fat. Think of it like restoring a bad cell connection. As we age, the communication lines between your hormones and your brain get full of static. The Metabolic Restore System™ helps clear the line so your brain can once again “hear” the signal that you’re full, just like it did when you were in your 20s. 
• Regulate blood sugar, helping your body switch from being a “sugar-burner” to a “fat-burner.” While sugar-burners ride a rollercoaster of energy crashes and fat storage, fat-burners tap into stored energy for fuel. This switch directly correlates to a smaller waist size and flatter stomach. 
• Crush the cravings for the sugars and carbs that perpetuate the cycle. Even innocent snacking, a few bites while cooking or finishing the kids’ leftovers, adds up to pounds of weight gain over a year. By eliminating the physical craving, you stop that accumulation without feeling like you’re in a constant battle of willpower.

These drops work in conjunction with a personalized, metabolic-enhancing meal plan and 1:1 coaching with one of our highly trained health coaches who hold your hand every step of the way. We are in this together! And together, they address the root cause of your weight gain — your metabolism — to provide real, lasting results (for more than 100,000+ clients and counting). You can be next!

Real Results, Real Support?: Losing Weight After Menopause Success Story

St. Louis Weight Loss Secret’s Metabolic Restore System™ is a proven system for women who feel just like you do. Take it from Michelle, a client who experienced this exact frustration and had been struggling with her weight for 10+ years. She was tired and felt like her body turned against her. She was about to give up. But, with the Metabolic Restore System, she found a solution specifically designed for her unique physiology, which helped her lose belly fat after menopause and in only a matter of eight weeks!

“I tried every diet, and when I got older, I noticed nothing worked anymore. I wanted a program that would last long-term. I wanted the tools for the future for success. I’ve lost over 40 pounds, which I can’t believe!” 

Stop Guessing. Start Seeing Results.

Stop the frustrating cycle of diet and exercise that wasn’t designed for you. If you’re ready to understand your body and restore your metabolism for real, lasting results, we are here to help.

Call us today to learn more about our metabolic restore system and get your FREE Metabolic Restore Session. Reach us at 314.735.5100!