>>Not a fair comparison :o) It is not uncommon for men who worked out heavily for years to become overweight in their 50s when they slow down. It is a huge metabolism change.
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>>What about menopause < g > ? And while we are on the subject, why is it that most women's problems begine with "men" < eg >.
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>ROFL I've often wondered that myself :o) Actually, there are studies that show that the average woman gains weight after menopause, especially in her mid section...

I must be having that. Probably caused by large metabolism change when I stopped smoking. I've got quite equatorial. Maybe not much weight, but its distribution is just unfair.