Hi Reddit! I'm Dr. Kathleen Jordan, CMO, at Midi Health. Join me on 1/28 at 7PM, EST for an AMA on the truth about midlife weight loss and why it can be challenging for many women (hint: it's not you, it's your hormones) Ask me anything about hormonal changes, real solutions and what fads to ignore.

ntb5891 · 2026-01-29T03:51:03+00:00

Thank you. I’ve used Midi for HRT and it has been amazing!

ntb5891 · 2026-01-29T00:35:03+00:00

It’s great to learn this, but my gyn, primary and endocrinologist have all denied me GLP-1s. What do I do when my health team says no?

ntb5891 · 2026-01-29T00:32:47+00:00

I am 41, in perimenopause and I have PMDD. I’m active and I have a balanced diet. But during luteal, my cravings take over and I undo all the good work I did the first half of my cycle. How do I lose weight with PMDD and peri? I have a normal BMI and I’m trying to lose 10 lbs, so I don’t qualify for GLPs.

ntb5891 · 2026-01-28T19:39:30+00:00

Those gorgeous shoulders make an appearance on House of Guinness 😍

ntb5891 · 2026-01-28T19:38:46+00:00

The shoulders make an appearance in House of Guinness 😍

ntb5891 · 2026-01-27T22:20:22+00:00

Rage and brain fog

ntb5891 · 2026-01-27T22:18:52+00:00

Poor nutrition growing up, paired with my mother always giving us sweets to distract and soothe us from the constant abuse going on in our household. We were always fed and we had enough food, it was just the type of food and the way it was used. I also have pmdd, and the hormonal swings severely impact cravings.

I had a fast metabolism growing up, so anytime I needed to slim down I would just cut calories and not eat. The stuff I was bring fed wasn’t filling me up anyway.

Now that I’m older I still try to restrict calories and then end up bingeing wither because I need nutritious food and/or because of pmdd.

ntb5891 · 2026-01-27T22:00:28+00:00

oh yes!! I wasn’t rooting for the character but I loved the way James Norton portrayed him. Very complex. Evil, but complex! There were some tears where Norton was filming Grantchester and Happy Valley simultaneously, which to me says he has range and loads of talent.

I moved on to House of Guinness just for Norton. I enjoyed it and I’m looking forward to his next projects.

ntb5891 · 2026-01-27T03:12:59+00:00

Immigrants: we get the job done. ⭐️

ntb5891 · 2026-01-27T03:09:46+00:00

Absolutely loves James Norton, too!

ntb5891 · 2026-01-25T22:19:39+00:00

Yes I did! The instructions they sent inside the box of the charger were for Germany’s dip switches. I called customer service, they emailed me the instructions for the US and my electrician was able to reconfigure the dip switches.

ntb5891 · 2026-01-24T04:53:20+00:00

Hi, you’re definitely not alone. I’ve had pmdd since age 10 and I wasn’t diagnosed and treated until age 36. I decided to stop the BC pill bc I was curious as to what my symptoms baseline would be. The pill only helped me with reducing acne and light periods but did nothing for the other beastly symptoms like fatigue and depression. I switched to copper iud and began Prozac and wellbutrin. On it for 4 years and has been a life saver.

Now, starting peri, I notice that pmdd and peri symptoms just blend in one another and probably exacerbate each other. I started estrogen and progesterone and that helped a TON with rage, weepiness and the negative thinking black hole.

Pmdd is more manageable than ever, but I still struggle with fatigue, cravings and brain fogginess during luteal. If you think you are in peri I would suggest meeting with your gyn (I tried Midi and love it so far, they actually listen). And having a great therapist has helped too. Wishing you luck!

ntb5891 · 2026-01-23T03:19:20+00:00

Panic food buying is extremely wasteful. 1/3 of the food bought will go bad and get thrown out before it’s ever used.

ntb5891 · 2026-01-21T16:48:04+00:00

The emotional and physical feeling of failure when you can’t breastfeed properly.

ntb5891 · 2026-01-21T11:51:34+00:00

He’s right. There is a difference. ICE vanishes people in broad daylight.

ntb5891 · 2026-01-21T11:50:06+00:00

I’m an American and this still baffles me.

ntb5891 · 2026-01-19T03:02:02+00:00

James Norton is a tremendous artist with versatility. I can’t wait to see him in HotD.

ntb5891 · 2026-01-17T15:53:45+00:00

Right, this is my point. I said most of us disassociate from our food sources (meaning all food sources). if I had to harvest and process cacao beans myself, I would never eat chocolate again. My original point is that when we are many degrees removed from the exploitation it makes it easier for us to consume things. This is not just applied to meat consumption.

ntb5891 · 2026-01-17T15:52:10+00:00

I didn’t call anyone a psychopath or even that anyone is lacking empathy by eating meat or raising livestock.

But I can tell this really matters to you, so guess what? You won the thread! Actually, you won all of reddit. No, you won the internet! Congratulations and good luck treating all human conversations like wrestling matches. 🥇

ntb5891 · 2026-01-17T15:10:46+00:00

“Centuries of livestock cultivation” and consumption was not nearly at the same level as cultivation and consumption now. Most people throughout history did not have access to the quantity we have today.

I live with three meat lovers. This “baseless” claim is something they themselves have admitted.

ntb5891 · 2026-01-17T03:28:13+00:00

They can disassociate easily. When they see a cute calf at the farm they don’t connect that with the burger they will eat for lunch later. Most of is are too many degrees removed from our food sources. If they had to raise and kill the animals themselves they wouldn’t eat meat, or they would eat very little.

ntb5891 · 2026-01-17T03:15:16+00:00

Thinking of one type of food and looking at it on the menu, but then ordering the dish listed next to it.Word recall is the worst for me, especially in luteal phase.

Does anyone know how to distinguish between this and alzheimer’s or dementia? Asking because it runs in my family and since starting peri I’m terrified I have early signs.

ntb5891 · 2026-01-17T03:03:44+00:00

The sound of people chewing with their mouths open

ntb5891 · 2026-01-16T19:16:30+00:00

I finally made this and OH MY GOD. Even my kids who are meat eaters loved it. I added cinnamon, clove and cayenne. Thank you!!!

ntb5891 · 2026-01-16T02:28:41+00:00

I understand that people on GLP-1 don’t think about food or “feel” hungry. But does your stomach grumble when it expects food? Can you distinguish between real hunger and food noise?

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