Menopause Without Weight Gain: The 5 Step Solution to Challenge Your Changing HormonesWomen over the age of 40, as they move towards menopause, usually experience an increasing waistline and multiplying fat cellsno matter how much they exercise. Hormonal changes start to affect your weight when your 30 billion fat cells detect a slightly lower oestrogen reading and come to your aid to produce oestrogen for you. And the fat cells in your waist grow the largest because they are better equipped to produce oestrogen than those in your