Why am I suddenly gaining weight around my stomach even though my diet hasn’t changed?

{ "value": { "answer": "**Navigating the \"Menopause Middle\": Understanding and Managing Hormonal Weight Gain**\n\nIf you are going through perimenopause or menopause and finding that your clothes fit differently—especially around your midsection—even though you haven’t changed your diet or exercise routine, you are not imagining it. Many women describe feeling as though a balloon was inflated in their stomach overnight [1]. \n\nFirst and foremost: **This is not a personal failure, and it...