Michelle Obama delivers without taboo on the menopause and the consequences it has had on her weight, her sports routine or her physical appearance. Confidences.
On the occasion of the release of his new book The Light We Carry (available since November 15, 2022), Michelle Obama gave an interview to the magazine People. In this interview published on November 10, the wife of the former American President barack obama talk about the menopause she is currently going through.
Michelle Obama gained weight
If menopause is an inevitable period for every woman, Michelle Obama regrets that it is still a taboo subject. “There’s not a lot of talk about menopause. I’m going through it and I know all my friends are going through it. And information is scarce,” pointed out the star 58 years old. She also revealed one of the symptoms of menopause that affects her: weight gain. “I never used to weigh myself. I don’t try to stick to numbers […] and suddenly we can’t wear the outfits we had the year before. I need to be more attentive, not obsessed, but more attentive“, she confided.
Michelle Obama’s Senior Sports Routine
Attentive, Michelle Obama must also be when it comes to playing sports, an area that was close to her heart when she was First Lady of the United States. His sports routine had to be softened: “It’s partly related to menopause, partly to aging. I noticed that I couldn’t push myself like before. It doesn’t work for me. When I tear a muscle or pull something, it’s over. Recovery time is not the same“, she confessed. Her goal now is not to play sports intensely, but to move. Despite these few inconveniences related to menopause, the mother of Malia and Sasha Obama confessed to being “blessed” during this complicated period during which she did not suffer any major mood swings. Michelle Obama prefers to focus on the positive: “I find that my skin is always healthy. My hair is still on my head, said the one who is in her early sixties.