I'm 49 and my last period was beginning of August so I have officially skipped my first month ever since I began puberty! No flashes, nothing weird at all just no period and actually if any thing I feel better!
Still I went to see my gyn just in case and he explained to me that menopause is not an event, it usually takes 4-5 years for the body to cease altogether, hence the intermittent periods. I guess I'll just carry a pad with me.
I have been on many a diet in my life, it just seems to get slower and slower the weight loss as I get older, but I guess it still can be done, I'm hoping anyway, been on Atkins since Jan 03, lost 25, and am currently on a lovely plateau, out in a desert somewhere.
thanks for sharing!