The life cycles of women: restoring balance.

What is the answer when you hit menopause, moving along well, always fairly thin, then all of a sudden through no change of diet you gain weight, in my case 12 pounds in 6 weeks. The tiredness I felt was like no other as the hormones unbalanced themselves. The natural remedies just stopped working. You are too tired for your walks and you see this weight piling on, something you are not used to seeing in the first place. I am searching for remedies to pick me up, but the weight, it is cruel especially when I have always maintained a healthy weight and lifestyle. Does this mean it is over for us when we hit this age?