Husbands, weight gain for your wife in menopause is not what you think it is. Even if she has a good diet and exercises regularly, she is still going to deal with visceral fat, which can increase from 8% to over 20% during perimenopause. Also, when she loses estrogen, she is losing a hormone that is responsible for weight distribution in the body, which redistributes weight to her midsection. This is just one of the many things that she is dealing with as a result of perimenopause and menopause