SHOW / EPISODE

Weight Gain in Perimenopause: When Your Jeans Stop Fitting - Lee Evans Lee, Mrs Momma Bear (Ep 138)

44m | Nov 2, 2026

Do you have "big jeans" and "small jeans" in your closet? Maybe you've been living in leggings because nothing else feels right, or changing three times a day to get from the gym to a meeting to dinner. At some point, the question isn't what's wrong with your body. It's whether your clothes were ever built for the body, and the life, you actually have.

In this episode of The Well Drop, I sit down with Lee Evans Lee, founder and CEO of Mrs Momma Bear, to talk about why getting dressed is a wellness choice. We get into dressing a body that changes week to week in perimenopause, why switching one small piece can change your energy, the outfit Lee picks out every night before bed, and why there's no period after the "Mrs" in her brand name. After 20 years in luxury fashion, I loved how Lee thinks about quality: fewer things, better things.

Lee Evans Lee is the founder and CEO of Mrs Momma Bear, a luxury performance fashion brand built on wrinkle-free, machine-washable fabrics. A fifth-generation Texas rancher, entrepreneur, and competitive polo player based in San Antonio, she designs pieces that move from business meetings to travel to equestrian life without an outfit change.

What’s Discussed

(04:54) The story behind the name Mrs Momma Bear.

(05:41) Why there's no period after "Mrs," and what it means to marry yourself first.

(08:28) How a COVID-era sketchbook became a fashion brand.

(12:31) Lee's morning routine, from a 4:30 wake-up to tomorrow's outfit picked tonight.

(14:20) Living in sweats and losing your sense of style.

(17:30) Why switching one piece can change your energy.

(18:21) Dressing a body that changes week to week in perimenopause.

(24:31) What polo taught Lee about performance fabric.

(26:46) One outfit from carpool to dinner.

(35:48) Fast fashion vs pieces that last for decades.

(39:27) How to pack nine pieces in a carry-on.