First of all, you should indeed focus on health rather than astrology. Life choices remain yours regardless of your chart, if you think sensibly.
Secondly, if we’re speaking strictly about your chart, since we’re on an astrological forum: this transit is very important for you. The Moon is important and active for everyone—it governs health, nutrition, habitual environment, reflexes, mother—things everyone has. This might not be important if it concerned an inactive higher planet. But your Moon is also your ruler (Cancer ascendant), and when two such slow and significant forces as Neptune and Saturn oppose it—this is no small matter. What you described aligns with the transit: you’ve lost weight (Saturn’s principle—restriction, limitation, minimalism) and faced endocrine system problems (Neptune—a planet associated with fluids). It affected your appearance because the Moon rules your ascendant (self, face). The situation is clear.
Why is this happening and what can be done about it
Your chart shows Moon in Virgo (Virgo being the sign of medicine, routine) in the 4th house (symbolic house of Moon and Cancer), meaning health and nutrition issues are triply important. Prevention and hygiene are crucial. Your Moon is also afflicted by Jupiter in Gemini and lacks support. There might be some excess or negligence toward health—perhaps you eat irregularly, just one cookie a day or conversely overeat. With such a chart, I’d say you absolutely need to monitor your diet. Visit a nutritionist, select a healthy diet and eat regularly, respect your body. And if you don’t do this yourself, life will force you to. Saturn doesn’t punish without reason; it gives lessons. This transit can be viewed as a lesson: pay attention to your health, address all issues thoroughly (complete treatment fully), and you’ll be grateful to yourself afterward. That’s the ideal scenario. Regarding Neptune opposing the Moon—it simply brings numerous worries, blurring, inflating problems to cosmic proportions, but this exists only in your mind. You have a strong enough Mercury to cut off useless worries. Furthermore, since your Moon lacks support, passing through this transit productively may be very difficult, but not impossible. The ruler of your 4th house, where the Moon resides, is Mercury in Virgo in the 3rd house. You have a good Mercury, through which you can try a purely intellectual approach. Get yourself a calendar, notebook, notes, anything where you can track your progress in self-care daily. Not just in treatment, but for example, in job hunting. Overall you have a strong Mercurian channel; keeping notes and a daily planner is a must-have for you, and you don’t need faith or astrology to feel secure. Mercury as ruler of the 4th is also conjunct Venus, and they’re all in the same sign as the Moon: I think some hedonism in everyday life might help you. Like not just “I’m going to bed or I’m eating,” but making it into a physically pleasant ritual. When eating, set the table properly rather than eating on the go or straight from the pan. When going to bed, don’t neglect brushing your teeth, airing the room, and whatever else people do. You can work from an image of a healthy self—literally imagining yourself content and fulfilled, in specific clothes, in a specific place. With your Mercury, I’d venture to guess you think through and rationalize everything, and once you desire something through Venus, you’ll automatically generate a step-by-step plan to achieve it. And this will positively influence your Moon-health. Try it when you have time.
Important observation
You have Moon opposition Chiron, with Chiron on the cusp of the 10th house in Pisces. I’ll venture to guess that during this transit, you’ll become so well-versed in health matters, read so much and make so many connections that you could become a doctor yourself (10th house of realization, career). The healing axis (Virgo-Pisces) is very pronounced here, and the opposition works as a transmission channel: from Moon in Virgo, from personal meaningful experience of illness, of being a victim, you grow into a healer and savior through Chiron. Do you understand the principle? Have you considered becoming a nutritionist, dietitian, endocrinologist, perhaps a pediatrician? Your 10th house is in Pisces, and Neptune as ruler aspects the Moon, and your natal Neptune is very strong and well-positioned in your chart. Combined with the Virgo channel, Chiron and ascendant in Cancer, you have all indications for medical practice. Plus the Sun in Leo, you must be a very kind person; it’s your nature—beneficial, rational, but above all, you must take care of yourself. That’s what this transit is about.
Transit statistics
Further, I looked at how this opposition plays out for celebrities with the same Moon as yours, and with Cancer Ascendant. Many of them are very private about personal matters, so information is limited, but it’s evident that recently many have been recovering from addictions/surgeries, often due to age; some also lost weight or even mobility (Saturn’s restrictions). Many now practice fitness, athletics, adhere to vegan diets. For such a Moon, these are relevant issues—this isn’t a survivor Moon in Scorpio, nor an enlightened Moon in Sagittarius that can forget about the physical body. The experience of contemporaries with the same Moon might be useful to you; I’m attaching files for your review.
In summary, I think you’ll take care of yourself, as Saturn will leave no other choice, and you’ll emerge from this transit stronger and more responsible in health matters.
