Weight gain or Hormonal change ?

Many people struggle to lose weight despite following strict diets and regular exercise routines. It is often assumed that inconsistency or genetics are the primary reasons for this difficulty, but the reality is more complex. In some cases, underlying factors such as hormonal imbalances can play a significant role in making weight loss more challenging.

The area where you store fat is also not random. It is the hormonal signals which was broken for years. The location is a diagnosis, and once you can read diagnoses, your body can be fixed.

  1. Abdominal visceral fat: If a person has more fat deposited near the abdominal region, along with other signs like brain fog, waking up in the middle of the night, and feeling exhausted throughout the day, it is a sign of high cortisol.
  2. Generalised trunk expansion: If a person is having weight in the trunk area, it is related to Insulin resistance. Some other signs include dark and thick skin seen behind the neck or armpits, sugar cravings, and increased skin tags.
  3. Hip and thigh fat [pear-shaped]: Increased estrogen in a person can be identified if they have more fat deposition in the hips or thighs. These people also suffer from cellulite, visible water retention on legs, the worst PMS, and bloating.
  4. Generalised puffiness: With high levels of progesterone, there will be generalised puffiness all over the body. In such people, anxiety will be worsened, and they will be highly irritable.
  5. Propotional weight gain everywhere: If you see a person with weight gain, who suffers from fatigue even after a good sleep, has brain fog, whose eyes swell up in the morning, and suffers from constipation, they are suffering from thyroid hormone deficiency

These hormonal issues can either come alone or in combination with two or more. So understanding which hormone is involved can be one of the main criteria while treating a person with weight gain.
What are your thoughts on this?

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Yes . Knowing the hormonal level should be done while formulating plan for weight loss.

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yes, understanding hormones are important as they influence the metabolism, appetite and fat storage guiding us for targeted and effective managment.

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Yes, understanding hormones are equally important.

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Yes,Now a days many person with weight gain having hormonal issue..and despite of gyming and dieting they can’t get over to this problem.. becuase they never treat the route cause of their weight gain.

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Yes! Hormones play a key role in weight management and must be checked out before planning weight loss.

Very informative post.

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Yes. Hormones could be one of the cause.

First see whether the weight is ok for the height and age. Then find the cause and pace of weight gain, too much or just borderline.

Accordingly think where in the body could be the cause for this type of weight gain.

Understanding the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of body has all the answers.