WOMEN'S WORLD
By DR NOR ASHIKIN MOKHTAR
By DR NOR ASHIKIN MOKHTAR
Losing weight isn’t the easiest thing in the
world, obviously. If there is an underlying reason that is causing the weight
to stubbornly persist, it can be even more challenging, even for the most
disciplined person.
FOR many women, weight loss can be a great challenge.
Underlying condition
Certain underlying medical conditions can cause you to gain weight or
hinder you from losing weight. If your weight-loss methods have not been
producing results, you may wish to see your doctor to uncover whether a medical
condition is the real case of your weight gain.
For instance, if you are feeling stressed out all the time, whether
because of anxiety, grief or anger, it can cause you to put on weight and have
trouble getting it off!
Medications
Medications play a very central role in a person’s metabolism and weight
maintenance. There is a wide variety of medications that can cause weight gain,
including diabetes medications (eg sulfonylureas), antidepressants (eg
amitriptyline or Elavil, imipramine or Norpramin, and trazodone or Desyrel),
birth control pills, corticosteroids taken for conditions like asthma and
lupus, and anti-epileptics taken to control seizures, especially valproic acid
(Depakene or Depakote) and carbamazepine (such as Tegretol).
Lifestyle and behaviour
Certain aspects of your lifestyle may be a stumbling block between you
and weight loss. Lack of sleep is one major lifestyle habit that needs to be
checked.
If you are chronically sleep-deprived, your body’s hormone levels will
be out of balance, causing increased hunger and appetite, while decreasing
satiety so that you do not feel full after eating. If you keep late nights, you
are also more likely to be snacking and consuming unnecessary calories.
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