early 40s, putting on about a pound every 3 or 4 days

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ok - i'm in my early 40s, and i'm putting on about a pound every 3 or 4 days.

my diet hasnt changed, i'm actually doing some excercise now (twice a week-ish)

is this menopause (no other symptoms) ? or something else - i've had bloodtests with nothing coming back any got any ideas?

Have you had a proper thyroid screen? This sounds like classic underactive thyroid.

well i had a number of blood tests, what is a 'proper thyroid screen'?

oh, just googled, i think they did that

Are you eating properly? If you cut down on what you eat drastically and then exercise as well, the body can store carbs as fats (I think that is the right way around) as a natural defence mechanism.

Small frequent meals, clean eating and plenty of water should help. Water retention can mess things up, so best to just not weigh yourself, or only weigh in once a month or so.

(lol at my name change fail!!) i eat pretty well

chicken LOADS of salad at lunchtime, homecooked meals in the evening, i wish i could cut down, but i love my food

i drink gallons of water (about 4 or 5 pints of water during the day) - this isnt new, but maybe I should cut down?

No...it could just be normal. It is pretty normal for weight to fluctuate and to put on a pound or so every few days is pretty easy for a lot of people. You could drink a pint of water and eat a normal sized meal and put a pound on.

up and down would be fine, but its just up and up and up!

So how much up and in how long?

Have you seen a doctor about it yet?

i normally sit around the 12st 4 (i would rather be 11st 4!) but since january i've gone up to to 13st 10

i was under stress in January, and have started exercising... but no other changes...

i went to the drs and they did blood tests (i imagine for thyroid) but nothing came back

i'm not pregnant - i react to a certain product when i am pregnant, and i tried it to see, no reaction! cheaper than a test

Stress can have that kind of effect.

Do you feel generally tired usually, is exercise a constant or a few minutes out of an otherwise sedentary day?

Possible pregnancy?

i'm normally tired, but i work about 1hr/1.5hrs away so out early and in late, i try and get to the gym twice a week, but other than that, no exercise (as hate it) (have SAH P)

def not preg!

i thought stress, which i would be ok with, but its still loading on and i've been pretty normal stress for month +?

Yes, a stressful episode can have a huge effect on the body, ime. It can knock everything out of kilter. When you think about it, it can affect when a woman's period is, even stop it. A traumatic event or badly stressy situation can affect thyroid function.

If you are you living with an ongoing stressful situation then the best (only ime) way to deal with it is to find ways of looking at tour situaltt
situation as positively as possible while learning to not get stressed! (Counselling and mindfulness, NHS MH courses and CBT can help).

A month isn't long though.

Go back to the doc. Unexplained weight gain (or loss) should be further investigated.

thanks for the posts guys - really apreciate you taking the time to help

This happened to me. It's like I hit 40 and my weight ballooned. I went from around 62kg to 72kg in the space of 2 years. I was very stressed/busy and it just crept up and up.

I am on a strict diet/exercise plan now and am down to 67kg but aiming for 64kg. It has been bloody hard!