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If this isn't the place for this, please remove to where it belongs. However, since it deals with a woman, I will assume it could be dealt with as a Women's Issue.
O.k. My wife gained 7 pounds over a four day Thanksgiving holiday. From Wednesday night to Sunday night. Seven pounds. And she hardly ate any more than normal. Think about it: that's roughly 5,000 extra calories per day.
She's upset, to say the least. She's already overweight, probably pushing the range of obese. I have no idea what she weighs, but probably around 220#. She's 5'5".
I mentioned this here before, but maybe someone has some new insights. What can I do to help? She has tried various low-carb diets, tried cutting calories, doesn't have much time to exercise. She frequently tired, achy. Cold. Grumpy. Nothing works. Never loses a single pound.
When she is willing to discuss her weight, I always say, "You should see a doctor." She'll say one of two things: "What can he tell me?" and "He'll tell me what he always does, to cut calories." Supposedly she's had some kind of thyroid test that came back negative. One more thing: it was suspected about 15 years ago that she might have had PCOS, but an MRI came back inconclusive.
It can't be simply a matter of cutting calories. A person shouldn't continually gain weight the way she does, considering she isn't overeating.
What can I tell her to get her to see a specialist? Our regular doctor is a great guy but isn't much help? I should add that my wife is one of the most intelligent people I've ever met, so generally speaking she 'knows better' than anyone giving her advice.
O.k. My wife gained 7 pounds over a four day Thanksgiving holiday. From Wednesday night to Sunday night. Seven pounds. And she hardly ate any more than normal. Think about it: that's roughly 5,000 extra calories per day.
She's upset, to say the least. She's already overweight, probably pushing the range of obese. I have no idea what she weighs, but probably around 220#. She's 5'5".
I mentioned this here before, but maybe someone has some new insights. What can I do to help? She has tried various low-carb diets, tried cutting calories, doesn't have much time to exercise. She frequently tired, achy. Cold. Grumpy. Nothing works. Never loses a single pound.
When she is willing to discuss her weight, I always say, "You should see a doctor." She'll say one of two things: "What can he tell me?" and "He'll tell me what he always does, to cut calories." Supposedly she's had some kind of thyroid test that came back negative. One more thing: it was suspected about 15 years ago that she might have had PCOS, but an MRI came back inconclusive.
It can't be simply a matter of cutting calories. A person shouldn't continually gain weight the way she does, considering she isn't overeating.
What can I tell her to get her to see a specialist? Our regular doctor is a great guy but isn't much help? I should add that my wife is one of the most intelligent people I've ever met, so generally speaking she 'knows better' than anyone giving her advice.