Is there a medical reason you're NOT Losing Weight?
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- čas přidán 11. 02. 2019
- Think there might be a medical reason you're not losing weight? Are you wondering what medical conditions can stop you from losing weight?
In this video, I’m going to take you through the common and not so common medical reasons why people struggle to lose weight.
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Have you ever been to see your doctor about this? I'd love to hear what response you got! Did you get tested?
I'm about to see my doctor in 2 weeks. I've had my weight down for 2 ½ years and then about 2 months ago it began to creep up even though my keto routine and calorie intake remained the same. No amount of care has changed that . So lately I'm upping the IF protocol trying to go as long as I can in the morning before I eat my first meal then I eat my 2nd meal 4-6 hours later.
Right now I may have curtailed the gain but that's it. I'm 73 years old and insulin resistant with no other medical issues that I'm aware of (for now) but hope to have some clarity on that after my check-up.
Yes many times.
I wrote a longer comment on another video of yours (discovered you today and have been binging ;-) I've been to gp, endocrinologist, ob-gyn because I've been putting on weight for 5 years despite a healthy diet (even before my carb binges during lockdowns). Before 2020, my weight and fat gain (from 27% fat to 33,5) where attributed by doctors to perimenopause, even though ob-gyn couldn't find any hormone trouble in the bloodwork. Thyroid was fine.
I've had corona twice (2020, 2022), had a severe thyroid infection in 2021 (still taking meds for it, but they are slowly tapering off), Long Covid since 2020 ... and of course every doctor points to those and to my age as explanation. 😞
(I should add: Cortisol is very low. It was tested several times over the past 2 years. For 24 hour cortisol, I'm on the low end of the spectrum; when looking at the curve, it's skewed. I've been trying to fix that with sunlight exposure in the morning, meditation in the afternoon etc. My doc has done a cortisol stress test. When injected with the stimulant, cortisol was produced in expected amount in short time. So my adrenals are working as they should.)
"Thanks" to Long Covid, I still can't do cardio without crashing (can do slow short walks 2 days/week, if I add in a 3rd day, I crash ; what I do is high-intensity strength training at a studio with a personal trainer, that doesn't make me crash. We've slowly increased the weight and repetitions over 2 years to almost before-Covid levels.
I'm in Germany, so health care is excellent: Because of the thyroid infection, my blood work is checked every 4-6 weeks. Everything is fine. Because of trouble with ketosis, I checked glucose levels in the morning and after meals: also fine.
I don't know why I keep falling out of ketosis even with minimal carbs (no cheat foods) and why the weight just stays on.
My doctors don't have a clue about keto. The endocrinologist is willing to go "along for the ride" because of Long Covid. She will monitor my thyroid's reaction to keto, but she can't advise me on doing keto while fighting Long Covid and being in perimenopause.
I haven't been to the doctor about this, but I know some people in my life who have struggled with their weight. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and I'll be sure to share this with others!
Heather Evans Thank you Heather! Very much appreciate you sharing this’
Hey Dr Dan I started watching your videos two weeks ago. I have followed everything that you have said and put my self on an intermittent fasting keto. My weight when I started was 20 stone 11 pounds I've weighed my self this morning and I'm now 19 stone 13 pounds thank you so much for giving me the tools to loose weight
Instantly subscribed. Great content, you deserve a lot of credit for this excellent information.
Thanks, lots more videos to come over the next few months!
Love all the information you provided in this video! It's important to be aware of all the potential reasons. Cheers!
Thanks Adriana! Appreciate your comment :)
I’m just over it. Soooonsooooo frustrates and upset and sad. I am plant based. Have been since 2010. No problem and a runner broke both hips but still managed to maintain my weight 127-128. In my 50’s . Well got on a meds for migraine and nearly immediately I began gaining weight I gain 3 months 38lbs and I CANNOT get it off. Doctor said once I stopped the medication the weight would go back well IT DID NOT. I have tried NSNC intermittently fasting 16/8 have tried OMAD. Exercise hiit you name it I have done it. Sooo upset now eating nice larger meal and later before night shift I may eat some fruits . Been on nights 22 years so that is not the problem. Am I like the only person going through this!!!! Fruits veggies nice seeds like quinoa and brown wild rice and omg I measure everything. I’m done just don’t
I understand your struggle. I will try keto OMAD now.
Three years ago, have you found the solution?
This is really interesting! Really good video. Loads of information. Thank you!!!
Thanks Vicky! Really appreciate your comment! :)
OMG! I have finally found out what my problem is. I’ve manage to loose 38kgs with a thyroid problem but couldn’t loose weight on my legs and bum. Thank you so much for talking about Lipoedema! I now know why this weight wouldn’t come off. I will forever be grateful to you. This has been a lifetime battle for me. At 67 not one Dr has ever said anything about Lipoedema. THANK YOU 😊
Thanks for this information, so many things to consider.
Great video new subscriber! You have some great info here. Thanks for sharing!
Excellent video, thanks Dan, really useful X
+Jo Ridley Thanks Jo! Appreciate your comment 👍👍👍
Waowww Awareness is the key🤔 Thank you so much for taking time to dissect this issue further for us. It makes sense. Great teachers are hard to find. You are awesome. Now let's go to work family. 🤗🤲🙏🙏🙏
As a busy business owner it's always a struggle managing stress and weight. Great tips...thanks for sharing your knowledge 😀
Great video and very informative.
Excellent content! Really informative and easy to understand.
+Ruth Kudzi Coaching Thanks for commenting Ruth! 👍
Great content Dan. Coming from a fellow Brit, now in Tampa, FL : )
Like the quality of your video and the transition. Well done!
+Lucy Griffiths Thanks Lucy! Appreciate your comment 👍
Great video- I definitely get you with the cortisol that’s been a problem for me in the past. Looking forward to the next one :-)
Ahh that damn cortisol! Thanks for commenting Gemma :)
This is a great video, lost of helpful info thank you.
Thank YOU Ron! :)
What I'd love is an updated version of this video taking Long Covid into account. I've read a lot of (small) studies suggesting that Keto/low carb could be great for reducing Long Covid symptoms.
What I couldn't find so far, is a study or video looking in depth at the interplay of factors that might make keto beneficial but difficult with Long Covid, especially for women 40-55 - who make up the biggest demographic with Long Covid.
Would be really interesting to hear your take on that. E.g. the interplay of low cortisol (with Long Covid), perimenopause/hormones, gut problems under Long Covid, ...
Great idea! I’ll look into this!
Could you make a video speaking to treatment for Lipoedema please?
Interesting take on this. good job!
+Carolina Eye Candy Beauty & Relaxation Lounge Thank you Carolina! Appreciate your comment 👍
I hate stress!!!! Great video!
Well done Dr. Maggs. U explain weight loss vis hormones excellent. It’s worked for me. Too 19 years 4!me. Utube videos by good docs like u got me 60 pounds lighter and satiened. My daughters r so happy for me as I!! Thanks for ur inspiring medical technique and good persona!
Leptin is a huge issue. My husband figured this out late into his thirties. Love your video and just subd #134
The Restart Specialist Thank you! Yes it’s definitely something that isn’t talked about or recognised enough! Thanks for commenting! :-)
Interesting, thanks for sharing. Seems like your body opposes change sometimes.
good info. Dr. Maggs !I never heard of leptin!
+Eli Magids Thanks for the comment :-)
Another great video, can't wait for more!
Thanks, buddy. Appreciate you watching :)
Really interesting video Dan. Very informative and you explain everything so well. Just subscribed (sub number #139)
Thanks!! Appreciate your comment :)
I was diagnosed as clinical tyroid. That was a few years ago. But l was feeling a lot of the symptoms like quick anger and so forth. I had an operation for taking out of my left hand side of tyroid. Leaving my right hand side. Now l think l am a hypo. Because l have chronic constipation/ cannot stand cold weather. Is there anything l can do?
I have diabetes also. Type 2. Not taking any meds at the moment. Just taking care of my food
Between the night shifts and thyroid I am kinda screwed. But I still do keto and my BP went down 10 points. My total cholesteral went up but I don't want to take the meds they reccommend. There have been heart and stroke events in my family but none of them were keto.
Important question to ask
Dr. Maggs. What is a natural way to treat hypothyroid?
I’ve just listened to the symptoms of low thyroid and I have every symptom apart low heart rate! Better get checked out!
What blood tests do you recommend for these problems? My doctor is unfamiliar with much of this. He is thrilled with my drop in insulin levels. My ketones are fine. I am not loosing inches and average less than a pound/week weight loss.
How do you feel about reverse t tests in addition to the usual rears.
What can you do for Leptin resistance?
Is there a test to diagnose leptin resistance.I am hypothyroid on meds that have resolved lots of things for me and am followed regularly for therapeutic levels.
Hi Dr, hope you are well.... Please could you tell how is it with intermittent fasting and keto diet during pregnancy?
Being doing both for while and just find out that I'm pregnant.... Thank you indeed, All the best
Since I have hypothyroidism and am overweight, would it help if my GP increased my daily dose of levothyroxine (presently 200mcg)? In the last few years since menopause, I just can't lose any weight.
I’m taking 5mg of prednisone daily (I’m taking abiratirone). How big an effect will this have on weight loss while on the keto diet? Thanks
What tests should one take to figure out what is going on CBC? Or something else?
if you cannot get to the doctor (or he's not taking in-person appointments), will continuing Low Carb/Keto eventually adjust your thyroid (or even Lipoedema) issues, or will you need a test and prescriptions? I have not asked the doctor yet to see me in person. He's very new, and is against just about anything that he wasn't taught in school (including chiropractic, for instance). I am nearly afraid to approach low carb/keto into a conversation with him.
I have all these problems. God save me. I want to live. 😔 happily. I'm 94 kg. And my age is 21. 😭😭😭😭😭
i love this
Hello Dr. Dan so how can someone which lots of stress can lose weight, but we are facing stress every day for another 2 years. Currently, I am going to med school. I had gained 5 kgs since I had started school. Whenever I am stress I want to eat, even though I am not hungry. How can I stop myself from stress eating and not stressing?
Can you tell me, which antidepressants cause weight loss?
Cushing talk about that too ooopppsss you did 😂👍👍
I have cushing I know it need to get that shit pulled out lol
Nice video, thank you😊 learning about this things have changed my life. In my case, the lack of sleep and the stress were killing me, I've been doing keto, sleeping well working on my stress for several months now and it's life changing 😉
Maria de la Peña - Thanks Maria! Yes it really is life changing isn’t it! Just out of curiosity- how did you first learn about all this stuff? I’m always keen to learn about what triggers people to learn about this stuff!
@@DrDanMaggs well, I was overweight and the only way to keep it off was to starve myself and training in the gym like a crazy, y was in the yo yo game, I knew it wasn't normal. After I had my two daughters it was worst, I started gaining weight and feel unhealthy, couldn't lose it anymore. My sister was in the same situation, she was the first talking about the ketolifestyle, she started first, then I did. I started watching every video about and reading about research and all that. It was eye opening. It's just logic and it works. I feel 10 years younger 😊 Now, my father and my mother are doing it. Dad has type2 diabetes, and in 4 months he almost reversed it, he went from 14 pills a day to only one. My mother had arthrosis and so much pain, now she feels great 😊 And you as a Doctor, how did you start talking about this?
+Maria de la Peña That’s a great story! All of you have had such great results!
For me it started about 3 years ago. I was skiing in France and were having breakfast with some people I didn’t know. On of them was putting butter into his coffee! I asked why and he explained about low carb, high fat. I went from obese to normal weight in 6 months! It was incredible! Totally changed the way I look at medicine and now I just want to help as many people as possible!
Did you mean antidepressants can often cause weight gain instead of weight loss as you said?
Hypothyroidism is not easily treated - shoving in thyroid masks the inflamation which does the damage.
Another common medical condition that is overlooked by most, if not all doctors that can be a cause of weight gain, as well as make it more difficult to lose weight, is Autism.
There are so many things that are affected to some degree, for various reasons such as with changing habits, taste and textures, bodily climate control, etc, etc.
When the brain is wired differently as with Autism, the body reacts differently to certain stimuli, than other people, therefore someone with Autism may be more likely to comfort eat for the same reason, another Autistic person may flap their hands, or drum their fingers; it may be an automatic response to an unexpected stimulus, and therefore requiring a great deal more effort to change.
Such issues are more difficult to deal with, because it's not like a social habit that can be broken easily by making new ones, it's a matter of hardwiring and learning to "re-wire" a new habit.
I am despondent. As a last ditch before I concede a weightgain journey to 12st.+.
I started keto lifestyle March 2021having gained ultimately 2st. following chesty illness eventually receiving steroids. I am still 11st. & very low hearing how successful others, including yourself have been on losing weight. I have lost nothing. I haven't eaten sugar/chocolate/potatoes/bread etc since Feb. I am ready to give up now as why can't I lose the weight like everyone else?. I have to wear horrible big clothes. Confidence is rock bottom. GP no help as I'm not fat enough yet. I don't want to become diabetic. I think I need coaching as I live with a stressful situation I am unable to control. : ( Chris ~
I have gained 14 kilos in 7 years. My doctor says there is nothing wrong with me, and this weight gain is due to menopause. I have lost 4.5 kilos doing keto, but I’m stuck in this weight now.
Only time I was able to lose weight is when I got really sick and had digestive issues. I lost 40 lbs in 3 months. I healed my GI, 5 years later, all my weight is back to where it was. I got my thyroid tested and it came back borderline hypo but nothing serious. I got my hormones tested, that came back ok. Not sure what else to try, I wake up late, start work at 12, get off at 9, skip meals although I eat very healthy. I gave up on losing weight, to me its a myth that will never happen.
Leptin is the real deal...!
Thanks for sharing some medical causes for weight issues. Sleep is so important....menopause is robbing me of a good night's sleep LOL
So what the hell do you do about it??
Anti-depreasents make you lose weight? Which ones?
What is the medication to take increase thyroid metabolism?
Vivance for example gives you very poor appetite and you totally forget about food
I suffer with insomnia lost nothing for 2 months been on keto for 4 months do fasting. Thing is i love keto. Desperate
I can't loose weight smh .my doctor test me for some things but everything came back normal smh .
I have PCOS and can't lose weight regardless of what I do.
Oh and the weight gain meds nov meds no gain dec comes weight ticking up and by March 2018 35lb gain just like that and doc say oh it’s gonna come off after taking migraine meds NOT IT DID NOT DROP
I'm on thyroid meds, but still can't lose weight
Why Don't You Write A Book?
One day... not too distant future I hope!
There is non . If you don't eat you lose weight nomatter what people say . Even with a medical condition you still lose weight .it just goes slower. It's all to do with how your brain works in food addiction and lying about what you eat to the people who help you. Yes there are some medical reasons for having problems in losing weight but it is impossible to not lose weight . It's all about what is in the stores close to you and what you have home and cravings are your worst enemy. So to lose weight the slow way is the best way . For you build a system that works for you . Yes pizz and icecream can be on your food list
Anti depressants make you gain weight, not lose it.
Did you mean antidepressants cause weight gain, you said weight loss. Thanks.