{"id":7315,"date":"2017-05-15T06:57:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T06:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/?p=7315"},"modified":"2023-05-24T19:03:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T15:03:04","slug":"6-unexpected-reasons-you-cant-lose-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rachaelattard.com\/6-unexpected-reasons-you-cant-lose-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Unexpected Reasons You Can’t Lose Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sometimes you can be eating perfectly and exercising consistently and the weight just won’t budge. I want to talk about some unexpected reasons you can’t lose weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have had my own issues with gaining weight and being unable to lose it, no matter what I did. Diet and exercise is extremely important, but they are only 2 parts to the bigger picture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have experienced most of these issues. And I honestly always thought I was so healthy. I ate healthy, exercised, did everything right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As most people do, I’ve never even suspected that any (let alone most<\/em>) of these things could happen to me. I didn’t think they were common and I thought that only people who didn’t take care of themselves would be affected by these things. But I was wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of them are very <\/em>common, and a lot of people don’t know they have them. They’re all difficult to diagnose and most of the time, you need help from other experts such as functional medicine practitioners and naturopaths, not just doctors. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But one thing they all have in common is that they cause weight gain and difficulty losing weight.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If this is you, please please please do some research into each of these things to see if you perhaps fit into any of these categories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can’t put a price on your health so it is worth getting checked out by a professional if you even have a slight feeling that you could be suffering from any of them. And be open to the possibility that something else might be going on inside your body that is causing issues with your weight, rather than thinking it couldn’t happen to me (like I did!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are 6 unexpected reasons why you can’t lose weight. But please keep in mind that I haven’t listed every possible reason, and I always recommended seeing a medical professional! xx<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Poor Gut Health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Having poor gut health affects you in so many ways. If you are struggling with gut health, it is almost certain that you will have issues with weight gain and depression. Your gut has been described by many professionals as your second brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you know if you have gut health issues? Oh, you’ll know. Diarrhoea, constipation, or any type of irregular bowel movement, excess gas, bloating, etc. Along with this you’ll likely have skin issues (i.e. acne, psoriosis, eczema), weight gain, and issues with your mood \/ depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you fix it? It’s really hard to diagnose gut health issues at the doctor. They can run some tests but they are limited. The best test is a GI Map stool test which you can get from a naturopath. It will tell you every single little thing that is happening in your gut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are possible gut health issues? Leaky gut syndrome, dysbiosis (both of which I had and you can read more about my gut health story here<\/a>), H. pylori or other infections, candida, SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth), low enzymes, fat malabsorption, poor bile flow, low stomach acid, just to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the more serious ones which your doctor will be able to diagnose are Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, and celiac disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please do not accept Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) as a diagnosis from your doctor. This is not a diagnosis. This is something they categorise you as when they don’t know what the issue is. Usually the issue is something I have mentioned above, that a naturopath will be able to diagnose with a stool sample.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t

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