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Feeling Tired, Weight Gain Despite Having A Good Diet And Exercise. Cause?

For the past several years I have been exercising a great deal. I have done several triathlons, my last being a full Ironman last May. I am very fit. About 5 months ago, I started getting extremely tired and gaining weight regardless of my diet or exercise. I have gone from a fit 185 to 205, and still climbing. I can hardly pull myself out of bed and finding the will power to do my exercising / training is terribly difficult. What could be going on. I turned 50 in January -- surely the aging process couldn't work that fast -- like turning off a switch.

Tue, 21 May 2013
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Hi !
Thank you for your query.

Dear sir,

Looking into the details you have provided i would say that sudden weight gain in this age can be due to inactivity and irregular eating habits which is not in your case.

I would strongly recommend you to get your thyroid profile checked including S. TSH , T3 , T4 as hypothyroidism can lead to a similar state plus i would like to know if you are on any kind of drugs as ceratin drugs are also the cause of weight gain.I would also consider a chance of chronic fatigue syndrome but first I would like to have these details before guiding you to see some specialist .

Hope you are satisfied with the answer.
If you have any further queries feel free to ask.
Wish you good health.
Take care.
Dr. Shruti
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Feeling Tired, Weight Gain Despite Having A Good Diet And Exercise. Cause?

Hi ! Thank you for your query. Dear sir, Looking into the details you have provided i would say that sudden weight gain in this age can be due to inactivity and irregular eating habits which is not in your case. I would strongly recommend you to get your thyroid profile checked including S. TSH , T3 , T4 as hypothyroidism can lead to a similar state plus i would like to know if you are on any kind of drugs as ceratin drugs are also the cause of weight gain.I would also consider a chance of chronic fatigue syndrome but first I would like to have these details before guiding you to see some specialist . Hope you are satisfied with the answer. If you have any further queries feel free to ask. Wish you good health. Take care. Dr. Shruti