How does weight gain cause you to stop having your period? [more inside]
posted by starbaby on Jun 22, 2009 - 9 answers

GlandFilter: My SO has a problem. She has numerous symptoms of thyroid imbalance, but she shows up on tests as normal. Now she's trying to lose weight. [more inside]
posted by Scattercat on May 16, 2009 - 23 answers

I gained 6 lbs. overnight. WTF! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 16, 2009 - 36 answers

How does a total novice gain weight and muscle tone? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 27, 2009 - 26 answers

What are some healthy and high-calorie snack/light meal foods I could eat to help me gain weight? [more inside]
posted by frobozz on Dec 11, 2008 - 20 answers

I have way less time to work out now. How can I make my work outs count? [more inside]
posted by lxs on Nov 10, 2008 - 7 answers

Over the last few years, a number of health problems have flared up that I suspect might have something to do with each other: weight gain, fatigue, acid-reflux/loose stools (possibly related to gluten intolerance) and irregular periods. What kind(s) of doctor should I see? I'm in Minneapolis. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 12, 2008 - 14 answers

I can't go to the gym and am gaining back the weight I lost - HELP! [more inside]
posted by lxs on Aug 3, 2008 - 13 answers

How to deal with the late night munchies? [more inside]
posted by isoman2kx on May 21, 2008 - 30 answers

TSH level of 4.67 = diagnosis of hypothyroidism. Seeing a specialist in 30 days, trying to hold onto my sanity until then. What can I expect? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 3, 2008 - 12 answers

I want to stop eating animal slices. Except there's a catch. Please help. [more inside]
posted by milarepa on Feb 24, 2008 - 31 answers

My boyfriend is an avowed vegetarian, almost vegan. Out of respect for him (and the desire to live healthier), I have switched to an almost completely vegetarian diet. Now I've gained weight... why? [more inside]
posted by Unicorn on the cob on Oct 14, 2007 - 50 answers

I gained a lot of weight after going on birth control pills & antidepressants. Will going off these make it easier to lose this weight? [more inside]
posted by dumbledore69 on Oct 13, 2007 - 14 answers

Help a broken-hearted bloke gain back some of the weight I've lost due to breakup-related depression. [more inside]
posted by Ted Maul on Sep 30, 2007 - 20 answers

Please help me determine the cause of my recent weight gain. [more inside]
posted by sequential on Aug 20, 2007 - 9 answers

Calorie intake and gaining modest amounts of muscle (i.e. not hardcore body-building). Plus, what is happening when your muscles are getting stronger and harder, but you've been running on a calorie deficit and losing weight? [more inside]
posted by peep on Jun 20, 2007 - 12 answers

Can going off an SSRI (in this case, EffexorXR) cause me to have an enormous increase in appetite? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 2, 2006 - 13 answers

I have a relative undergoing Chemotherapy, who is losing weight excessively and needs to gain some back. Question inside: [more inside]
posted by BigLankyBastard on Apr 12, 2006 - 25 answers

How do I gain weight(fat) while remaining healthy? [more inside]
posted by sdis on Sep 10, 2005 - 25 answers

Can your weight increase by a greater amount than the weight of the food you eat? It seems to me that if I eat 500g of cake, then it couldn't possibly increase my body weight by more than 500g. Does this make sense? All my searching regarding this stuff deals in calories rather than mass/weight.
posted by bunglin jones on Aug 3, 2005 - 40 answers

I am: vegan, mildy exercise-induced asthmatic, non-car owning & often-biking, slightly scoliotic (not visibly, but there's back pain here and there), have virtually no access to exercise equipment other than a set of ancient free weights, weight bench, and mat, without much money. I desire hulking guns and beefiness all over. [more inside]
posted by saysthis on Mar 20, 2005 - 11 answers

Anyone been on antidepressants (SSRIs, specifically) for a while (more than a year) and not gained weight and/or experienced sexual side effects?
posted by fabesfaves on Dec 14, 2004 - 32 answers

Pill weight gain? I went on the Pill to get rid of severe cramps years ago. [more inside]
posted by transona5 on Dec 13, 2004 - 35 answers