Weight gain for No reason !!!!

[Downrivergirl]

Well.. not sure where to start... I went to the Dr. for my yearly paps.. everything came back fine.. he did blood work.. I got this really bad cold 2 weeks later went back to the Drs.. and he brought it to my attention that I have gained 4 lbs in 2 weeks.. I dont understand it.. my eating habits have not changed.. I am more active then I have been in a long time. The Dr told me to stay away from Salt.. and when I go back in for my recheck.. If I am still gaining.. He wants to run some tests.. my thyroid is fine.. my sugar was fine. I am very worried about this.. I am now weighing 150.
I dont feel good at this weight.. and was wondering if someone could let me know what just might be happening..
I am only hoping and praying its nothing serious..
Please help...

[Machelle Seibel, MD]

A. Gaining weight in a short time can be the start of a weight gaining period or it might just be fluid retention. If you continue to gain weight, make a conscious effort to watch what you eat and mark it down in a diary after each meal.  After a week or two, you can meet with a nutritionist and see if your choices of foods, amounts of food and time of day of your meals are contributing to weight gain.  Everyone’s metabolism slows down about 3% per decade, but that is gradual and not something that happens in two weeks.  Another possibility is that you added muscle mass.  Muscle weighs more than fat so sometimes people who work out with weights actually gain weight in the short run.  The good thing is that it is much more unlikely that there is a serious problem than just a short term gain in weight.
Machelle M. Seibel, MD