8 Reasons for Sudden Weight Gain

At present many people are dealing with Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. Few have noticed sudden rise in their weight and are tensed about the cause. They wonder why their body is gaining this weight at rapid rate, but they forget to notice that their lifestyle is playing important role in gaining of their weight. In this article we are about to discuss 8 main causes which may be responsible for Sudden Weight Gain. Here are they:

1. Poor Dietary Habits: Consuming high caloric foods like processed foods, ultra processed, sugary foods, fried items, soft drinks and alcohol in large amount provides empty calories and they are low in nutrients. Results in excessive calories intake and weight gain.
2. Lack of enough Movements: When we are living sedentary lifestyle and not incorporating enough movements in our daily life, our metabolism slows down and hence our food conversion to energy slows down. Also, energy from foods remains unused and causes weight gain.
3. Emotional or Stress Eating: Whenever a person is in stress, our body releases stress hormones like cortisol. Stress hormone disturbs the overall gut health and digestive system. Our body tends to release more of hunger hormone Ghrelin and less of satiety hormone Leptin. So, increase of appetite leads to overeating and weight gain.
4. Hormonal Disbalances: Hormonal disturbances sometimes may be reason for sudden weight gain. It is seen mostly in PCOS, Thyroid and declining of Estrogen levels during menopause. They are lifestyle disorders and can be managed easily via proper lifestyle changes.
5. Improper Sleeping Patterns: Late night parties, chatting, binge watching disturb our sleeping habits. Nowadays, we tend to sleep late and get up late or sleeping late and get up early, which disturbs our Circadian Rhythm and timings of sleep. Ideally a person should sleep 6 to 8 hrs. in night, but due to wrong sleeping habits we are disturbing our body mechanism, hence as a result gaining weight.
6. No Proper Hydration: Hydration is most important part of healthy lifestyle changes. Our body comprises of 70 percentage of water, but we forget to drink it. Dehydrations causes our hunger hormones to activate after 20 minutes of thirst and results in overeating of food.
7. Certain Medications: Certain medications, including antidepressants, antipsychotics, and corticosteroids, can cause weight gain as a side effect.
8. Genetics: Genetics plays role in weight gain up to some extend family history, family routine and ancestors metabolic activity rate affects some of the factors for weight gain. But currently research shows that we can change our genetic disorders by our proper lifestyle changes.

So, next time if you are facing a sudden change in your weight checkout these reasons. And change the way you are living your current life. Stay Fit! Stay Healthy!

Lots of Love,

Sculpting Lifestyle