sweetjerseygirl

Some of it is caused by the medication that they take. It is a side effect and says so on the warning lable. Not everyone takes the same medications. Have you ever had to take a steroid ? They will put weight on pretty easily if taken for a while.

You probably have a good metabolism, mine started slowing down at an early age, yet i was only a few years older than one of my skinniest friends ever and when we went out to eat she would finish everyone else's plate and never gain a pound. I could look at the leftovers of our other friends and gain weight. She' had two children and maintains the same weight as when we were in our twenties.

Some people just cant move like they used to like when they were healthy. So the brain gets confused as to why and it throws out the wrong messages.

If a person starves themselfves, then eats some food, the body will store the fat, thinking its starving ,so it stores.

There are many differnent reasons why a person could gain weight, its not always becuase someone is pigging out or over eating. Harmones, thyroid, etc.

I dont have a sweet tooth, i despise sugar but ever since i hit a certain age i crave some type of chocolate really bad around my period so i eat the dark chocolate which is suppossed to be good for you. If i dont get the chocolate, the craving will not stop ! still find it strange !

Some do not realize that its normal to gain some weight as we age, i love the skinny girl that stands in the mirror, in a bikini, pinches some skin and goes, "oh i cant believe im getting fat" !

Consider your blessings and realize this is a very delicate subject for some. I hope your not sparking some type of debate on this, why dont you do some research on the issue before raising it on the fibromyalgia board ?

But ok anyone else, feel free to run with it, she wants to clarify things here !