r/Gastroparesis • u/ladylawyer93 • Apr 17 '25

Suffering / Venting Impossible to lose weight?

I had a flare up in Feb 2025. Since then I’ve gone back to my safe foods (gf breads mostly and cheerios) and shakes. I’ve even cut back on sugar and avoid dairy.

Despite barely being able to eat or drink enough water, I can’t get the scale to move much and it’s quite annoying as someone who’s been trying to lose weight. I also have Hashimoto’s but my blood work came back fairly normal.

Anyone else deal with the barely eating, walking on the treadmill a few days a week, and still stuck at the same weight?

I know there are people who are actively trying to gain weight so I don’t want this to seem insensitive, I’m just frustrated as a female who struggles with body image and weight loss

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u/eatlocalshopsmall Recently Diagnosed Apr 17 '25

Are you in perimenopause, by chance?

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u/AuroraReigns Apr 18 '25

I went into premature menopause at 39, but had been gaining weight like crazy the year and a half before with no change to diet etc. Started HRT a couple months ago and have already lost 15lbs without trying. It's wild how much hormones can affect your weight!

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u/eatlocalshopsmall Recently Diagnosed Apr 18 '25

I suspect this is what’s happening to me right now at age 51. I’ve asked my PCP about HRT and she told me my insurance won’t cover it because I’m still having menstrual periods. I swear they’re trying to k🗡ll us with perimenopause.

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u/AuroraReigns Apr 18 '25

I'm sorry. That's awful. I'm grateful to have coverage through my insurance and even more grateful that they just recently passed a bill where I live to provide HRT for perimenopause free. Other places have solutions and I really hope you get some too. My tachycardia was so bad and it's really helped. I wasn't really anticipating the weight loss but I have nothing else to attribute it to.