frustrated at seeing that extra weight on your scale there are times when our bodies react to different factors that are beyond our control and lead to weight gain deficiencies of vitamins hormonal imbalances etc here are a few health issues that might be egging you on towards obesityare you depressed studies have reported that people who feel depressed sad and lonely eat more and so gain weight faster than a happy person following the same lifestylefeelings of depression lead people to choose foods that are comforting and have high fat and calorie content and this over time leads to definite putting on poundsand depressed people usually give up exercise and activity which results in weight gain too also people who are on medicines to battle depression accumulate around three to eight kgs of unwanted weight graduallywhat you could do if you are on antidepressants you must ask your doctor for medicines that promote weight loss take to exercising with close friends family regularly and learn to recognise real hunger from random craving avoid reaching out for calorie laden foods and drinks and fried foodsare you suffering from digestion problems issues like slow bowel and other digestion problems could also lead to weight gain and bloating if you do not have enough fibre in your food and if you are dehydrated and on medications your bowel movement may become irregular and lead to issues in weightwhat you could do in order to deal with problems of constipation you need to pay attention to what you are eating opt for highfibre foods avoid heavy meals late in the night and have probiotics this can help your digestive system to work properlystaying hydrated is also important for your digestive system to work having fibre powders with water or juices help clear your colondo you have nutritional deficiencies if your meals do not have all the necessary nutrients then your entire system is affected and your energy level becomes low your metabolism alters and so you end up grabbing sweets and carbs and also avoid exercising because of the lack of energy what you could do having foods that are high in magnesium iron and other nutrients is essential include spinach nuts milk etc in your diet spend time in the sun to help enhance your vitamin d levelsis age catching up with you with age metabolism often slows down and you stop burning as many calories as you would when you were in your 20s this is a real and unavoidable condition that each and every one of has to go through at one point you could opt for having lean proteins that encourage your body to burn up calories effectively and avoid carbs carbohydrates have a tendency to burn slowly and also gets stored in your body as fatwhat you could do as you age it is imperative to eat less and exercise more to adjust to the slowing down of your metabolism choose to eat low fat proteins and reduce