Can blood pressure medications lead to weight gain?

Question

Hi doctor,

I am struggling with my weight loss journey. I am a 45-year-old female weighing 95 kg, and I have been strictly following a 1500-calorie diet and walking 30 minutes daily for two months but I gained 4.4 Pound. Following your food diary suggestion, my breakfast includes oatmeal with fruit, lunch includes salad with lean protein, and I take grilled vegetables with fish or chicken for dinner. I am drinking 101.42 ounces of water daily. Thyroid test results are normal. Should we consider doing more extensive hormone testing? Would increasing protein intake help with the constant hunger that I am experiencing? Could my blood pressure medication be contributing to this weight gain? Please guide.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I can understand your concern.

It is not only diet, exercise, sleep, or stress management that might help you. Decreasing your intake of processed foods and added sugar can help you lose weight in seven days. Drinking plenty of water and adding fiber to your diet might also help. That said, many factors influence your ability to lose weight, and it is better to aim for slower and more sustainable weight loss of about 0.5 to 2 lbs. Cutting back on calories and engaging in regular physical activity may lead to gradual and sustained weight loss. Experts recommend doing at least 150 minutes of exercise per week and eating 500 or fewer calories a day may help you lose up to one pound per week. I suggest you do the following:

Drink enough water.
Adjust the protein content of each serving.
Limit the amount of carbs in your diet.
Do exercises to burn fat.
Add more fiber to each meal.
Create a scientific sleep schedule.

Reassess your habits. Look back at your food and activity records. Cut down on more calories provided, this does not put you below 1,200 calories.

If you have been stuck in a plateau for weeks, it usually indicates that calorie input is equal to calorie output. The only way to break this is through a weight-loss plateau so as to cut calorie intake further and burn more calories through exercise. Strength training and cardio are good options.

I hope this information will help you.

Thanks.