You might want to check with your doctor to see if you possibly have PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). The name is very misleading and they still have no idea what causes it and totally how to manage it. Those of use with PCOS are misdiagnosed for years and we each can have different variations of the symptoms. We can also be classified as being insulin resistance. I had one endocrine doctor tell me to think of it like this, every calorie I eat effects me twice as much as people without this issue. So basically it takes me twice the effort to work off extra calories than most people. Those of us with PCOS tend to gain more weight around our belly area and have extreme difficulty to maintain our weight and even harder efforts to lose it. Many women with PCOS have issues with our menstrual cycles and excessive Male patterns of hair on our face, arms, belly, chest, legs, etc. The name also leads you to believe it is all related to your female organs and the name comes from the fact that it can be detected by viewing the ovaries and it will look like there is a pearl neckless around the ovary with all the tinny cysts that circle it. However, please note that when I had my hysterectomy and removed only the one ovary that was causing me the most pain, the doctor told me if I even had a full hysterectomy I would still have PCOS.... So I equate it (personal opinion) that this issue is really an endocrine issue that effect females. You can talk to you doctor about this (however most doctors do not understand this either)and do some google searches to read on it. Please note that since there are so many thing not understood about this the information can vary on the internet. Just a thought into a possibility.