Anyone else experience Weight Gain with long COVID?

Posted by RMS @rinadbq, Oct 8, 2021

I have had ~30 pound weight gain since November 2020 when I initially had COVID. It seems disproportionate to my calorie intake. Any one else with this?

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cologrl77 | @cologrl77 | Apr 4, 2023

In reply to @x999x "I still wonder how chromyln sodium nasal spray would work over a steroid." + (show)

Anything is worth a try at this point

cologrl77 | @cologrl77 | Apr 4, 2023

I’ve been doing 3 to 3.5 mph on my treadmill four days a week for 40 minutes since January and I’ve actually gained 10 pounds. Crazy

bps1980 | @bps1980 | Apr 4, 2023

In reply to @boo74 "I had covid in June 2022, it wasn’t particularly bad and recovered in a week. Since..." + (show)

Ha! If second round of covid would switch my metabolism back on… I’d risk getting it again as nothing seems to be working 🙁

bps1980 | @bps1980 | Apr 4, 2023

In reply to @cologrl77 "I’ve been doing 3 to 3.5 mph on my treadmill four days a week for 40..." + (show)

I had similar experience! I normally weight train 5 times a week and do 45min. cardio twice a week. In Feb I added 30min. on a training bike 5 times per week, not changed anything in my diet or daily steps (keep track of both), kept up with my regular gym & cardio routine…. And put on weight! That’s really frustrating 🙁

boo74 | @boo74 | Apr 5, 2023

In reply to @bps1980 "Ha! If second round of covid would switch my metabolism back on… I’d risk getting it..." + (show)

I’m really not sure what it was for me, but I’ve lost half a stone in a week. I have been staying in bed resting a lot and eating foods that is not particularly diet food.

It’s really bizarre and I’m questioning everything we know about covid right now…to be fair I do like a good conspiracy theory!

When I was post covid - first round - I found that eating less carbs helped a little…also bought some vitamins that help get rid of excess water but as soon as I stopped taking them the weight would go back even higher. 😳

scootermagoo12 | @scootermagoo12 | Apr 9, 2023

OMG I did!! Covid, pneumonia then an asthma attack in November2022. I have gained 30 lbs and just still do not feel 100%. Hope your on the mend!!

klee44 | @klee44 | Apr 10, 2023

I lost 22lbs very quickly in my first year of Covid. And I even eat a huge bowl of ice cream every night and i don’t gain a pound!!!
I am currently a Longhauler of Covid for 28 months—-2 years and 4 months. Too long having this horrible issue is all I can say.

higgins11 | @higgins11 | Apr 11, 2023

In reply to @rmfe "2 years post covid and with long haul symptoms I have suddenly gained 21 pounds -..." + (show)

I was diagnosed with Long Covid two months ago. I had a horrible case last July. Within five months, I gained twenty pounds: Unexplained in areas I've never carried weight. I've gained 30 pounds total since July. While I've never considered myself a vain person, the change in my physical appearance has been very challenging, as well as dealing with my awful brain fog, headaches, and coordination issues. I'm an active 43 year old woman and have never been this heavy in my life (even during pregnancies.) I also wasn't experiencing peri-menopause symptoms before having Covid. Anyone else experience this?

higgins11 | @higgins11 | Apr 11, 2023

May I ask your age? Were you active beforehand? I'm right there with you!

higgins11 | @higgins11 | Apr 11, 2023

In reply to @sssfarmasi "I had very mild Covid in January 2022. My only real symptom was fatigue. I have..." + (show)

Me too! I'm an active 42 year old female. The weight has just piled on. No activity changes. And the weight is in places I've never had it before. Did the doctor give you any advice about lowering your cortisol level? I'm so sorry about all of this. I completely understand. For me, it is almost worse than my brain fog. I literally look like a completely different person. It sucks.