If you struggle to maintain your weight after giving birth or experiencing menopause, speak to an OBGYN today. An OBGYN provides care to women of all ages and stages in life, including women with weight-management problems. A doctor can provide the solutions you need to reduce and maintain your weight over time. Learn why you struggle with your weight and how an OBGYN can help you manage it below. 

Why Can't You Manage Your Weight Properly?

Weight management describes the things you do to keep your weight at a healthy or acceptable level throughout your lifetime. Some sources refer to the things you do to manage your weight as practices and behaviors. Your practices and behaviors may determine how well you successfully lose, manage, or maintain your weight over time. However, the wrong behaviors and practices can sabotage your weight management efforts instead of helping them. 

One of the ways you can sabotage your weight management efforts is to follow the wrong diet plan. Diet plans consist of things that help you lose or maintain weight. Although diet plans can benefit you, they can also hinder your efforts. Diet plans that encourage you to consume the wrong foods or to follow the wrong exercise regimens can inadvertently cause you to gain weight rather than lose it. 

Your metabolism and age may also influence your weight management efforts. Your metabolism decreases as you age, especially during menopause. Menopause can cause a decline in the hormones that control your metabolism. If your metabolism is too low or slow, you may not burn enough calories during the day to achieve your weight management goals. Menopause may also cause you to gain weight. 

If you've tried everything to manage your weight but failed to do so, consult an OBGYN for help now. 

What Can an OBGYN Do for You?

An OBGYN can develop a weight management plan for you based on your age, lifestyle, and physical health. Your plan will also address all of the issues in your life that hinder your efforts, such as following the wrong diet plan.

For example, if you only consume vegetables and some types of meat during meals, a doctor may develop a meal plan for you that contains items from various food groups. You may need to consume more protein in your diet to manage your weight better. 

If you're in the midst of menopause, a doctor may recommend you take hormone replacement medications to balance or increase your loss of hormones. The medications may also balance things in your body that affect your weight, such as high blood sugar and low muscle mass. If you have concerns about hormone replacement medications, speak to a women's doctor right away.

Learn more about weight management treatment options by contacting an OBGYN today.