Weight gain with rheumatoid arthritis?

Hi, Im 15 and am extremely active, I run every other day, have ballet, and workout on weekends. Recently, I have been diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis.

Hi, I'm 15 and am extremely active, I run every other day, have ballet, and workout on weekends. Recently, I have been diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis. What I am worried about is that I have gained 6.5 lbs in one week eating no more than 1000 calories. My great aunt has hypothyroidism and is couch bound and I am so scared that I might end up like her, why am I gaining so much weight on no meds???

or:Hi, I'm 15 and am extremely active, I run every other day, have ballet, and workout on weekends. Recently, I have been diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis. What I am worried about is that I have gained 6.5 lbs in one week eating no more than 1000 calories. My great aunt has hypothyroidism and is couch bound and I am so scared that I might end up like her, why am I gaining so much weight on no meds???

or:Likely because your metabolism is fairly low so when you exercised you didn't gain weight, but when you don't exercise your physical activity isn't working alongside your metabolism and your metabolism can't handle all the calories without you using some of them.

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