I know that it's stupid to whine about weight when I am only having moderate and tolerable pain but I am so stressed with it. I gained 50 lbs on prednisone and now I am on 2.5 and have been under 10mgs since june. Its not just the vanity issue I am having but health wise.... I just feel like I dont want to do anything but eat...still. I doubt its steriods but I think it is emotional and stress eating. I cant see my dr. till September and I need to shake some weight of soon. Any suggestions??? I really need some willpower ideas:yfrown:
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When I am trying to accomplish something I plan a treat. So in your case maybe say that when you lose 10 pounds you'll buy yourself some treat, whatever you like that you usually don't buy. That way you have something to combat the temptations. Good luck!
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Don’t feel stupid or stilly about complaining about weight gain, especially if it is predisone weight gain (which it sounds like it is to me). Prednisone can cause a lot of weight gain, it did with me when I was on it. I was only on it seven months and gained about 40 lbs. I was finally able to get off the prednisone and have been off it for about two months and have lost 20 lbs. so far. Also the prednisone could be part of what is making you more emotional, so a double whammy. I am sorry you are having a hard time with this, hopefully you will be able to wean off it soon.
Well, your belly aching needs some work. Not much of a rant! Seriously, pred wt gain is a pisser. I am normally a small person (size 2/4). The year my daughter got married, I was wearing a size 16! Not to depress you but it took a year for me to get back to my normal size. But if I were to be honest, I didn't seem to worry about it. It was nice being thought of as "normal" for my family. Everyone else in my family is what they term fluffy. I felt better, so I started walking again. I just walked off the pred. Are you feeling better? Is the pred helping? I love the treat idea! Let us know if it works for you.
Good luck and be kind to yourself!
Good luck and be kind to yourself!
I really think walking would be a good thing for me. A little getaway in the evenings! Thank You for all your great ideas :ysmile:
The pred was working and to a small extent still is but the being able to eat what I like has severely diminished into eating flare-up food. I think Humira is my next option when I got to Dr. in September but because of the weight I have been just feeling so bad. I hope by then I will have dropped some lbs so I feel more comfortable trying to Humira and not hearing it from the Dr. also!! Again, thank you guys for the wonderful thoughts.. I am grateful!
The pred was working and to a small extent still is but the being able to eat what I like has severely diminished into eating flare-up food. I think Humira is my next option when I got to Dr. in September but because of the weight I have been just feeling so bad. I hope by then I will have dropped some lbs so I feel more comfortable trying to Humira and not hearing it from the Dr. also!! Again, thank you guys for the wonderful thoughts.. I am grateful!
When I received my Crohn's dx, the only thing that initially could give me some semblance of normal was prednisone. So i started that regimen. I gained 60 lbs in 1 month. OUCH, and to top it off I got married at the end of that month. Needless to say my engagement and wedding pictures are drastically different! Anyway, a year later I have lost a good 15 lbs of the 60 but that is largely my laziness that is to blame. Good luck on the weight loss, and just try to hang in there and snack on healthy snacks! And one of these days that swelling will go down!
