Re: Who cant lose weight due to Meds?

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You better believe it. I went from a fit 130 lbs. to 200 lbs in about 2 years.

I was in the habit of walking everyday before I got ill. This summer I lost

down to 185 and was able to do a walk most every day of 2 1/2 miles. I was as

close to remission as I had ever been then. Now I am lucky if I can walk

enough around a Super Target to buy groceries. I have to clean our small

townhome in 3 days. I do a floor a day. We moved from Texas last April to

Minnesota. The cold winter has about done me in. I did quit smoking recently

though. We have never smoked in our house and it is too cold to smoke outside

so I got on Chantix and quit smoking on Nov. 27.

Joy

Who cant lose weight due to Meds?

Hi Guys

ive been on a calorie controlled diet for 5 weeks now and only lost

6lbs, I cant exercise and that must be part of the problem, I use to

exercise a lot in past whilst dieting and always managed a good weight

loss....Anyone out there in same boat? is it Our meds that keep us from

losing weight? I know in the Scheme of things losing weight isnt

Important, but I cant stand feeling heavy.... I will carry on and see

what happens by June...

Jill UK

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Joy, how do you get your weight to move down. I have gained 100 Lbs in 7 years.

When my immune system went out of remission and I had to be on prednisone and

other drugs, I can have a liquid diet or a very low rice diet, and don't loose

any. I really can't exercise anymore. I did it daily until my knees now need

replacing, and all of my joints are getting bad from this stupid disease. I am

going blind, and have to ride in an electric wheelchair. Life sucks when all of

your activities are TV and computer. I have always been really active, and

traveled and I have 6 kids, and did everything with them. But now I can't and

well, now the in laws get them for holidays and going places. I might as well

have had no kids. My Drs say now, that being pregnant is a trigger to get the

disease to increase the damage. I'm telling you, that if you have this disease

and you are a woman, don't plan on having kids, or have one. I have been

fighting this for 40 years, and have been in remission for a long time, but it

is out of control now, and probably won't go in remission again. I am glad you

can loose that weight. I use to loose it too, and lift weights and run and do

all of those things, now it's over. My body just fell apart. God bless everyone

of you. Hugs, D. Oregon

From: txjoyd@...

Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:25:41 -0600

Subject: Re: Who cant lose weight due to Meds?

You better believe it. I went from a fit 130 lbs. to 200 lbs in about 2 years. I

was in the habit of walking everyday before I got ill. This summer I lost down

to 185 and was able to do a walk most every day of 2 1/2 miles. I was as close

to remission as I had ever been then. Now I am lucky if I can walk enough around

a Super Target to buy groceries. I have to clean our small townhome in 3 days. I

do a floor a day. We moved from Texas last April to Minnesota. The cold winter

has about done me in. I did quit smoking recently though. We have never smoked

in our house and it is too cold to smoke outside so I got on Chantix and quit

smoking on Nov. 27.

Joy

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hello all my weight battle starts with the fact that i cant do what i used to do

....which is just living... it is so hard to go from a type A hyperactive

personality to a couch potato.... the pain is crazy ... when i get up in the

morning and my feet and ankles hurt so much that i can barely walk....i stilll

wonder if im ready to accept it all because the part of me that says give up is

also the part that says hold on someday there will be an answer i know im

rambling but i guess that is the way my life goes.

From: elizabethfaye@...

Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:51:00 -0800

Subject: RE: Who cant lose weight due to Meds?

Joy, how do you get your weight to move down. I have gained 100 Lbs in 7 years.

When my immune system went out of remission and I had to be on prednisone and

other drugs, I can have a liquid diet or a very low rice diet, and don't loose

any. I really can't exercise anymore. I did it daily until my knees now need

replacing, and all of my joints are getting bad from this stupid disease. I am

going blind, and have to ride in an electric wheelchair. Life sucks when all of

your activities are TV and computer. I have always been really active, and

traveled and I have 6 kids, and did everything with them. But now I can't and

well, now the in laws get them for holidays and going places. I might as well

have had no kids. My Drs say now, that being pregnant is a trigger to get the

disease to increase the damage. I'm telling you, that if you have this disease

and you are a woman, don't plan on having kids, or have one. I have been

fighting this for 40 years, and have been in remission for a long time, but it

is out of control now, and probably won't go in remission again. I am glad you

can loose that weight. I use to loose it too, and lift weights and run and do

all of those things, now it's over. My body just fell apart. God bless everyone

of you. Hugs, D. Oregon

From: txjoyd@...

Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:25:41 -0600

Subject: Re: Who cant lose weight due to Meds?

You better believe it. I went from a fit 130 lbs. to 200 lbs in about 2 years. I

was in the habit of walking everyday before I got ill. This summer I lost down

to 185 and was able to do a walk most every day of 2 1/2 miles. I was as close

to remission as I had ever been then. Now I am lucky if I can walk enough around

a Super Target to buy groceries. I have to clean our small townhome in 3 days. I

do a floor a day. We moved from Texas last April to Minnesota. The cold winter

has about done me in. I did quit smoking recently though. We have never smoked

in our house and it is too cold to smoke outside so I got on Chantix and quit

smoking on Nov. 27.

Joy

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> HI Dawn

Im glad I began this question about Who can lose weight and who cant

etc, Ive been struggling for 5 weeks to lose weight, in the past i

would have lost a stone by now, with exercise of course, so I felt

low and put out a message to everyone on here if they are

experiencing the same problem as me, i.e. weight gain, etc and barely

No weight loss, I thought I was being stupid asking such a question,

but infact im glad I did, because at least I now understand that Im

not alone in this, and its due to our Meds and lack of exercise.....

By the way Dawn I have Reiters Disease, with Inflamatory bowel

disease, which has lead on to me having knee and spine surgery, my

back is terrible at the mo and on Tues 24th Im going in for another

spinal Probe, in the hope that it is the correct disc, if it is, then

I will be having more surgery, I will do anything to get better pain

relief, My discs by the way are crumbling, as they have in my neck

also.....Hey ho, Im like you, Wont give up because I cant afford to,

or Id sink.... Take care Jill UK

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I got my weight down by eating only 1500 calories a day and walking between a

mile and 2 1/2 miles a day at least 5 times a week. It is so cold here that I

have been in a flare since the last of November. I am basically trapped in the

house till spring. So I gained everything I lost back. Also when it is cold

and I am flaring I tend to turn to comfort foods like chicken fried steak,

enchiladas, beef stew and homemade mac n cheese. None of that is diet friendly.

I think I will loose the weight again this summer. I am considering getting the

lapband procedure because I can't seem to get below 182 no matter what I do. I

too miss my life from before. That is the worse thing about the disease for me.

I miss being fit and exercising. Miss wearing cute high heels and cute clothes.

Miss being able to do what I want to. Now I just try to stay positive and cope

with it day to day. We have our grandson living with us. He has Asperger's

which causes lots of problems. He is very intelligent but very immature

socially. His teacher tells is he is brilliant. He goes to a special class for

kids with behavior problems and emotional problems . He does regular class work

but also works on social skills. Everything is modified to work for him. 6

other little boys in his class. So I have to stay positive for him.

Joy

Re: Who cant lose weight due to Meds?

You better believe it. I went from a fit 130 lbs. to 200 lbs in about 2 years.

I was in the habit of walking everyday before I got ill. This summer I lost down

to 185 and was able to do a walk most every day of 2 1/2 miles. I was as close

to remission as I had ever been then. Now I am lucky if I can walk enough around

a Super Target to buy groceries. I have to clean our small townhome in 3 days. I

do a floor a day. We moved from Texas last April to Minnesota. The cold winter

has about done me in. I did quit smoking recently though. We have never smoked

in our house and it is too cold to smoke outside so I got on Chantix and quit

smoking on Nov. 27.

Joy

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Hey we all miss our life from before. Just take a day at a time and try to

stay positive.

Joy

Re: Who cant lose weight due to Meds?

You better believe it. I went from a fit 130 lbs. to 200 lbs in about 2

years. I was in the habit of walking everyday before I got ill. This summer

I lost down to 185 and was able to do a walk most every day of 2 1/2 miles.

I was as close to remission as I had ever been then. Now I am lucky if I can

walk enough around a Super Target to buy groceries. I have to clean our

small townhome in 3 days. I do a floor a day. We moved from Texas last April

to Minnesota. The cold winter has about done me in. I did quit smoking

recently though. We have never smoked in our house and it is too cold to

smoke outside so I got on Chantix and quit smoking on Nov. 27.

Joy

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> Hi Joy

I have a 16 year old son who also has Aspergers, Like your grandson,

he is very intelligent, but struggles socially, thank god tho he is

healthy, he is doing gr8 at school...By the way, I always eat more in

winter, but our winters arnt bad like yours, so I have no excuse, I

cant walk that far, I have Synovial fluid inflamation arounf my knees

and the pain is terrible, then my back hurts, Oh well, Take each day

as it arrives for me..... Hugs to everyone

Love jill U.k.

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Has anyone seen the infomercial for that chair that has resistance bands, so you

can exercise in a seated position? It also has two optional attachments -

bicycle wheels, so you can pedal while seated, and an overhead attachment for

bands, so you can pull from above.

I know it's an infomercial, but I thought about this thread when I saw it. Who

knows, it might be at least a partial solution for the inability to exercise due

to these problems.

My boyfriend is the one that I subscribe to this list for - he has AS. But I

can relate to this problem - when I go on an exercise program, I get those PVCs

- irregular heartbeats that aren't supposed to be dangerous (who really knows)

but are very annoying. Especially if I try to work with weights. It really is

a dilemma. Good luck to everyone.

Love, Lana

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Good to hear your son is doing well. They are testing Kendall for a gifted and

talented program which should challenge him a little more. He won't leave his

class for behaviorally disturbed kids but his work will be more challenging. He

is reading on about a fourth grade level now. Kendall also has asthma and

allergies. He is basically healthy though.

My back has been very bad lately. I can only stand or walk for 15 minutes. So

my housework gets done in 15 min. bursts. So I symphatize about the back pain.

Joy

From: jill.drake@...

Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 7:52 AM

Subject: Re: Who cant lose weight due to Meds?

> Hi Joy

I have a 16 year old son who also has Aspergers, Like your grandson,

he is very intelligent, but struggles socially, thank god tho he is

healthy, he is doing gr8 at school...By the way, I always eat more in

winter, but our winters arnt bad like yours, so I have no excuse, I

cant walk that far, I have Synovial fluid inflamation arounf my knees

and the pain is terrible, then my back hurts, Oh well, Take each day

as it arrives for me..... Hugs to everyone

Love jill U.k.