Acne Q & A Archive: Losing & preventing steroids-induced overweight

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Author	Topic: Losing & preventing steroids-induced overweight
Isis 02-17-2003 09:15 AM	HELP ME WAI!!!! I suffer from Crohn's disease and am currently on steroids due to a flare up. In the past few weeks I have gained over three kilograms !! The steroids make me hungry in a very weird way. First of all, I used to snack all day and remain fairly slim, but on the steroids...I just want MASSIVE PORTIONS OF GREASY/FATTY FOODS! Needless to say, my munch foods include tonnes of pizza, fatty oven chips, hash browns, etc. (and to be honest, sometimes I consume more munch foods than Wai diet foods ) BUT I really can't help it. The steroids make me sooooooo ravenous. Another bad thing is that it causes me to sleep too much (with alternate bouts of insomnia). While it is working IBD-wise (I haven't passed any blood in the last few days) yesterday I noticed that I could not fit into my clothes! At home I wear my nightie 24/7 cus I am off sick from work. But I am dreading going back to work now as I cannot fit into my very expensive and smart suits. There is no way on earth I am going to shell out any more money to buy larger sizes...I spend enough trying to maintain this diet as it is! Sorry my post is long, but you do ask a lot of questions so I want to cover as much so you can reply as soon as possible. In the past, I noticed that if I ate egg yolks twice in the day my appetite would reduce a bit. I was wondering if I should do this now or is it against the acne principles? I used to do this because I was scared of ingesting too much egg yolk when my stomach and defence system was not up to stratch. Is it also okay to consume all my protein in one seating (in the morning I like to eat all 6-8 egg yolks) so I can forget about all that egg cracking later on in the day? What about coffee and tea? When is the best time to consume them in relation to egg yolk consumption? And why do you say it should be 'weak'? Weak tea is no good for me! I need it to stay up when I have to. What is so bad about it? (I know that technically it is not raw since they are heated, but surely the amount is so little as to be insignificant?) I am only trying to find a balance. I want this diet to enhance my lifestyle. Please help me. I am now on a reducing dose of steroids. Every reduction hurts like hell, and I heard it can kill if you stop suddenly I don't want to go back to work wearing rags...I thighs are huge now, so is my abdomen. I just can't believe a drug can do this to someone so soon. Some say it might be water...but I know better, cus yes I have been overeating junk. Thanks for any advice.
Isis 02-18-2003 11:57 AM	PS: I have other bad side effects from the steroids apart from the increased appetite.
Wai 02-19-2003 02:36 PM	Isis, If you do the diet right, you don't need the steroids at all... quote: I just can't believe a drug can do this to someone so soon you are taking HORMONES dear, they influence everything in your body... Did you really think that drugs only had good effects? quote: In the past, I noticed that if I ate egg yolks twice in the day my appetite would reduce a bit. I was wondering if I should do this now or is it against the acne principles? No, not against the rules they work perfectly quote: Is it also okay to consume all my protein in one seating that's actually best, because then you can make more sure to be completely physically inactive afterwards quote: What about coffee and tea? When is the best time to consume them in relation to egg yolk consumption? waaay apart they are against the sample diet rules, but if you must have them, you should have them way before quote: And why do you say it should be 'weak'? when did i say that??? quote: I know that technically it is not raw since they are heated, but surely the amount is so little as to be insignificant? not insignificant; they CAN cause acne... if you want them anyway, can you take just one cup?
Isis 02-20-2003 06:38 PM	Hi Wai, thanks ever so much for your reply. First of all quote: when did i say that??? Lawd knows!!! I honestly have no idea, all I know is that I keep thinking that the coffee I drink should be weak while on this diet (it might actually be a self-made rule, but I can't vouch for that). Sorry about the mix-up. I stopped the steroids yesterday and what d'ya know!!! Today...virtually no appetite. I had to force myself to eat the t-c-a salad (a whole container would have had to be thrown away). Maybe now that I am not ingesting synthetic hormones, my appetite regulator has noticed just how overweight I have become and decided to decrease my appetite to get rid of it (I have been my usual weight for about 15 years, so I suppose my body 'strongly' prefers it!) That was just an update.
Wai 02-21-2003 05:33 AM	thank you for you post Isis. I moved your 'peeling fruits experiences' to the peeling fruits thread, okay?
Isis 02-21-2003 01:30 PM	Not a problem! I know you probably hear this all the time from your boyfriend, but Wai... YOU ARE A GODSEND!
Isis 03-19-2003 07:25 PM	Update: A week after stopping the steroids and suffering from very very low appetite (okay, to be honest I had NO appetite) I lost over 3 kg. A few days later my appetite returned! So my body must love the old weight.
Wai 03-21-2003 01:47 PM	great! thank you for the update Isis!