Anyone loose weight on Prednisone ?

Hey there,

Prednisone has more knocks against it then a front door on a Halloween night.

IMHO yes, you can lose weight while taking the medication. And, no, you don't need to wait to get started. Start with small changes—walk 30 minutes a day, and take charge at a restaurant: Ask for cut vegetables instead of a breadbasket. Ask for the fish to be grilled in sesame or peanut oil. Tell them to hold the cheese, bacon bits and croutons from your salad. Small changes—when you add them all up—can make a big difference.

Good Luck and keep us posted.

Gentle Hugs

Kitt

loose weight while on prednisone, I wish! I gained 15lbs in 2 months on it, was on 50mg for a week, then 40mg for 4 weeks, and got down to 7.5mg now, I made a mistake by eating a lot as it gave me food cravings like no tomorrow, it's not so bad now tho, as stkitt, follow the food suggestions and u shud be ok, avoid high salt foods too as it'll retain it, I noticed that with my puffy face from the pred :(

best of luck!

The first time I was on it several years ago, I gained 30 lbs. This time around, I was on it for nearly 9 months and lost weight-probably because it did not really put me into remission and your body burns a lot of calories while you are in a bad flare. Like Gumby, when I was on the really high doses, I felt so crappy, I didn't feel like eating a lot. Now I am on Humira and everything is not going through me, but I have not been able to progress past the low-residue diet so I am still eating a lot of white rice, white bread and processed foods, (really crave carbs) and I am starting to put on weight- 10 lbs in the last two months :(