how much do you wiegh?

I am 5'4 and currently weigh 120. Before my flare I was at 135, and went down to 115 before recently starting to feel better. The weight seemst to come right back!

It's tough to maintain a healthy diet b/c most veggies irritate my stomach; seems easier for me to digest carbs. I've found that steaming veggies helps a little, although cabbage is the devil.

5'3" - 118 lbs

I'm 5'5" by the way, and 135.

You guys make me feel fat! lol

I am 5' and weight about 155 at the moment. I was 112 lbs when I got married 5 years ago, but I have had two kids since then and have long since given up any dreams about being anywhere near that again. I was about 133 when I was diagnosed last July, but I went down to 105 in a matter of days. There pred started to kick in and I got the food cravings from hell and my weight has just gone up and up. Off the pred now and still flaring, but no sign of the weight dropping yet. I feel like crap both inside and out. I really hope the humria starts to work so I can get back to a good diet and get some excerise.
I would love to be between 120 and 130, and this is the weight my GI has recommended for me. Not over weight, but enough there if I go into another flare.

Thanks for this thread by the way, it has made me feel a lot better to know I am not the only one struggling with a weight issue on top of everything else

I'm 5'8" and weigh 147ish...My goal now is to get to about 140 and stay there.

I didn't gain the weight until my late 40's and coveted each lovely ounce of fat...(I did get up to 160).

I was 109 at my lowest 23 years ago. Don't ever want to go there again.

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I am 5'6" and am currently at 155.  When I am healthy and in shape, my body likes to be at 140 and 21% BF.  With UC, I find myself anywhere between 125 and 160 depending on severity of illness and meds.  Just coming off of prednisone for the second time around and hoping to get rid of the "keg over my six pack". My clothes range in sizes 6-10. 

Like Serenity Now, I also thought I was the only one battling the weight issue, thinking everyone wanted to gain weight.  I am so grateful for this forum.........I don't feel so alone anymore. 

What is everyone's opinion on this battle with weight? Is it med related? 

Yeah Christine, what that about anyway? I reach 50 and am having a hard time shedding any pounds at all! It's terrible! I'm in the perimenopausal stage and fighting to keep my weight at 150. No fair!

I am 5'5"and about 145 pounds right now. My goal by summer time is to lose 15-20 pounds. I am (barely) in a size 10 and do not want to develop a "muffin top" over my jeans! My problem is that I absolutely love food and being in remission, I pretty much eat what I want. However, because I feel fatigued all the time (thanks UC for that side effect) I don't have the oomph to do anything. However, I have started (slowly) walking around my block now and breaking out the hula hoop and jump rope. Starting small and working my way up ....

I am 5'6" and weigh 205. I've managed to lose 20 lb in the past year and realistically would like to lose 20 more (obviously I should lose a lot more than that!) But this is the best weight I've been at in 20 years.
I never lose when I'm in a flare.....

prinncess said...
i'm curious how much you guys wiegh? i wiegh 162lbs trying to reach my goal of 140lbs i used to wiegh 230lbs so im happy 20lbs left to go!!!!

That's terrific! I know it's not easy to keep at it.

I am about 175, and 160 would be a pretty ideal weight for me. I'm 5'7", big boned, curvy and strong, and apparently don't look too bad even carrying that much weight.  (If I got too slender none of my investment wardrobe would fit me, so that wouldn't do!)

Carol and Christine, that weight gain happened to my MIL after the change and she was battling it for years. She finished menopause at 55 (she hit it early and it took almost 10 years to complete) and she is now almost 65. She was having a bunch of weird things happening to her and she had her blood tested numerous times to check her thyroid. The most noticable thing she had was swelling in her ankles. So finally after going thru this med or that med to help reduce the puffiness they did a diabetes test and she was mildly diabetic. She started taking pills for that and miracously her puffiness went away AND she lost about 20lbs of that menopause weight.