Losing Weight After Prednisone

After completing my first round of prednisone, which was tolerable but painful in so many ways, I am ready to lose the weight I reluctantly put on.

This isn't so much a question about exercising, I have a strict cardio routine that I am currently on and the resistance training is in check. I am wondering about the time frame an active person needs to burn the prednisone weight off.

How long does it take for things to stabilize? My moon face is half the size it was, so I'm thinking I need about two weeks to lose the rest of it? I put 5-10 pounds on during the taper.

Call it wishful thinking, but I like to be under the impression that losing the weight that could be attributed to prednisone is going to be easier when compared to average weight loss. I know, it makes little physiological sense, although one could argue that sudden weight fluctuations could be reversed more rapidly than gradual changes in weight, but that placebo has to ring true for a few people out there. Either way, if all goes well, I'll burn off the excess weight within a month, or in a week if the flare returns.

I always wished I'd look like someone else ;-)

prednisone weight is still weight in your body's eyes. it'll possibly take a longer time to lose weight since your cortisol levels are high. high cortisol levels signal your body to store fat. have you had your levels checked? i'd focus on lowering those and then the weight will come off more easily.

Don't they say once you taper to 7.5mg and below of pred that you're adrenal glands take over at that point?? I have only been taking 5mg for two days yet. I've actually lost a lot of weight. It's only on my face! Plus all other side effects of pred have gone as well as the intense hunger pangs.