I finally reached my goal weight

I finally reached my goal weight of 130 lbs.

I have a hard time gaining weight and flaring with UC doesn't make it easier. When I started my flare at the end of 2011 I lost about 10 pounds within 2 weeks or so. And it didn't stop there.

Since I've been in remission and off steroids I've been fluctuating between 124 and 127 after I caught the flu and I was not able to reach 130 again. Mind you, my worst weight with UC was 94 pounds. I never want to drop that much again.

I hope I can keep my weight for a little while before I involuntarily lose again

I wish i could get to my goal. Congratulations to you :)

Congrats Andrina!! Happy for you....

Congratulations are you feeling great as well? Hope so!! I went down to 92 on my first flare, now up to a whopping 97! (5' 1") My M.D. is worried it might be bone loss, so I'm going for a DEXA scan this Spring. I still look wasted and fragile. :(

Yeah, uc weight loss is terrible on our bodies. My DW, said she could count my ribs, vertebrae, during the worst of my last flare. Coworkers said I was ghost white. I was really weak, and down to my high school weight.

Weight gain is a huge victory, struggle, and a sign of good things for sure.

For the first time since a long time I feel I have so much more energy. I go shopping in several different stores are day and am up on my feet which was impossible just a month ago although I've been in remission for more than a year. I know that even once remission is achieved, my body takes a long time to recover and regain energy (it took me a long time to overcome anemia for example) but now I finally feel like a normal person again. Even with the weight gain on pred I didn't feel this energetic. It wasn't really true weight but water retention I guess. I'm so proud of my new curves

awesome A ! glad you are doing well - I try not to focus on my weight much, but it does tend to go up when I'm feeling good