Prednisone weight gain versus fat redistribution

There's a small amount of water weight that we gain while on prednisone and loose a few weeks after we're off of it. That water weight is swelling in the face, moon face and other areas.

However the majority of our weight gain stays as is and can only be worked off over the longterm through responsible, healthy eating and exercise. Might take 6 months or more. This included the redistributing fat, often added to our torso. Usually it comes from our extremities to our mid section. Sorry.

Your body can redistribute fat around based on need over a many months timeframe. For example a former powerlifter who stops working out for many months will ultimately end up with small arms and a big beer belly. The opposite is true over a many months time frame, should you take up a cardiovascular program where you're using your legs and arms and need to buildup strength and muscle there, your former fat can be broken down and rebuilt as muscle (no power lifting needed). It's just not immediate or instant gratification. But our bodies can recycle materials around based on where they are most needed.

I find our weight and muscle to fat distribution tends to level out over time to reflect our dietary intake and execise levels. Runners end up looking like lanky runners, and couch potatoes end up looking like chubby couch potatoes. As I'm getting older I'm finding my metabolism is slowing and hormonal changes make it much harder to loose weight which totally sucks. I used to shed an extra 5 pounds like nothing in my 20's. I'm nearly 40 now and it is getting soo hard to loose weight now... all I gotta do is look at a box of snack cakes and I gain a pound lol.

I joined my local Planet Fitness, an inexpensive gym with a $10 month-by-month membership and no commitment. I've gotta work off my prednisone weight, ugh, as my bmi is now 26 and just into overweight category. Rocking a little bit of a Buddha belly right now :-P