Diet and meds

I have been lurking and trying to decide is weight watchers is the way to
go. I have two questions....I am currently on prednisone and my doctor said
it was nearly impossible to lose weight while on this drug...anyone having
any success.

The other has to do with weight watchers. I was just at a webstie..throug a
link from here...that explained the program including 'weeight to goal' how
long you have to be at goal before becoming a free lifetime member. Please
ell me where this site is...

Thanks
Carol

Hi Carol
I am also taking prednisone (for RA) and have been able to lose weight *when*
my dose is under 5 mg per day...and I am diligent about lower carbs and
absolutely NO empty caloried foods.
Teresa

To reach what is termed LIFETIME, you need to reach your goal (and
that can take as long as necessary) and then maintain that weight for
6 weeks. You are then Lifetime and then no longer have to pay to
attend meetings. You are ALWAYS LIFETIME after that but if you go two
pounds above your goal weight you have to pay to attend meetings until
you are again at goal weight.

If you do the online or other such programs, while you may reach
Lifetime, you always have to pay for any of the computer options. It
is only meetings which are free for Lifetimers.

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 08:54:13 -0600, "bncnewman"
wrote:

I have been lurking and trying to decide is weight watchers is the way to
go. I have two questions....I am currently on prednisone and my doctor said
it was nearly impossible to lose weight while on this drug...anyone having
any success.

The other has to do with weight watchers. I was just at a webstie..throug a
link from here...that explained the program including 'weeight to goal' how
long you have to be at goal before becoming a free lifetime member. Please
ell me where this site is...

Thanks
Carol

someone I think on this group said that eating healthier, learning new
habits and feeling better from these two will set you up to lose better when
you stop the medications. It made sense to me at the time. So you go ahead
and join, learn the program, learn the portions, you can get that all
perfected so by the time you are done with the medication your habits will
already be the to make you do really well, Lee
bncnewman wrote in message
...
I have been lurking and trying to decide is weight watchers is the way to
go. I have two questions....I am currently on prednisone and my doctor
said
it was nearly impossible to lose weight while on this drug...anyone having
any success.

The other has to do with weight watchers. I was just at a webstie..throug
a
link from here...that explained the program including 'weeight to goal'
how
long you have to be at goal before becoming a free lifetime member. Please
ell me where this site is...

Thanks
Carol

Boy, I hope weight loss while on meds is possible! I am on 5 mg prednisone,
plus about 12 or 13 others, and just had my second cortisone shot in my
spine (first in Dec.) The worst thing about prednisone is the munchies!
And I won't be going off meds.

I ended up so totally wacked out eating yesterday, and once I started, the
whole day was lost. Bad thing -I ate two meals out. Good thing - I didn't
go back for seconds. Bad thing - Chinese/Japanese food on our malls are not
healthy cooking and they give you enough to feed a small army. Good thing -
I threw over half away instead of taking it home. Then I got home and got
the munchies. Little of this, little of that. Sure adds up fast.

So, I start over this morning. 1/2 bagel with low fat cream cheese. Hmmm,
not too bad (even if it's not what I had yesterday morning).

I bought a set of scales yesterday. Do you weigh daily, or once a week, or
three times a day ;). Do you think it helps? (Probably should have asked
those questions before I bought the scale, huh?)

Have a great day!

Sharon

Hi Sharon,

It sounds like you've already had two non scale victory (NSV) by not going
back for seconds and tossing half of your mall meal out. WW isn't a good
thing/bad thing sort of diet. It's a way of life where you're constantly
making adjustments in the things you do to become healthier. Yesterday was
a normal day for you where you happened to eat out twice.

Scales: It depends on how you want to weigh. Some people get upset when
they see their weight fluctuate daily. Some people can only weigh once a
week. I suggest taking your measurements because sometimes measurements are
better milestones than anything the scale tells you.

As far as munchies go, just have snacks around the house that you know the
point values of or you know are lower in calories.
I find that chips and salsa are a much better substitute than say chips and
a sour cream or mayo based dip. I personally like celery and peanut butter
(ok, pb isn't low in calorie, but it satisfies a lot of cravings for me).
When you weigh out the peanut butter and only use a little at a time you can
really get a lot of celery in you.

I've been fighting off my munchies when I come home from work with salad in
a bag because I generally am looking for something crunchy. I'll count the
points from the dressing and go to town with the lettuce. Then if I eat the
whole bag I don't feel guilty for eating over a thousand calories or
whatever.

Julie


"Sharon & Jack" wrote in message
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Boy, I hope weight loss while on meds is possible! I am on 5 mg
prednisone,
plus about 12 or 13 others, and just had my second cortisone shot in my
spine (first in Dec.) The worst thing about prednisone is the munchies!
And I won't be going off meds.

I ended up so totally wacked out eating yesterday, and once I started, the
whole day was lost. Bad thing -I ate two meals out. Good thing - I
didn't
go back for seconds. Bad thing - Chinese/Japanese food on our malls are
not
healthy cooking and they give you enough to feed a small army. Good
thing -
I threw over half away instead of taking it home. Then I got home and got
the munchies. Little of this, little of that. Sure adds up fast.

So, I start over this morning. 1/2 bagel with low fat cream cheese.
Hmmm,
not too bad (even if it's not what I had yesterday morning).

I bought a set of scales yesterday. Do you weigh daily, or once a week,
or
three times a day ;). Do you think it helps? (Probably should have
asked
those questions before I bought the scale, huh?)

Have a great day!

Sharon

I bought a set of scales yesterday. Do you weigh daily, or once a week, or
three times a day ;). Do you think it helps? (Probably should have asked
those questions before I bought the scale, huh?)

ww does a WI once a week,
If you are obsessive and need to wi every day or more than once a day
then plot it in excel to figure out your daily/weekly/monthly cycles.

Ray
--
rmnsuk
273/202/182

I only weigh in once a week...same day...same time...usually the day before
we go out to each eat Friday...so I weigh in on Friday mornings and have all
week to undo what I did that day.....


"Sharon & Jack" wrote in message
link.net...
Boy, I hope weight loss while on meds is possible! I am on 5 mg
prednisone,
plus about 12 or 13 others, and just had my second cortisone shot in my
spine (first in Dec.) The worst thing about prednisone is the munchies!
And I won't be going off meds.

I ended up so totally wacked out eating yesterday, and once I started, the
whole day was lost. Bad thing -I ate two meals out. Good thing - I
didn't
go back for seconds. Bad thing - Chinese/Japanese food on our malls are
not
healthy cooking and they give you enough to feed a small army. Good
thing -
I threw over half away instead of taking it home. Then I got home and got
the munchies. Little of this, little of that. Sure adds up fast.

So, I start over this morning. 1/2 bagel with low fat cream cheese.
Hmmm,
not too bad (even if it's not what I had yesterday morning).

I bought a set of scales yesterday. Do you weigh daily, or once a week,
or
three times a day ;). Do you think it helps? (Probably should have
asked
those questions before I bought the scale, huh?)

Have a great day!

Sharon