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I am disgusted with myself! Steroids making my appetite skyhigh.

vllamas08
vllamas08 Posts: 20 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
Hi, I have fibromyalgia and I am receiving steroid injections to keep the pain tolerable. Since starting the injections in April I have gained 20lbs. No, I have not been using myfitnesspal but I should have known better. I just allowed myself to eat as much as I wanted because there was no weight gain in the beginning so I just stopped weighing myself. Now, I'm 20lbs heavier. I am forever grateful for spandex jeans and now I'm starving myself because I am so mad at myself and I know that's not good. Today I've had coffee and a cliff bar and it's 2:45pm. Please help with some advise or I won't fit through my doors soon.

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  • uconnwinsnc1
    uconnwinsnc1 Posts: 902 Member
    Never take a radical approach to counter any of life's problems. When it comes to eating, you should never starve yourself. You need to find your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) and calculate the proper caloric intake for your body and activity level. Then you need to build your caloric intake around that number.
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