Very Slow and Steady!

RoeMo326
RoeMo326 Posts: 17
in Motivation and Support
Hi all!

I just want to start off by saying that I've been reading posts around here for a while but haven't posted at all. I think this is a very supportive community...it's really nice to see these days.

I started with MFP a few months ago and then I had a flare up of my Ulcerative Colitis. Please don't take this as me making excuses, but when you are on prednisone (steroids) for a significant period of time you gain weight. It sucks I'm not going to lie. It's unfortunately been a recurring theme for me. I flare, I go on prednisone, I can only eat white rice and boiled chicken, I gain 20 or so pounds, I recover. It's a viscous cycle that's been happening since I was diagnosed in 2006. I'm about 100 lbs overweight, and I'm really ashamed that I let things get this far out of control.

I just want people here to tell me that the SLOW progress is ok and I'm not doing something wrong. I started back up here in June at about 260 lbs. I am now at 249, but honestly, I really started working out and being "good" about a month and a half ago.

Thoughts? Thanks all.

Rosanne

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  • leannehoggdodd
    leannehoggdodd Posts: 59
    Oh sweetheart its your journey and nobody elses, you need to do it all at your own pace and if that means a pound a week then thats what you do.

    Your moving in the right direction so who cares if it takes 6 month or if it tskes 3 years.c
  • shygur
    shygur Posts: 171 Member
    Slow and steady is actually best in my opinion, more likely to make the lifestyle changes necessary to keep weight off. You are doing well.
  • RoeMo326
    RoeMo326 Posts: 17
    Thanks all. (Again, not to make excuses) I have some limitations to how much "dieting" I can do. For example, I could never eat a salad as a meal, or part of a meal. I can't have raw veggies like that because of my colitis. I figure slow and steady is the way to go - but I'm afraid if I do get pregnant in the next few years that I will never lose the weight.

    Thanks for all the support.
  • leannehoggdodd
    leannehoggdodd Posts: 59
    I would never WANT to eat salad as a main meal - I want slme yummy in my tummy
    !!

    Just take it at your own pace hun, dont worry about what everybody else is doing.x

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