Hello there -
I have hadLupus dx for over 8 years, and I am starting to diet with exercising to get back in shape! I would love to hear sucess stories of Losing the Predisone wieght...and how your illness changed after the weight loss??

Thanks in Advance
Nikki

hey Nikki
Carla here.
I've had lupus 16 years.
i've had 3 serious flares.
each time, they put me on 40 mg of prednisone.
my ideal weight (I look and feel great): 121
my typical weight before getting sick: 132-134
my weight now: 141

the prednisone has always made me gain weight. except the 2nd flare. that time i was holding a lot of water in my legs because of the kidney failure. so at the same time i went on the prednisone, i was given prescription panty hose and diuretics, which squeezed the water out of my legs (and the rest of me!), and i developed thrush (yeast) so i went on the candida diet (no yeast, no sugar, few carbs). Even after getting off the diuretics and no longer needing the panty hose, I maintained my ideal weight for 2 1/2 years (until i fell off the wagon with the diet), including the year I was on prednisone.
i was also getting some exercise. i had had a stroke, so i was swimming (walking was really hard), then i built up to walking and kept swimming as well.

Right now I've been on prednisone for about 6 months (post flare #3). i am at 141. in the winter i gained back to 146. i rejoined the gym and went back on a whole foods diet (using suggestions from celebrityfitclub.com) and am now down to 141. I'm 42. I'd *love* to be back at 121, but would be OK with weighing 131.

lots of us lupies find gluten-free is really helpful!