wegeners and your diet

[ian anderson]

hi weggies ian here from scotland if any of you wish to lose weight while on meds (especially preds) give me a shout even though im a wg sufferer one thing i do know is how to diet (ex bodybuilder with 32yrs exp) ill help as much as i can remember to tell me your current diet (no cheating)

[pberggren1]

I eat a lot of meat, pastries, and prepared foods.

I know I should be eating more whole foods such as raw friuts and vegtables and nuts and seeds, etc.

I think I might get a juicer for vegtables.

I also drink alot of milk - 3.25%MF

[elephant]

Ian that is great! I have a exercise question. How often do you have to lift weights to get results ( time wise). I am pretty much a wimp and really never lifted weights. Do you have any good suggestions for DVD's...and of course I don't want to exert myself too much.

[Sangye]

Elephant, lifting weight while on pred is not a good idea because of the tendon/ligament weakness caused by pred.

[elephant]

Yea, I know....I was trying to tip toe...but you awoke!

[Sangye]

LOL-- my antennae turned toward the computer and started to tremble...

[ian anderson]

liftin heavy weights while on preds yes but not light weight any resistance excercises during the tearing down of muscle tissue caused by catabolic steroids ie preds is highly recommended best regards ian

[elephant]

Thanks Ian! I will do little weights like 3-5 pounds.

[flana]

Elephant, lifting weight while on pred is not a good idea because of the tendon/ligament weakness caused by pred.

Sangye hi, I have effectively gained about 50 lbs over the past yer since I got diagnosed april of 2009. I lost about 20 lbs at the time of the 1st flare up and then gained about 50 lbs after that. I am now about 30lbs overweight and on ctx and pred. I have been going to the gym since ~3 - 4 months, 3 times a week. I do 20mins of cardio and 1 1/2 hour of weights... treadmill while holding the rails and bed raised to 7 degrees and speed of 4mph is not so bad, burn about 200cals. I cannot not hold the rails... bones pain especially the joints. But after the gym, its like I have attained nirvana... I have lost only about 2 lbs... but I am hopefull...

[Sangye]

Raj, how much pred are you on?