So, let me get all of this confusing stuff straight. Can I lose weight effectively on lo carb while I'm supposedly perimenopause? I've actually gained weight while still lo carbing. I have started some medication for an exacerbation of asthma including a two week course of prednisone which I stopped two weeks ago. Yesterday, I go on the scale and had gained 5 pounds in one day!!! It's there today. I'm taking sinulair and an albuterol inhaler as needed as well as nebulizer treatments. It's been a mess. I've really been sick. But this is soooooo despressing because I have tried so hard and don't want to get back where I was. I lost 30 pounds last year and have gained back 15 to almost 20 pounds just since September. Help!!! I feel like crying but I don't want to give up.

Hi Tricia!

Yes, it's still possible to lose weight but it will probably be more difficult than it was before and being sick doesn't help you much in that department, either. This thread on perimenopause might be helpful to you: http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...&threadid=60415
Prednisone will make anyone gain weight, but a good part of that is water retention. You can't physically gain 5 pounds of fat overnight unless you were consuming 17,500 more calories than you actually burned.

Thanks for your reply. I plan to hang in there. I'll coming to read posts and keep encouraged.

Tricia

Hey, want to let you know that steroids are major weight-gainers. May be water retention, but can take years to get off and sometimes the steroids set your thermostat to low and it has to be kick-started by thyroid medication. I had a week of solu-med iv that took me 4 years to recover from - finally last year! Steroids can especially get you when you eat carbs. So be careful.
Jan