tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post1160814476585794738..comments2024-03-29T06:49:10.671-04:00Comments on Success Along the Weigh: Golden arches, faux stick and bottomless pitAnele @ Success Along the Weighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-72304037389333467192015-02-11T19:35:04.131-05:002015-02-11T19:35:04.131-05:00I enjoy watching cooking shows but the good thing ...I enjoy watching cooking shows but the good thing is when I see them while hungry, if the recipe is some super complicated thing that I know I'd have no patience to make, I'm able to truly enjoy what I'm seeing. Now, when I'm watching something that's fun, easy, or new for me, then I'll start perusing my kitchen to see what I can find! LOL As for injuries, my knee has never recovered from the car accident and I'll always have pain with that. I have to walk down the stairs sideways, which looks pretty funny at work or any place in public! My chest took about a year to recover from the seatbelt and air bag and that was very painful-- I was not patient with that at all I have to say. dalbador1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09877799102438622117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-56872267646140825542015-02-11T12:16:11.289-05:002015-02-11T12:16:11.289-05:00I'm so sorry you had that experience. This is...I'm so sorry you had that experience. This is a short course of steroids. I am already on the last day of my middle taper (2 pills a day) and the next three days I will be one pill a day (down from 3 the first three days). I will remain on the nasal spray for a month and from what I've read with nasal inflammation, it can take 1-3 weeks for the full effect to take place. I will not be on this long term. I hope weaning you off gets you back to where you were and you can find something for your pain that helps you without that side effect.Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-49569700995884295352015-02-11T12:06:37.225-05:002015-02-11T12:06:37.225-05:00Oh Anele I feel so bad for you - I don't want ...Oh Anele I feel so bad for you - I don't want to upset you, but I would only go on steroids again if my very life depended on it. I was put on steroids last year - the beginning of October. It was for severe polymyalgia - I could barely walk. Well the steroids were AWESOME! Within a couple weeks I felt like there was hope that I would be "normal" again. It was the best thing. I hope you are not on it long because the first two months I was on it, things were fine. Then I started noticing I was gaining weight...and before it knew it, I had gained 30 pounds in 3 weeks! I panicked and begged the doctor to take me off it. I just couldn't believe all my hard work at losing 115 pounds and now I was gaining 2 pounds every other day - and my eating didn't change. I know people say they are hungrier and eat more and guess that is the price they pay, but I was NOT eating any more than usual - but even with dieting, I was gaining. It was very discouraging to me. And so they are weaning me off the steroids....lets see if the weight drops off as quickly, but I don't seem to think it will.Donna Steely Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287040071982563335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-88381311051850438942015-02-10T15:35:45.999-05:002015-02-10T15:35:45.999-05:00Thankfully today wasn't bad but I wonder if it...Thankfully today wasn't bad but I wonder if it was because I was expecting it? I think me being aware will be half the battle. (Fingers crossed) <br /><br />Well the Etsy shop is pretty empty right now unfortunately but I have a few things I need to get listed. <br /><br />Everyone who has taken the DSLR classes, including myself, LOVE IT. They are great teachers and you go at your own pace to fit it into your schedule. I learned SO much from it. You'll have to let me know how you like it if you do it!Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-27206467491681469002015-02-10T15:02:03.874-05:002015-02-10T15:02:03.874-05:00Oops, I meant DSLR people! :)Oops, I meant DSLR people! :)Kaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18013981216409231234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-12989314902298795112015-02-10T15:00:35.671-05:002015-02-10T15:00:35.671-05:00It's definitely the steroids making you hungri...It's definitely the steroids making you hungrier. I used to get them before chemo and I would be ravenous after my infusion. Sucks :( I hope you feel better though!<br /><br />Sidenote: I never knew you sold on Etsy and I also think I'm gonna try the how to use your DSL people! I usually read in Feedly so I've been missing out on your sidebar!Kaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18013981216409231234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-56699389572827803702015-02-10T09:12:53.736-05:002015-02-10T09:12:53.736-05:00We could've just gone to a mediocre pasty plac...We could've just gone to a mediocre pasty place so I am willing to split one with the Mr in the future from a different place before I give my final verdict. <br /><br />I did a little research and it looks like they do cause you to be more hungry and since many people take them when they have pain issues, they will rarely exercise. But they do say it can redistribute fat in undesirable places like your face, collar bone, back of the neck and abdomen. Aces. I'm already on day 2 of my taper on the pills and will be done with them by Saturday but I'll be on the spray until the end of the month so let's hope I don't look like some disfigured blob by March.<br /><br />Good way to look at cooking shows!Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-15357438939848600812015-02-10T09:04:16.500-05:002015-02-10T09:04:16.500-05:00Yes it is! I need to do a little roll this mornin...Yes it is! I need to do a little roll this morning because I'm a wee tighter than I'd like but I can't live without that thing. Anele @ Success Along the Weighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-78192856150468268312015-02-10T08:24:41.757-05:002015-02-10T08:24:41.757-05:00My mom is from Michigan, so of course I know what ...My mom is from Michigan, so of course I know what pasties are. I actually love them, but rarely go to the work of making them. Every time I do a round of steroid I gain 5-10 pounds. I don't know if it's retention, extra hunger, or something else, but I avoid them the way you avoid antibiotics. I hate the way they make me feel, and I'm none too pleased w/ the weight gain either.<br /><br />I have no patience when it comes to recovery. None. I want to be better yesterday. <br /><br />I do like cooking shows, but they don't really make me that hungry. I like to watch people who are really good in the kitchen work - it's like watching Bob Ross paint. another layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756727485274694135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-89426597820346225442015-02-10T07:33:45.744-05:002015-02-10T07:33:45.744-05:00OK I admit the Stick is the Sh*t. It did work wond...OK I admit the Stick is the Sh*t. It did work wonders for my legs yesterday and I do believe it will come in handy on a trip so it's good that you got one specifically for that. The Mr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04233628447251244134noreply@blogger.com