MS neuro check up today. Everything was ok but I had gained ten pounds since March.

Told him I was concerned and wondered if my work schedule is responsible, etc... Told him the primary doctor said I'm still within average for my height. His response: so, you are 20 pounds overweight. Then gave me his tips for losing weight.

Oh well, he isn't a psychologist, I suppose that's what I need. Other than that, everything else was good.

Overall a good visit, right?

If you work the overnight shift I think there is some research to support weight gain although I know a ton of overnight workers and some are heavy, some average and some thin so I haven't seen a pattern.

Are you able to exercise? I'm fortunate in that I am able to work out and it has made a huge difference in my mood as well as my waistline.

Wiz, no he's not a head doc (well yeas he is but not that kind)...but he takes the whole person into consideration and not just our MS...I guess that's what makes him a good doc.
You know that stress ups our levels of cortisone which will help retain weight, right? The best thing you can do for yourself is do some mindfulness exercises for fifteen minutes at the start of your day and also keep a daily food journal for a few weeks...
Don't stress about it! You are a busy person who has a lot on her plate...

You skinny thing, you couldn't possibly be 20 lbs overweight.

i'm glad you're stable wiz.
start now to "nibble" away on the weight. you have a few wks before x-mas.
hopefully your work environment won't give you temptations.

Absolutely agrees with Sal, I've seen Wiz with my own eyes and she is in NO WAY overweight!

Wiz, you were skin and bones last time I saw you and I doubt you have changed all that much since then, so quit stressing about weight and concentrate on "fit" and "eating healthy"!

Wiz went to her primary doc with a doozy of an ear infection and fever...

Honey hope you're feeling better...

When you saw me I was at least 25 lbs lighter. Just saying!!

Glad that the neurological stuff was OK.

Sorry to hear about the weight gain, Wiz. However, it sounds like you're still within the range where you should be, so I wouldn't stress. If you want to work at losing it, you can choose to do that. If you don't feel like bothering, it's probably not the end of the world.

MS and the steroid use put 40-45 pounds on me, over 8 or 9 years. And, I was already somewhat overweight.

This past year, I finally decided that, even though meds is not a "fair" way to gain weight, if I want to lose it, "fair" doesn't count; I'd just have to lose it the same way everyone does -- through hard work.

So, I lost 62 pounds in the last year. Am down to under 120 pounds, where I feel pretty good. (I'm 5'3", and a small build, so that's about where I should be. Still weigh almost 20 pounds more than I did when I got married, but, I don't imagine I'll ever get back down to there.)

~ Faith