Can steroids increase your metabolism and make you lose weight?

I am concerned about my ex. He has always been underweight, but these last four months he just keeps getting smaller. At first I thought he just wasn't eating enough due to a mouth injury. But he has spent the last 2 weeks in the hospital with an infection. (complication of original injury) For the last week he has been doubling every meal and in an attempt to gain some weight. Yet somehow he is 6' tall and down to 115 pounds. How can this happen?He says it is just the steroid shots increasing his already-high metabolism. I knew they could make you want to eat more, but I thought if you ate more while taking steroids, you would gain weight?Smile, I guess that would explain some of it :) I bet his body is using extra calories trying to get well. ... I just can't help worrying that maybe he had internal injuries to his digestive tract too and they didn't notice since he had so many other life-threatening problems. Thanks. I am still worried, but your answer did make me feel a little better.

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My doctor gave me oral steroids as a kid, probably for some allergy or cold-related ailment. It made me super hungry! I didn't gain weight from it.Maybe your boyfriend's injury plus infection have really taken a toll on his body, and that his body is using up all of it's energy (calories) trying to repair itself. The body uses lots of calories just to stay alive each day, so if you've got a cold or injury then it works harder to get better. That could be what is going on. Good luck!

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• Steroids are notorious for weight gain. Absolutely famous for it. Something doesn't add up. Fast metabolism or not.
• They will make you gain more weight. Its either he's taking a cutting steroid or hes got some bunk gear.

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How much should I be eatting?

Okay so I need help with understanding my portion sizes. I'm trying to eat better and healthier and so far I'm able to do that but I don't understand how much I need to eat to be healither (my goal isn't really trying to lose weight just trying to get a healthier life style) ... the food pyramid is confusing to me... (and I feel stupid because it...)Anyways if you could give me some help or advice that would be helpful. Or if there's a website that could help me as well that would be great. Thanks and sorry if this doesn't make a lot of sense.

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Don't confuse yourself with charts and calories. Here's a good low-carb food/exercise plan:Breakfast: Cook 9-grain cereal (from health food store) in water with rolled oats and wheat bran. Make a pot of it on weekends and nuke 1/2 cup each morning. Then stir in low fat milk or yogurt, banana, walnuts and berries. Drink hot Ovaltine. Breakfast should be your largest meal of the day to raise blood sugar level which falls during the night.Lunch: Egg, tuna or turkey ½ sandwich on multi-grain (not just whole wheat) bread with bean or alfalfa sprouts, yogurt, fresh fruit. If you had meat loaf for dinner, bring a meat loaf sandwich on whole grain bread (NO mayo). On cold days, a squatty thermos of hot chili, split peas with ham, or beef stew.Snacks: Fresh (not canned) fruit. Nothing ever from a vending machine. Dinner: salad with white meat chicken and fresh (not canned) veggies: tomatoes, 2 kinds of lettuce, 2 kinds of shredded cabbage, shredded or sliced carrots, alfalfa or bean sprouts, zucchini, green or red peppers, hard boiled eggs, brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, tofu, cottage cheese, spinach...Instead of dressing, squeeze 1/4 tomato over it. Or homemade bean/vegetable soups; great way to recycle leftovers.Or grilled fish with steamed veggies.Or omelet: In blender, whip together eggs, tofu, cottage cheese, onions, garlic powder. Cook with mushrooms, chopped tomatoes and green or red peppers. Avoid junk food, fast foods, pastries, desserts, anything with sugar (cancer cells feed on sugar), gluten, syrup (even canned fruit in syrup), peanut butter, fat/grease (pork, wieners, chops, bacon, salami, pizza, chips, fries), pasta, potatoes, ramen, popcorn, white bread, rice, canned veggies, ice cream (it's lard + chemicals), soda (loaded with toxins), chips, tobacco, alcohol (kills brain cells) and coffee (carcinogenic). No oil except olive and mac nut. To keep your skin clear, drink water, tea, unsweetened veggie and fruit juice. Join a gym; they have all the equipment and staff to show you how to use it to get the look you want to achieve, but you have to ask them. Much cheaper than buying your own equipment. Go hiking, biking, jogging, bowling, swimming, rowing, jump rope, play tennis, badminton, volleyball, soccer, jumping jacks, lift weights, trampoline? To tone your tummy, do sit ups, push ups, pull ups, leg lifts, butt raises and crunches.For more energy, take Super B complex.

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• Eat healthy foods when your hungry. Divide you plat into 3 portions. Half the plate needs to be a vegetable. The other half needs to be half protein and then half starch. Eat two fruits daily and as many veggies a possible! For breakfast eat something with protein and fiber. :)

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Is 4 months enough to see results from the gym?

I''m 20, I''m a girl, I weigh 135. I want to go down to my normal weight which was always 115. I will be going to the gym 4-5 times a week and staying there for 2 hours. 1 hour and 20 minutes doing cardio and the other 40 using those weight machines. And I will also be doing situps, crunches, and all that at home. I eat a healthy diet, no fast food, no junk food, no soda. I drink plenty of water. I want to be thinner by June. That''s when it gets really hot where I live and I want to have a nice body again for summer. So will 4 months be enough time for me to see changes and have a flatter stomach?

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Yes by the way you look right now you should be good and dont worry your probably already hot so you will be even hotter!! good job

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