Prednisone and gaining

All pharmaceuticals are bad for your health but they are prescribed when the harm they will definitely do is less than the good they are intended to do.

Weightgain is obviously something good but I'm not sure a doctor would agree. This prednisone suppresses the immune system which can only be a good idea if it's actually attacking you.

I like the way you're thinking though. Go through these forums for other drugs that put on weight. The anti-depressants tend to. Insulin does because that's actually how it works. Insulin is a type of growth hormone. It makes the body store fat rather than burn sugar. This is why diabetics who take insulin should cut down on sugar. Often the reason they have sugar in their blood is the body does not want to get any fatter. Taking Insulin forces them to get fatter.

Too much sugar in your blood won't kill you but too little will. Taking too much Insulin can kill you in minutes.
5 years

Alternative people

HorrorDoll:
So wheres the alternative people on this site?


Alternative to what?
5 years

Communists and other leftists ?

dinobusco:
Great click-bait topic. Maybe someone should start "fascists and other alt-righters" and let the two threads duke it out on a site that has nothing to do with either.

nofbar:
I don't think you clearly understand what fascism is.

JohnJohnson:
“Is mayonnaise a fascism”


Maybe fascism is like the British system. The government puts up three podiums 2 metres apart then dictators tell the country what tomorrows new rules are. Next day the police, businesses and busy body neighbours attempt to enforce those rules on you.

Each week you show your appreciation by standing at your front door at the appointed time applauding. 2 minutes clapping for the heroes.
5 years

Heavy cream is very sneaky

JackSteven:
'heavy' or double cream is just thicker than single cream, no more calories. The thinner stuff is more like milk so could be easier to drink.

Curveman:
Sorry Jack but I can't let this go unchallenged. Double cream has about 48% fat whereas heavy cream has about 36% and single cream around 18%. There is a correspondingly huge difference in calories too. You are of course correct in that in general the runnier it is the easier it is to drink. I have found a big difference between brands in Double Cream in the UK. For example the Jersey stuff I get from Spar tends to be thick whereas the double cream from Sainsburys or Tesco tends to be quite runny. Same fat content though at 48-50%.

JackSteven:
Going off the label on Tesco's Double and Single cream they are the same calories. Maybe the label is wrong or maybe we're not talking about the same thing.

ILuvChubbyChix:
Are you sure you didn't miss also looking at serving size?

In the U.S., for heavy cream the label typically says 50 calories a serving. But a "serving" is only 1 tablespoon, or half a fluid ounce. Whereas for half & half, it says 40 calories per serving, which while that's not much below 50, is for 2 tablespoons, or 1 fluid ounce. So to really compare apples to apples, you have to convert serving sizes, proportionally.

Thus, 100 calories per fluid ounce of heavy cream (36%) vs. half & half which is 40 per fluid ounce (10.5%).

I kind of wish we had double cream that was runny, as it would be easier to either drink or mix into shakes.

The U.S. does have something called "manufacturing cream" which is 40%, and 60 calories per tablespoon, or 120 calories per fluid ounce. But almost no one sells it. Wish I knew where to get some.


I think you're right about that. Looking in the website 100ml single cream is about 200kcal and double is over 400kcal, hence double.

Mind you Tesco's labelling is a bit crazy. Their cornbread description says it's made with corn flour. However hastily printed on the label it says 'contains wheat'. The ingredients listing does list wheat but does not list corn flour.

This maybe a result of COVID-19 since I'm sure it was OK a couple of months ago.
5 years

Heavy cream is very sneaky

JackSteven:
'heavy' or double cream is just thicker than single cream, no more calories. The thinner stuff is more like milk so could be easier to drink.

Curveman:
Sorry Jack but I can't let this go unchallenged. Double cream has about 48% fat whereas heavy cream has about 36% and single cream around 18%. There is a correspondingly huge difference in calories too. You are of course correct in that in general the runnier it is the easier it is to drink. I have found a big difference between brands in Double Cream in the UK. For example the Jersey stuff I get from Spar tends to be thick whereas the double cream from Sainsburys or Tesco tends to be quite runny. Same fat content though at 48-50%.


Going off the label on Tesco's Double and Single cream they are the same calories. Maybe the label is wrong or maybe we're not talking about the same thing.
5 years

Heavy cream is very sneaky

boundandfeed:
Could this "sneakyness" be the result of how the body processes the cream? Could this account for the delay and where on the body the fat is deposited?


'heavy' or double cream is just thicker than single cream, no more calories. The thinner stuff is more like milk so could be easier to drink.
5 years

Overweight nurse?

voluptuouslover:
I thought that was a profession that the environment, stress etc. all lead to major weight gain.

Most all nurses I have seen are overweight or obese.


What's really great is their uniforms are tight meaning they're getting fatter.
5 years

Death feedists


Bigdaddyjack:
I find that being a death feedist is strange. If I find a bbw to feed it would be for feeder/feedee relationship. Feeding someone to death SCARES me.


Death is not the point. The point is that death is the only limit.
5 years

Ballooning up

Lqqqqqlq:
I am curious guys, do you think it's smart to try some antidepressant stuff if I don't have mood problems just for the massive weight gain effect 🤔


None of this is 'smart' but if you're looking to do something sensible then you're in the wrong part of the Internet.

The important thing is if it's an effective way to get fat.
5 years

Ballooning up

Zyprexa sounds like a wonder drug.
5 years