How to Lose Weight After Being Nebulized

Overview

Nebulizers are commonly used to deliver steroids in a vapor form, which can be inhaled by the patient. If you have a severe episode of asthma, nebulized steroids may be used to improve your breathing and alleviate the asthma symptoms. One common concern about nebulizer use is that steroids have a tendency to cause weight gain. According to the John Hopkins Vasculitis Center, nebulized steroids can cause overall weight gain, or redistribution of fat around the body so that the face, for example, may become fatter. In order to lose weight after being nebulized, you will need to reduce your daily calorie intake to a level below your body's daily calorie needs.

Step 1

Calculate your body's daily calorie needs. The number of calories your body needs each day depends on your height, current weight, sex and activity level. For example, a 40-year-old female who is 5 foot 2 inches tall and weighs 112 pounds requires approximately 1500 calories per day if she leads a sedentary lifestyle. A 22-year-old male who is very active and weighs 240 pounds at a height of 6 foot 3 inches will require 3300 calories per day. An online calorie calculation tool is provided in Resource 1.

Step 2

Calculate your daily calorie allowance for a weight-loss diet. According to the BMI Calculator website, in order to lose weight you need to create a deficit of 3500 calories for every pound of weight you want to lose. A calorie deficit is created by expending more calories each day than you consume. Your daily calorie allowance should be between 500 and 1000 calories less than your daily calorie requirement calculated in Step 1. The 22-year-old male example above could therefore diet at between 2300 and 2800 calories per day. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that a female never follow a daily calorie limit lower than 1200 calories, and a male should have at least 1800 calories per day. Therefore, the 40-year-old woman exemplified in Step 1 should consume a minimum of 1200 calories per day, even when dieting. An appropriate daily calorie limit for dieters is in the range of 75 to 80 percent of the daily calorie needs established in Step 1.

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Step 3

Measure the food you eat each day so that the total calories eaten are equal to or less than your daily calorie limit calculated in Step 2. You may find an online calorie tracker helpful for calculating your daily calorie intake from different foods. Consume sufficient protein, fats, carbohydrates and vitamins each day while you are dieting.