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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AndyS" data-source="post: 1111979" data-attributes="member: 20775">I put about 20kg on in the months following diagnosis, that said I had lost more than that and I did not look well at all.Bear in mind a lot of the weight you are putting back on will be fluid and muscle mass rebuilding.That being said according to my BMI I am overweight, while I will admit I could do to lose a few KG the amount I should lose to get back in to "normal" would make me look quite ill again.One thing I have done is switch out a lot of the carbs I used to pile on my plate for more veggies, this has been a fairly small change really and it has allowed me to start dropping weight with the added bonus that I don't have to bolus as much for my meals.Allow yourself some time to get used to it all again (I think it took me around 18 months or so to stabilise)  then worry about getting your weight back to "normal". Of course if you are otherwise happy and healthy then don't worry./A</blockquote>

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