Dieting to reduce body fat and the effects of soy?

GingerCA

Dieting to reduce body fat and the effects of soy?

GingerCA

Diagnosed in Aug. 2012; I'm now 64 years "young";  IDC HER 2 + currently on Aromasin. Arimidex and Femmara were too hard on meII 've gained 25 lbs. in the past 18 months, most due to anxiety eating.  I'm trying to lose weight, but my oncologist warned me to stay away from SOY products.  All the diet plans advertised use protein shakes; I see they use soy as their protein source.  Any suggestions?

BayouBabe

Weight Watchers is fantastic.  Teaches you how to eat REAL food.  Yes, it costs to go weekly, but you are not spending money on powders to put in shakes.  I highly recommend It!

odie16

Agree with Bayoubabe. I am currently using weight watchers and slowly losing even while taking Tamoxifen....

SpecialK

gingerca  try vegan protein powder, it is all vegetable protein.  I use Vega or PlantFusion, they do not contain soy.  I could not lose on aromatase inhibitors, even with 6 miles a day and 1200 calories.  I tried a food elimination diet and cut out sugar, gluten, corn, soy, eggs, dairy and peanuts.  I have lost 18 pounds since Jan 1st, without much in the way of exercise due to skin cancer surgery and a revision surgery.

GingerCA

Thank you one and all.  it's bad enough we got breast cancer, but then all the adjuvant therapy meds. seem to add to our weight on top of everything else.