Weight Watchers...Start the recovery process with us!

Okay if you guys can do it so can I ! Weighed in at 205 at rads office yesterday, the last hospital weigh in was 212, so I'm happy with that. My fighting weight is 155-160 though so I have a long way to go and many vegetables to eat. I started really gaining weight about 5 years ago when my thyroid went bad, it's funny because my Oncologist figured back from my tumor size and said my cancer started about the same time. Poor body, trying to cope with cancer all by itself.

I have a really long drive to radiation so I thought I'd better pack a lunch for the way home. I ate half of it on the way there and was hungry on the way home. 

Does anyone else find that if they are being good and watching calories one day the next day you find you're extra hungry? It feels almost like my body wants calories calories and more calories!

KMC hope you feel better I can't believe anyone would forget to eat, unless they are on fire or something!

Princess- It sounds like you had a beautiful day and got a lot of exercise in. Green juice hmmm not sure although I do like kale, but usually with butter on it!

Hi!

Well, today I weighed 163.5, down from the 165 just yesterday. I'm hoping some of the weight is from the steroids or Taxol, maybe water weight. I'd like to get down to 140. I know that quick loss is probably water, but I'll take anything at this point!

Walked for 1/2 hr. only with my daughter, but must have logged miles at the school where I teach. Would go to the office, forget something in a class, back to office, up to library, etc. I'm so tired.

A co-worker bought a very healthy dinner tonight for us. Corn tortillas with sweet potato, black bean, corn filling and guacamole and cabbage with cilantro. Much more healthy than I cook. She also gave me a cookbook for cancer survivors written by the chef at Commonweal, and I need to get organized and buy ingredients and start cooking!

I have trouble with the temptations too--I usually say, Just this once. I also like to reward myself with food. I might try weight watchers again this summer. I'm now more motivated by health than looks. Good luck to you all, and thanks for the inspiration! And no--I've never forgotten to eat!

kim

Well, I fell off the wagon yesterday - I fell so far I couldn't see the wagon!  But it is a new day and a fresh start.  What is this hold that food has over me?

Lorena - I am going to look up the web site you mentioned because I am the Queen of Fudging.   Thanks for the tip.

Kim - that dish you co-worker brought over sounds delicious!

Yes, I find when I am extra careful the next day I am ravenous.  I keep telling myself that in order for me to be healthy, I am going to have to get used to being a little hungry.  It seems a fair trade-off for a healthy and strong body.

kmccraw423 - can I stray off topic to say that your dog is precious!!!

I too fell off the wagon last night - Mexican food, it's my weakness.  

Thanks JanMarch.  They are Coton de Turlear - we have two - sisters.  I love Mexican too.

kmc.  I used to dog sit for a Coton.  What a funny dog.  He loved to dance and smile.  And sooo soft.   Just a sweetheart.  They really are a fun little breed.  Great news about your blood sugar!!

Strength training does help keep bones strong.  

I never used to weigh myself.  If my jeans started getting tight, I would just cut back for a while.  That kept me at a consistent weight for my entire adult life, until BC and chemo that is.

Does anyone have some good recipes or fruit/veggie combinations for the juicer?   

kmc, I love Denver.  You can enjoy city life with tons to do or you can drive a bit and you're in the mountains.  All the nature, fresh air and beauty.  The weather is excellent too.  Winters are pretty mild and snow melts fast.  But you still get all four seasons.  Almost a perfect place.  Where are you?

Cruise, how clothes fit is a better indicator for me too.  I used to do a 30 min. power workout at Balley's and my weight went up, but it was muscle.  I was very toned and certainly didn't need bigger clothes.

Ugh, I got to work this morning and realized that I had left my lunch and all my healthy snacks at home -- out on the kitchen counter, of course!  I packed leftover fish from last night's dinner -- it's supposed to go up to 90 degrees today, my place is gonna SMELL!

A nice coworker just gave me a baked sweet potato that she wasn't going to eat, but I am still hungry. I think the coffee shop downstairs sells fruit and yogurt, I'd better go check it out!

As for weighing in -- I think I mentioned that I won't buy myself a scale.  I don't want to get obsessive about weighing in every day.  I usually go to the gym on Saturday mornings so that is my weigh-in time.

Enjoy the day, everyone!

Lauren

Hi all: I'd love to start yoga again. I truly believe it got my through having 3 babies w/out meds. And now the oldest turns 22 next month!!! I've been walking through chemo, but I really need to get the rest of my body stronger. I'm worried about my "bad" arm, which can't take too much. Wearing my LE sleeve helps.

I've been off the diet wagon. It really hit me this week that I'm done with chemo, and what could I do but load up on comfort food. Plus my dd made a carrot cake for her swim team dinner--left a loaf at home. I tend to be a binger (sp?)

Lorena-I left my lunch at home yesterday too. Had to walk down to the 7-11. Tried to buy healthy, but am still scared of the prepacked sandwiches so close to finishing chemo. So, yogurt, nuts, banana, reese's big peanut butter cup. and coffee. oh well. Better than the school cafeteria.

Hope you all have a great holiday. This is my first friday w/out Taxol in 12 weeks! And I'm not asleep!!! (Of course I'll miss the steroid high tomorrow, but not the crash on Sun).

Thanks, Firni. Felt good indeed! 

 I think I'll start with a  loose reisistance band for my arms. My lightest weight is 5 lbs. Thanks for the advice. My arm hurts, and I definately need a ps.

I was reminded of why I want a rebounder when I saw one of my kids old teachers (now 70 yrs) biking up a very steep hill today. She swears by them for clearing lymph. In fact back in the pre-meno days when I'd get migraines during  Never did. Maybe that would have stopped this damn bc. My migraines disappeared with menopause and I never got one. Maybe that would have stopped the bc. who knows!!

Yoga sounds great Deb.  I asked the same question about rebounder; it's one of those small personal trampolines that you can keep indoors.  I was doing some arm exercises and had rt. side chest pain which sort of surprised me until I realized it was the muscle over my TE.  How weird is that?!  The take it slow at first advice sound. 

Cruise, I don't have a lot of juice recipes.  I bet when you unpack yours, there will be some in the  literature that comes in the box.  Here are two that I make: 1. "Green Lemonade" = juice of 1/2 lemon, juice from one organic apple, plus a bunch of kale (I'm thinking of experimenting by adding a little ginger root);  2. Spinach and carrot with a little parsley.

A friend at work wants to go on the detox diet with me, so I think I'll try it one more time after the holiday weekend.  We're off to the coast for a few days after t-ball game tomorrow.  I plan on doing a lot of walking.  Have a great weekend Ladies!  

Cruise4life: yoga saved my sanity during chemo.  I found the poses I could do decreased as the myopathy got worse, but are slowly coming back as it slowly gets better.  Susan Deison's yoga for weight loss from Gaim does a good job of showing modifications for different levels of  strength and I used those modifications as my strength decreased.

Going to be at a party this afternoon where I know the food will be good--and fattening.  Think I'll fill up and eat before I go and stay away from the food while I'm there 

I think I'd be thinking of the perfect gift for youngest sisters next birthday : )

Like, I'm waiting to see which one of my siblings with young children should inherit DS's drumset now that he doesn't use it.