Starting Today 10/10/09 to Lose Weight-Anyone Join?

I am here, too!! We can bounce ideas off each other. I finished chemo and rads last year. I finished Herceptin this past March. I had my exchange of perm implants in June that failed, so now I am 5 weeks out of DIEP procedure. I have Stage 2 in December. That will be my fifth surgery this year alone so needless to say, exercise has not been my forte. I am nearly 25 lbs heavier from diagnosis, but could afford to lose another 15 on top of that!  You sound like you have a good plan.......Thanks for posting!

Count me in.  I gained 30 pounds during chemo and am struggling to get it off...

I am on a low fat, low dairy and eggs, no meat diet which a doctor put me on.  It seems to be helping but the weight loss is gonna take forever.

Mandy

Well, howdy there - I'm in.  Something has got to work sooner or later so it may as well be this!  (plus my twin, JO, is here).  I could stand to lose 50 but will be quite happy with 30. 

Let the fun begin!

Can I join too?  I need to lose a few pounds and lately, it's just getting really hard and the pounds are creeping back up.

Lorrie 

I have decided to try to lose 1 to 2 pounds a month---in a year that would be at least 12 pounds.  In August I started a diet that was suggested not for weight loss but for health by an integrative doctor.  It is basically a vegan diet with fish permitted and everything whole grain.  I was told no meat (since I hadn't eaten meat for 20 years that is not a problem), no dairy, few eggs.  I thought I would die without dairy but it actually has not been that hard... I still have a little milk in my coffee and do not have a fit if I am in a restaurant and taste butter on the fish.  But I have cut it out of most of the food that I eat at home.   In the first two months I lost 71/2 pounds but I noticed that the weight is not pouring off any more...it is slower. So I decided it was more realistic to figure I'd lose 1 to 2 pounds a month. I weigh myself to be sure that I am not gaining weight and I don't obsess. I had gained a chemo pot (30 pounds of weight in my belly that I put on during chemo) and I would like to lose it for health and appearance sakes.  I am hoping to be able to up my exercise a bit but after chemo I had lost alot of energy so I have begun by walking when I can....I run my errands by walking rather than by driving (I live in the downtown area of a city).  So yesterday I walked 3 1/2 slow miles but at least I walked.....today, it was about 2 1/2 miles.  

YEP, sign me up! I've put on weight with chemo and will be starting Tamox at the beginning of November when I finish rads. People on the Tamox thread all complain about weight gain so maybe I can nip this in the bud. Still having muscle weakness and neuropathy combined with foot pain from chemo, but started back to yoga two weeks ago and look forward to walking soon. In the past when I have needed to lose weight, the one pound a week process has worked well for me with the mantra, "NO WHITE FOOD!" and at least 30 minutes of raised heart rate daily. It's time to get honest with ourselves girls. After all this work to survive, this should be easy, eh?

Hi - sign me up too!

I gained about 15 pounds with tamoxifen.  I just had a stacked diep on left breast a couple of weeks ago and want to be at my ideal weight before stage 2 of my surgery in December so that my docter can do the best job possible with symmetry between the two breasts.

I have tried to cut down a lot but find that I nearly have to starve myself in order to lose any weight.  I think this is because of the tamoxifen.  Is anyone else having this problem????

My plan is to eat low carb, lots of egg white omeletes, and to actually count calories.  Also need to start walking again.  Height 5'3' current weight 140.

Patty

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I will join you too!  I did start exercising again this week and eating more carefully, at least most of the time.  Dropped one pound. 

Just a note to tamoxifen users:  my onc told me that one side effect could be blood clots in the legs if the patient is too sedentary.  THAT was the kick in the butt that really got me motivated!

Can I join also. I need to get this weight off. Only 11 days till the end of chemo and after that I think tamoxifin. I need to get aleast 30lbs. Lost during chemo. But was losing before hand anyway, just need some friends who I can report to. This looks like a good group. I am trying to walk. Is the Wii fitness fun, been thinking about it. Need an excuse to get one as I have no kids at home. Just going out to walk., Join me everyone. Dianne

Have you ever had one of those days when all you think about is food and nothing seems to satisfy you?  I have had one of those days today.  I tried to make all my choices healthy i.e. celery, broth, but did break down with a piece of chocolate.  What do you do when this happens to you?

Patty

Count me in too. I actually started in January 2009. When I came home from work, I'd put my jeans on and they were so uncomfortable. I'd make supper, do dishes and try to sit down and relax in the living room, but they were just too tight. I'd go and put my nightie on and it was only 6:30 pm. So from then until beginning of summer I did lose 10 lbs. And here it is almost 9 pm and I'm wearing my jeans. That 10 lbs that I got rid of really helped. It is much harder losing in the winter. I would like to lose another 10 and I'll be happy. So lets post how much we lose and what we eat so it will give others ideas. This is a good idea.

I would love to join all of you.  About three years ago I lost about 50 pounds.  Since then, I took on a job with more responsibility and wasn't able to maintain the weight loss due to an increase in my workload.  As a result, I gained back about 40.  Just when I decided to cut back on work, I was diagnosed with DCIS.  I think it was God's way of telling me where the extra time I would now have should go...to taking care of myself.  Ten days after surgery I walked 5 miles and have been walking at least that much every day since, slowly increasing my pace.  I do it first thing in the morning (putting "me" first) and find that it's a great way to prepare for the day ahead.  My husband often walks with me, but I think I'd also need the support of others to keep it up long-term.