I can't stop freakin' eating!!!

OMG, I can totally relate to the vicious cycle of eating because of stress/stressed because of eating.  I lost 30 lbs. on Weight Watchers right before my diagnosis.  Had double mast/chemo 2 years ago; now tamoxifen.... and my weight is almost back up to pre-WW level.  I can't blame the weight on tamox; just on eating too much crap.  And I keep doing it, even tho I know healthier diet/weight is better to reduce chance of recurrence.  Then I worry that the cancer will come back; then I eat more because I'm worried. I don't have a kick in the butt for you.... but it helps me just to hear from others going through the same thing. Maybe one encouraging thing for us, is that since we're eating badly now, at least we have hope that when we stop, the weight will start to come off.  (Just read some depressing threads from tamox-takers who are dieting/exercising hard and can't lose any weight.)   I'm guessing that if I could stop eating ice cream/chocolate/cookies/cereal (all after dinner/before bed), I might be able to lose a couple of pounds!   

I am having a hard time as well....I haven't been this heavy since I was pregnant.  It is like a vicious cycle.  Nothing like being 20+ pounds heavy and no hair.  Ugh.  I'm reading Break the Food Seduction and well so far it's helped a little bit.  It's all the crap going on in our bodies and our emotions that's making us eat like crazy.   Last night I slept on the couch thanks to night sweats and I was so sick and tired of not sleeping I too snacked the middle of the night.  I think part of our treatment should include a couple weeks stay at fat farm....lol. 

Oh well.....we will start eating better once everything gets back to normal?

I'm right there with all of you.  I was job hunting when I got my diagnosis so needless to say am not working right now.  Way too much time on my hands.  No energy to do anything.  Spend most of my day zoned out in front of the t.v. and seem to find myself in the pantry every 15 minutes craving the nastiest junk food.  It's bad enough that I can't find anything to wear up top because this frickin' tissue expander doesn't allow any bra in the world to work but now I've put on so much weight below I can't find anything to wear there either.  Yet, I feel too crummy to go out and buy new clothes so I stay home which makes me feel even more isolated and bored so I do even less, eat that much more and feel that much more fat!  Vicious cycle I just can't seem to break out of right now.  I so admire those of you that can stick with an exercise regime.  Right now I just don't have it in me.

I just finished one round of chemo in June and will be starting another in a few weeks.  I gained weight as well, I wondered if it was what I was eating, and the stress of it all and eating more.  I also wondered if the steroids they gave with the chemo treatments was doing it. 

Now its been a almost 2 months off that round of chemo and I have lost what I gained.  I also wondered, maybe this is something you can all relate to or not, if it has anything to do with how the food tastes.... or the lack of taste.  

Food didnt taste the same, so I seemed to find myself trying to find something that I could taste to make me feel better, hence eating more than I prolly should have to begin with.  After my taste buds came back to life, I didnt eat as much because what I was eating tasted soooo good, and I was more satisfied.   

As Lindissima said, you have gained only a small percentage of your weight even though you are on chemo.  And some of that will likely come off once this is all over, especially if you're taking steroids with the chemo.

I've finished my chemo, had a bilat mast in mid-July, and am doing rads next month.  I am also targetting weight loss because even as I beat this cancer, I realize I'm not going to feel any better because I'm obese. I'm trying to just build a healthier relationship with food.  I've found that when I want to eat outside of my planned meals/snacks, I distract myself by doing something else.  I go sit on the porch or go for a walk.  I'll pick up things that are lying around the house.  I chop veggies for supper or for the next day.  It's helping, and making me more active and feel more productive.

Hope this might give you an idea or two.  Most of all, don't give up!

I so get it...I've always been a an emotional eater and this roller coaster ride has got me in knots and fits of eating uncontrollably.

Treatment for me, is right around the corner, and if I can't get my eating under control, I'm in for a heap of trouble, that is for sure! (especially with all the stories I've heard about nothing tasting good during chemo and what does taste good, not being the healthiest)

Lots of hugs and prayers to all,

Tori

I was diagnosed almost three years ago, went through chemo and rads, and I made it through with minimal weight gain. Now on Aromasin and feel fine, but I am just having a hard time controlling my eating. I know I am stuffing my worries and fears down, and like previous ladies have said, I worry about eating too much, so I eat more to soothe that worry. It is a vicious cycle and I'm not sure how to approach it. If I deny myself my favorite foods, I feel I deserve them because of what I went through. Has anyone tried the acai berry supplements? I'm thinking of trying this to see if it will help.

I put on weight after the chemo and the doctor said its because of the steroids they're giving me. They don't want cancer patients losing weight