TN Ten Pounds Take-Off

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Anonymous
Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
edited June 2014 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

To all,

As you can see, I've deleted the original weigh-in post, as I'm not as active in BC.org and didn't want it to become too outdated. Heck, we all know what we weigh anyhow, and what we'd like to achieve.

I'm hoping that many of you will continue to find (and use) this thread as a tool for sharing ideas, goals and recipes for triple negative BC, (or any other BC for that matter). While there are some studies that show TNBC may benefit from slightly different approaches to diet and exercise, in the end we are all just women trying to make good choices.

And, if we can shed an elusive ten pounds in the process... go for it!

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  • Claire82
    Claire82 Member Posts: 684
    edited January 2011

    Add me!

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  • Titan
    Titan Member Posts: 2,956
    edited January 2011

    Ok Heidi..here I am...I plan to run run run...at least 1 or 2 miles per day..no more eating a whole bag of chips at work..I'm leaving them at home.salads, reduce my portions....I'm ready to get rid of these love handles, saddle bags, whatever they are called...oh..I'm going to do some crunches also..it's time..just like "baby" weight...I can no longer use "chemo" weight as an excuse...

    IT'S TIME TO GET SEXY..HA HA.

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  • Sugar77
    Sugar77 Member Posts: 2,138
    edited January 2011

    Hi ladies! Now that I'm back from New Orleans and all the yummy food and decadent deserts, I'm ready to get back on the healthy eatin' train. I plan to get back to my regular 45 minute walks on the treadmill and will return to the gym to swim at least once a week with my daughter. I'm also going to try to snack less at night. I also plan to get back to doing strength training 3 times a week. Maybe I'll look half descent in a swim suit come spring...or I can buy a new spring wardrobe!! 

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  • ChrissyMH
    ChrissyMH Member Posts: 64
    edited January 2011

    Sugar77,

    My diagnosis is the same as yours - but about one year later.  I have had 2 of the TCx4.  My fingertips just started to develop white blisters.  Did that happen to you?  Did you have radiation?  Do you remember the time between your last infusion and when your hair regrew enough to go out without a headcover?

    Thanks for any info!

    Diag. on Oct. 12, 2010: IDC, 1.3cm, Stage 1, Grade 3, 0/7 nodes, TN

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  • Sugar77
    Sugar77 Member Posts: 2,138
    edited January 2011

    Hi Chrissy - I'll send you a private message.  You might also want to check out the threat entitled "Calling all TNS"...where you'll meet a lot of the lovely ladies who are doing this TN 10-pound take off for the new year.

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  • gillyone
    gillyone Member Posts: 1,727
    edited January 2011

    Ok I'm in.And this thread is now in my favs.

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  • minxie
    minxie Member Posts: 484
    edited January 2011

    add me please! Before BC I was at 140 and chemo brought me down to 118 - too skinny for me at 5'6". I got back up to about 132 and was happy there, but since the summer I've creeped back up to 140 :(

    My plan - stop eating so much stuff. I exercise moderately and I don't see me having time for a lot more, but I can definitely cut back on the goodies, especially since the holidays are over. Going to try for smaller lunches, more low-fat dinners.

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  • Lovelyface
    Lovelyface Member Posts: 674
    edited January 2011

    Please add me in.  I will "try" running tomorrow and slowly reduce my diet to 1200 calories.  I had previously spent over $2,000 over a period of 1.5 years doing Medifast, which really does work. I had lost up to 30 lbs., but in retrospect, I sometimes think that Medifast might have contributed to my cancer.  They have soy protein in all their products.   It is a long story, a very long one, but ladies, be careful trying any type of diet foods.  One thing is that they don't allow you to eat fruits during the diet, but I prolonged the diet so very long and did not have fruit in my diet which means no anti-oxidants. Check the ingredients carefully, please.  I am going to try it on real food and exercise.  I am overweight and feeling really bad about myself.  Thanks for starting this thread, Heidi.

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  • retrievermom
    retrievermom Member Posts: 522
    edited January 2011

    I'm in, too.  I post on the daily exercise thread, but will add this to my favs as well.  I got an exercise bike for Christmas, and will alternate riding it with doing some strength training.  Will stop all this holiday food junk.  I cleaned the fridge this evening and did major disposal dump.

    Does anyone know a good calorie counter site, where you can enter your daily food intake and see approx calories?

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  • Sugar77
    Sugar77 Member Posts: 2,138
    edited January 2011

    In addition to posting our progress, I'm hoping we'll all share recipes as well. I have no groceries now having just returned from vacation so my fridge is a blank slate. I like to make healthy, hearty soups and take to work for my lunch so hopefully I can share some of favourite soups and perhaps get a few new recipes. I'm not going to count calories per se.  I want to watch my fat intake and increase my exercise so the weight comes off more slowly but stays off.  

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  • MicheleS
    MicheleS Member Posts: 937
    edited January 2011

    hey everyone! OK- so my board break won't include this thread! LOL!

    I weighed in this am and want to lose 5-10#.

    I did a Leslie Sansone "Walk Away the Pounds" 30 min DVD this am and brought my clothes to go to the student center over lunch (Step class or treadmill depending on the timing).

    I brought leftovers of this for lunch (without chips):

     http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/12/make-your-own-luck-black-eyed-pea-salsa/

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  • gillyone
    gillyone Member Posts: 1,727
    edited January 2011

    OK I weighed in this morning. I am 146# at 5' 4" tall. I am at least 10# lighter than when I began the bc jouney and at least 10-# heavier than my lightest going through chemo. I'm not sure it is realistic for me to get back to that weight but I want to be under 140 - looks good and feels good. Like Sherri I am not going to count calories, but look for moderation etc and exercise!

    Good luck ladies.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited February 2011

    136 reporting in Frown . That means I gained 2 pounds during the holidays. Anyway, I had a cup of Special K for breakfast and am trying not to think about food. Low fat (20%) and an awareness of calories (not really counting) have worked for me in the past. BUT hubby wasn't retired then and being King of the Kitchen, so getting him to scale back will be a bit more challenging. It was so much easier to have a lean cuisine for dinner each night!

    Between my chronic stiff neck and the problems with my right knee (exacerbated by chemo, I believe) I will have to be careful what I do, but I get a lot of physical activity most days with the horses, so I'm not a total couch potato. Problem is, in winter I like to hunkerdown by the fire and read.

    So, like some of you, my  game plan is to cut out the naughty stuff and, like someone said, reduce pasta and bread--- BOTH stuff hubby likes to make--- a lot.

    Forgot to add--- my goal is 122-125, but anything under 130 would be great. I'm 5'4".

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  • Titan
    Titan Member Posts: 2,956
    edited January 2011

    150 lbs. for me with clothes on....guess I'm the chubbiest!  Anyway..I'm 5'5"....

    I'm ready to go walking/running after work today...it's cold out but it will do me good.

    I plan on not eating so much as in smaller portions and drink a lot of water..

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited February 2011
    Yeah--- 15 minutes on the elliptical! Time for a chocolate reward (just kidding).Innocent
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  • Fighter_34
    Fighter_34 Member Posts: 834
    edited January 2011

    PLEASE ADD ME!!!!

    Work out time! Work out time!!!! 

    I walked a half mile with my co-worker today. I'll do some more stuff later tonight. 

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  • Claire82
    Claire82 Member Posts: 684
    edited January 2011

    I got you beat Titan.

    I'm 165 and 5'8". I love being 150, but 155 will be a whole size smaller. I'm between an 8/10 and would love to fit in all things size 8.

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  • kittycat
    kittycat Member Posts: 2,144
    edited January 2011

    I'm in.  When I went to rads this morning, I was so relieved that they didn't weigh me!  LOL!  I didn't eat a lot this weekend, but somehow my jeans were tight on me this morning.  Maybe it's water weight - LOL!!! 

    I'm 5'5" and weigh 140 lbs (from last week's weight).  I'd like to weigh 130 lbs.  My husband likes to eat a LOT.  He's 6'2", so he can afford to eat a lot more than me.  However, he's gained about 25 lbs in the last few years.  We were talking on our way home yesterday about being more healthy.  I already have the fridge stocked with some veggies. 

    I'm normally a size 8,sometimes 10 in pants (I have wide hips and big booty).  I wouldn't mind being a size 6, sometimes 8.  I got down to 130 lbs a few years ago, but I was just restricting my diet.  I need to exercise more.  I got Just Dance 2 and Zumba for our Wii for Christmas.  :)

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited February 2011

    kittycat- Let me know how the Wii goes; how you like it and what you can do with it. I'm thinking of getting Netflix and was told it's easy if you have a game system. Our plasma screen is not internet ready, like some of the newer models that could receive the Netflix signal w/out a gaming unit attached.

    We gave our oldest son an Xbox for Christmas but he uses it on the porch with his wide screen and I really don't want to be switching back and forth between his TV and "ours" in the den.

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  • kittycat
    kittycat Member Posts: 2,144
    edited January 2011

    I used the Wii Fit games.  They're pretty fun.  However, I stopped playing with it last year since I was dx again with bc.  Anyway, I'm pretty excited about the new games my DH bought.  I got him Jeopardy and Guitar Hero.  We haven't used the Wii with the internet connection.  We have air cards, not a cable modem.   

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  • koshka1
    koshka1 Member Posts: 678
    edited January 2011

    Hi, may I join u!

    I am wanting to lose 20lbs.  Starting today I have really cut the carbs and I am meeting my trainer in about an hour.

    I want this year to be the year I drop this weight!

    Hugs

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  • koshka1
    koshka1 Member Posts: 678
    edited January 2011

    PS...Heidi....the Hydroxy Cut...is this stuff ok for former cancer patients?  Did you get the jitters?  Did it work?  Could you sleep at night?

    Let me know.

    Kosh

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited February 2011

    koshka1- not sure I can answer your question.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited February 2011

    Here are the ingredients:

    Vit. C 7 g

    Calcium 170 mg

    Caffeine

    Acerola concentrate (fruit)

    Lady's mantle extract (leaf)

    Wild olive extract (leaf)

    Komijn extract ( seed)

    Wild mint extract (leaf)

    Goji extract (fruit)

    Blueberry powder (fruit)

    Pomegranate (fruit & seed)

    Bilberry extract (fruit)

    It then has a list of other ingredients (cellulose, titanium dioxide, stearic acid, etc.--- the usual "stuff" one sees after the active ingredients)

    Big letters: contains MILK & SOY

    All followed by the usual Disclaimers about seeking medical opinion before use, discontinue if any adverse effects occur, etc.--- most of them related to caffeine sensitive individuals.

    No Effedra

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  • kittycat
    kittycat Member Posts: 2,144
    edited January 2011

    Even though I'm triple negative, my onco wants me to stay away from soy.  She said there is a possibility that I could get another new primary that is hormone positive.  Hmmm...

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited February 2011

    kittycat- yeah, I hear you.

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  • Claire82
    Claire82 Member Posts: 684
    edited January 2011

    I wish it was spring. Too cold here to walk. I need exercise equipment.

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  • MicheleS
    MicheleS Member Posts: 937
    edited January 2011

    Claire~

    go to www.videofitness.com

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  • MonikaV
    MonikaV Member Posts: 201
    edited January 2011
    Good Evening ladies. Happy New Year!!!! I am so exicited that we are all going to try to shed some pounds. This is a great motivation for me. Titan you are not the chubbiest, I am 156lbs and 5' 6. I wish I could go back down to 135lbs. We'll see. I just got back from my walk/run. It's 2.1 miles , I used to just walk, but I have been running about 1/3 of my route. My knees are screaming at me! LOL!  I am trying to stay away from white rice and bread. I will keep you girls posted! Thanks for suggesting and creating thread. Kiss
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  • Titan
    Titan Member Posts: 2,956
    edited January 2011

    Claire and Monika..you guys are TALLER than I am...that has to mean something..

    I am a size 10..barely...would like to get to a nice size 8...I tried on a pair of 9 jr. jeans and couldn't get them over my thighs and like Kitty Cat said..my booty!  I didn't think I had a booty..at least not much of one anyway...My kids call me a plumber because my pants don't stay up...the fat is in the front unfortunately..not in my booty..I have no assatall..(hope I don't offend anyone here)

    Well..I did run one lap today and walked 2 miles...it's a start.

    Its fun doing this together...but dang..someone brought in cookies today at work..you know..the peanut butter ones with the hershey kiss in the middle..I told her to stop it...i could not refrain..oh well.there is always tomorrow..

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