(ahem!) belly fat

i think with many of our meds., all we can do is the best we can! i know that belly fat is full of estrogen; but its' heridetary that all of us in our family gain there, first!

  im trying to excesize as much as i can.. like Barbe, pain prevents a lot of that.. but, im walking in the pool; so no weight bearing on my poor knees.. on ground, no way! i saw the other post, Barbe *^%$ running, i can't WALK!!

  i go up and down.. one form of excersize thats' worked for me is that i got one of those pedal "bikes"  that you sit in a chair, and do. it doesn't hurt my knees, 'cause its' so low.. i used to teach aerobics two lifetmes ago; but for the disabled, and that was one thing many had success in.  not so much for the aerobic set, but for stamina.. have you tried that, Barbe? no way can i do the reg. bike. can't get the knees that high with the MS..

   im probably crazy; but im gonna try "zumba" when i get it in the mail. i intend to just use it 10-15 mins at a time, and change it to no impact.. i'll let you know how it goes...they have some moves that are for the core, but standing up; thats' the ones i want...

     the PT im working with, seems to think i can do it. i've tried so many things, im at least willing to try. of course, that means back to a low carb, low fat, diet for me. i cannot lose ANY weight, otherwise. conversely, i can diet all day, but if i don't move, i don't lose either.

   i can't tolerate any of the Als' tried em, and ended up with a bonafide nervous breakdown.. same thing happened from messing with my hormones YEARS ago; trying to get preggers. Ended up adopting.. and staying away from anything that messed with my hormones.. ive finally learned THAT lesson. now doing natural protocol they use in Europe.. Dim, Grapeseed Extract, Fish oil, and one more i can't think of..

    onco told me i could quit them, and lose weight... she was all freaked out 'cause i gained 8 lbs. since chemo.. is she crazy!!!

   i just hate how i look. thats' the whole motivation to weight for me. they removed everything, had a radical on both sides.. so got left with "chemo bloat" which is supoossed to be rare, but not so much if you talk to some ple here... its' like a radiator hose that gets so hot it stretches out... my belly gained 4" and i had gained only 2" at that point... my whole answer right now, is i wear bigger foobs and that drapes my clothes over my belly, and it doesn't look so big!!! not a good answer low term, though. i'll never be a size 4 again.. im about a 14; except in the waist. i only wear elastic waist pants, and probably always will now.

    the GI guy says sooner or later, my intestines will "leak" and they'll have to remove more out of them. im hoping to avoid that, but we'll see....

    i just think these drs. do an injustice to all of us. tell us to lose weight, and fill us up with meds that cause weight gain... MOrones...       3jays

 i'm sure drs see this weight gain often enough to realize that its from the meds and not from pigginng out.  but that doesnt negate the fact that actual belly fat[[not water retention] is an estrogen factory and we dont have to give the cancer cells any 'vitamins' after my first bout with bc 5 years ago i lost 60 lbs because my doctor said obesity was a contributing factor.. and just this week dr oz said that obesity was just as big a risk factor for womans cancer as smoking is for lung cancer,  that drove me away from the ice cream

Oops !  I meant to say I'm NOW a vegan (not NO vegan)