Any "fuller figure (or former) " warrior survivors out there?

My plan is to start an exercise regimen after rads.  Right now it's all I can do to keep after my kids, keep the house reasonable clean and run to doctor's appts!

I should finish rads on August 12 - my exercise regimen is scheduled to start on September 1.  The next phase of my treatment...

Weight - the RO never weighed me at all.  I hope they don't they don't today since I've gained 5-7lbs. 

Kathy, so sorry about your hair I too have a lot of weight to lose and like you, I carry it all over. I also need to get back to walking/exercise.  Anyone interested in starting any exercise at any pace and just encouraging each other? Also, does anyone have a good low cal recipe for chicken? I am so bored with my current repertoire! Gina, thanks for the fish cooking tips I will definitely try it next time I have fish.

Hi sohardbnme, how is your day going?

I'm tired of Cancer Period...Uuuggghhh...I WANT MY LIFE BACK...

About to get on eliptical...LOL

pejkug3~ I went extreme with a vegan diet, was waiting for the pounds to shed during rads and nothing....I stayed exactly the same.  Some ladies on the rads threads said their RO's told them to maintain weight for the treatment field.

Rads pissed me off too, I'm usually a pleasant person even through cancer treatments, but rads took me over the "that's enough" edge.

Kathy~ Hi! Welcome to the hair club....sorry....but it does grow back on me kind of quickly.  I finished chemo on Valentines day and I have a full head of hair about one inch long, enough for me to look like I might have done this to myself on purpose.

My MO advice for food during chemo was NEVER eat your favorite foods cause you won't like them later - so I ate Wendy's and Mcdonalds and Taco Bell etc.....that was the beginning of my diet - I can't even stand to smell fast food now.

I did the partial breast radiation (2x a day for 10 treatments).  The catheter was a pain, but I'm glad I got it over quickly and had no issues with radiation burn.  My son-in-law shaved my head last night.  It was a traumatic experience, ,but then he shaved his and my 8 year old grandson had his shaved too.  It was a very moving experience - and, of course, I bawled like a idiot!  Gotta love family!! 

{{{{{Kathy}}}}} What a sweet family you have!

Tori ~ I totally understand those down days we all get them! It can also get very discouraging to try and lose weight with little or know reward, but you're right we can do this and we're here to encourage each other.  Good job on the walking, you have motivated me to get up and take mine as soon as I am done here... thanks!!

pejkug3 ~ Hope you got your answers!

Blondelawyer~ I bought a Breville juicer - very happy with it.  Using the sweeter veggies though, beets, carrots, parsley with celery is a good one (but beets are a STRONG detoxifier use only once or twice a week).  Carrots with apples too.

The veggies that have the higher protein, beans, spinach, broccoli - I haven't tried to get creative with.

Have you tried Quinoa? It's a whole grain high in protein, similar to rice.  Almonds are good for protein too as is an egg.

Do you have a Whole Foods around you?  That's a good place to start tasting the veggie smoothies - they make them in the deli area. 

Just thought I would check in and see how everyone is doing.  I had a chemo treatment last week and it really got me down.  I got sick during the treatment and then my stomach has bothered me pretty much most of the time.  Although the anti-nausea medication does help.  Down 3 pounds this week - but mostly because I wasn't hungry - but still trying to eat sensibly.  Nothing tastes very good right now.  Just re-read this and doesn't sound I'm doing well - but overall I am.   Hope everyone is doing well.

How is everyone...

I am exhausted--this chemo is really kicking my butt!  I have my last dose on 7/25 and then will have surgery.  I'm meeting with the surgeon on Thursday. I am emotional and just so tired these days.  I am glad to be moving on to the next stage, but also scared.  The good news is that I am going to go to Hawaii for a quick trip between chemo and surgery--I figured the Vitamin D will do me some good.

Hello All!

Sohardbnme ~ Doing good! how about yourself?

klucyg ~ Sorry about the hemmoroids, they can be very painful! How is the nausea?

Blondelawyer ~ I couldn't think of a better way to get some vit d... in Hawaii!!! Your last dose of chemo is coming up quickly and then it is aloha! I hope you're feeling better...(((((((((blondelawyer))))))))