Support for low-fat high-fiber diet

We all have different issues.

Pepsi could mold in the bottle for me, but the cake (mostly the icing) wouldn't last a minute.

I think pouring it down the drain is the best idea. You'd regret drinking it longer than it would take to drink it.

When you start smelling smoke you'll remember about the cake.

I like those 40 calorie frozen fudgecicles.

If I weigh 137 (and am still 5'5") when I'm 55 I'm going to do the happy dance!

The diet book I've been reading really pushes going meatless to hit the low fat mark.

Thanks for the compliment, Rose!

I like Diana Dyer's nutrition book for BC survivors. She also believes in a heavily vegetarian diet (but not meatless...she eats fowl and fish). She was a Registered Dietician for years before her 2 bouts of BC, and after the 2nd bout, she did a lot of diet research in connection w/ cancer and wrote her book. All proceeds go to the American Institute of Cancer Research (AICR) and it's inexpensive...around $15.00. I think it's a wonderful book! The first link below is to Ms. Dyer's web site, and the 2nd link is to AICR's web site:
http://www.cancerrd.com/

http://www.aicr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepage

Check them out!

Hugs, Liza

Tina,

I hope the night splint helps. It's a bit bulky to wear, but my foot feels some better and I hope for continued improvement. (I've actually taken the splint with me on 2 trips I've taken in Feb and March!! And my husband insists on traveling light!)

Hi Rosie,

I also don't eat heavy soy products because I'm ER+, and thanks for clarification that Ms. Dyer donates PART of the proceeds to AICR.

What do you eat in a typical day and what supplements do you take? My typical day would be:

(Breakfast) Kashi Good Friends cereal w/ 2 TBSP ea of wheat germ and wheat bran and a TBSP of ground flax seed, a sliced banana, 1/4 cup of raisins and a cup of 1% organic milk, a cup of OJ and 1/2 cup of fresh fruit (preferably berries). Supplements would be a multi-vitamin, fish oil pill (EPA 180 mg, DHA 120 mg, and GLA 23 mg), Calcium 500 mg w/ D 200 IU and a vitamin D pill 400 IU, and three 8 oz glasses of water (I drink the water over the morning).

(Lunch) One cup organic 1% or fat-free yogurt w/ 1/2 cup fresh fruit and 1/8 cup walnuts and 6 low-fat Triscuits, and a cup of iced green tea and a cup of water.

(Dinner) Bulghur w/ mixed vegetables and either beans or fish and ALWAYS a salad w/ dark green lettuce, tomato, carrots, broccoli slaw and rice vinegar, a cup of organic 1% milk and a cup of water, and a Dole all-fruit popsicle (30 calories) and a fat-free fudgsicle (70 calories).

I don't mean to impose on your expertise as a dietician but am approaching you as a knowledgeable "sister"...I've read a lot about the subject, find it very interesting and consider myself a somewhat knowledgeable layperson (obviously, you're much more knowledgeable than I am), so I'm curious about others who find the topic interesting as well. In fact, I pose the same question to all of us who follow this thread...what is your typical diet for a day and what supplements do you take, if any?

Hugs,
Liza

OK - I'll confess, I had a Key Lime Pie dipped in choclate on a stick.

My oldest was 21 this week and is coming home for Easter dinner. In the Key Lime theme I'm working on a lime sherbert/coconut ice cream pie, a bit of choclate dribbled over top with toasted coconut.

Hi Liza. I don't know if I have a typical day, but I'll try to represent my eating pattern. For breakfast, I will have either Cheerios with organic 1% milk and sometimes a banana or if I have to go to work (3x/wk) I will quickly toast a whole wheat english muffin and put a piece of organic low fat cheddar or monteray jack cheese on it and take it to go. I usually have coffee in the morning with some organic milk. I eat dried plums (aka prunes) for snack.



For lunch, I have a variety of choices. It depends on whether I am in work or not. If I am home, I usually eat leftovers from previous dinners. It could be fish or chicken or bean soup, like lentils. I also love eggplant.



I drink green and black tea a few time a day, black without sugar or milk.



Sometimes I just have organic plain yogurt with some fresh fruit in it for snack or lunch.



I also eat some type of fruit for snack a couple of times per day, like an organic apple or pineapple or whatever looks good.



If I am in work, then I might have a turkey burger or some pasta with veggies, a salad, and some fruit.



For dinner, I usually cook chicken or pasta or fish. I vary the veggies--anything from zucchini to asparagus to arugula to spinach. I also like all kinds of mushrooms--portabello, shitake, and plain button. We try to eat whole grain bread, but sometimes have regular Italian bread, always with olive oil.



I do not eat cookies or cake, except for special occasions. I usually have green tea (decaf) before I go to bed.



I take calcium supplements because I really do not consume enough calcium. Other supplements include a multi vitamin, vitamin C, vitamin E, Coenzyme Q10, tumeric, a baby aspirin (also controversial), and selenium.



I drink red wine on the weekends, usually 2 glasses with my evening meal. I know alcohol is controversial, but I think red wine has some benefits and I really enjoy it.



So, basically, I try to include lots of fiber in my meal planning,but I also think low fat protein is important. I do not eat red meat any more, but I eat all other animal protein in moderation.



I always ate healthy and I still got bc, so who knows. It really was an unbelievable shock that "it happened to me", but I still believe in the power of good nutrition--it's part of my way of living.



Now that I have been put into menopause, it is so hard to maintain my weight, but I am trying--portion control and exercise is the answer.

OMG Rose I love key lime pie! I ate at DQ last night, and was drooling over their key lime pie blizzard. I just love DQ's grilled chicken sandwich!

Rose you look so thin! Yippeee for you!

I was doing so well, then I had a day where my belly was a bottomless pit. My brain has taken my mouth back over, taxes are done! So I can quit stressing so much!

Happy Easter, luckily I have three kids that make sure I get no candy!

Rose - your picture looks GREAT!

Hi Rose,

I'm also a bike enthusiast! I'm trying to build up my stamina after tx. I have a road bike and a hybrid (I like to switch them out for the variation in rides). Before tx, I was riding 60-90 mins., 15-20 miles about 4-5 times/wk. Now I ride about 30 mins. and go slow, and I probably won't go more than 2 x/wk, because I'm trying to incorporate weight-bearing exercise too, now that I'm on Arimidex. I'm struggling to get back to my exercising, which I did for nearly 20 yrs before getting BC. During tx, I hardly ever did it...just was too fatigued!! I know I'll get back to it regularly, it's been a part of my life for so long...but it's still a struggle at this point.

Is it hilly in Md? That would make for a different ride (it's FLAT where I am in Florida).

Happy Easter to everyone!
Hugs, Liza

Go fo it!!

Thanks Rose for taking one for the group!

If it is good that would be marvelous.

I personally have sworn off as much sugar as possible, lord knows i eat enuff starch that turns to sugar...

My blood sugar is running up to 115... don't know where it came from, was at 90 two months ago?

I am adding pre-diabetes to my diet...

laura

Rose that is crazy enough that just might work! Please post how it turns out!

I did the bean/brownie mix. They're very moist,dense, almost fudgy, but the beany taste is still there. IF I do them again (and I may not) I might put cinamon in to hide the beany flavor.

I might try Tinas' brownie mix. Is there a special low-fat brownie mix you use? Since I was experiementing I just used what was on sale this week.