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Yikes, love those M&M's!!!! I will detox from sugar this weekend, he,he,he!!!!!! Macaroni&cheese is another favorite! I am going to make Sundays my cheat day!!! But not this weekend!!! Have a great weekend everyone!!!!!!

Rocket, It takes time to heal from that. Soon you'll be walking & enjoying those lovely walks again with your pups. Before you know it the warmer weather will be here. Hang in there. Make sure you eat enough protein, it's very important for the healing process.

Just checking in. I hope you wonderful ladies are well.

I took a few days off the treadmill, I think I may have been over doing it. I increased the incline too much & was running. I started to get some ankle pain so thought it would be best to take a few days off. Will try tomorrow & take it a bit easier.

I bought some sweet peppers(small red, yellow & orange ones) from Costco . Quite crunchy & sweet, a delicious snack. Finding a satisfying snack is so challenging!!

I haven't lost any more :-(.......went to a family party over the weekend & ate pizza :-) yummy but the salt bumped me up a bit, so.....here comes the water again!!!

How are you feeling CookieMonster? Are you happy with the results?

Rocket, how's the foot healing?

Kindergarten, hope your feeling well & enjoying your sweet Lily. And of course the rest of

your loved ones.

Hi ATeamNana....hope the neuropathy has calmed down.

Have a wonderful evening

Hi, Tenaj!!! The produce at Costco is always good. Their blueberries are the sweetest I have ever tasted!! You have to buy alot!!! I will definitely try the sweet peppers! I had pizza and burritos this weekend, but no weight gain, thank goodness!!! We walked alot!!!I am drinking more water, thanks Tenaj!!! Rocket, hope your sweet Erin feels better and that you all have a great birthday celebration, hate when little ones get sick!!! Have a safe trip!!!! CookieMonster, hope you are recovering quickly!!!! ATeamNana, hope you are doing well!!!! Hugs, Kathy

Hi, CookieMonster!!! So good to hear from you!! Hey, don' t worry too much about your diet, heal and rest! Wow, 12,000 steps, you are amazing! if you can do this, just after surgery, then I am getting my keester out this morning and try to do the same!! Thanks for the motivation!!!! Have a great day, everyone!!!!!

That's awesome progress Cookie! You are truly a motivational force to br reckoned with! My foot surgeon appointment went well today. He said I can walk on it a little bit next week in the fracture boot! I can hardly wait! I also have to start PT next week and then more pool therapy. I was encouraged after my appointment.



Today is Erin's first birthday and we are going over to visit with her this evening so my son and DIL can get the house cleaned for her party on Saturday. I can hardly wait to hold her again!



Overall it's been a great day thus far. Hope you all are doing well!

Hi Kathy, enjoy your retreat. Enjoy the company & prayers with the ladies.

I'll be working this weekend & then off for a few weeks to recouperate. Looking forward to finishing ths step.

I'm going to have to research about the whole grains. I've finally switched & not been complaining about it. That would be a kick in the butt!!

I did get to visit my lovely granddaughter, but they had to cancel her first birthday party due to my DIL becoming ill with the flu. We also had to leave early because of bad weather. I was really disappointed. I wanted to spend a couple of more days with her. We will return in mid February and I'll get to hold her and love on her again.



Hope you all are doing well. Have a lovely Saturday and stay well!

Praying for you Tenaj! I'll pray specifically for protection from cellulitis too.



I'm home alone today for the first time with my two goldendoodles. DH had to go into work today and won't be home until 8 pm as he teaches an evening class. I'm just hoping I don't get hurt. I tend to be accident prone, so I am being extra careful and calculating in my movements. I'm trying to get some laundry done today. I'm very tired of sitting on my behind with my foot up. I either use my fracture boot or ride on my scooter. It's less dangerous for me to wear the boot as it protects my foot. I can finally put a little weight on my foot in the boot, but it swells up quickly and then the pain cycle gets going again. I'm going to PT on Wednesday, so hopefully they can help me.



Hope you all are having a great day!

Good advice Tenaj, especially about the salt. I had some popcorn one evening and my foot really swelled. I have been watching it. I'm trying to behave.

Hi Ladies,



I have a diet question. I am eating mostly fruit and veggies, but I'm not a big meat or egg eater, and I detest fish or seafood, except tuna. How can I get enough protein to be healthy? Is plant based protein okay if you have ER+ BC? I have used Beneprotein which is whey protein when I was going through rads along with drinking Instant Breakfast. I rarely could eat 30 grams of protein daily however. I do eat Chobani yogurt usually once a day. I don't eat much else for dairy except a small glass of skim milk or a slice of cheese. I take a calcium supplement as I have osteopenia. I also eat beans, kale, spinach, broccoli, etc. but still can't get the protein up high enough. Would you share with me what you eat to do that?



My foot is doing a little better. Yesterday I walked in the fracture boot around the house. Today my DH will take me to the grocery store and I will walk a bit then. I had a lot of trouble sleeping last night due to knee pain and foot pain. I have debated going to an orthopedic doctor for the knees, but I just don't want any more procedures or surgeries. I really am at my limit. I want to exercise, but have to wait until my foot is healed and I can get onto and off the floor to do Pilates. Supposedly in a couple of weeks I should be able to progress to a sneaker, but I can't see it happening right now. My foot is still too swollen.



I awoke at 3:53 am and thought I was having a heart attack. My chest burned with esophageal pain which hurt into my right collarbone and back. I debated waking my DH, but then I thought, "Well if the Lord takes me, it's okay, I'm ready". (I'm just not ready to die from BC.) I was too tired to even get out of bed or wake up my hubby. I fell back to sleep and when I awoke at 6 am, the symptoms were gone. I feel fine now. I think it was indigestion, but it did have me worried. Ever since I had chemo, I have had terrible heartburn. I never used to suffer with it. I take Omeprazole every night, but still get heartburn every few days. Do any of you experience that?

Hi Kathy,



No I am not a vegetarian or vegan, but just don't love eating meat. I don't eat soy either because of the ER+. I think I will order some more Beneprotein. At least I can mix that into my yogurt and it has only 25 calories. I appreciate you asking my questions. Thanks!

I'm home & doing OK. My DH is at CVS picking up my pain meds & antibiotics & best of all some ice cream....hopefully I won't go too far backwards, but I am going to splurge a bit for a few days.

Glad to hear you are doing well Tenaj. I will be praying for a quick recovery.



I had beans with quinoa tonight for dinner. I also eat Greek yogurt and tons of fruit.

Rocket - I don't know how much protein, especially compared to the amount of fat, but what about nuts? Don't they have a fair amount of protein?

tenaj - good to hear from you. Give yourself a bit of time to heal up and not worry about everything that you eat, then in a few days you can get back to it.