Exercise/Fitness/Diet=New You 2014 - Care to join me?

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BayouBabe
BayouBabe Member Posts: 2,221
edited June 2014 in Working on Your Fitness

I am not one for new year's resolutions, but I am finally feeling strong enough with minimum side effects to begin anew.  My goal is to lose at least 10 pounds and get on the tread mill at least five days a week to help get to my 10,000 steps a day.  I began a food/diet tracker this morning to record what I eat, as well as log my exercise.  I've done Weight Watchers before, but with the cancer bills still piled up, this is the best I've got.  Any one want to join me?  We'll encourage and give tips along the way.  Ready, set, go!  Off to put on my walking shoes (too chilly here to even think about outside activity)!

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  • shoppygirl
    shoppygirl Member Posts: 694
    edited January 2014

    I'm in!  I need to get back on track!!

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  • Solen
    Solen Member Posts: 146
    edited January 2014

    I'm in too!!!!

    Had a bilateral mastectomy in NOV 2013, and just went back to Pilates today!  It felt great.  I want to loose ten pounds as my new boobs are smaller.  it is incentive to make the rest of me "match".  Going for a hike with my son in a few minutes.  I need help to keep from snacking around the 4 to 5:00 time!!!  I am always hungry then, and need to just eat an apple or an orange!!  Any encouragement or ideas would be welcome!

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  • shebold
    shebold Member Posts: 1
    edited January 2014

    Hello Everyone,

    I am new to the site. I will start my Radiation Therapy this month Jan 2014. I would like to lose weight but was told by my doctor not to at this time. So I am just checking the site to see what everyone is doing so when I get the ok I know where to go for getting back on track. Have a Bless Day

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited January 2014

    Wonderful idea! You can do it!!

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  • proudtospin
    proudtospin Member Posts: 5,972
    edited January 2014

    Bayou, by the way, you can do WW online with no cost, and join the community board for posting.  Bunch of cancers survivors have our on board do feel welcome to join us.  All of us are struggling to loose, some more successful than others

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  • BayouBabe
    BayouBabe Member Posts: 2,221
    edited January 2014

    Thanks Proudtospin!  I will check it out.

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  • pajim
    pajim Member Posts: 2,785
    edited January 2014

    I am in!  I put LoseIt on my phone, and have permission to exercise again.

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  • BayouBabe
    BayouBabe Member Posts: 2,221
    edited January 2014

    if anyone is looking for a good pedometer, I have a Fitbit and absolutely love it.  A little bit bigger than a quarter, and it syncs to the computer and some fitness apps.  Love the little graphics and charts - helps keep me motivated!

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  • odie16
    odie16 Member Posts: 1,882
    edited January 2014

    Count me in as well. I have been pretty good about going to the gym regularly but let my diet slip over the holidays. I too want to lose about 10 lbs so I will be closer to the low end of my BMI scale. Will be checking out the WW online.....Solen, my witching hour is around 3 p.m....lol

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  • Oncearunneralwaysarunner
    Oncearunneralwaysarunner Member Posts: 252
    edited January 2014

    Count me in! I too will we looking to loose weight after radiation but I'm certainly starting to run again and get back into shape. When I asked the radiation tech about weight loss she advised against it, so my following question was whether I could work out but keep my weight stable and she was ok with that. That is what I'm doing. I can't wait to have the 25 lbs I gained on chemo gone.

    Once radiation is done, I'll be digging out my WW books and following the plan again. I'm not sure if I'll go back to meetings, I'll try to follow the plan on my own but I might need the extra accountability of having a stranger weigh me :)

    shebold - you should join us on the Winter 2013-2014 Radiation thread. There is a great group there and loads of good info. 

    http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/70/topic/8...

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  • Hipline
    Hipline Member Posts: 195
    edited January 2014

    I'm in. I have 10 stubborn ones that I have acquired after 3 years of tamoxifen and recent menopause. I will now be moving over to letrozole so I hope the SEs are easier.   But I know I will feel better if I can drop some weight. I am a regular exerciser so for me it will be watching what I eat.   The food journal is a great idea. I'll start there!  Looking forward to hearing what works for everyone and sharing my journey. Happy New Year!

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  • mammalou
    mammalou Member Posts: 823
    edited January 2014

    I have ten pounds to lose too!   I also have a fitbit and find it very motivating.  I was at 18000 steps a day until surgery in November.  Couldn't walk and gaoi ed 10 pounds.  My daily boil now is 15000 steps.

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  • Cuetang
    Cuetang Member Posts: 575
    edited January 2014

    alrighty, hopping on this bandwagon as well.  Gave myself too many excuses after BC to eat whatever I want and now the "fat pants" are a bit snug.  Time to dust off the fitbit and hit the gym again!  Thanks bayoubabe for starting this thread!

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  • Susie123
    Susie123 Member Posts: 804
    edited January 2014

    I wish I only had 10 pounds, I need to lose 30 pounds. Count me in. I'm using 2 apps, calorie king and my fitness pal. I've used my fitness pal before with success. It has a daily food diary that makes you think about what you're putting in your mouth when you look at each day's entries. When you finalize your daily entry it tells you how what you ate that day will effect your overall weight goal, and it's free. I had lost 20 pounds, but ate horribly during the holidays and gained 7 of them back in the last two months. Look forward to this thread and learning from each other.

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  • Solen
    Solen Member Posts: 146
    edited January 2014

    Susie123, thanks for the tip on my fitness pal, I have to check it out!  That absentminded snacking is what gets me in trouble.  I am also a bit of a stress eater.....I think it could help me!!!  I eat gluten free, which keeps me out of a lot of trouble, don't really know if it is the gluten or just the fact that I go to a cookie exchange party and only eat the veggies and hummus!!!  And Susie, I also know how frustrating it is to work to loose and then not pay attention for a couple days and it seems to come back way easier than loosing it!!!

    Thanks for the tips!

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  • Susie123
    Susie123 Member Posts: 804
    edited January 2014

    Solen, it's so funny that you said you need to make your new boobs "match" better. That's my goal as well, and to just get to a healthier weight. After bc and a hysterectomy, my body is very differently proportioned than it use to be. :)

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  • BayouBabe
    BayouBabe Member Posts: 2,221
    edited January 2014

    Rough day for me - ever notice how the first week of a diet you seem to be starved every single second?!    Ugh!  Trying to stay busy and not think about food.  Doesn't help that I have this delicious lighter version of lasagna waiting in the fridge for dinner tonight.  Trying to save some of my daily calories to have a slice of garlic bread to go with it!    Hope all of you are doing well!  Snowed in here today.  I am being a bit of a couch potato thus far.  Off to the tread mill in a few minutes!

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  • Solen
    Solen Member Posts: 146
    edited January 2014

    Bayoubabe, being snowed in NEVER helps a diet!!!  Something in our DNA must make us hungry when it snows!  Lucky for me, I live where there is never snow, so I don't deal with that anymore.  Snow days were for making oatmeal cookies when I was a kid!  Ugg, I feel for you!  But I do miss the occasional winter storm, just not as cold as the one that is hitting everyone now!

    Try to hit the treadmill!!!  And then enjoy that lasagna and garlic bread later!!!

    I went for a walk this am, and now I am off to pilates, I am starving too, and have to go to grocery store after pilates hungry, wish me luck!

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  • Susie123
    Susie123 Member Posts: 804
    edited January 2014

    Lost a pound! 

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  • BayouBabe
    BayouBabe Member Posts: 2,221
    edited January 2014

    Yay!  Nice job Susie!  I haven't stepped on the scale yet.  I have been making better food choices and exercising more.  I don't want to get discouraged if the scale doesn't move just quite yet.  Got my fingers crossed!  What have you been doing differently?

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  • gtgirl
    gtgirl Member Posts: 129
    edited January 2014

    Solen, I am with you.  I had a UMX on 11-20-13.  I have gained 10lbs since my surgery from eating comfort and being inactive.  I just did my first run/walk using my app Couch25k last evening.  I also have started my healthy eating all over again.  I have been a healthy eater, but with being dx with BC, I wanted comfort food and once I got home all I wanted was Graham Crackers CARBS. 

    Good Luck!

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  • momand2kids
    momand2kids Member Posts: 1,508
    edited January 2014

    I am in.... I have been sick and out of work for the past 4 weeks with a cold and shingles.  So I threw caution to the wind with my eating.  I am in WW, will go to my meeting tomorrow-but I know what has to happen.  I am trying to lose 30 lbs..... and am hoping to do it by the time I see my onc for my last visit (5 years are up!) in May or June.... My weight has held steady on letrozole, but I need to move it now.  Am generally a regular exerciser (except for these last 4 weeks).  I go back to work next week--- so I am motivated (not sure my pants will fit!).  

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  • LizzyinMI
    LizzyinMI Member Posts: 43
    edited January 2014

    Can I be in too?  I really don't need to lose any more weight but need to maintain and not gain and stay active.  I lost 10 pounds last spring without even trying when I first started this ride.  I wasn't eating much and had to give up my wine habit.  I'm now trying to change my eating habits and exercise more.  Which is hard to do.  Too darn cold out there for my daily walk and I can't help shovel the snow because it hurts my right arm which is the side I had surgery.  And my husband is not helping, we were out of milk and he just came back from the grocery store with a hot Jets pizza!  He said his car just went there on auto pilot.  Ugh.  So what am I eating for lunch right now?  Not the pea soup I was planning on........

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  • Hipline
    Hipline Member Posts: 195
    edited January 2014

    Yesterday Dr Oz had a show on a two week diet that involves no sugar, no alcohol, no dairy except Greek yogurt and limited carbs. Some fruit and lots of veggies. I may give it a try. I tried South Beach for 2 weeks last year and it just didn't work for me. The plan is on his website if anyone is interested. 

    Bon appetit! 

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  • Solen
    Solen Member Posts: 146
    edited January 2014

    Susie123 WAY TO GO!!!!!!  A pound in the right direction!  Keep it up!

    gtgirl, if you live in Ohio, with that cold weather, I suppose right now your body is screaming carbs, carbs and more carbs!!!

    Hope you can survive the cold temps. Great that you did a walk /run!!!

    I am meeting a friend  to walk in a few minutes, before getting my kid from school !!!  Because once I get him it is swijm practice, homework, dinner.......  so I have to get MY workout in earlier

    of course running to school, swimming, cooking, laundry all seem like a workout to me, but not my scale! :(

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  • dogsandjogs
    dogsandjogs Member Posts: 1,907
    edited January 2014

    Does anyone know why Greek Yogurt is better than the others? 

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  • BayouBabe
    BayouBabe Member Posts: 2,221
    edited January 2014

    I think simply because it has more protein than regular yogurt.  Tastes better too.  Chobani flips are awesome!

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  • dogsandjogs
    dogsandjogs Member Posts: 1,907
    edited January 2014

    Oh----sigh---I was hoping it was non-dairy or something----I am vegan; so no dairy products.

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  • mammalou
    mammalou Member Posts: 823
    edited January 2014

    I fast walked 5.5 miles yesterday and today!  It is very time consuming! 

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  • odie16
    odie16 Member Posts: 1,882
    edited January 2014

    Way to go Susie. Every pound is a victory. Made healthy food choices yesterday and today plus hit the gym both days. I even resisted the office birthday cake as just not worth the calories...lol

    Officially starting WW tomorrow at work so will start weighing in and monitoring my progress on Wednesdays. 

    Keep it up guys!!!!

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