Exercise and well being during chemo and radiation

Jen- Five Dozen! Wow! And you did kick its ass.

PB- ditto. You are still getting out there. Doing something. So important tomaintain some kind of habit.

Octo- my hero. 😍😍😍

Mysunshine...I have this problem too. I was thin to begin with and lost about 10 pounds on chemo, and do not want to lose any more weight, yet I would like to increase the duration/intensity of my exercise and add weights to it too. So far I have been able to stay at one weight, by making myself eat more. I eat a diet similar to yours, and eat frequently during the day. I do eat a lot of nuts and am thinking to add more beans, oatmeal, and quinoa to my diet. I'd actually like to cut my meat (chicken and fish) intake, but need to figure out how to get my protein in. I'd also like to know for those with a similar issue what they do.

PB

eaglemom, what does 110 grams of protein look like? I eat a lot of protein, but have never been sure how to measure my protein intake. I just know after riding I crave it.

My sunshine48 have you tried adding small quantities of beans and yams? They are lower on the glycemic index, but might help with weight gain. Also bump up good saturated fat and protein. I have the opposite problem, I can gain weight looking at food. In my good eating, I eat close to what you do, but no grains, and fruit is only berries and grapefruit. Need to get back on the wagon!

And this past week, I have had so much gas, maybe my guts are recovered finally. But then I keep worrying is it gas or my liver, even though all my liver enzymes are fine. Hubby says gas honey, that's where your colon is. I hate the constant worry😤!

8.5k steps, 25 flights of stairs. Back from the lake. Just back from PS for a TE fill. In a pissy mood now. I don't expect many more steps today.

5 years after my original diagnosis and lumpectomy, I try to keep up with exercises to have good preventive activities. I follow a fitness blogger Dr. Nina Cherie who sometimes cover specific exercises for and follow along all her exercise tips and they've been really helpful. She's actually doing a live broadcast tomorrow (Friday Oct 16 11:30AM PST) to go over some exercise tips specifically in preventing/recovering from breast cancer so I thought it would be really cool for folks here to check it out. So I'm sharing the promo for her session tomorrow. If you use the iPhone/iPad you can download the free app Boxtiq.tv to watch her on live video and chat with her at 11:30AM PST Friday.

Ok I felt like I needed to do 10k steps so I ran laps around my coffee table until I hit it.

Eileen, That sounds like something I would do! Ha Ha! Now that I have my Fitbit, I am always looking at it to see how many steps Imhave taken.

Can I please join your thread?

I'm on round 5 of 6 TCHP, and had hemoglobin go to low so I had to have a blood transfusion. The Taxotere and Carboplatin have totally zapped my body, so I haven't been able to go beyond walking 450 ft to the mailbox (1x daily) and back, or up and down our stairs. Doc says rest, rest, rest until chemo is over. Then I have surgery, rads, and finish a year of Herceptin....

Before all of this I'd lost 30lbs, was working out every day and getting myself back in shape. Now, it's all I can do to move through the house. I'm used to being active and eating right. This is very frustrating. Due to the SEs from the T & C I can't eat my protein/veggie/fruit shakes, as they tear up my intestines. So I'm eating any what I can and moving as allowable.

I want to thank you all for being such an inspiration. I look at this board and see that it gets better. That I will get back to moving my body, and not being a lump on the couch, and that my health will return. Final round is Nov. 2nd, then meet with docs to discuss surgery and beyond.... I just want to get back to moving and feeling human again.

Thank you all for surviving and thriving and being so open out here. I need this group.

Hi everyone, I have been more intentionally active this past week in a structured way, but not as much as I hoped. Am just 8 weeks post Diep, so still rather tender all through abdomen and chest [..... no dead bugs for me yet!] but have added a brisk power walk around indoor track at university and a few minutes every lap on the elliptical and stair climber... first day felt sore from even that small amount, but going every second day and will increase amount next week. At home still doing leisurely outdoor walks with friends or dog in the crisp fall sunshine, and my range of motion / lymphedema prevention stretches.

Food wise, except for a fabulous blowout Thanksgiving dinner , I have improved overall eating from my former 80-20 good to 90-10. The good part is similar to mysunshine and eagle, but the 10 part is less strictly monitored - bit of wine, occasional dessert or snack. I too try to minimize sugar, but not worried about fruit. Something to maybe add in the maintaining protein higher calories category in healthy way is hummus -- love it as dip for veg.

Hang in there Jerseygirl. I had quite the case of shortness of breath due to chemo [going from basement to top floor with laundry felt like I had climbed Mt Everest......] but it got better.You are all inspiring me to do more.

I have the fitbit charge. I like it a lot but I just found out there's a fitbit zip that attaches to your clothes - like a pedometer. I have a small wrist & the fitbit looks stupid on me. I wish I had done further research - definitely would've gone w/ the zip. Same functions just less conspicuous and would allow me to wear my regular watch which I miss.

2 mi walk/run on the treadmill yesterday + participated volleyball practice with my girls + steps = 5.17 mi. In terms of mileage one of my best days! I felt pretty good doing it too!

Ksusan...menopause=how not to lose weight. Unfortunately that doesn't seem to be a solution for me. Though maybe medically-induced menopause doesn't count or I have not been in menopause long enough (only 2 1/2 months)

For those having a hard time dropping weight, could sleep be a factor? Could disrupted sleep and being tired be a factor in your metabolism or eating?

PB

thanks for zip tips!! Like the idea of a clothing attachment. I am getting a 'fuck cancer' bracelet so don't want to be wearing too much wrist bling ... and wear a watch too. I even like the name -- makes me want to be zipping about!

I'm go I g to try to find that cookbook! Since going vegetarian I've been sad that so many crock pot meals involve a big chunk of meat. I miss the crock pot!

4.2 mi total yesterday.

Sloth and Eileen...I'm moving toward going vegetarian too, or at least attempt to. Dreading it though, because I love meat and wondering how to fill my protein intake. Plus it's a struggle keeping at my current weight, and don't want to lose anymore weight. But starting to learn about it, because I need to do it. Eileen will you share the title of the book you got?

PB