Social Lifestyle (bars / drinking) to a Healthy Lifestyle?

Hi Amy,

Thanks for starting this topic!

We'll be interested to hear yours and others thoughts on lifestyle changes since a diagnosis or Breast cancer scare.

Hugs

The Mods.

I changed my diet for sometime after finishing treatment (juicing, min carbs and max 4drinks a week) to lose the weight I put on. Then went back to my old diet which was good before Dx (lots of fruits and veggies) and started drinking more on weekends. I had some dark moments as a by product of Dx. I am not walking as much as I am taking some courses. I will adjust my diet to lose some weight but other than that I won't change anything else.feel like cancer has already taken so much from me that I going to enjoy my wine.

First I just want to ask what you mean by having a "super liver." Livers all function pretty much the same, and women have less ability to process alcohol due to some enzyme we are lacking. I hate that SO much!

I am so sorry you are here having a biopsy and thinking about this again. I hope you get the all clear.

As for changing lifestyles, I went the opposite. I had an ungodly healthy life style, lots of exercise, slim build, ate very healthy/vegetarian, blah, blah, blah.....so when I got cancer, I realized what a crapshoot it is. I still believe in healthy lifestyle choices but I am not as strict. I still drink wine with dinner. I still exercise, but if I don't feel like it, I don't stress over it. I'm a little heavier but well in the normal BMI range, I eat meat. I don't do social drinking as much ...a good part of that is because we live in a little town with few choices for that and my DH hates the taste of booze.

One thing I learned for myself is that life is short and it should be enjoyed but within parameters. If alcohol consumption concerns you, you can still do the social hours but limit how much you imbibe and drink water or sparkling water every other drink. Do you have hobbies or things you love doing? Maybe joining clubs for those hobbies will open up a different social time option for you.

You are newly diagnosed and I'm sure the stress of all of this is still weighing heavily on you. I'm not a huge joiner, but "they" say support groups can help too.

You didn't say how old you are or if you are interested in meeting someone...my DH used to tell me he never understood why my girlfriends and I complained it was hard to meet a man. He said, besides bars, why not join things they (and you) are interested in. He used to play vollyball and he complained how few women there were. Just a suggestion incase you are interested in reopening that part of your life.

Crossing fingers you get a b-9 biopsy. I used to tell my patients to make changes that they would not later regret if things proved not to be the panacea science envisioned (eating wise)...and to some degree, I still stand by it. We all know the choices we "should" make and only we know what makes us happy. If you are questioning your choices, there's no reason not to try working towards different ones, knowing you can always go back to (and reflecting if what you are doing) gives you pleasure.