Hi,
I am post surgery (WLE) and waiting to start my radiotherapy in a few weeks. I am very overweight - if I am honest I need to lose about 8 stone. A friend has asked me to start going to Weight Watchers with her - and it would be good to have the company. Do you think I am asking too much to try and reduce my weight whilst I am having active treatment for my BC? I am in 2 minds about it. Im going to speak to my breast nurse tomorrow - but would appreciate the thoughts of women on here,especially those that have been through the same treatment plan as the one I am in the middle of.
I could do with loosing a similar amount of weight as you, it was suggested that I shouldnt until the rads finished as my boob should not change shape between planning and the end of treatment. I’m going to weight watchers on Saturday and quite looking forward to it.
I will be interested to hear what your Bcn advises as I have increased in weight terribly since I started chemo - I’ve gain over a stone. I lost 6.5 stone a few years back and The scales started to creep back up before I was dx’ed and I’m keen to go back to my regime of calorie counting. I was overweight most of my life but managed to get down to 11stone. It’s terrible that we know excess weight is not good for us but the treatment regime causes weight gain…go figure!!!
Ive just been watching the links that RevCat put up about radiotherapy - and they stressed on there the importance of getting the measuring exact.
Will let you know what I find out tomorrow
kaj
xxx
It looks really well planned Anne,from what my friend has shown me - let me know how you get on.
Libralady - thanks for your reply. Im sure someone has already told you this -but in your avatar - you are GORGEOUS lady.You have got the most beautiful smile! I will look nowhere near as good as that if/when i lose my hair.
Hi Kaj
I don’t come on here much any more but I just wanted to let you know that I put on quite a bit of weight during chemo. Unlike some of my chemo buddies who couldn’t eat, I just couldn’t stop eating comfort food and subsequently ended treatment a good two stone overweight. I have never been on an ‘official’ diet ever but joined weightwatchers in August, three months after rads an chemo and I’ve lost 16lbs so far. I’m probably eating far healthier than I ever did with a lot of emphasis on fruit and vegetables. I’m never hungry and pleased that having missed three weeks because I had a really bad cold and a few other problems, I weighed tonight and had lost another pound. Hoping I’ll get down to my pre chemo weight soon but I think the slow steady weight loss is hopefully going to continue. Good luck!
Morning all,
Losing weight is always worth doing if you are overweight BUT it is NOT recommended during Radiotherapy. It will alter your “fields” of treatment. So keep it stable during your treatment then GO FOR IT. Perhaps a sponsored slim in aid of a charity like BCC! A lot of the smaller organisations are having a hard time at the moment. I need to join you so count me in. Perhaps we could get the media involved!!!
Crackles
wayhey ladies-what a fab post-i am a weight-watcher leader !! i was diagnosed in may had wle then 3 weeks rads-i went on the breast care site to research the recommended diet -and lo and behold-it was basically the diet i already know-healthy eating-fruit and veg-moderate alcohol intake and trying to be active when you can.just because i know it didn’t mean i was doing it lol-i was comfort eating and praps having a little(lot) bit too much wine-i took myself in hand-and instead of thinking about losing weight concentrated on the fact that whilst following the plan i was eating healthier and my weight stabilised.it is vital that once you’ve had your planning your breast remains the same size for your treatment but then i would recommend ww to anyone-not just because i work for them but because they’ve helped me to lose loads of weight and keep the vast majority of it off for years-you can always message me for any info or advice-better still-come to me and i’ll help you -i’m in sunny manchester !1 good luck to everyone and i am doin ok -stella x
What a lovely load of replies. My BC nurse has concurred with what you lovely ladies said - brill idea but not till after treatment is finished. So Im up for it girlies - lets do a sponsored slim for BCC when our treatments have all finished!!! Woohooo!
I spent over six months of 2010 losing nearly 1 and a half stones, so was worried about how much I would put on through chemo. - I’d read somewhere that the average weight gain is 20lbs - about what I’d lost!
I put on 3 or 4 pounds while I was sitting around after my mx and recon and then another 7 during chemo (think it was the steroid munchies on tax that did it). So I’ve ended up about 10lbs more than when I started. Not a huge amount - but most of my nice trousers don’t fit!
Luckily I haven’t put on any more since starting rads and tamoxifen mid August.
With my energy levels starting to return to normal and the Christmas treats eaten, my diet started last week. So far I’ve lost about 1 1/2 pounds. Think this might be my weight watchers group!
Hi all I to am worrying about putting on weight, I have been going to slimming world and lost nearly two stone, over the last two years, DX oct, WLE,nov ANC 4th Jan, maybe starting chemo soon, and I am not looking forward to any weight gain, I am sure that I read that your Gp can give you a free pass to a local gym, that would be fab for me as the local one, fitness first also has a pool don’t know how many visits you can have or if it is for a certain time span, anyone else ever heared of it? Don’t get me wrong don’t want to do weights but the treadmill and the pool would be nice, get me out of the house on my good days.
Well I made tomatoe and butternut squash soup today - not bad for a first attempt at ever making soup. I had some before dinner and I must admit it is the first time I have felt full up since I got up yesterday morning. Maybe my stomach has shrunk to half its size in 2 days, maybe not lol It feels positive to be doing something that I know will reduce my risk of recurrence or a new primary.