Weight gain after chemo; working hard to lose it and more..
Hey guys!
I have been browsing this forum for the past couple weeks but finally decided to join. I am 23 years old, and have never been the skinniest person in the world, but my weight varied between 150-170 throughout my teenage years up to age 20 when I was diagnosed with Leukemia.
Throughout most of my chemo I could not bear to eat, i had severe nausea. For a few months I rarely ate and dropped a ton of weight. However, as soon as I started back eating anything at all, I packed on weight FAST. I could eat a cup of dry cheerios and some watermelon in a day but still be gaining noticeable weight. My metabolism had tanked that much.
Recently: a couple years and a few failed diet attempts later, I maxed out at 216.5lbs. Earlier in my life it was so easy to lose weight, almost effortless for me, but now I am having to exercise all the time and cut back to about 1200 calories a day to move the scale at all. Over the last 3 months i have gotten down to 197.5lbs, but weight has been coming off SLOW recently.
I am seeing a bariatric dr this Thursday for some guidance, so hopefully she can make sure i'm on the right track!
I currently am just trying to eat healthier with higher protein since my body seems to respond well to that. My husband and I are eating a TON more fruits and veggies. I usually have an egg white english muffin for b-fast, protein shake for lunch, and a healthy dinner. If I get hungry in the afternoon I eat an apple, tangerine, something like that.
For working out I am trying to do a lot of cardio. I have a few Jillian Michaels vids and I just got a treadmill recently. On off days I will do yoga; I also walk my Golden Retriever.
Sorry for the long post, but that is me!! Didn't know if there were any other ex cancer people on here?
-Candace
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