The last thing my surgeon said to me at my exit appointment in November was "Don't gain weight!" Not only is obesity a risk factor for breast cancer, but gaining weight after having breast cancer increases the chance of recurrence by some exponential percentage. No problem, I thought. I've got this down. I lost 30 pounds last spring, I am a fat-burning machine, I exercise daily. I can go and sin no more.
Today, 3 months after my mastectomy, all of a sudden there's an extra 10 pounds on my scale. I'm walking 1-2 miles a day, doing my stretching exercises, eating small portions. What happened here? My metabolism has ground down to a crawl, I'm craving sweets and starting to pack on the pounds again. I've developed those floppy "wing things" under my arms (how attractive, and just in time for those summer fashions)! I keep thinking if I could work out with my weights I could get this under control again.
Whatever it is, it's annoying and it can't be allowed to continue. I'm making a big pot of skinny chili today and going into Zen-mode again. Don't tempt me with your Super Bowl snacks, your Valentine's Day bon-bons, your Easter jelly beans.
I am a fat-burning machine...I am a fat-burning machine...
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
How funny and strange of our constant similarities. In the past year, I had lost 15 pounds during my "condition". I thought - wow, that wasn't that bad and really that was the good thing that came out of a bad thing. However, the other day I could tell the pants I slipped on were a little bit snug so I weighed and OMG somehow I have gained back 6 pounds. I watch what I eat and still.........not fair, not fair, not fair.....
Post a Comment