I need to talk about weight fluctuation---New Flower come back plse. ? for ya

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Annette 11
Annette 11 Member Posts: 380
edited June 2011 in Breast Cancer #1
Again, my caring sweet husband wants me to through this out to my pink sisters for your opinion. I did mention this to the dr. this past week when I was there but not much was said about it. When I was weighted in his office I was 126.7 lbs. and yet I will fluctuate about 10 lbs. down to 118 lbs. and then back up to appx. 127 lbs. in one week in any given time and I am always eating. My scale coincides with doc's office so that rules out scale difference.
Last night we went out to eat for dinner, also had pumpkin cake, ice cream and a beer (which is rare). Wow, did I eat alot I was stuffed When I got home hours later, I got on the scale and it read 120 lbs. How can this be??! Any thoughts as to why this major fluctuation is happening. Is anyone else dealing with this, 7 months after chemo?
Before I was dx with BC I weight 145 lbs. I lost alot of weight with BC which for some is normal. Before I was dx. I saw that I was loosing weight...I thought to myself why am I loosing so much weight. I have never been on a diet in my life, never had weight issues. I am 5'6". As I said my hubby is alittle concerned and I am also. So I hope some sisters can share your weight experience with me especially if it's similiar to what I am dealing with. THANK YOU always for your input...sorry if I am going on but I am just alittle concerned. I just want to add that during chemo I did stay at 130.
Hugs,
Annette

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  • gagee
    gagee Member Posts: 332
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    Don't know how much help I
    Don't know how much help I can be. I have always had a weight problem. I can gain or lose 5-10 over night. Mostly it is water. From the radiation and Arimedex, I got arthrtis. (sp). So I get very swollen and that is part of it. Besides I have a water problem to start with. Can't have any salt in the summer. Your weight maybe from water retention. Hope someone can be more help to you.

    Thinking of you. Diana
  • New Flower
    New Flower Member Posts: 4,294
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    We bought home balance
    My weigh was fluctuated between 120 and 128 without any reason, so we bought balance and I did it weekly at home. I also calculated calories on daily basis for a week and found that I did not eat enough in the morning. As a result I added protein to my breakfast and it did help to stabilize my weight. Everyone has a different metabolism, if you are a very active person, it does not mean that you ate too much once and will gain weight.
    Good luck
  • Annette 11
    Annette 11 Member Posts: 380
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    New Flower said:

    We bought home balance
    My weigh was fluctuated between 120 and 128 without any reason, so we bought balance and I did it weekly at home. I also calculated calories on daily basis for a week and found that I did not eat enough in the morning. As a result I added protein to my breakfast and it did help to stabilize my weight. Everyone has a different metabolism, if you are a very active person, it does not mean that you ate too much once and will gain weight.
    Good luck

    New flower
    You have the same weight as I do. What is Balance and do you take it once a week??
    What kind of protein are you adding in the morning??
    Thank you this is helpful.
    Annette
  • New Flower
    New Flower Member Posts: 4,294
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    Annette 11 said:

    New flower
    You have the same weight as I do. What is Balance and do you take it once a week??
    What kind of protein are you adding in the morning??
    Thank you this is helpful.
    Annette

    Annette I hope it will be useful for others too
    Annette I hope it will be useful for others too. Regardless gaining or loosing it could be useful system
    My balance is Tanita, was manufactured in Japan (it could be any brand). I did it weekly on the same day at the same time, no clothes naked. I wrote it down and looked for changes and my lifestyle.
    Protein : egg, cottage cheese or yogurt. Since I cannot eat too much in the morning I had light breakfast:banana & oat meal or cereal , no sugar, honey, 10g butter, 1/5 glass of milk) +350 cal at 8:00AM ; snack - 10:30 :one of the following egg, cottage cheese or yogurt and apple - to achieve total of 200 cal. Eating 4 times a day helped to stabilize my weigh at 126.

    Good luck. Please let us know if it helps.
    Hugs,
    New Flower
  • laughs_a_lot
    laughs_a_lot Member Posts: 1,368 Member
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    New Flower said:

    Annette I hope it will be useful for others too
    Annette I hope it will be useful for others too. Regardless gaining or loosing it could be useful system
    My balance is Tanita, was manufactured in Japan (it could be any brand). I did it weekly on the same day at the same time, no clothes naked. I wrote it down and looked for changes and my lifestyle.
    Protein : egg, cottage cheese or yogurt. Since I cannot eat too much in the morning I had light breakfast:banana & oat meal or cereal , no sugar, honey, 10g butter, 1/5 glass of milk) +350 cal at 8:00AM ; snack - 10:30 :one of the following egg, cottage cheese or yogurt and apple - to achieve total of 200 cal. Eating 4 times a day helped to stabilize my weigh at 126.

    Good luck. Please let us know if it helps.
    Hugs,
    New Flower

    still question
    "My balance is Tanita". Is that a drug, software program, medical equipment,or what?
  • laughs_a_lot
    laughs_a_lot Member Posts: 1,368 Member
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    New Flower said:

    Annette I hope it will be useful for others too
    Annette I hope it will be useful for others too. Regardless gaining or loosing it could be useful system
    My balance is Tanita, was manufactured in Japan (it could be any brand). I did it weekly on the same day at the same time, no clothes naked. I wrote it down and looked for changes and my lifestyle.
    Protein : egg, cottage cheese or yogurt. Since I cannot eat too much in the morning I had light breakfast:banana & oat meal or cereal , no sugar, honey, 10g butter, 1/5 glass of milk) +350 cal at 8:00AM ; snack - 10:30 :one of the following egg, cottage cheese or yogurt and apple - to achieve total of 200 cal. Eating 4 times a day helped to stabilize my weigh at 126.

    Good luck. Please let us know if it helps.
    Hugs,
    New Flower

    still question
    Sorry about double post. Getting used to a new computer.
  • New Flower
    New Flower Member Posts: 4,294
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    laughs_a_lot said:

    still question
    Sorry about double post. Getting used to a new computer.

    Tanita is the name of equipment
    Tanita is the name of equipment (balance)

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