Looking for suggestions on low carb diets

desertgirl947

Just got back from my appointment with my surgeon.  He thinks that I am doing very well, considering my starting point three years ago this month.  To look at me, no one would know.

He has given me "homework" for the next 12 months:

• Lose about 30 pounds more -- he again reminded me that this would be to my benefit, since I am on hormonal therapy and would not want to negate its effects
• Keep my skin lotioned up over these dry winter months

SO, any links or diet names for low card diets that anyone can suggest?

Any names of some great lotions you use to deal with dry skin?

 

BTW:  I told him that I had not changed my mind about reconstruction.  That is still a NO, as I want to be out enjoying life rather than dealing with weeks of discomfort and recovery.

cinnamonsmile

I found the most success

I found the most success working with a Registered Dietician to develop healthier eating habits and identifying my trouble areas. She was very helpful in developing and identifying good food choices and identifying my bad ones and how to subtitute.

Doing some type of exercise along with it is important,too.

I have dry hands and feet. I use what lotion works good for me which is Eucerin, but what works for one, may not work as well on someone else. My family doctor told me to use Vaseline with those special soft, cloth gloves at night on my hands or on my feet with socks when it gets really bad. I have also heard good things about a product called Working Hands Lotion.

 

Puffin2014

hand and body creams

Working Hands is not really a lotion, it's a thick paste to use on your hands, especially good if you get cracked knuckles, soaks in well, not greasy, but not something you'd use all over as a body cream - love it for my hands though.

My favorite body cream is Vanicream. It can be hard to find locally sometimes, our clinic pharmacy carries it because our dermatologists recommend it. It's available on line at several places, both in a tube and as a pump dispenser.

New Flower

cinnamonsmile said:

I found the most success

I found the most success working with a Registered Dietician to develop healthier eating habits and identifying my trouble areas. She was very helpful in developing and identifying good food choices and identifying my bad ones and how to subtitute.

Doing some type of exercise along with it is important,too.

I have dry hands and feet. I use what lotion works good for me which is Eucerin, but what works for one, may not work as well on someone else. My family doctor told me to use Vaseline with those special soft, cloth gloves at night on my hands or on my feet with socks when it gets really bad. I have also heard good things about a product called Working Hands Lotion.

 

moisturizing soup is very important too

anti-estrogen drug make your skin very dry. I found when i use Aveeno Skin Relief body wash my skin is drying less and it less susceptible to winter dryness.

desertgirl947

Thanks for the suggestions.

Thanks for the suggestions.  

I might have to try a nutritionist or dietician for help.  My DR went through a list of foods that are on a high scale, but a lot of those I already don't eat/drink.  I can easily step up the activity.  Living and working in a rural area makes it a challenge to go to where there is both aids.

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Actually that Working Hands might be good for my husband during the winter months.  He really gets dry hands from being in and out at his work place. 

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desertgirl947 said:

Thanks for the suggestions.

Thanks for the suggestions.  

I might have to try a nutritionist or dietician for help.  My DR went through a list of foods that are on a high scale, but a lot of those I already don't eat/drink.  I can easily step up the activity.  Living and working in a rural area makes it a challenge to go to where there is both aids.

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Actually that Working Hands might be good for my husband during the winter months.  He really gets dry hands from being in and out at his work place. 

I rely on Neutrogena for my

I rely on Neutrogena for my hands. The kind that is like glycerin and you use only a little bit, not the white variety. For my body, I have a big pump bottle of Bepanthol body lotion that was recommended as very pure for me. I use it all over after showers.

About food, I studied a lot about anti-cancer foods and include them in my diet. Lots of veggies esp from the cabbage group, mushrooms, nuts/seeds, green leafy types, carrots/sweet potatoes for beta carotene (very important), beans/lentils/chick peas, low fat dairy products, whole grain cereals (oats/barley) and plenty of spices like curcumin (turmeric) and cinnamon. I eat very little sugar and meat once a week. For exercise, I run and walk and have got my weight back to pre-cancer diagnosis.

Good luck and merry Christmas!

faith_trust_and_a_little_bit_of_chemotherapy

Hmmm....low carb, are you sure?

Low carb can be so tricky.  Keto sticks, stress on the old kidneys, good carbs, bad carbs.  Blah.

The dietician idea is outstanding.  

I've had success following American Heart Association recommendations, there are some similarities to the mediterrean diet.  But remember, exercise is important too.  As for lotions, the critical step is to apply it to your still moist skin after a shower.  Once a week I like to baby oil up after showering, slip into some flannels and call it a night.  Works for me.  

A cancer diagnosis is overwhelming, fighting is @#$%! exhausting, and life afterwards tends to be anxiety-ridden.  Best wishes, continued health, and ongoing joy to you as you move forward.

 

 

 

desertgirl947

faith_trust_and_a_little_bit_of_chemotherapy said:

Hmmm....low carb, are you sure?

Low carb can be so tricky.  Keto sticks, stress on the old kidneys, good carbs, bad carbs.  Blah.

The dietician idea is outstanding.  

I've had success following American Heart Association recommendations, there are some similarities to the mediterrean diet.  But remember, exercise is important too.  As for lotions, the critical step is to apply it to your still moist skin after a shower.  Once a week I like to baby oil up after showering, slip into some flannels and call it a night.  Works for me.  

A cancer diagnosis is overwhelming, fighting is @#$%! exhausting, and life afterwards tends to be anxiety-ridden.  Best wishes, continued health, and ongoing joy to you as you move forward.

 

 

 

I'm not going extreme.  As it

I'm not going extreme.  As it is, I don't eat much bread.  I don't have soda or candy in the house.  I rarely bake.  Pasta might be once a week or so.  I am looking for other ways to lower my carb intake.

I think my primary plan is to up my activity level by walking more.  I had started a walking program before my bc "war."  I easily lost 12# in about two months, doing a 45-minute routine 3x/week.  I have kept that off.

cinnamonsmile

desertgirl947 said:

I'm not going extreme.  As it

I'm not going extreme.  As it is, I don't eat much bread.  I don't have soda or candy in the house.  I rarely bake.  Pasta might be once a week or so.  I am looking for other ways to lower my carb intake.

I think my primary plan is to up my activity level by walking more.  I had started a walking program before my bc "war."  I easily lost 12# in about two months, doing a 45-minute routine 3x/week.  I have kept that off.

another thing i learned in

another thing i learned in addition to watching my carb intake (i am allowed 3 carbs per meal, but have lowered it. then i get two snacks a day. but i am type 2 diabetic now from being on high dose prednisone almost straight since 2013), i watch my portion control. portions are a lot smaller than what i had been eating.

like i said, i saw a nurtionist and we looked at my problem areas, and meal plan according to what i need.what i need may be different than what you need.

i wish you the best!!!

 

cabbott

Dry skin

Try Gold Bond with Shea Butter for hand lotion. In the shower get the Oil of Olay Oltra Moisturizer bath soap. Skip long hot showers and soaks. Wear rubber gloves when washing dishes. Extra: before donning the rubber gloves, I will rub my hands with coconut oil. Between the oil and the warm dishwater, my hands get much softer. Shea butter formula by Palmer's is what I use at night. You will find that in the African-American hair dressings section. It is almost pure shea butter but very cheap and nice smelling. That works well on any scars after stitches are out.

 

As for diets, look at diabetic cookbooks and try out MyFitnessPal.com It is free and works well. Counting calories is not hard at all since you mainly eat the same patterns week after week. A cheap notebook and writing things down works for many people. Balanced diets are best. Good luck!

desertgirl947

Thanks, everyone!

Thanks, everyone!