Anyone have trouble losing weight after treatment?

kikz
kikz Member Posts: 1,345 Member
in Ovarian Cancer #1
I joined weight watchers on 9/06/2011 and to date have lost 8.8 pounds. I am a lifetime member as I reached goal in 1984. I put the weight back on, lost it again and have been far from goal for many years. I have tried every diet known to man and always lost weight as long as I stuck to it.

This time it is so different. On any diet I would have lost at least 40 pounds by now. I asked my onc if it could be my metabolism or something to do with treatment. She said there are no indications of this. Even the people at WW are puzzled.

Has anyone else experienced this? I weighed in today and had lost .2 of a pound. I didn't eat breakfast (I never do on weigh-in day), I went potty and I wore a lighter top (yes I weigh my clothes). I told the clerk I feel like throwing in the towel. I wanted to go out and eat the biggest burger I could find but instead stopped at the store and bought more apples and some fat-free cottage cheese.

I am not pretending to be perfect but I believe I have stayed on program at least 95% of the time and am seeing virtually no results. I will not quit because my remission means everything to me and I do not want to jeopardize my health by not eating well which is one thing I can control.

Somebody help!
Karen

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  • froggy1
    froggy1 Member Posts: 205
    #2
    Weight Watchers
    I'm not sure about the new Weight Watchers. I went out after New Year's and bought all the stuff to start. I talked to my sister-in-law and she said she has been following the program to a tee and hasn't lost anything. I found some polls online and some of them were not very encouraging.
    I did well on the old program, but not sure whether to start this one or not.
    I keep saying to my friends that the least I could get out of his cancer is a size 6! I certainly don't look like I have a terminal disease...LOL
    'Don't know what to tell you. Karen. But, I sure feel your pain. I'm not sure if our problem is our cancer affiliation or a problem with the diet! Good luck to you.
  • TexanByChoice
    TexanByChoice Member Posts: 44
    #3
    Hey Weight Watcher Buddy...
    Yes, I have experienced this (even before I had cancer). Don't know about you personally, but my leader said I wasn't eating enough! Gee, how many times can a person clean out the frig in a day? Not really, but seriously for a while I didn't feel really hungry. During treatments some foods (usually anything with salt) tasted like metal. I'm sure you are really sticking to healthy foods llike fruits, veggie and staying well within your points. However, after a period of doing that kind of reduction in food our bodies thinking we are starving them and hold on to the weight and just get sluggish. DON'T GO OVERBOARD, but try increasing your points by maybe 5 over for one or two days and then drop it back down to your norm. It kinda jump starts te ole furnace into burning again. Also, you've been to the meetings -- what is they thing the emphasize the most --DRINK YOUR WATER, LOTS AND LOTS OF WATER....it does help sometimes.

    I'm not an authority...and at the moment not a spokeperson for them...I been enjoying more than my share of points for over a month and I hear those scales calling my name. Can't seem to make the chiropractor stretch me taller so I can handle the added pounds. See I'm not fat -- just not tall enough.

    Best wishes and here's looking at a skinner gal in the making.

    Shirley
    TexanByChoice
  • kikz
    kikz Member Posts: 1,345 Member
    #4
    TexanByChoice said:

    Hey Weight Watcher Buddy...
    Yes, I have experienced this (even before I had cancer). Don't know about you personally, but my leader said I wasn't eating enough! Gee, how many times can a person clean out the frig in a day? Not really, but seriously for a while I didn't feel really hungry. During treatments some foods (usually anything with salt) tasted like metal. I'm sure you are really sticking to healthy foods llike fruits, veggie and staying well within your points. However, after a period of doing that kind of reduction in food our bodies thinking we are starving them and hold on to the weight and just get sluggish. DON'T GO OVERBOARD, but try increasing your points by maybe 5 over for one or two days and then drop it back down to your norm. It kinda jump starts te ole furnace into burning again. Also, you've been to the meetings -- what is they thing the emphasize the most --DRINK YOUR WATER, LOTS AND LOTS OF WATER....it does help sometimes.

    I'm not an authority...and at the moment not a spokeperson for them...I been enjoying more than my share of points for over a month and I hear those scales calling my name. Can't seem to make the chiropractor stretch me taller so I can handle the added pounds. See I'm not fat -- just not tall enough.

    Best wishes and here's looking at a skinner gal in the making.

    Shirley
    TexanByChoice

    You are not the first one
    to tell me I may not be eating enough which seems crazy because I have been overweight since first grade and I am 63. I eat my points worth each day but I think I may not be eating enough protein. I am so tired of thinking about food whether I am binging or following a healthy plan. I wish I could learn to eat when hungry like normal people.

    Karen
  • Tethys41
    Tethys41 Member Posts: 1,382 Member
    #5
    kikz said:

    You are not the first one
    to tell me I may not be eating enough which seems crazy because I have been overweight since first grade and I am 63. I eat my points worth each day but I think I may not be eating enough protein. I am so tired of thinking about food whether I am binging or following a healthy plan. I wish I could learn to eat when hungry like normal people.

    Karen

    Fat Flush Plan
    Karen,
    i don't know if you're willing to try something else. If you are, I would recommend the Fat Flush Plan. It's a book, written by a nutritionist that includes a weight loss diet with recipies and a maintenance plan. The bonus is it is similar to an anti-cancer diet.
  • ktamp
    ktamp Member Posts: 81
    #6
    Tethys41 said:

    Fat Flush Plan
    Karen,
    i don't know if you're willing to try something else. If you are, I would recommend the Fat Flush Plan. It's a book, written by a nutritionist that includes a weight loss diet with recipies and a maintenance plan. The bonus is it is similar to an anti-cancer diet.

    How well are you following
    How well are you following the plan? In addition to staying within the points allowed, it is important you are eating all the food groups included and the points assigned to them. My mom thinks she can buy weight watchers desserts and eat them all day long as long as she stays within the number of points. Not saying you are doing that. I had some success with weight watchers 5 years ago. I found I did better eating all the categories and the assigned points to them.

    Are you exercising? As we get older, our metabolism slows down and it is harder to lose weight. There was a time I could wish weight away. I hit 28 and I had to work for it. Diet isn't enough. I like group exercising best. Step aerobics, yoga, and pilates. I am a social exerciser. I do better when someone is expecting me at aerobics. It's been an avenue for me to make some wonderful friends as well. I also have a fully equipped gym at home.

    I've lost quite a bit of weight over the past 22 months with two primary cancer diagnosis, 3 surgeries, and chemo. When people comment how good I look, I really want to say cancer is a crappy diet plan.

    Good luck to you. Losing weight isn't easy. Hang in there.
  • Twins Ga-Ga
    Twins Ga-Ga Member Posts: 10
    #7
    ktamp said:

    How well are you following
    How well are you following the plan? In addition to staying within the points allowed, it is important you are eating all the food groups included and the points assigned to them. My mom thinks she can buy weight watchers desserts and eat them all day long as long as she stays within the number of points. Not saying you are doing that. I had some success with weight watchers 5 years ago. I found I did better eating all the categories and the assigned points to them.

    Are you exercising? As we get older, our metabolism slows down and it is harder to lose weight. There was a time I could wish weight away. I hit 28 and I had to work for it. Diet isn't enough. I like group exercising best. Step aerobics, yoga, and pilates. I am a social exerciser. I do better when someone is expecting me at aerobics. It's been an avenue for me to make some wonderful friends as well. I also have a fully equipped gym at home.

    I've lost quite a bit of weight over the past 22 months with two primary cancer diagnosis, 3 surgeries, and chemo. When people comment how good I look, I really want to say cancer is a crappy diet plan.

    Good luck to you. Losing weight isn't easy. Hang in there.

    Gained every time I had chemo!!!
    I always said if I ever lost a lot of weight something would be really wrong with me and sure enough I started getting sick and losing weight early last spring and by July had surgery for ovarian cancer. I lost almost 30 lbs. but for each of my six chemo treatments I gained 2 lbs. - so this new 12-15 lbs. is not wanting to come off darn it. I know I need to eat less and exercise more - I just can't believe the way the weight multiplied by 2 lbs. every treatment.

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