Nutrition & Exercise

"Exercise has gained recognition as an effective supportive care intervention for cancer survivors, yet participation rates are low." – National Institutes of Health

Another bit of info from the course I attended that I found interesting is that studies show that, compared to Survivors of other cancers, Survivors of endometrial & other uterine cancers are the least likely group to modify or alter their nutritional & exercise habits after diagnosis. And no one knows why. There's plenty of data that suggests that eating right and exercising improves our quality of life and possibly even survival rates, but for some reason, we as a group are not availing ourselves of the potential benefits of better nutrition and exercise. Food for thought (pun intended, haha).
I know that I have jumped on the nutrition/exercise bandwagon as of late, but for the first full year, I did not exercise - and my diet was most definitely worse than it was before my dx. I've thought about it a lot, and remember feeling like I "deserved" to indulge my every whim when it came to food - yummy, greasy fast food, sweets, bacon, bacon & more bacon was the order of the day. I wonder if I was trying to "comfort" myself..? I also remember saying -only half jokingly - when trying to justify a particularly bad food choice, "just think of the people on the Titanic who passed on dessert." I also felt that pushing myself to exercise (heck, to even take one flight of stairs instead of the elevator at work) was a punishment. Well, I'm just rambling now, but I wonder what made me feel that way? What made me change my mind & habits after a year?

Love,
Cecile