Post Date: 2/12/12 7:32 pm
 have been diagnosed with ER+/PR+ and HER2 positive breast cancer.  I have completed my harsh chemo (taxol & Carbo). Now I need herceptin for a week for the next 8 - 12 months.  I am really nervous that I am going to gain weight taking the herceptin.
Anybody ever have any weight gain or weight loss  with this herceptin?


I have done some more research....Right now its all about being healthy, if the weight losss comes it comes if not I gott do the best I can, pay attention to the carbs, and increase the protein, even thou, me and meat are not the best of friends, So I need to increase my protein shakes, start walking the best I can.

I have turned into what you call a GRAZER.  Last month  I snacked all day, fritos, tortilla chips dumb stupid stuff.  This month I have been trying to concentrate on the fruits, I have been able to eat cherries & strawberries.  Oranges & grapefruit is a no,no. However I can drink orange juice with my protein powder. Tast really good like a dreamcicle. 

It has been really hard meantally that is.  I got rid of all the snacks in the house.  I am breaking the bad habit I have picked up.  Good bye grazing,.  I gotta get back to the basics, and will kick up the exercise, walking on my lunch and breaks and in the morning on the weekends.

Anyway just wanted to update gotta track my prgress.  I  can nt tell a lie, I have been at a plateau for over 2 months.  This is not good.  A change is coming.

PLATEAU BUSTER DIET

How to break a plateau
#1 - Do this for 10 days to break a plateau
#2 - Drink 2 quarts of water a day
#3 - You must have (at least) 65 grams of protein supplement and all your vitamins/minerals Supplements each day
#4 - You may consume up to 3 oz of the following high protein foods, 5x a day

beef
pork
chicken
turkey
lamb
fish
eggs
low fat cheese
cottage cheese
plain yogurt or artificially sweetened (?)
peanut butter
beans/legumes

 

You may also have:
sugar free popsicles
tea or coffee
sugar free soda
sugar free Jell-O
broths/bullion (sp?)
crystal light drinks

#5 - If it's not on the list, you can't have it for 10 days!!!!
#6 - Keep a food diary and try to get up to 30 mins of exercise daily

DETOX FROM THOSE CARBS!

First Thing in the Morning:
16 Oz of Green Tea (Either Hot or iced with Lemon)

Breakfast:
(1) 1/4 cup of eggbeaters with a Meat & Cheese made like an omelet. A side of A Slice of Tomato or Cottage Cheese
(2) 16 Oz of Plain Water
(3) A snack of String Cheese or a 2 pieces of Lunchmeat
(4) 16 Oz of Green Tea

Lunch: (1) A Salad of Lettuce, Kidney Beans, Cheese, Bacon Bits with Ranch or Blue Cheese
(2) Or a 3 oz of Chicken Salad with veggies on side
(3) 16 Oz of Plain Water
(4) Snack: Yogurt or Cottage Cheese

Dinner:

 

(1) 3 oz A Lean Meat ( Chick, ) with 2 oz of Cooked Green Veggie (Spinach, Kale, Broccoli or Green beans)
(2) 8 oz Green Tea, 8 oz of Water
(3) The One good Rule is you can Substitute any meal or snack with a Protein Shake.

Just doing a check in.  Just want to start by saying that 2009 and the beginning of 2010 were pretty ROUGH.  The rough patch is over and survived.  The gynecologist did me real wrong.  I am now all fixed up over a year later.  However my weight has fluctuated from 156lbs - 166lbs, I figured probally from the 5 surgeries I had to fix me and the not being able to workout. 

My goal starting in April 2010 I plan to workout 2x per week.  I plan to get an additional 20lbs gone forever.  I really would like to be 140lbs.

This again has been the best decision I have ever made.  It has been a rollercoaster ride but it has been well worth it.  If you are on the fence if should or should not.  Just do it.

It has been more mental than anything.  Dont eat anything u are not suppose to eat and all is well.