WEIGHT LOSS AFTER BREAST CANCER PART 1 - WHAT IS A HEALTHY METABOLIC STATE?
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
- A common side effect of going through Breast Cancer is weight gain.
There are many reasons people gain weight during their Breast Cancer experience, but it is yet another topic that is under addressed for Breast Cancer Survivors.
Maybe that is why the word Survivor is used so often....rather than Thriver. It's not that great just to "survive" something. You want to THRIVE off the back of a bad experience and become a better version of yourself.
With the right help, Weight Loss is definitely something that you can take control of after Breast Cancer treatment to empower yourself and move forward again.
In this video I sit down with my brother Andrew McKenzie (Physiotherapist, Exercise Physiologist, Masters of Nutrition) to first discuss - What is a healthy Metabolic State, and what is in our diet that is keeping us overweight?
This is so excellent. You’re right oncologist’s typically do not discuss nutrition. That is amazing considering what a central piece of a persons health. I let emotional eating & depression take over my life. Everything changed after the breast cancer diagnosis. I never want to go through that again. But making the habit changes is very overwhelming. Andrew really simplified it
Hi Jen, I can't wait to see more videos on this topic. I was so happy when your guest said to eat salmon and eggs for breakfast. I've been doing that since my surgery. I have so much more energy during the first part of my day. I love to have salmon for lunch. I've been making it with steamed rice, with or without a salad. I'm ready to skip the rice and just have the salad or veggies with it. The old saying of you are what you eat is so true. Thanks for all the helpful information in this and future videos. Can't wait for the next one on nutrition.
Hi Debbie! Thanks for your comment! Glad this video was helpful. I've launched a new Private Group on Facebook - The Compass Community - a global online Breast Cancer Education & Support Network with free weekly live education sessions. I will be able to provide more interaction with everyone on this platform. If you would like to join please click on this link: facebook.com/groups/breastcancercompasscommunity
I cannot wait to learn more !!
Excellent video, thank you
Thankyou! Jen :)
😊 Thanks Jen and Andrew for the interesting talk full of great,helpful information. Looking forward to any future talks on this subject.
Thanks Cari! Andrew and I are looking forward to doing the next video already! Jen :)
Great video guys! Plenty of useful info. Looking forward to seeing more on these topics in the future 👏
Thanks Mel and Andrew! Appreciate the feedback! Jen x
Great advice, thank you so much❤
Thank you Casa! I've launched a Private Group on Facebook 'The Compass Community' - a global online Breast Cancer Education & Support Network with free weekly live education sessions and Q&A. There is much more interaction on this platform. Here is the link if you would like to join: facebook.com/groups/breastcancercompasscommunity
Great video! Thank you for starting the conversation. There is a lot of discussion around hormone imbalance and metabolism. I would love to see a video on this and how those of us on hormone suppressing regimes can over come this.
Hi Jennifer, thanks for watching and commenting! Do you mean how can women on hormone blocking tablets lose weight? Jen
I would like to see that, too. The majority of the hormone blockers seem to cause a great increase in appetite--which results in weight gain (at least for me!
@@kathleenkelley1539 Andrew helps women on hormone blocking medication lose weight with the approach he speaks about in this video. Are you in Australia? Jen x
@@TheBreastCancerPhysio No--California in the US.
@@kathleenkelley1539 Andrew and I will address this in more detail in our next video but his patients lose weight even on hormone blocking meds. Jen x
Great information thank you. I’ve already mostly cut out bread but I’ll look at foods that keep me full for longer at lunch time, mid afternoon is my wanting to snack time
Hi Ms SD N! Thankyou as always for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoyed this video! Jen :)
Really interesting video I don't think I will ever eat a piece of toast with butter again :) I will look forward to your video on intermittent fasting .
Haha! Hello Robyn! Thank you for watching and commenting. I hope you enjoyed it. Jen :)
I think the explanation of how you become over weight while you have or are recovering from cancer was great and I found the 16.8 fasting the easiest thing for me as I needed to switch from using sugar to using fat for energy and then slowly but surely (even though was told I could eat anything I wanted in the 8 hours off) as soon as I started making healthier choices I lost 9kg in 2 months. And no longer have a fatty liver...my drs very pleased.
I look forward to another video with you both.
It took a while to get used to it and I cant lie 😁 I fall off the wagon every now and then but its so easy to start again at 6pm that evening.... and have brunch at 10am... do yourself a favour ladies and go and see Jennys wonderful brother as he'll find you the right diet for you..which is the key to losing weight successfully forever.......for everyone.
Hey Loretta! Thankyou so much for watching and commenting! That is awesome weight loss!! And we all fall off the band wagon from time to time :) Hope you are well. Jen xx
I began the Mayo Clinic Diet Plan, really NOT a diet, but a way of eating and revising my relationship with food 2 weeks after my lymphectomy. It's whole food, animal protein, no sugars, limited fats, etc. In 3 months I lost 30 lbs. I also doubled my time working out to 150 min/week, half of it being resistance exercises. I am religious, and I believe that was very important, as it allowed me to trust in God and work VERY hard to do EVERYTHING I could do. Ended 6 weeks of radiation radiation the end of March and I feel great. Your exercises are terrific. I plan to do them forever. BTW, I'm 76 y.o.
Hi Jen. Your videos are really helpful so thanks so much as I'm suffering with stubborn cording at present and trying to do exercises and seeing physiotherapist too. The cupping sounds like a good thing too. Main question really. I'm 3 months past last chemo and almost 2 months past mastectomy and having real problems putting on weight. I'm cutting out dairy which can help with weight gain but any other alternatives? I feel ok but look quite sick still due to not gaining weight. Could you please possibly do a video in the future for us at the other end of having problems with putting on weight. Thanks again.
Hi, thanks for your comment. I'm not doing further CZcams Videos but I have a Private Facebook Group called 'The Compass Community' - a global online Breast Cancer Education & Support Network with weekly live education sessions and Q&A. I will be able to assist you more on this platform. My brother Andrew who I did the weight loss video with is also available for Telehealth Appointments. Here is the link if you would like to join Compass: facebook.com/groups/breastcancercompasscommunity
I enjoyed this very much. It sounds like Andrew is describing a Keto diet. Is that correct? I went Keto after a friend showed me studies and articles about the benefits for preventing recurrence of Triple Negative Breast Cancer. I easily lost 15 lbs. and am at my goal weight. I wonder if fruit, other than berries, can be part of my diet again. I sure miss all the fruit I used to eat-apples, watermelon, plums, cantaloupe, oranges, grapefruit, grapes, dragon fruit, and more! Can you ask Andrew his thoughts on that please?
Hi Sue, if you'd like to email me with your question I can forward it to Andrew. enquiries@thebreastcancerphysio.com
Using an aromatase inhibitor makes it very hard to deal with metabolic disorders. I was in a great place before my diagnosis and I was using HRT. Once my estrogen went away my weight jumped up. Even while doing keto, intermittent fasting and 48 hour fasts. That combined with 45 min walks every day.
Hi Norma, I hear your frustration and many women tell me similar stories. Have you had any assistance from a Dietitian? I have a Private Facebook Group called 'The Compass Community' - a global online Breast Cancer Education & Support Network with weekly live education sessions and Q&A. I will be able to assist you more on this platform. Here is the link if you would like to join: facebook.com/groups/breastcancercompasscommunity
Thank you both! I'm 57, post menopausal, was diagnosed with Breast Cancer last November when I was 56. I was in the best fitness of my adult life. I had already cut carbs and precessed foods and was happy with my weight. Blood work was great also. I'm starting AI meds tomorrow and I'm so concerned about the side effects, especially the possibility of weight gain. Any advice?
Hi Jean, thankyou for watching and commenting. Andrew and I will do a follow-up video on weight loss and hormone blocking medication. Jen x
@@TheBreastCancerPhysio - Wonderful, is the video available yet? Something I need to learn as well as I will be on AI meds soon. Thank you in advance.
@@theresa94010 I've launched a Private Group on Facebook 'The Compass Community' - Andrew did another weight loss video just recently that you can access here: facebook.com/groups/breastcancercompasscommunity
Hi Jean, how are you doing on the Ai medication?
@@dn-cp6sh Hello, I was started on Letrozole and within 6 months I had a lot of pain overall in my body muscles and joints with the worst of it being my hands and lower back. My hands were fairly crippled in the mornings and I developed trigger finger in my middle finger and thumbs on both hands. A moderate workout with weights would help but by evening it was difficult again. My oncologist gave me a 2 month break and then started me on exempastane. I am doing much better even 7 months in with overall pain gone. Much less trigger finger and moderate lower back pain when sleeping (I have preexisting back issues, so I think the medication just agravates it.) I do still experience a lot of stiffness after immobility such as prolonged sitting, especially in a vehicle or during the night. It is much more tolerable. I have gained 12 pounds since starting the AI that I am disappointed about; it is worth the possibility of keeping the cancer from returning.
How much protein does each person need?
I am emotional stumbling upon your page .l am two months post bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction got the same cup size as my normal breast and struggling with mobilty and weight gain and one breast larger than the other with what seems like cording on the right side but no lymph nodes were reomved on that side is it normal ?and do you offer online consultations
Hi Famba, if you are located in Australia we can offer online consultations. If you're outside Australia I suggest you join my Private Group on Facebook 'The Compass Community' - a global online Breast Cancer Education & Support Network with free weekly live education sessions and Q&A. There is much more interaction on this platform. Here is the link if you would like to join: facebook.com/groups/breastcancercompasscommunity
Hello, do you think the stress contribute to get more weight?
Hi Nubis, absolutely. There is research to show high levels of the stress hormone cortisol can impact your ability to lose weight. But stress also leads to a poor diet because of things like emotional eating. Hence why Mental Health Professionals are so important during and following Breast Cancer. Ask your Doctor for a referral if stress is impacting you. Jen
I was 64kg before my partial mastectomy. I’m now 67kg and can’t shift those 3 kilos at all. I’m at my wits end as it took me 2 years to drop from 81 kg in the first place. Any advice at all please.
Hi Suzanne, my brother Andrew will be presenting a free education session (with Q&A) on weight loss on my private Facebook group 'The Compass Community' on Thursday 30th March AEST 9am (there will be a recording of this session if you can't watch it Live). Here is the link if you'd like to join Compass: facebook.com/groups/breastcancercompasscommunity
I’ve done it and I am so happy.
Finally I am at the weight that I am happy with, down to 63 kilos. Apparently, I could go down to 59k but personally I think that’s a tad too far. At least at 63k I have some ‘wiggle’ room should my weight go up for any reason.
81 kg back in January 2020 -63kg in January 2024
Is Andrew a dietician? 🤔
Hi Lisa, no Andrew is a Nutritionist, Exercise Physiologist and Physiotherapist. Also, I have a Private Facebook Group called 'The Compass Community' - a global online Breast Cancer Education & Support Network with weekly live education sessions and Q&A. I will be able to assist you more on this platform. Here is the link if you would like to join: facebook.com/groups/breastcancercompasscommunity
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Thank you for your feedback. I have a Private Facebook Group called 'The Compass Community' - a global online Breast Cancer Education & Support Network with weekly live education sessions and Q&A. I will be able to assist you more on this platform. Here is the link if you would like to join: facebook.com/groups/breastcancercompasscommunity