Stop the bus I want to get off.
This is probably going to sound like a whinge. I've been on exemestane for 4 years and I'm sick of having no energy, intermittent insomnia and dulled emotions, hot flushes, inability to lose any si...
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Hi @Katie46,
Im sorry to whinge when you are just at the start and are worried. Ive been compliant to all treatment and I do believe you should take the advice given.
I was overweight when i was diagnosed but I looked in proportion. I did gym during chemo. I think because I was premenopausal that the treatment has been more impactful. What stinks is I cant correct (so it seems) the earlier weight issues. Its just hard to not be able to get a better outcome for yourself.
But you know what, I havent given up in all this time. I still believe that given the right combination of things it might happen.
Im starting to think that the fatigue is just brain fatigue and maybe I can physically push through it and the exercise might actually be good for my brain. Maybe because of the fatigue i stop exercising too soon? I found a study which indicated you need 60 minutes of exercise a day and calorie control yo lose weight after breast cancer. I gym 3 times a week and walk for 30 minutes every day. Im going to add 30 min indoor cycling on the non gym days. I have tried things like carb cycling, different calorie levels, protein increasing etc. I jogged for a whole year but the fatigue was epic.
So no solutions yet but weight is not increasing just stably overweight.
Im sorry to whinge when you are just at the start and are worried. Ive been compliant to all treatment and I do believe you should take the advice given.
I was overweight when i was diagnosed but I looked in proportion. I did gym during chemo. I think because I was premenopausal that the treatment has been more impactful. What stinks is I cant correct (so it seems) the earlier weight issues. Its just hard to not be able to get a better outcome for yourself.
But you know what, I havent given up in all this time. I still believe that given the right combination of things it might happen.
Im starting to think that the fatigue is just brain fatigue and maybe I can physically push through it and the exercise might actually be good for my brain. Maybe because of the fatigue i stop exercising too soon? I found a study which indicated you need 60 minutes of exercise a day and calorie control yo lose weight after breast cancer. I gym 3 times a week and walk for 30 minutes every day. Im going to add 30 min indoor cycling on the non gym days. I have tried things like carb cycling, different calorie levels, protein increasing etc. I jogged for a whole year but the fatigue was epic.
So no solutions yet but weight is not increasing just stably overweight.