What health or lifestyle changes have you made since diagnosis

My sister has sourced some bits from Nimbin over Easter and is sending them to me - hopefully arriving later this week .... I will see how it goes!!  ;) 
 

Gym/pilates 3 times a week, low cholesterol diet, slashed alcohol intake and yes @Blossom1961 avoiding stressful situations. Keeping my mind busy with embroidery and now that i have a dedicated craft room I'm finding more time for it as i can just leave where I'm up to rather than having to pack it away. Anthing that keeps you positive is always a good outcome. It doesn't happen all the time but it can most of the time then you're on the right track for good mental health. The shadow does lift but it takes time.

Exercise more, fret less, laugh as much as I can, work as much as possible on things I enjoy. Less alcohol, more greens. Mostly I deal better with ageing and how I want to spend my time than I did before cancer. Most of the changes are about living better, possibly none will do anything to avoid cancer again. But living better seems a good outcome anyway. 

I was pretty good with diet and exercise before bc. However we used a fair few chemicals to keep the farm disease free. Chickens. 160,000 of them. 

 So I'm now stuff it I'll eat what I want and so much more relaxed about diet but am staying clear of chemicals.  No antiperspirant s at all.

Hubby now uses the sprayer to get rid of unwanted plants.  J

My diet was pretty good before diagnosis so I just continued. No artificial anything and lots of fresh stuff. Unless I go out, then I am bad. I now try to walk for half an hour a day as it clears my headspace. I avoid stressful situations (where I can) and caustic people. I mostly avoid dairy as it gives me lumpy boobs, well, only one now. The most important thing, is that you do what makes you feel as good as possible. For some people that will be eating vegan and doing yoga, for others it will be eating everything in moderation and doing sport twice a week. No one knows your body like you.

We all wonder if our lifestyle has contributed to our diagnosis ..... Eat well, stay as fit as you can ..... and this will help you as you go thru your treatment.

Stay open to alternative suggestions to alleviating pain and discomfort during treatment ..... even possibly the use of cannabis oil etc ......  https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/19569/medicinal-cannabis-oil-amp-reduction-of-pain-improvement-in-well-being#latest

Try and Keep busy .... busy is good. 

Be vigilant of any changes in your body as you go thru treatment (and afterwards,). If anything concerns you ... get checked out.

take care xxx

I am now more mindful of dietary guidelines, four serves of low fat dairy a day, two of fruit, five of veg, that kind of thing. I'm firmer about saying no to avoid stress overload, and I'm firmer about taking time for myself. I'm trying to make more time for exercise, and trying to make meditation a habit. I don't eat processed meat any more, other than once in a blue moon, and I've cut back on alcohol a lot. If I wasn't so sore and depressed I'd feel great!! K xox