 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | coquito,
Your body is still under attack and it will take a lot of extra calories to help your body heal itself much less add weight. Also remember to generally add 1 pound of weight under NORMAL conditions you must increase your daily caloric intake by appx 500 calories. My "people" had me consuming 3000+ calories a day when I came out of my dark tunnel around week 3 post Tx and I still didn't add any weight for the first 2 months or so. I am just now, 7 months out, beginning to feel my belt needs some adjusting and usually only after lunch. In the am I'm still back to a tighter loop.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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