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Becky · 03-19-2007, 05:50 PM

I didn't eat very much sugar and ate a relatively good diet - just way too much of everything (especially too much meat which I have changed). I also drank alot of diet soda too. I think my biggest mistake was that I did not exercise much so I was about 40 lbs overweight (no longer though).

I changed the diet soda and haven't had one soda of any kind since I was diagnosed (keep repeating - the body is made of 70% water not 70% of diet soda). I also don't eat processed meat (except ham at Christmas and Easter - I love a nice baked ham) so no hot dogs.

I also used to put sugar in my tea which I stopped.

03-19-2007, 05:50 PM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	I didn't eat very much sugar and ate a relatively good diet - just way too much of everything (especially too much meat which I have changed). I also drank alot of diet soda too. I think my biggest mistake was that I did not exercise much so I was about 40 lbs overweight (no longer though). I changed the diet soda and haven't had one soda of any kind since I was diagnosed (keep repeating - the body is made of 70% water not 70% of diet soda). I also don't eat processed meat (except ham at Christmas and Easter - I love a nice baked ham) so no hot dogs. I also used to put sugar in my tea which I stopped. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"