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snolan · 11-02-2011, 07:22 AM

My husband and I ditched the gym during my treatments and started doing the P90X workouts at home, he also purchased the "rack" workout, loves both of them. We get up before the kids do and workout for an hour then start our day. We also take time out on the weekends to do our biking and trade off one night during the week to bike with a friend. It helps that we can work together to achieve this schedule as we are both workout freaks. Once I finished treatment I started going back to the gym with a friend 3x wk. My husband still works out at home. Having a friend to workout with keeps me from cancelling. I think that is what has helped me out the most, we used to do spin class together but I changed jobs and the class was not accessable from where I worked.
Getting co-workers to join in on lunch ideas that are healthy can set a tone for work related meals. Be the one that sets out almonds in a bowl for snacks so you can bypass the candy.
It definetly takes an effort to fight the habits that work and a busy life can place on us. Hope you can find that inner workout peace again.
Suzanne

11-02-2011, 07:22 AM	#4
snolan Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: El Paso ,Tx Posts: 436	Re: Recipe for disaster?? My husband and I ditched the gym during my treatments and started doing the P90X workouts at home, he also purchased the "rack" workout, loves both of them. We get up before the kids do and workout for an hour then start our day. We also take time out on the weekends to do our biking and trade off one night during the week to bike with a friend. It helps that we can work together to achieve this schedule as we are both workout freaks. Once I finished treatment I started going back to the gym with a friend 3x wk. My husband still works out at home. Having a friend to workout with keeps me from cancelling. I think that is what has helped me out the most, we used to do spin class together but I changed jobs and the class was not accessable from where I worked. Getting co-workers to join in on lunch ideas that are healthy can set a tone for work related meals. Be the one that sets out almonds in a bowl for snacks so you can bypass the candy. It definetly takes an effort to fight the habits that work and a busy life can place on us. Hope you can find that inner workout peace again. Suzanne __________________ dx: DCIS 6/8/10, HER 2+ 7/26/10; Stage I Age 41 Double mast w reconstruction 6 TCH w 1yr herceptin Tamox. 25 radiation tx Removal of expander on L due to infection. Tried to save it had 3 bouts of antibiotics and went to see plastic surgeon 2-3x wk to get drained. Saving it was my idea not his. But lost it anyway. Reconstruction set for December 21st,2011 Finished chemo 12/2010 Finished Herceptin 8/26/11 Reconstruction 12/21/11 Expanders exchanged for silicon 3/19/12 Nipple reconstruction 5/18/12 Nipple tatooing- 7/9/12- All done yay! 11/22/12-Went back to get scar tissue stretched to even the outside of breast, didn't work due to it being radiated skin.