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Breast Cancer | Last Active: May 8, 2023 | Replies (117)

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@chrisoula

My oncologist was great from the start! The first thing he told me was to cut off sugar and excess carbohydrates. I kept it the first 3 months but since the depression hit me and the chemo lasted for 6 months (I had heavy chemo and many symptoms - did chemo every week), I begun to eat some in order not to lose too much weight! But since ice cream and sweets are my comfort food it's difficult to cut off. Now that I am more calm and finished chemo and radiation , I'll start proper diet with an excellent nutritionist that understands me and tries to find subditutes for the cravings, but also keeps protein high and carbo low. Hope that I'll manage to keep off sugar!

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I'm finding cutting out sugar hard. I was doing OK for a short as long as I'm keeping it out of the house. But dinner with friends who have no sugar issues and have dessert taxes my resolve. Or at least seems to trigger cravings. I know it's supposed to get easier but it's a challenge.

Let me know what the nutritionist recommends if she has any tips beyond just going through whatever withdrawal might occur and waiting it out. The harder it is to eliminate refined sugars, the more convinced I am that the anti-sugar science has merit so am determined to clean up dietary misbehavior and sure that I'll be healthier overall.