Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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fit after cancer?

earn08
earn08
Posts: 1
Joined: 2007/02/04
United States
2007/02/10, 01:37 AM
i am a 5 yr. cancer suvivor, and i started working out with weights 3 yrs ago to gain back weight and musclei am back to my original weight of 180 but there is little or no muscle tone. i dont want to be big just cut.i also need help with my diet. i cant eat dry foods very well, since i have no saliva from radiation. any help would be appreciated
ecle5c
ecle5c
Posts: 1,312
Joined: 2003/07/10
United States
2007/02/10, 10:38 AM
No offense, but that sounds like the kind of thing you need to be discussing with your doctor not a message board.
bb1fit
bb1fit
Posts: 11,105
Joined: 2001/06/30
United States
2007/02/10, 11:50 AM
First off let me congratulate you on what you have gone through. I understand a bit as I have a very good friend who is basically in your same boat. Cancer survivor, now weight issues.

In your case even moreso than most diet is extremely important. You say you have gained back your previous weight but very little muscle. 'listening to yourself' this should set off warning bells and whistles. Be aware the higher your fat profile, the higher the propensity of what you intake going to fat stores. Be very careful here, you could end up with a whole different set of problems in an effort to gain weight..i.e...diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.

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