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Comfort-eating frenzy

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I discovered 4 weeks ago that I have a second primary breast cancer (first one was in 2019).  Since getting the diagnosis I have been eating all sorts of stuff I normally wouldn't choose - all carbs!  I've put on so much weight, and I need to stop. Also, I work full-time and am not sleeping well, so exercising has dropped off my radar. It all feels like a very unhealthy spiral. I know the answers - make better decisions - but my usual resolve has flown out the window.  I'm not expecting to hear anything I don't already know, but needed to get it all out of my head.

Have a good day, everyone :)

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    Hello Draig Coch,welcome to our chat . Sorry to hear you are in this position at moment. I was diagnosed last summer and had bilateral mastectomies followed by chemotherapy.I thought I would loose loads of weight during treatment and ate for three . Every time they weighed me I was heavier . Got through it and still feeling well ,a size bigger now . I have decided to cut down on my carbs and not drink either . Only been a week so far . Life is too short to stress out over weight I think .Hope all works out ok for you and keep in touch .Sometimes it just helps to write things down and get it off your chest . Good luck xx

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    Hello Draig Coch,welcome to our chat . Sorry to hear you are in this position at moment. I was diagnosed last summer and had bilateral mastectomies followed by chemotherapy.I thought I would loose loads of weight during treatment and ate for three . Every time they weighed me I was heavier . Got through it and still feeling well ,a size bigger now . I have decided to cut down on my carbs and not drink either . Only been a week so far . Life is too short to stress out over weight I think .Hope all works out ok for you and keep in touch .Sometimes it just helps to write things down and get it off your chest . Good luck xx

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