How you do anything, is how you do everything.
That includes your post-treatment diet, which somewhere around Thanksgiving may have shifted drastically from what you’d LIKE to be doing.
Now that we’re in the thick of the season for holiday eating, you may have decided that eating for your breast health is a lost cause.
How have you approached your nutrition, food and diet decisions this year? With balance, restriction, wild abandon, fear, joy or panic?
Take a moment and reflect on how you’ve made the choices you’ve made, then assess how you feel about your approach.
Is it realistic, practical and sustainable? Are you “doing your diet” the way you do everything, in a way that feels good to you?
Here’s an example of what I mean.
I’m very intentional, disciplined, and proactive about how I take care of myself, but then, that’s how I do EVERYTHING. I was literally born this way; doing things differently would probably break my brain.
That “intentionality” includes the foods I choose to eat or not eat. Notice the word “choose” – it’s important, and here’s why. You, and only you, get to decide how you “do” your diet. You get to choose what to eat, how much to eat, when to start eating, when to stop eating, and even whether or not you eat at all! The decisions you make aren’t right or wrong, but you do need to like the reasons behind your decisions.
POST-BREAST CANCER HOLIDAY EATING
After breast cancer, holiday season eating can feel tricky; there’s not enough structure and there’s too much scary food! Or so the thinking goes.
Listen. You don’t need structure, you need support!
Lucky for you, you’re reading a blog written by me, a staunch supporter of all food-panicked, post-treatment breast cancer survivors!
Here are a few tips you can use to support your efforts to feel your best during the holidays and beyond:
- Eat 2-3 cups of vegetables daily
- Choose veggies as appetizers, the base for soups, and of course, in your smoothie
- Aim for 25-35 grams of fiber per day
- Build meals and snacks out of beans, lentils, whole grains, nut and seeds, fruits and veggies
- Limit alcohol
- Make a plan for how often and how much, if you do choose to drink
- Eat before the party
- Take the edge off your appetite so you can be more intentional about party fare choices
- Eat at home more often
- Cooking at home fattens your wallet and boosts your health
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This information is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Please consult your dietitian or doctor for guidance specific to your needs.
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