Tuesday, August 14, 2012

August 14 - Tuesday - Fluffy Chix Low Carb Menus

Weight - 225.2lbs
JUDDD Day 2 (UD - Up Day 1400-1600 cal range)

Nutritional Totals - To Come

Wake - 6:30am

Breakfast (11am) - 3c Decaff Coffee, black, unsweetened
 1/2oz Crispy Walnuts

Lunch (1:00pm) - 1 Low Carb Kitchen Sink Chile Relleno (1 lg Poblano Chile, 1/4c Tomatillo Salsa, 1-1/2oz Goat Cheese, 1oz Monterrey Jack, 1oz Lamb Shoulder, Pork Rind/Parmesan Crust, Olive Oil Spray, 2 Tbsp Sour Cream)
Side Salad (1c Romaine, 1 lg Radish, 1/4 Cucumber, 1/8c Red Onion, 1/8 Avocado, 1-1/2 Tbsp House Vinaigrette)

Dinner (6:30pm) - 1 Tex-Mex Sloppy Joe on Low Carb Revolution Roll with Cheese (1/2c Tex-Mex SJ Mix, 1 LC Rev Roll, 1oz Cheddar)
1 cup Tex-Mex Slaw with House Vinaigrette
1/2 small Zucchini Oven Fries
3 small Oven Fried Mushrooms
2 Tbsp Homemade Ranch (1:1 Greek Yogurt & Sour Cream)
Bed - 11pm
Notes - Today is my JUDDD UD (Up Day). I didn't stick to a 500cal day yesterday. Had to make a recipe or lose produce. And the recipe was delicious but unfortunately, it pushed me over my DD limit. That's ok, I was still under 800 for the day which is greater than 50% caloric suppression.

Slept very soundly last night - only waking 1 time with pain. But this morning, woke with significant back lower back pain.

Good day so far! Great mood/attitude despite receiving sad news. I think the emotional storm of making a decision about the FOOBS is past for now. I talked to the PS - assistant yesterday and she was able to give me valuable feedback about the surgery and risks. I've decided to go ahead and live life for today and have the silicone gel implants placed. It's about the umpteenth gillion time I've made that decision. Today, I'm having the surgery.

Surgery did get postponed. The doc has an emergency procedure to do on my original surgery date for some poor lady with breast cancer. No problems. My new surgery date is now Sept. 25. Just one week after my 50th birthday. It's like I'm getting new Foobs for my birthday. "All I want for Christmas is my two front foobs, my two front foobs, my two front foobs..." And so on and so on. I might have foobs for Christmas, but I won't have nipples till Valentine's Day at the earliest! Ha! I don't think there's a song about that!?!

The odds aren't in my favor that I will be here 5 years from now. It's pretty ugly odds. With 12 of 34 nodes positive for cancer at surgery time and with 1 of the nodes showing that the cancer had protruded beyond the node and had escaped the node - the odds that my anti-hormone drug will continue to work and that all the cancer cells were killed is the equivalent of completing a hail mary pass from the 10 yard line down field from the opponents goal line. But, I just have to live each day as it comes and thank God for the blessings each day and the time He does give me. And I will deal with a recurrence if or when it happens.

A dear friend whom I met during chemo, called today. She's been fighting Stage IV disease for 13 years. She's been a true warrior. She's fought and beat it back each time. This time she told me it's in her liver, bones and lungs and she's not doing well. She's already had 3 full bouts of intense radiation this year and is now going through chemo again. I pray for her and ache at this news.

I hate this disease. I've already lost 2 friends this year to it. I have a port flush on Friday and she will be having chemo then, so I will go early and sit with her and visit or just hold her hand. Whatever she wants to do. I'm so sad about it all.

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November 26, 2012
Resumed Atkins Induction after surgery and recovery.


September 25, 2012

Bilateral Latissimus Dorsi Flap Resection for Stage IIIC Breast Cancer Reconstruction



September 19, 2012

Quit JUDDD and low carb to prepare for surgery.


August 13, 2012 -

Resumed JUDDD schedule while continuing with the Circadian Rhythm Schedule for eating and sleeping windows.


July 23 - August 12 -

I'm starting an n=1 pseudo-experiment today. It's based on experiments with Calorie Restriction and Food Restriction or Food Windows. I'm working with some guidance on this. The idea will be to reset my Circadian Rhythms.New research shows that Circadian Rhythm disruption influences inflammation and obesity as well as insulin sensitivity. These are all areas I'm desperate to address because fixing these areas could allow my body to heal. This could give me a better shot at remaining cancer free.


For the next 3 weeks, I must reset the Circadian Clock inside my body. To reset the CC (Circadian Clock) I need to discontinue JUDDD over the next 3 weeks and simply adhere to a feeding, sleeping and waking schedule. I will be adding a note section at the end of each day in order to evaluate status and moods.

Step 1: Eat a low carb diet without calorie restriction for the next 3 weeks without any type of calorie rotation.

Step 2: Eat all meals within an 8 hour feeding window - 11am - 7pm. Absolutely no eating after 7pm. Non-caloric liquids are allowed on demand.

Step 3: Adhere to a bedtime with total darkness at 11pm and wake time of 6:30am, every day.

Step 4: After 3 weeks I will resume JUDDD Rotations with a 20% Calorie Restriction on Down Days - 500 kcals, Up Days will allow up to 2340 kcals. The JUDDD Rotation will feature low carb nutrition. Continue to follow the FR (Food Restriction eating window, bedtime, and waking time.)

Step 5: After 2 weeks back on JUDDD Rotations, evaluate the ongoing weight loss level I feel comfortable in sustaining for the long term. I can go as high as a 50% restriction and still experience activation of the SIRT1 genes and asthma alleviation. Continue to follow the FR (Food Restriction eating window, bedtime, and waking time.)

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JUDDD Plan -

What in the Sam-hill, cockamamie food plan are you following? That can't be low carb!! Well, you're right it isn't simply low carb. I follow a derivation of the Johnson's Alternate Day Diet. I tweaked the JUDDD diet, as it's called, into a low carb version.

I choose to follow this plan right now, because I am experiencing dramatic improvement on asthma symptoms, blood sugar control and weight loss.

More importantly, I also experienced a greater than 50% response rate in neo-adjuvant chemotherapy towards a high grade prolific ER+/PR+/Her2Neu- breast cancer and lost 45lbs during treatment - when most people in breast cancer treatment gain 10-20lbs. (KI-67 was 22% with 17mitotic bodies).


Sure, I'm a turtle. Weight loss is slow weight loss. But it's weight loss! Hope that helps bring you up to speed!

The JUDDD diet has quite a bit of testing behind it and is founded upon theories that alternate day caloric restriction activates the longevity gene, the SIRT1 gene.


Suggested side effects of the JUDDD Diet are greater blood sugar control, reduction of systemic inflammation, relief or improvement of asthma conditions, reduction in movement disorder brain dysfunction, and possible anti-cancer effects.

But! Key to remember, I'm an n=1, not a doctor, not a nutritionist, nor allied health practitioner and you MUST do your own research. I'm just a girl who had cancer and is dancing with NED at this point in time.