Thursday, August 30, 2012

August 30, 2012 - Thursday - Fluffy Chix Low Carb Menus

Weight - 220.4 lbs
JUDDD Day 18 - UD (Up Day - 1400-1600cal range )

Nutrition Totals - 1339Cals, 98.3gF, 49.7g C, 16.2gFib, 68.8gP, 33.5g Net Carbs
Wake - 6:00am

Breakfast (11:45am) - Hot Water
1c Decaff Coffee, black, unsweetened
Taco Cups (1/2c Taco Meat, 6 Grape Tomatoes, 3 Tbsp Salsa, 1/8c Sour Cream, 2 Lettuce Cups)

Lunch (3:30pm) - Taco Cups (1/2c Taco Meat, 4 Grape Tomatoes, 3 Tbsp Salsa, 1/8c Sour Cream, 2 Lettuce Cups)

Dinner (8:00pm) - 4oz LC Meatloaf
3oz Broccoli with 1 Tbsp Butter
Big Salad (2c Romaine, 1/2 Roma Tomato, 1 baby Carrot, 1/4 Cucumber, 1/8c Red Bell Pepper, 1oz Blue Cheese, 3 Tbsp House Vinaigrette)

Bed - 11:30pm

Notes - Well I am pretty sure I can tell I'm off my Circadian Rhythm game, and I'm not doing the yeast diet! It could of course be all in my head, most things are, but the past couple of days have played fast and loose with my schedule. The ceiling leak and plumber schedules have kept us from making the closing of our 7pm eating window. Last night the plumber didn't leave until after 8pm and we had fine plaster dust everywhere from the mud and sheetrock being cut up.

When we eat late, that pushes my bedtime. I'm finding that if I eat later than 7pm, then I simply can't settle down enough to sleep by 11pm. So bedtime has been pushed back. Then I've ended up waking several times during the night. Last night I even got up and wrote an email at about 4:30am! *sigh*

So I do believe there is something to the Circadian Rhythm thing.

Ended up not feeling like meatloaf leftovers and pulled out a grilled chicken breast from deep space 9 (the chest freezer) and threw a salad together. Boring but easy. Easy is good at times. Weight is back down today. No big surprise. It's the day after a DD. It usually is down after a DD. Would like to break the 220 barrier for the second and last time!

The Wizard of Plastic Surgery had wanted me to be down to 200lbs as a goal for surgery. He mentioned at the time that he thought that would be a hard goal to attain. I thought, psssshaw! I can do that easily! That was back in December! I weighed 228lbs. It's very hard for me to understand what I did with 9 months worth of weightloss. In 9 months I've only lost about 8lbs!

I know I've had recovery from chemo, recovery from radiation, recovery from surgery plus a drug, letrazole (letrazole - an anti-cancer estrogen blocker that is part of my 5-year hormone therapy for breast cancer). Most women gain about 10lbs while on letrazole and other hormone therapies, so I suppose I should be grateful to have lost anything at all. Most of my friends with breast cancer bemoan the weight they are gaining or have gained.

But dang! 8lbs in 9 months? Sux! I would like to be able to lose 5 more pounds before surgery to at least come in at 214-215 lbs. I won't feel quite like a complete hoser if I can do that. It will be hard.

Ok, I'm such a goober! I have no business eating cheese and root veg right now. But I'm still dipping with 'em! I am so addicted to cheese. I get a throat full of mucus (sorry TMI) each time I eat it. So why do I bang my head against the drainboard, repeatedly? Toopid! Doh!
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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.