As the chemotherapy sessions went by, I continued my workout regimen and keto diet. One of the biggest reasons I started this blog was to hopefully get knowledge out there on how much this helped me through treatment. I had the best support system- two of my best friends would come over every morning, Monday-Friday, and workout with me. Thursdays were my chemotherapy days and we would take the workout to Gas House Gym, right next to CCNW and I would get my workout in before getting the infusion. This kept me going, held me accountable and got my ass out of bed in the mornings. Even the days after chemotherapy, I would wake up feeling more groggy, maybe a little “hungover”but I would go workout anyways. I ALWAYS felt better after. My grogginess faded, I no longer felt hungover and I would be ready for the day. Exercise, specifically weight training, kept my body MOVING, allowed me to SWEAT, and gave me something else to think about besides my side effects. The combination of exercise, diet and intermittent fasting limited my side effects. Again, everyone is different and everyone’s treatment plan is different, BUT if you continue to move your body and fuel it with what it needs to keep fighting I almost guarantee it will make you feel better and allow the chemotherapy to work in ways it’s supposed to without bringing you down with it. Remember that list of possible side effects from chemotherapy? I can go back through that list and pick maybe 5 that I experienced, but not once did I vomit or have nausea. From my experience, this is the advice I have:
1. Keep MOVING
2. Keep a normal routine
3. Keep doing the things you LOVE to do
4. CHANGE your diet (only fuel your body with what it NEEDS)
5. KICK CANCER’S ASS
Mandafit 