Ways you can get ready to eat well
Fill the refrigerator, cupboard, and
freezer with
healthy foods. Make sure to include
items you
can eat even when you feel sick.
Stock up on foods that need little
or no cooking,
such as frozen dinners and
ready-to-eat cooked foods.
Cook some foods ahead of time and
freeze in meal-
sized portions.
Ask friends or family to help you
shop and cook during
treatment. Maybe a friend can set up
a schedule of the tasks
that need to be done and the people
who will do them.
Talk with your doctor, nurse, or
dietitian about what to
expect. You can find lists of foods
and drinks to help with many types of eating
problems on pages 49 to 64.
Not everyone has eating problems
during cancer treatment
There is no way to know if you will
have eating problems and, if so, how bad they
will be. You may have just a few
problems or none at all. In part, this depends on
the type of cancer you have, where
it is in your body, what kind of treatment you
have, how long treatment lasts, and
the doses of treatment you receive.
During treatment, there are many
helpful medicines and other ways to manage
eating problems. Once treatment
ends, many eating problems go away. Your
doctor, nurse, or dietitian can tell
you more about the types of eating problems
you might expect and ways to manage
them. If you start to have eating problems,
tell your doctor or nurse right away
After
two seasons away from The Biggest Loser—during which time she became mom
to a girl, Lukensia, and boy, Phoenix—Jillian Michaels is back. She's not
exactly a kinder, gentler Jillian, but motherhood has made it easier for her to
relate to women's slim-down woes.
