Re: Introductions and reconnections

[Guest guest]

Hi Francesca. I absolutely enjoy this group. I have " lurked " since

I first introduced myself (see below) because I am still in

the " learning " stage of CRON. The information you have at the Group

website is invaluable and past posts have answered many of my

questions.

My husband was diagnosed with cancer in December. In January, he

began eight weeks of Chemo (Cisplatin) and Radiation. Because his

tumors are in his throat, he got a feeding tube the first of

January. He can now swallow well enough to eat 1-2 times a day but

gets most of his nutrition via the PEG (feeding tube). His weight

dropped from 184 to 140. He lost almost ten of those pounds after

treatment stopped.

My reason for sharing this seemingly OT info with the list is to

find out if anyone has experienced cancer and/or treatment while

Croning. The side effects of the cancer treatment are a concern not

to mention the cancer itself! Any insights would be greatly

appreciated!

Laurie

--- In , " Mrs. G " <mrsg@w...> wrote

04/22/04:

>

> I am one of those Newbies....joined two days ago. I am still

> reading files, links, and past messages. What a wealth of

> information!

>

> I follow the Low Glycemic Load WOE:

>

> http://home.golden.net/~pjponzo/glycemic.htm

>

> I am 5'3 " and my weight range is 112-117. As mentioned in

something

> I read (I think from your Files), if my weight is up, I eat less.

> If it is down, I add more fruit that day. My daily caloric intake

> is 1100-1700.

>

> The reason I became interested in CR was due to the news articles

> last week discussing caloric restriction.

>

> Thanks for all the information at the Group website!

>

> Laurie

[Guest guest]

Hi Francesca,

Thanks for the note of encouragement.

re. lurking and reticence:

1. I'm considering adapting a CR lifestyle, but not quite sure as to

whether or not I CAN (will power issues, etc)

2. Some of the content of messages is so deeply technical, that I

can't begin to understand it, so I pretty much scan through for any

tidbits that I can wrap my brain around - i.e., couldn't/wouldn't

begin to attempt any commentary in response

Otherwise, I'm happy to have stumbled across this group, and I'm

gaining much insight into what life with CR would entail.

Thanks!

>

> Our membership continues to grow and recently there's been a surge

of new

> peoples joining the group. Yet it seems the vast majority of

members are

> content to lurk.

>

> New members: please introduce yourselves and don't be shy. We are

a very

> friendly group and there is no reason to be reticent. Just tell us

a bit

> about yourself and why you are interested in CRON and where you are

in your

> CRON plan. By helping you, we often help ourselves and everyone

benefits.

[Guest guest]

BJ: don't hesitate to ask questions if you don't understand anything. (I

don't always understand everything myself!) The basic premise is simple:

Eat less and eat healthy. Get all the nutrients. Concentrate for the most

part on low calorie/nutrient dense foods.

on 4/28/2004 12:42 PM, bjtoll@... at bjtoll@... wrote:

> Hi Francesca,

>

> Thanks for the note of encouragement.

> re. lurking and reticence:

> 1. I'm considering adapting a CR lifestyle, but not quite sure as to

> whether or not I CAN (will power issues, etc)

> 2. Some of the content of messages is so deeply technical, that I

> can't begin to understand it, so I pretty much scan through for any

> tidbits that I can wrap my brain around - i.e., couldn't/wouldn't

> begin to attempt any commentary in response

>

> Otherwise, I'm happy to have stumbled across this group, and I'm

> gaining much insight into what life with CR would entail.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

>>

>> Our membership continues to grow and recently there's been a surge

> of new

>> peoples joining the group. Yet it seems the vast majority of

> members are

>> content to lurk.

>>

>> New members: please introduce yourselves and don't be shy. We are

> a very

>> friendly group and there is no reason to be reticent. Just tell us

> a bit

>> about yourself and why you are interested in CRON and where you are

> in your

>> CRON plan. By helping you, we often help ourselves and everyone

> benefits.

>