Sumatai
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- Feb 17, 2023
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Going to update my cancer journey and recent radiation therapy in another thread. Had a running post I updated from time to time over at WCBB, but for now... the problem at hand.
It's taken me 6+ months post radiation treatment just to get baseline strength and energy back to muster what i'd call my "average workout". It was a shitty road back. Last summer I went from top condition to struggling to get 1 push up, 1 chin up. On top of that, most associate cancer with weight loss, I gained. Definitely lost lean mass, but the fat just kept coming. Went from 190-205 quickly and looked like I felt. I slept the majority of the remainder of the summer away until it was time for me to return to my job.
Fast forward to present day, I've managed to drop 10 lbs and gain a likely 5 quality back lean. More importantly, strength/stamina are back, I fit in all of my old/normal clothes and my energy levels have normalized. The only problem remaining is I hit the wall in fat/weight loss. It used to be that I could pretty much blink and get myself to 185 which equaled "summer shape" for me (Strong, visible abs etc). I'm currently stuck at 192 and it won't budge.
I'm back to my normal weight sessions, and I've ramped up the treadmill post workout from 30 min to an hour. Diet is my usual low carb/clean, moderate cals, zero sugar/processed. The only variable i'm not hitting is when i would cut, i was in the gym 6 out 7 days a week, with my current schedule, i'm hitting 3-4. This is all close to my usual routine that would take me 8 weeks max to reach my goal points. But since radiation, i've stalled at this sticking point. This has never happened before.
Has my metabolism changed this much overnight due to the therapy? Any insight appreciated.
It's taken me 6+ months post radiation treatment just to get baseline strength and energy back to muster what i'd call my "average workout". It was a shitty road back. Last summer I went from top condition to struggling to get 1 push up, 1 chin up. On top of that, most associate cancer with weight loss, I gained. Definitely lost lean mass, but the fat just kept coming. Went from 190-205 quickly and looked like I felt. I slept the majority of the remainder of the summer away until it was time for me to return to my job.
Fast forward to present day, I've managed to drop 10 lbs and gain a likely 5 quality back lean. More importantly, strength/stamina are back, I fit in all of my old/normal clothes and my energy levels have normalized. The only problem remaining is I hit the wall in fat/weight loss. It used to be that I could pretty much blink and get myself to 185 which equaled "summer shape" for me (Strong, visible abs etc). I'm currently stuck at 192 and it won't budge.
I'm back to my normal weight sessions, and I've ramped up the treadmill post workout from 30 min to an hour. Diet is my usual low carb/clean, moderate cals, zero sugar/processed. The only variable i'm not hitting is when i would cut, i was in the gym 6 out 7 days a week, with my current schedule, i'm hitting 3-4. This is all close to my usual routine that would take me 8 weeks max to reach my goal points. But since radiation, i've stalled at this sticking point. This has never happened before.
Has my metabolism changed this much overnight due to the therapy? Any insight appreciated.
