by Cathy Leman | Feb 16, 2023 | Breast Cancer
Join me for this two-part series where we’ll explore how the emotional side of breast cancer impacts your relationship with food. This is the stuff you won’t get from a breast cancer nutrition handout or 20-minute diet consultation at your cancer center, so let’s...
by Cathy Leman | Feb 3, 2023 | Breast Cancer, Cancer
What is it About Chocolate? As I write this blog, I’m enjoying a cup of NUMI chocolate pu-erh tea. While the tea doesn’t taste very chocolatey, it’s delicious and cozy. What’s not to love about something chocolate? I adore chocolate and eat it often. Maybe...
by Cathy Leman | Dec 19, 2022 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Nutrition, Risk Reduction, sleep, weight loss, Wellness
What is it about the holiday season that sends us into frenzied, wild abandonment of the tried and true habits that keep us sane, fit, limber, focused, grounded, nourished and strong (mentally AND physically) the other 11 months of the year? I honestly don’t know....
by Cathy Leman | Oct 5, 2022 | Cancer, Healthy Lifestyle, Motivation, Prevention, Risk Reduction
*** I initially wrote this post in October 2014. *** My doctor had discovered a lump in my left breast, and I was awaiting my mammogram appointment. . .the outcome of which would change the entire trajectory of my life. Thought I’d bring it back in 2022. ....
by Cathy Leman | Sep 7, 2022 | Breast Cancer, Healthy Lifestyle, Weight Management
Some research connects small, almost imperceptible lifestyle habits to weight gain. We breast cancer survivors are quick to express gratitude for all life-saving treatments we receive. We’re just as quick to bemoan those treatments for the collateral damage...
by Cathy Leman | Aug 4, 2022 | BITE Back, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Healthy Eating, Nutrition
“You know, there’s a right and wrong way to do EVERYTHING.” Oliver Hardy, the American comic actor (and one half of Laurel and Hardy) said that. He didn’t work in the world of breast cancer survivorship. Although nutrition is science, not comedy, I’ve encountered some...
by Cathy Leman | Jul 21, 2022 | Breast Cancer, Nutrition, Risk Reduction
Maybe your breast cancer IS your fault. You drank the booze and ate all the fatty, sugary, floury, fried, processed, battered, crunchy, salty foods you love. Because everyone knows saying “no” to food you love is torture, and who willingly submits herself...
by Cathy Leman | May 19, 2022 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Strength Training
Show me your muscles! If you’re a woman of a certain age, flexing your muscles for show probably isn’t something you do on the regular. That’s not “ageist”. It’s honest. There’s an entire segment of women in the breast cancer population who...
by Cathy Leman | Apr 20, 2022 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Inspiration, Strength Training
At the time of my diagnosis, I owned a boutique personal training studio where clients trained privately 1:1, and/or participated in small group classes. We catered to the 45+ crowd. The “+” was spot on; I had vivacious, vibrant clients in their...
by Cathy Leman | Apr 7, 2022 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Inspiration, Strength Training
Purchasing a few pieces of inexpensive, in-home fitness equipment will change your life. I’m not exaggerating. Exercise and nutrition are two sides of the same coin. If you want to be proactive about your wellbeing and in charge of your health, you can’t have one...
