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Rachel • Life after breast cancer • The little stepping stones

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Hello everyone and welcome to new followers 👋

October seems like a good time to get back to it and start putting some effort in, as well as post a bit more. If you are still here, thank you for sticking with me and new people, thank you very much for the follow.

I'm in my mid 50s and I post about lots of different things:
🏋🏻‍♀️ Getting fitter and stronger
🥑 Some of the food I make & eat
🥗 My love of salads
⛷️ My skiing obsession
🇧🇬 How beautiful Bulgaria is
🌱 My attempts to eat 30 different plants a week
🤪 Managing the menopause
🦋 Surviving breast cancer and spreading awareness
⚖️ I post any weight/inch/fat loss monthly

I haven't posted much this year and have realised how much it helps me stay on track. I hope to get back in the habit of a post every day 🤞

Happy October everyone 🍂💕

#30plantsaweek
#30plantschallenge
#lovetoski
#plussizeskier
#saladinspo
#eatstaylovebulgaria
#breastcancersurvivor
#breastfootforward
#breastcancerawareness
#lifeafterbreastcancer
#lifeaftercancer
#earlydetectionsaveslives
#zoenutrition
#fastingforhealth
#lowcarbliving
#noaddedsugar by @breast.foot.forward

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3 years ago

Introducing my ‘line a day’ journal, this afternoon I’ve been setting up the April monthly and the coming week in my hobonichi weeks.

I journal a lot, I got really into it during my treatment when I wanted to capture and record what was happening but had barely any energy to do it. A line a day captured my mood and, initially, served as a countdown of the seemingly endless radiotherapy appointments. Then it became a place to record recovery goals and track progress towards them.

6 years later I’ve discovered the journaling community along the way and, with that, stickers and gorgeous planners. It’s a long way from my basic office diary/bullet journal and some coloured pens but all the prettier for it 😍

I’m not about to turn into a planner/journaling insta, there will still be food and all the stuff you are used to. Just adding in some of the things that help me navigate those stepping stones and keep me focused forwards.

Stickers in the ‘before the pen’ set ups from Ahleen @kolourcafe

Do you journal?

#hobonichiweeks
#lineaday
#beforethepen
#journalpage
#journalspread by @breast.foot.forward

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2 years ago

From Bulgarian mountains to Lake District fells. This wasn’t in the plan, back into work on Monday to an emergency for a colleague and me off to Workington for the week for onsite training.

Did my best food wise, a pretty good salad bar offering at the company for lunch but dinner not so good.

Needs must though, but glad to be home even if it is to more unpacking etc 🤦🏼‍♀️

Dare I say it….a well planned week ahead 🤞🏻🙄

#bestlaidplans
#lakedistrict
#beautifulcumbria
#lifeisbeautiful by @breast.foot.forward

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2 years ago

The light was just right for this photo of the mountains looking beautiful today. We stopped for a coffee on the way back from a local village and caught a gap in the morning haze that made this stunning reflection.

It’s been a fantastic holiday, I’m back to my energetic self and we have made some great progress towards our move in 2027. It’s feeling so real now and I’m excited get stuck into the preparation.

#pirinmountain
#beautifulmountains
#feelslikespring by @breast.foot.forward

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2 years ago

Gorgeous lunch at the VIP Rooms today in fantastic weather. I had a ‘VIP take’ on a burrata salad followed by fresh gnocchi in a pecorino sauce with shaved truffles. I can’t remember what was in the gnocchi but it was very rich and filling!

Wouldn’t be lunch there without several Aperol Spritz and just enjoying the sunshine. Looking forward to being back on my skis next year ⛷️

#bluebirdday
#lunchinthesun
#saladinspo taken in Vip ROOM club Bansko by @breast.foot.forward

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2 years ago

Oooh hello I’m posting - so that means I must be on my holidays, at least I’m consistent in that respect!

It’s very snowy this year and we’ve just had a few days at our favourite spa hotel to celebrate our anniversary - I can’t believe it’s 5 years, where has that time gone!

So I’m not going to rehash the health saga of 2024, only to say that being back here feels like it not only marked the start of that chapter but now also the end. Finally feeling back to full energy again.

I had already decided to make this my new year, and now we’re here that feels like absolutely the right idea. No skiing for me this year, I’m nowhere near fit enough and it’s not worth the injury risk. Being here has given me a boost to chase my goals, going one small goal at a time.

The first post after a break always seems so difficult, but it’s done and I can crack on now with all the stuff I’ve been journalling for the last couple of years. All sorts to talk about and some of my favourites products that helped me through the tamoxifen years. Many of them are good for menopause symptoms too.

Have a good week 💕 by @breast.foot.forward

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2 years ago

Back in the day when I worked in an office, payday always called for a Deliveroo lunch order. Now I’m mostly in my home office it all gets a bit monotonous so I revived the tradition.

Salmon Poké Bowl was always my favourite and for quite a while being on the outskirts of the city was a bit too far to get delivery for this. But times change and a new Poké Shack has opened not too far away and deliveries are back on 🤩

Celebrated with a pineapple side and some mochi for later, a very happy payday 🤤 😍 and the lime squeezed over the pineapple was delicious 😋

#salmonpokebowl
#desklunch
#pineappleandlime
#30plantsaweek by @breast.foot.forward

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2 years ago

Time to throw 2024 firmly in the bin and get on with it. Got the cookbooks out and here’s my favourite recipe from the Fast800 Easy (blue) book.

Very basic goals for the next 4 weeks:
🍪🍷🍹: Cut out the evening snacking, sweet wines and weekend cocktails
🥗🥑🍓: 30 different plants a week
🥘📖🍜: Meal planning (and stick to it)

I’m expecting to drop 7-10 lbs as the sugar bloat and water weight goes, then it will settle into something realistic for the longer term.

No grand plans, just a day at a time rebuilding healthy habits. Let’s see how it goes.

Hello 👋 and thank you to everyone who stuck with me, I’m hopeful 2025 is finally the start of the way back. Either way, it’s always better with all of you and the wonderful inspiration you are.

#chickencurry
#fast800
#30plantsaweek
#noaddedsugar by @breast.foot.forward

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2 years ago

An ice cream stop in the park this afternoon, how pretty is this little shop?! Having a fabulous few days in Sofia. All these years we have just passed through so I’m really glad we decided to spend a few days here this time.

Such a beautiful city 🥰

#eatstaylovebulgaria
#sofia
#zaimovpark taken in Park Zaimov / Парк Заимов by @breast.foot.forward

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2 years ago

It’s not difficult getting my iron Fe levels back up again when it’s gorgeous livers with blueberry sauce on the menu.

Eaten some amazing food these last 2 weeks 😋

Thank you for all your lovely comments and messages, it’s so good to be back and starting to feel more like myself again.

#porkliver
#eatstaylovebulgaria
#bulgarianfood
#recoveryinprogress taken in Green Life Ski and Spa Resort, Bansko by @breast.foot.forward

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2 years ago

My last post was here in Bansko back in March, so it seems the right time to start posting again as we start our summer holiday.

It’s been a long hard slog healthwise these last 6 months, I just had to focus on getting through each day. Short version is coming off Tamoxifen after 5 years was as grim as being on it, withdrawal symptoms followed by horrendous heavy bleeding resulting in an emergency hospital admission. My uterus lining should be 3mm rather than the 27mm the ultrasound revealed. My Gynae consultant described it as “classic tamoxifen effect” when I had my hysteroscopy. Not sure yet what the treatment will be, many involve hormones that have a risk attached and aren’t ideal for me, but I think I’ve swerved a hysterectomy 🤞🏻

On the plus side I’ve managed to start losing some weight finally. Looking forward to a good rest and relax.

Hope you’ve all been doing ok, kept up with your posts when I could ☺️

#tamoxifen
#breastfootforward
#mountainsarecalling by @breast.foot.forward

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2 years ago

Last day on the slopes today, treated ourselves to lunch in the VIP Room, they are gifting roses to all the ladies for International Women’s Day - very nice!

Food was amazing, Beef Tartare with mango and redcurrant jus to start and Fois Gras Escalope with truffled mash, mango and strawberries. Just stunning - both visually and taste 👌😍

Cocktails for me whilst Andy does some skiing this afternoon. Knee is improving but it will be next year before I strap my planks on again.

#eatstaylovebulgaria
#beeftartare
#foisgras
#viproombansko
#lovetoski taken in Vip ROOM club Bansko by @breast.foot.forward

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3 years ago