newbie here!
Hi everyone! I’m a newbie to the group, but not new to SB. I’ve
done SB once before and then “fell off the wagon” this was back in
April of this year. Unfortunately I was only on SB for one month.
I know I’ll do well as I’ve done Atkins before and had pretty good
success (lost 45 lbs) and kept most of it (all but 15) off. SB is
much more tolerable for me, less chances to get bored and easier to
shop and cook for. Plus I love how there isn’t any numbers (well
there are some) but it’s…to me…a real way of life.
I guess I’ll tell you a bit about me. My name is Sarah, I’m 29 year
old, married and have an 11 year old son. I’m currently at a
disgusting 265 lbs. My goal weight is between 130-150. I haven’t
been there in so long I forget what “good” looks like. Mostly for
me I just want to be healthy. I have a bunch of med problems
(arthrtis and athsma) that need me to lose the weight too. Not to
mention I want to survive my next 50+ years and be able to get
around during retirement.
I’ve been doing SB kinda sorta for the last three weeks. What with
the holidays and all I’ve been rather leinent. See, my Father-in-
Law ended up in the hospital and was diagnosed with congestive heart
failure, severe diabetes (sores on his feet), high blood pressure
and sleep apnia. The man is single and doesn’t take care of
himself. He’s only 54 and I don’t want him to diet. So, we decided
we’d begin to prepare and provide ALL of his meals and snacks for
him. It’s been an adjustment…but it’s better for the whole
family. DH is about 35-40 lbs overweight and is borderline
diabetic…and we need to instill good eating values in DS…so, off
we go!! I had my “last meal” tongiht and am prepared with a cleaned
out kitchen (clear of junk!) and stocked full of fresh produce and
good foods for ya! Phase I for me starts tomorrow AM!
Sarah
PS, sorry for the long intro and for rambling! LOL
August 28th, 2004 at 6:14 am
Your “rambling” is helpful. I’m in a wishy-washy phase of doing the diet. I did phase on, then sort of skipped right into phase 3 and stopped losing weight. Now when I read the posts they help me to get back on track. An earlier post today about exercise got me back to the gym. So all this discussion is “food” for thought - the kind of food I need.
Thanks,
Star
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I’ve been doing SB kinda sorta for the last three weeks. What with
the holidays and all I’ve been rather leinent. See, my Father-in-
Law ended up in the hospital and was diagnosed with congestive heart
failure, severe diabetes (sores on his feet), high blood pressure
and sleep apnia. The man is single and doesn’t take care of
himself. He’s only 54 and I don’t want him to diet. So, we decided
we’d begin to prepare and provide ALL of his meals and snacks for
him. It’s been an adjustment…but it’s better for the whole
family. DH is about 35-40 lbs overweight and is borderline
diabetic…and we need to instill good eating values in DS…so, off
we go!! I had my “last meal” tongiht and am prepared with a cleaned
out kitchen (clear of junk!) and stocked full of fresh produce and
good foods for ya! Phase I for me starts tomorrow AM!
Sarah
PS, sorry for the long intro and for rambling! LOL