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Sun, 04-27-2008 - 5:30pm

Hello all..


I must admit I bought the books for the sbd diet a long time ago, but being addicted to caffeine made it hard to do phase one.  Since then I moved to Las Vegas from Arizona, and lost 30lbs by diet and excercise changes.  I'm furthering my weight loss by maintaining the exercise and switching my diet to sbd.  Since i have gotten off soda pop, i think this will be much easier than before. 


A little about me.  I'm 34 yrs old, I'm 5ft tall, and I weight 204.2 lbs.  I work graveyards as a sleep technologist administering sleep studies for a sleep medicine clinic here.  I want to lose as much weight as I can, my doctor is estimating 80-90lbs since I am a small frame (bone wise).   My goal is to be a healthy weight not skin and bones. 


I am having a hard time dating because of my weight, so I've chosen to make this my #2 on my list.  Diet and exericse.  School is #1.  I'm going for my bachelors for the first time in 15 years.


Any advice, suggestions, would be helpful.  I am moving this coming weekend to a roommate situation to eliminate stress from bills, so this should be a cakewalk...


 


Sharon

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Sun, 04-27-2008 - 6:05pm

Hi Sharon,


Welcome to the Beach!

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Sun, 04-27-2008 - 7:19pm

Hi, and welcome!

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Sun, 04-27-2008 - 7:32pm

Just an FYI I gave up caffeine for medical reasons as well as diet.

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Sun, 04-27-2008 - 7:39pm
Good for you!
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Mon, 04-28-2008 - 10:43am
You will save yourself some time and frustration if you plan your meals one week in advance. For example, today I am planning what I will make for dinner tonight through Friday.

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Mon, 04-28-2008 - 11:04am
Welcome Sharon!