New here - what a wonderful site!

[Paticake]

New here and this is a great site! I've been following SBD since
7/11 and doing really well on it. I have alot to lose, and I'm a slow loser, but one day at a time :)
Patty

[Suzanne 3FC]

Welcome to 3FC! It's good to hear from another person that is doing well on this diet. Losing slow is ok, and probably best anyway!

[ellis]

Welcome, Patty! :wave: Keep it up!!!

[dentrassi]

Good job, and good luck!! Like Suzanne said, slower is better in the long run. Anyway, if this is a lifetime WOE, it will happen!!! I'm like you...slow and steady.

[Ruthxxx]

Welcome, Patty. You'll like it here. The whole 3FC site is full of good stuff and lots of support.

[I Luv U Peggy Sue]

I'm new here too but agree with you, this site is great! These folks are very welcoming and supportive.

See ya' round! :wave:


Tracey

[2BFIT1]

WELCOME TO THE BEACH, PATTY :cool: :wave:

[bobo1968]

Hey Patty,
You'll be glad you joined. These women are great, and they are funny too!!! I'm still new, so I'm still asking a lot of questions, but a lot of people here know a lot about this diet, and are glad to help you out any time!!!

[meg 1+2]

Welcome Patty and Tracey...you'll love it here...I've been on the beach since May 12th. I love it and have accepted this as my way of life now. You will too! :)

Looking forward to knowing both of you.

Meg

[hangtough]

This is the beginning of my fourth day and I haven't gotten on the scale yet. I've been doing WW but I think I don't do well even if I stay within the points range because it allows me to eat whatever I want. No more "Special K" bars. I was eating whole bags of soy crisps No many points but I think it probably converts to sugar very quickly. Anyway I'm on a beta-blocker and even though all the research I've done says that it doesn't slow your metabolism I can't help but wonder. I've done Atkins for a quick fix before my daughter's wedding and it worked for that but I don't think it could be good to eat all that saturated fat. I'm at 195 and want to lose 50 lbs. I need to not worry about how long this is going to take but I do want to see something encouraging soon. Are there any big losers out there?

[hangtough]

This is the beginning of my fourth day and I haven't gotten on the scale yet. I've been doing WW but I think I don't do well even if I stay within the points range because it allows me to eat whatever I want. No more "Special K" bars. I was eating whole bags of soy crisps No many points but I think it probably converts to sugar very quickly. Anyway I'm on a beta-blocker and even though all the research I've done says that it doesn't slow your metabolism I can't help but wonder. I've done Atkins for a quick fix before my daughter's wedding and it worked for that but I don't think it could be good to eat all that saturated fat. I'm at 195 and want to lose 50 lbs. I need to not worry about how long this is going to take but I do want to see something encouraging soon. Are there any big losers out there?

[ellis]

Welcome, Hangtough! :wave:
Ummm, what do you mean by "big losers"? :D
I've lost 15 pounds so far. I've got about 40 to go.
I hope you like "the diet"!

[Ruthxxx]

Welcome, Hangtough. Most of us are Big Loser Wannabes! I've been over 200 for more than 15 years but this plan is working for me.

Hope to get to know you better soon. (We Canadians cultivate Americans who live in the warm part of this continent. We get really sucky starting in December. Do you have a spare room?)

[Suzanne 3FC]

Hi hangtough, and welcome to 3FC :)

I'm on beta blockers too, and I've had 3 physicians over the years tell me that it does affect my metabolism and that weight would be an issue for me. Beta blockers can increase insulin resistance. There are different types of beta blockers, though, and I've heard that beta-1 blockers may not affect either.


A diet such as the SBD can be perfect for us because it was developed by a cardiologist and one of the goals of the plan is to reduce insulin resistance.

Good luck :)

[hangtough]

Thanks for your warm welcome. Suzanne it was very good to hear that there is someone else dealing with the frustration about medicine changing your metabolism. I got the feeling that people think I must be cheating because I've been on WW for 3 months and my weight has bounced around and not gone down more than 5 or 6 lbs. Then I get discouraged and I wouldn't stick to the plan for a while. Well when I read the book I started thinking maybe the insulin issue is a problem for me. I'm addicted to crackers, rolls, mashed potatoes, etc. I would stick within WW points range with the carbs but I wasn't seeing a weight loss. I've been on Atenenol about 9 months now and I've gained 10 lbs since I started. I have PSAT and the Atenenol is to try to control the palpitations and reduce the frequency of the episodes. My mom has this also. I've struggled with it since I was 20 years old. I'm nearly 47 now. I didn't take anything for years and then the docs put me on Digoxin. My new cardiologist told me he didn't think that would do any good and switched me to the beta blocker.

[Suzanne 3FC]

I'm not familiar with PSAT, what does that stand for? I have mitral valve prolapse, angina, and a variety of other goodies. I've been on beta blockers since 1988, and I'm 41. I've noticed the biggest change ever since starting the South Beach Diet. The lack of sugar and "bad carbs" has had a suprising effect! I've not had any arrhythmias, chest pains, or any other symtpoms. I'm back on the treadmill for at least an hour at a time without a beat out of place. I do take a lot of supplements which are supposed to be good for the heart, such as CoQ10, fish oil, folic acid, B6, and a few others recommended by Dr. Dean Ornish. A lot of people with heart irregularities have reported improvements with them. That, along with my new way of eating have contributed to my improvements. I hope you'll see improvements on this diet, as well. It's going to be a lifestyle change, but it's worth it already :)

Good luck!

[Janie61]

Hi all!
I'm glad to be here. Just brought the book and already read over half of it today. I'm a cardiology nurse so thought if a cardiologist gives his stamp of approval on this program then I should give it a try.

Suzanne and hangtough, The beta blockers are notorious for slowing you down! But they are such great drugs. If people can get thru the initial sluggishness that do fine on it. It decreases the workload of the heart, so the heart doesn't have to work so hard. Can make you feel tired, along with slowing the metabolism.

I've got a lot to lose! So I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone "on the beach".

[ellis]

Hi Janie! :wave: Welcome!

[Suzanne 3FC]

Hi Janie, good to have you in here with us! I agree, the fact that this was developed by a cardiologist is what drew me in! I really HATE the name of the diet because it sounds like a fad diet lol.

[Luv My Coton]

Hi everyone, I'm new on SBD started this morning. I bought V8 juice, but before I opened it up I noticed it has 8 grams of sugar. It doesn't say in the ingrediance that they added any. What do you all use? Thank-x

[bobo1968]

:wave:
Hi Janie!
Good luck. You'll love it here.

[hangtough]

PSAT is "Paroxymal Supraventricular Tachycardia". It is a benign condition that seems, with me at least, to be hormone related. Also I can't do caffeine, msg, alcohol. These things can trigger an episode of rapid heart rhythm. It can get as high as 250. The beta-blocker helps reduce the frequency and length of the episodes. My mom has it, an aunt of hers had it. I hope my children don't have it. So far so good. My daughter is 26 and I had already started having it by then. I'm 46 years old and starting having the condition when I was 20. People that have PSAT typically also have MVP. Mine doesn't seem to be very bad though because I've only had one cardiologist mention it. The worst part (a little humour here) is I can't eat chocolate. Now if I could just get my hands on decaffeinated chocolate. Actually once I was told to lay off all caffeine I thought it would be easy to stay thin without chocolate in my life. I found quick substitutes mind you. Like caramel.......

[Suzanne 3FC]

Isn't it funny how certain foods can set off arrhythmias? I don't have many problems now, but there was a time when just touching my tongue to something like a cheese flavored Pringle chip would set me off. I have problems with sugar free jello, and a some highly processed foods. Caffeine no longer bothers me, unless I drink a lot of it, and thank the heavens that chocolate is fine, too :p There are some chocolate treats that have very little caffeine in them. Too bad they can't all be fat and sugar free, too!!