Hi Ya'll! I'm new here, being introduced to 3FC by my cyber-sister Karen (jovimom!) I'm going to give the South Beach diet a try - and tomorrow is the first day of .....well, you know!
Stocked up on the food items I need, and even splurged and bought a new lithum scale!
I was pleasantly surprised to see that I was less than I thought I was, but still need to do some serious droppage!A little background on me - I'm 45, mother to four boys (ages 22 to 14), men, I guess - and married to my hubby for 25 years this year! I have a great deal of orthopedic problems in my hips, knees and back, due to being born with both hips out of socket. So exercise is very limited for me. On the good side, all my weight is regulated to belly fat, so I guess that's good. I'm anxious to see how the SB diet attacks that belly fat!
If anyone knows of some good moderate exercises that someone with arthritis can tackle, I'd be very interested! Walking is limited, but I do want to try to do some, maybe with my hubby some. There is a nice track near my work.
Okay, that's me in a nutshell! Oh, and I'm a huge Bon Jovi fan (right, Karen!) which explains the user name!
Look forward to meeting some of ya'll around the forums!
Sharon C.
Sharon ... sounds like you are on your way; got a food plan, and walking is a good way to start. We just started a "PHYSICAL CHALLENGES" thread in Dieting with Obstacles group, as we have some limitations as well. I do walking, hand weights, stretches and chair reps, rowing, etc. (BTW housework counts too). 
