I am 31 years old and have been overweight pretty much my entire life. I liked to blame it on genetics (but truly it was learned unhealthy eating habits). Fortunately I am fairly tall (5'11") and so my weight is spread pretty evenly throughout my body. This is great except for that with the tall height and matching girth sometimes I can feel even bigger and almost oppressive when standing next to smaller or shorter people.
I’ve never tried dieting before. Probably because I never felt diets would work for me. It’s never really been about the quality of what I ate but the quantity. I love food. I love to cook. However hearing about the SBD from my sister (she’s a nurse practitioner) something clicked. The concept of the diet really makes sense, learning how to eat better for life makes sense. Now I just hope I can put it to practice.
New picture as of Nov 2007. At that time down approx. 67 lbs. Its a battle everyday but it seems to get easier.