Re: New to group, have a question

[Guest guest]

While this is not exactly a weight loss support group there are probably

several folks around here who if not formerly obese (like I once was)

were surely overweight and should sympathize with your situation.

The easy answer is there's no easy answer. It takes effort to get proper

nutrition even without watching calories. I would suggest your first

focus should be on first getting adequate nutrition. While this may seem

silly eating a lot is no guarantee. SO IMO the first step is to analyze

what you're eating to see if you need to add anything.

In the process of doing this analysis you are likely to identify some

foods that you eat with little or no nutritional benefit. These are the

obvious ones to cut back on. The only foods I have zero tolerance for

are those with trans-fats, but you're not going to find any of these

containing nutrition in the first place (mostly crappy snack foods).

Go slow, you will feel significant improvement almost right away from

shifting to a better yet smaller diet. It took you years to gain the

weight so don't expect to lose it very fast. Just getting the ship

pointed in the right direction is a lot of the battle.

Good luck

JR

brian wrote:

> Hi everyone,

> Here I am again. After reading the news article a couple of days

> ago, I am again very interested in starting this program. I Read part

> of the 120 yr. diet and got at least a starting eating plan. I am a

> very obese (330 lbs) 43 yr. old man with an enlarged Heart and

> irregular Heart Beat. I have no health insurance, so I can't afford

> Dr. visits but I can feel myself deterioating. I have kicked

> ciggarettes, and drug addiction, but overeating has so far kicked my

> butt. I would like to simplify this lifestyle change as much as

> possible. So any shortcuts to choosing the right meal combinations

> and foods to eat would be appreciated. I understand I think for the

> most part but if I am missing something important please let me know.

> One question I have never gotten a real answer on is Caffein Free

> Diet Cokes. Drinking water as my main liguid source is one of the

> hardest things for me. So please someone tell me why I can't have my

> diet cokes(caffein free)?

> I am afraid of doing this because I usually fail. But I am also

> afraid of dying soon. I am a single Father of a beautiful 8 yr. old

> girl who lives with me. I so want to see her grow up but do not

> understand why I haven't been able to do this. Hopefully this is a

> lifestyle I can adjust to.

>

> Thanks for listening,

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

While this is not exactly a weight loss support group there are probably

several folks around here who if not formerly obese (like I once was)

were surely overweight and should sympathize with your situation.

The easy answer is there's no easy answer. It takes effort to get proper

nutrition even without watching calories. I would suggest your first

focus should be on first getting adequate nutrition. While this may seem

silly eating a lot is no guarantee. SO IMO the first step is to analyze

what you're eating to see if you need to add anything.

In the process of doing this analysis you are likely to identify some

foods that you eat with little or no nutritional benefit. These are the

obvious ones to cut back on. The only foods I have zero tolerance for

are those with trans-fats, but you're not going to find any of these

containing nutrition in the first place (mostly crappy snack foods).

Go slow, you will feel significant improvement almost right away from

shifting to a better yet smaller diet. It took you years to gain the

weight so don't expect to lose it very fast. Just getting the ship

pointed in the right direction is a lot of the battle.

Good luck

JR

brian wrote:

> Hi everyone,

> Here I am again. After reading the news article a couple of days

> ago, I am again very interested in starting this program. I Read part

> of the 120 yr. diet and got at least a starting eating plan. I am a

> very obese (330 lbs) 43 yr. old man with an enlarged Heart and

> irregular Heart Beat. I have no health insurance, so I can't afford

> Dr. visits but I can feel myself deterioating. I have kicked

> ciggarettes, and drug addiction, but overeating has so far kicked my

> butt. I would like to simplify this lifestyle change as much as

> possible. So any shortcuts to choosing the right meal combinations

> and foods to eat would be appreciated. I understand I think for the

> most part but if I am missing something important please let me know.

> One question I have never gotten a real answer on is Caffein Free

> Diet Cokes. Drinking water as my main liguid source is one of the

> hardest things for me. So please someone tell me why I can't have my

> diet cokes(caffein free)?

> I am afraid of doing this because I usually fail. But I am also

> afraid of dying soon. I am a single Father of a beautiful 8 yr. old

> girl who lives with me. I so want to see her grow up but do not

> understand why I haven't been able to do this. Hopefully this is a

> lifestyle I can adjust to.

>

> Thanks for listening,

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

brian wrote:

>

> One question I have never gotten a real answer on is Caffein Free

> Diet Cokes. Drinking water as my main liguid source is one of the

> hardest things for me. So please someone tell me why I can't have my

> diet cokes(caffein free)?

>

Diet sodas are rich in phosphoric and citric acid, which rot your

teeth.

The safety of artificial sweeteners is always in question. Staying

away from sugar is a good move for CR, and substituting one sweet taste

for another doesn't break the addiction.

There are a lot other beverages out there: one thing you might

particularly enjoy are drinks that have just a touch of sugar in them:

Honest Tea makes a Roiboss tea that has just 3 g of sugar in it -- it's

pleasantly sweet. " Emergen C " packets dissolved in water make a sports

drink thats high in Vitamin C.

Then there is every kind of tea in the world...

Walford isn't negative about caffeine, but personally caffeine is a

disaster for my health. Although my allergist doesn't believe it,

caffeine causes my asthma to flare up... It's easy to control if I stay

away from caffeine in all forms, but if I keep drinking coffee it's

either puff an inhaler all day or mainline cortisone. I find caffeine

highly addictive and it's been a real battle to get off, even though

the health consequences for me are obvious and immediate.

A clear " anti " picture hasn't emerged about caffeine, but it could

be we're still in the stage where the industry is funding enough studies

to keep a scientific consensus from developing.

> I am afraid of doing this because I usually fail. But I am also

> afraid of dying soon. I am a single Father of a beautiful 8 yr. old

> girl who lives with me. I so want to see her grow up but do not

> understand why I haven't been able to do this. Hopefully this is a

> lifestyle I can adjust to.

>

My 3 year old is a reason for me to live too. I did a project

looking at blogs on livejournal and I was amazed how much teenagers were

worrying about their parents' health... My kid saw his grandfather die

from cancer last year, and he's growing up in the kind of family where

the Merck index is open on the dinner table, so he's already worrying a

lot about his own health and his parents' health, and I'd like to give

him a little less to worry about.

[Guest guest]

brian wrote:

>

> One question I have never gotten a real answer on is Caffein Free

> Diet Cokes. Drinking water as my main liguid source is one of the

> hardest things for me. So please someone tell me why I can't have my

> diet cokes(caffein free)?

>

Diet sodas are rich in phosphoric and citric acid, which rot your

teeth.

The safety of artificial sweeteners is always in question. Staying

away from sugar is a good move for CR, and substituting one sweet taste

for another doesn't break the addiction.

There are a lot other beverages out there: one thing you might

particularly enjoy are drinks that have just a touch of sugar in them:

Honest Tea makes a Roiboss tea that has just 3 g of sugar in it -- it's

pleasantly sweet. " Emergen C " packets dissolved in water make a sports

drink thats high in Vitamin C.

Then there is every kind of tea in the world...

Walford isn't negative about caffeine, but personally caffeine is a

disaster for my health. Although my allergist doesn't believe it,

caffeine causes my asthma to flare up... It's easy to control if I stay

away from caffeine in all forms, but if I keep drinking coffee it's

either puff an inhaler all day or mainline cortisone. I find caffeine

highly addictive and it's been a real battle to get off, even though

the health consequences for me are obvious and immediate.

A clear " anti " picture hasn't emerged about caffeine, but it could

be we're still in the stage where the industry is funding enough studies

to keep a scientific consensus from developing.

> I am afraid of doing this because I usually fail. But I am also

> afraid of dying soon. I am a single Father of a beautiful 8 yr. old

> girl who lives with me. I so want to see her grow up but do not

> understand why I haven't been able to do this. Hopefully this is a

> lifestyle I can adjust to.

>

My 3 year old is a reason for me to live too. I did a project

looking at blogs on livejournal and I was amazed how much teenagers were

worrying about their parents' health... My kid saw his grandfather die

from cancer last year, and he's growing up in the kind of family where

the Merck index is open on the dinner table, so he's already worrying a

lot about his own health and his parents' health, and I'd like to give

him a little less to worry about.

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on your resolve to change your eating habits.

Firstly, don't worry about the diet cokes for the time being - they

are the least of your troubles. Concentrate on your diet and what

kind of eating has caused your problems.

Read all the files in our folder " Beginning CRON " esp the one called

" CR Made Easy " . If you did nothing more than the 6 or 7 easy steps in

the file, you'll be in good shape. After those steps become second

nature, if you then have the inclination to go further (i.e.

substitute a healthier alternative to the cokes, refine your diet

further etc) you can do it then

Good luck and keep us posted with your progress.

>

> Hi everyone,

> Here I am again. After reading the news article a couple of days

> ago, I am again very interested in starting this program. I Read part

> of the 120 yr. diet and got at least a starting eating plan. I am a

> very obese (330 lbs) 43 yr. old man with an enlarged Heart and

> irregular Heart Beat. I have no health insurance, so I can't afford

> Dr. visits but I can feel myself deterioating. I have kicked

> ciggarettes, and drug addiction, but overeating has so far kicked my

> butt. I would like to simplify this lifestyle change as much as

> possible. So any shortcuts to choosing the right meal combinations

> and foods to eat would be appreciated. I understand I think for the

> most part but if I am missing something important please let me know.

> One question I have never gotten a real answer on is Caffein Free

> Diet Cokes. Drinking water as my main liguid source is one of the

> hardest things for me. So please someone tell me why I can't have my

> diet cokes(caffein free)?

> I am afraid of doing this because I usually fail. But I am also

> afraid of dying soon. I am a single Father of a beautiful 8 yr. old

> girl who lives with me. I so want to see her grow up but do not

> understand why I haven't been able to do this. Hopefully this is a

> lifestyle I can adjust to.

>

> Thanks for listening,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Congratulations on your resolve to change your eating habits.

Firstly, don't worry about the diet cokes for the time being - they

are the least of your troubles. Concentrate on your diet and what

kind of eating has caused your problems.

Read all the files in our folder " Beginning CRON " esp the one called

" CR Made Easy " . If you did nothing more than the 6 or 7 easy steps in

the file, you'll be in good shape. After those steps become second

nature, if you then have the inclination to go further (i.e.

substitute a healthier alternative to the cokes, refine your diet

further etc) you can do it then

Good luck and keep us posted with your progress.

>

> Hi everyone,

> Here I am again. After reading the news article a couple of days

> ago, I am again very interested in starting this program. I Read part

> of the 120 yr. diet and got at least a starting eating plan. I am a

> very obese (330 lbs) 43 yr. old man with an enlarged Heart and

> irregular Heart Beat. I have no health insurance, so I can't afford

> Dr. visits but I can feel myself deterioating. I have kicked

> ciggarettes, and drug addiction, but overeating has so far kicked my

> butt. I would like to simplify this lifestyle change as much as

> possible. So any shortcuts to choosing the right meal combinations

> and foods to eat would be appreciated. I understand I think for the

> most part but if I am missing something important please let me know.

> One question I have never gotten a real answer on is Caffein Free

> Diet Cokes. Drinking water as my main liguid source is one of the

> hardest things for me. So please someone tell me why I can't have my

> diet cokes(caffein free)?

> I am afraid of doing this because I usually fail. But I am also

> afraid of dying soon. I am a single Father of a beautiful 8 yr. old

> girl who lives with me. I so want to see her grow up but do not

> understand why I haven't been able to do this. Hopefully this is a

> lifestyle I can adjust to.

>

> Thanks for listening,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi :

Congratulations on being here. Believe me, you have taken the most

important step of all ........... starting to do something about it.

You already have a lot of excellent advice here. Pay attention to it.

Let me add something. If you can afford to, throw EVERYTHING that is

currently in your refridgerator in the garbage.

Then, having done that, go to the grocery store and load up on as

much as you want of VEGETABLES (don't go hog-wild on the potatoes,

though) .......... especially green leafy vegetables - romaine,

broccoli, spinach, brussels sprouts, etc., carrots, onions, canned

beans, peas, etc. etc. and also get a package of chicken breasts, and

lots of canned fish (salmon, mackerel, tuna, sardines, herring) if

you can tolerate it (I find it delicious). Also get some oat bran,

wheat bran and wheat germ.

Start making yourself lots of vegetable soups and eat as much as you

want (don't overdo the potatoes) adding a little bran and germ to get

the desired soup consistency, and herbs (oregano, rosemary, parsley,

thyme etc. for flavor). Cook a chicken breast and eat some fish at

least once a week.

Once you have this system up and running - shouldn't take more than a

week - follow JR's advice about nutrient content, and fix any

deficiencies you find. You may want to expand your diet into modest

amounts of berries.

Then keep reading here, especially the information in the files, and

try to finish EVERY day going to bed feeling a little hungry after

foregoing the snack you would usually have eaten after dinner - it

will not make any difference by morning.

For a beverage, drink tea (green or black) with a little lemon, juice

from a jar will do. Cold tea is just as good as hot ......... zero

calories, pleasant taste and, according to Tufts University,

protection against eleven different types of cancer.

There is lots more to learn, but the above will, imo, be a great

start.

Good luck. But if you keep monitoring this site and implementing its

suggestions you likely will not need it. You should lose weight

GRADUALLY ...... not more than a pound a week, imo ..........

this must be a long term program.

Rodney.

--- In , " brian " <brhyno1962@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hi everyone,

> Here I am again. After reading the news article a couple of

days

> ago, I am again very interested in starting this program. I Read

part

> of the 120 yr. diet and got at least a starting eating plan. I am a

> very obese (330 lbs) 43 yr. old man with an enlarged Heart and

> irregular Heart Beat. I have no health insurance, so I can't afford

> Dr. visits but I can feel myself deterioating. I have kicked

> ciggarettes, and drug addiction, but overeating has so far kicked my

> butt. I would like to simplify this lifestyle change as much as

> possible. So any shortcuts to choosing the right meal combinations

> and foods to eat would be appreciated. I understand I think for the

> most part but if I am missing something important please let me

know.

> One question I have never gotten a real answer on is Caffein

Free

> Diet Cokes. Drinking water as my main liguid source is one of the

> hardest things for me. So please someone tell me why I can't have

my

> diet cokes(caffein free)?

> I am afraid of doing this because I usually fail. But I am

also

> afraid of dying soon. I am a single Father of a beautiful 8 yr. old

> girl who lives with me. I so want to see her grow up but do not

> understand why I haven't been able to do this. Hopefully this is a

> lifestyle I can adjust to.

>

> Thanks for listening,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi :

Congratulations on being here. Believe me, you have taken the most

important step of all ........... starting to do something about it.

You already have a lot of excellent advice here. Pay attention to it.

Let me add something. If you can afford to, throw EVERYTHING that is

currently in your refridgerator in the garbage.

Then, having done that, go to the grocery store and load up on as

much as you want of VEGETABLES (don't go hog-wild on the potatoes,

though) .......... especially green leafy vegetables - romaine,

broccoli, spinach, brussels sprouts, etc., carrots, onions, canned

beans, peas, etc. etc. and also get a package of chicken breasts, and

lots of canned fish (salmon, mackerel, tuna, sardines, herring) if

you can tolerate it (I find it delicious). Also get some oat bran,

wheat bran and wheat germ.

Start making yourself lots of vegetable soups and eat as much as you

want (don't overdo the potatoes) adding a little bran and germ to get

the desired soup consistency, and herbs (oregano, rosemary, parsley,

thyme etc. for flavor). Cook a chicken breast and eat some fish at

least once a week.

Once you have this system up and running - shouldn't take more than a

week - follow JR's advice about nutrient content, and fix any

deficiencies you find. You may want to expand your diet into modest

amounts of berries.

Then keep reading here, especially the information in the files, and

try to finish EVERY day going to bed feeling a little hungry after

foregoing the snack you would usually have eaten after dinner - it

will not make any difference by morning.

For a beverage, drink tea (green or black) with a little lemon, juice

from a jar will do. Cold tea is just as good as hot ......... zero

calories, pleasant taste and, according to Tufts University,

protection against eleven different types of cancer.

There is lots more to learn, but the above will, imo, be a great

start.

Good luck. But if you keep monitoring this site and implementing its

suggestions you likely will not need it. You should lose weight

GRADUALLY ...... not more than a pound a week, imo ..........

this must be a long term program.

Rodney.

--- In , " brian " <brhyno1962@y...>

wrote:

>

> Hi everyone,

> Here I am again. After reading the news article a couple of

days

> ago, I am again very interested in starting this program. I Read

part

> of the 120 yr. diet and got at least a starting eating plan. I am a

> very obese (330 lbs) 43 yr. old man with an enlarged Heart and

> irregular Heart Beat. I have no health insurance, so I can't afford

> Dr. visits but I can feel myself deterioating. I have kicked

> ciggarettes, and drug addiction, but overeating has so far kicked my

> butt. I would like to simplify this lifestyle change as much as

> possible. So any shortcuts to choosing the right meal combinations

> and foods to eat would be appreciated. I understand I think for the

> most part but if I am missing something important please let me

know.

> One question I have never gotten a real answer on is Caffein

Free

> Diet Cokes. Drinking water as my main liguid source is one of the

> hardest things for me. So please someone tell me why I can't have

my

> diet cokes(caffein free)?

> I am afraid of doing this because I usually fail. But I am

also

> afraid of dying soon. I am a single Father of a beautiful 8 yr. old

> girl who lives with me. I so want to see her grow up but do not

> understand why I haven't been able to do this. Hopefully this is a

> lifestyle I can adjust to.

>

> Thanks for listening,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi :

A few more points I should have added originally:

Get plenty of cans of diced or crushed tomatoes and put them in your

soups.

To the 'do-not-go-hog-wild-on' list, in addition to potatoes, add

rice and oatmeal (oat BRAN is fine to eat).

NEVER consume any kind of sugar, anything deep fried (even

vegetables), and avoid all types of oil whenever possible.

And put into your soups ANYTHING you believe to be healthy, whether

the conventional wisdom believes they belong in soup or not. This is

about your health, not about trying to comply with some form of

culinary etiquette. For example, I put a lot of romaine lettuce in

soup, because I believe it to be healthy.

Rodney.

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> > Here I am again. After reading the news article a couple of

> days

> > ago, I am again very interested in starting this program. I Read

> part

> > of the 120 yr. diet and got at least a starting eating plan. I

am a

> > very obese (330 lbs) 43 yr. old man with an enlarged Heart and

> > irregular Heart Beat. I have no health insurance, so I can't

afford

> > Dr. visits but I can feel myself deterioating. I have kicked

> > ciggarettes, and drug addiction, but overeating has so far kicked

my

> > butt. I would like to simplify this lifestyle change as much as

> > possible. So any shortcuts to choosing the right meal

combinations

> > and foods to eat would be appreciated. I understand I think for

the

> > most part but if I am missing something important please let me

> know.

> > One question I have never gotten a real answer on is Caffein

> Free

> > Diet Cokes. Drinking water as my main liguid source is one of the

> > hardest things for me. So please someone tell me why I can't

have

> my

> > diet cokes(caffein free)?

> > I am afraid of doing this because I usually fail. But I am

> also

> > afraid of dying soon. I am a single Father of a beautiful 8 yr.

old

> > girl who lives with me. I so want to see her grow up but do not

> > understand why I haven't been able to do this. Hopefully this is

a

> > lifestyle I can adjust to.

> >

> > Thanks for listening,

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi :

A few more points I should have added originally:

Get plenty of cans of diced or crushed tomatoes and put them in your

soups.

To the 'do-not-go-hog-wild-on' list, in addition to potatoes, add

rice and oatmeal (oat BRAN is fine to eat).

NEVER consume any kind of sugar, anything deep fried (even

vegetables), and avoid all types of oil whenever possible.

And put into your soups ANYTHING you believe to be healthy, whether

the conventional wisdom believes they belong in soup or not. This is

about your health, not about trying to comply with some form of

culinary etiquette. For example, I put a lot of romaine lettuce in

soup, because I believe it to be healthy.

Rodney.

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> > Here I am again. After reading the news article a couple of

> days

> > ago, I am again very interested in starting this program. I Read

> part

> > of the 120 yr. diet and got at least a starting eating plan. I

am a

> > very obese (330 lbs) 43 yr. old man with an enlarged Heart and

> > irregular Heart Beat. I have no health insurance, so I can't

afford

> > Dr. visits but I can feel myself deterioating. I have kicked

> > ciggarettes, and drug addiction, but overeating has so far kicked

my

> > butt. I would like to simplify this lifestyle change as much as

> > possible. So any shortcuts to choosing the right meal

combinations

> > and foods to eat would be appreciated. I understand I think for

the

> > most part but if I am missing something important please let me

> know.

> > One question I have never gotten a real answer on is Caffein

> Free

> > Diet Cokes. Drinking water as my main liguid source is one of the

> > hardest things for me. So please someone tell me why I can't

have

> my

> > diet cokes(caffein free)?

> > I am afraid of doing this because I usually fail. But I am

> also

> > afraid of dying soon. I am a single Father of a beautiful 8 yr.

old

> > girl who lives with me. I so want to see her grow up but do not

> > understand why I haven't been able to do this. Hopefully this is

a

> > lifestyle I can adjust to.

> >

> > Thanks for listening,

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi :

And one final (?) point.

Perhaps the VERY first thing you should do is go back and read post #

22017, posted by Jeff Novick. And re-read it as many times as you

need to to thoroughly understand what it says. This is very, very

important for you I think.

And do not worry too much about the exercise part. You are already

getting more than enough exercise just carrying your current weight

around.

When your weight has declined a fair amount it would likely be a good

idea to start walking a mile daily at a slow pace. And take your

daughter with you to get her into healthy habits early too. But be

especially cautious about this if you do not have medical approval.

Have fun.

Rodney.

> > >

> > > Hi everyone,

> > > Here I am again. After reading the news article a couple

of

> > days

> > > ago, I am again very interested in starting this program. I

Read

> > part

> > > of the 120 yr. diet and got at least a starting eating plan. I

> am a

> > > very obese (330 lbs) 43 yr. old man with an enlarged Heart and

> > > irregular Heart Beat. I have no health insurance, so I can't

> afford

> > > Dr. visits but I can feel myself deterioating. I have kicked

> > > ciggarettes, and drug addiction, but overeating has so far

kicked

> my

> > > butt. I would like to simplify this lifestyle change as much as

> > > possible. So any shortcuts to choosing the right meal

> combinations

> > > and foods to eat would be appreciated. I understand I think

for

> the

> > > most part but if I am missing something important please let me

> > know.

> > > One question I have never gotten a real answer on is

Caffein

> > Free

> > > Diet Cokes. Drinking water as my main liguid source is one of

the

> > > hardest things for me. So please someone tell me why I can't

> have

> > my

> > > diet cokes(caffein free)?

> > > I am afraid of doing this because I usually fail. But I

am

> > also

> > > afraid of dying soon. I am a single Father of a beautiful 8

yr.

> old

> > > girl who lives with me. I so want to see her grow up but do not

> > > understand why I haven't been able to do this. Hopefully this

is

> a

> > > lifestyle I can adjust to.

> > >

> > > Thanks for listening,

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi :

And one final (?) point.

Perhaps the VERY first thing you should do is go back and read post #

22017, posted by Jeff Novick. And re-read it as many times as you

need to to thoroughly understand what it says. This is very, very

important for you I think.

And do not worry too much about the exercise part. You are already

getting more than enough exercise just carrying your current weight

around.

When your weight has declined a fair amount it would likely be a good

idea to start walking a mile daily at a slow pace. And take your

daughter with you to get her into healthy habits early too. But be

especially cautious about this if you do not have medical approval.

Have fun.

Rodney.

> > >

> > > Hi everyone,

> > > Here I am again. After reading the news article a couple

of

> > days

> > > ago, I am again very interested in starting this program. I

Read

> > part

> > > of the 120 yr. diet and got at least a starting eating plan. I

> am a

> > > very obese (330 lbs) 43 yr. old man with an enlarged Heart and

> > > irregular Heart Beat. I have no health insurance, so I can't

> afford

> > > Dr. visits but I can feel myself deterioating. I have kicked

> > > ciggarettes, and drug addiction, but overeating has so far

kicked

> my

> > > butt. I would like to simplify this lifestyle change as much as

> > > possible. So any shortcuts to choosing the right meal

> combinations

> > > and foods to eat would be appreciated. I understand I think

for

> the

> > > most part but if I am missing something important please let me

> > know.

> > > One question I have never gotten a real answer on is

Caffein

> > Free

> > > Diet Cokes. Drinking water as my main liguid source is one of

the

> > > hardest things for me. So please someone tell me why I can't

> have

> > my

> > > diet cokes(caffein free)?

> > > I am afraid of doing this because I usually fail. But I

am

> > also

> > > afraid of dying soon. I am a single Father of a beautiful 8

yr.

> old

> > > girl who lives with me. I so want to see her grow up but do not

> > > understand why I haven't been able to do this. Hopefully this

is

> a

> > > lifestyle I can adjust to.

> > >

> > > Thanks for listening,

> > >

> > >

> >

>