Hi, Joan! And welcome! I'm not familiar with South Beach so am not sure what to tell you about the hungry thing! I know on Atkins, when you get hungry, you eat, plain and simple. And I LOVE that! Within a few days, though, you don't get hungry nearly so often, and it may work the same with South Beach.

Take this from one gardener to another: Gardening is work! Especially if you are stubborn like I am and do everything with one little tiller, shovels, rakes and hoes. But still, usually when I garden, the only thing I'd notice different about my body was the fact I'd get more muscle tone. My weight never changed much. Hopefully next year will be a whole new game!

You may want to start you an account at http://www.fitday.com There you can track your food, exercise, etc. The activities area includes things like gardening, and you can play around with it and see just how much impact various activities have on you.

Best of luck to both you and the hubby!