thanks for the welcome Linda. I am at work and really can't start a journal right now and my home computer is out for repair and won't be back for a couple of weeks. I will start a journal at that time.

I just wanted to respond to let everyone know that the Southbeach plan really works. Sometimes you need to eat less calories even tho the book says you don't need to count calories. I find that if I eat too much food I don't lose. So I just eat until my hunger is satisfied (not my mouth...if you know what I mean!) My husband laughs at me when I tell him that my mouth is hungry.... he knows I'm looking for chocolate or cake!

If after 15 or 20 minutes I still feel like I need more food, I'll eat some more but I usually find that I'm really not hungry anymore.

This is a nice board and I'm glad to be here.
Lois