I'm determined to lose my baby fat!!

[Deana]

For those of you who have done south beach, do you think you can get the info you need from the internet, or is the book a necessity? I am basically doing phase 2 right now (from what I've googled), but want to see if there are specific menus or other info that I 'must' have.
I am thinking that after the holidays I will do SB phase 1 just to see if I can do it.

[heather6773]

I found all I needed online but also found the library had all the books too. I checked them out for 3 weeks. It took several sites to put it all together but I got most of the info I needed. But there are alot of recipes and meal planes at HT

[Csara]

I think you can get all the info you need about the SBD online. There's so much out there.

Today I walked 2.5 miles. My new goal is: exercise! I'm really not good at dieting. I enjoy eating healthy foods, but I also enjoy snacks and sweets so it is hard to be so restrictive.

[monkeygirl38]

I too, am on a weight loss kick for about the last 4 weeks -- I think I have lost 4 lbs so far. My biggest incentive -- NONE of my winter clothes fit! and I refuse to go buy more!

Anyway -- not doing a specific diet -- I am cutting out most snacks & sweets & cokes and cutting portions. I am also faithfully walking a very fast paced mile every evening on the treadmill. I was actually walking outside, but now that the time changed, it is almost dark when I get home.

I wanted to mention a trick I heard about portion control for those of you who are having issues with that. I read somewhere that the average woman should eat approximately half what her husband eats b/c our metabolism is generally lower. So, I normally fix J's plate then put about half that amount on my plate.

Next, that same article said to use a salad plate instead of a dinner plate -- since it is smaller, it looks like a full plate and tricks your mind into thinking you are eatting a whole plate of food.

Also, if you normally place your meals on the table, it said to leave them on the stove. You are less likely to get a second helping if it is not sitting on the table in front of you.

Hope those ideas help!

[jana]

Interesting hints! We almost always use our salad plates for some reason. The dinner plates are just too big, I guess!