Hello there. Today is day four on week 2. My son keeps saying he can't wait till next week so we can be on phase II. Last night I made the Turkey Meatloaf recipe from the book. All I have to say is "NASTY!" We didn't have any gas in the grill this week or else we would have had grilled chicken, steak, grilled pork chops. We are definately filling the propane this weekend!

So yesterday I wanted to get an early start on my walk, but it was raining. So I did what the...

:Morning: Here I am again. Yesterday was another difficult day. I sort of don't know what to do with myself. Before this, my life kind of consisted of browsing around the internet for things to bake and baking them. That's what I did for fun. I've been studying Chemistry, which is something I HAVE to do anyway. That's kind of taking up the time, but I'm still a little blue about losing my favorite pastime for a while.

I did my workout yesterday and hurt my back. So that wasn't...

So here I am. It turned out that yesterday was a little difficult for me, but I got through it and when I woke up I was glad for it.

I don't know. I was missing all the goodies I used to be able to eat. And all the fun I had when I was doing my online baking club.

But I know that I do not want to weigh what I weigh right now, so I have to keep going. I also have to keep going for my son who is on this with me. He needs MORE help than I do and I have to keep...

Here I am. I officially lost 4.5 pounds the first week. My son lost 7. Yay!

I'm really happy so far.

Today is my first blog post, but I've been on South Beach for six days now. I am pretty surprised that I haven't been hungrier. It hasn't been that bad. I feel very determined to do this. I used to do WW, but I really needed a change.

My son is doing this with me and he has lost 7 pounds already. He has about 50 pounds to lose, so this is really good for him.

The one thing I have discovered and love is ricotta cheese. Every night I've been having it for dessert...