Hi I'm painted, painted acres is the named of our farm, friends call me jane. This is my 2nd try with the beach. My first try I was 250lbs amd I ended up takeing off almost 75lbs through exercise and dedication. I actually was preparing last sept for my first 10k. Last october I had a bad car wreck coming out of the hospital parking lot where I work when I was blindsided on the drivers side. I had hemmraging and needed to have my spleen and appendix removed. It took about 2 months to recover and dh god knows he did his best with cooking but they were not south beach approved meals. Then the holidays rolled with my depression, and I have not got on the sb train again. I ended up gaining most of it back but now I am ready to do this again.