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what my wife and i have been doing is on sunday grill a few chicken breasts or lean pork chops. take in your lunch during the week with raw vegetables. makes a good lunch and you'll be surprised how fast the weight comes off.

another good lunch to take is sliced turkey breast and cheese ( i prefer provolone) from the deli at the grocery store. i take large leaves of lettuce to wrap it in with a pickle. also we make chipotle mayo by grinding up chipotles in the food processor and stirring it into mayo. makes lettuce wraps extra good. adding spices makes diet foods easier to eat regularly.

with the south beach diet you are cutting out the starches and sugars but not neccessarilary most of the fats so you can still feel satisfied when you eat. also keep some nuts on hand as they will satisfy cravings.

we have each lost over fifty pounds and i don't think i will ever go back to the way i ate before.

keep at it and good luck.

jbirds, way to go! those are excellent results. keep it up; it encourages the rest of us.

good topic.
my wife and i started last august on the south beach diet. easiest diet to stick with i've ever tried. i dropped fifty-two pounds in seven months without serious cravings (well except chuy's tex-mex, but i resisted except as a treat.)
this diet makes a lot of sense and changes the way you eat without making you count calories. get the book and read it.
my blood sugar is down (never a problem) my cholesterol is down and i have more energy.
btw; i'm reading now that up and down weight may be more harmful than a little extra weight. from the experts (said with a snicker.)
wish all of you well in this.