My thoughts, good and bad, on the South Beach Diet

I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Dr Agatson and the South Beach Diet. Thank you Dr A!
His approach and overall philosophy was just the ticket I needed to get the weight off....and keep it off. SBD taught me how to eat for the first time in my life. I tink that my ability to keep off 120 lbs lost is proof of this.

But as I'v eaten according to this plan for almost 6 yrs now, there are things about it that I've learned don't work for me and that I do not agree with. There are things about it that work for me 100% and that I love.

One thing is cheese. SBD lists "cheese" as an unlimited source of protein. I disagree with this. I count cheese in with my dairy daily totals of up to 2 cups. To me, cheese is dairy...period. I allow myself 2 ozs of hard cheese a day, if that. I count cottage cheese in dairy also and have 1/2 cup a couple of times per week. I do eat yogurt daily with my morning coffee. I enjoy the Dannon carb and sugar control yogurt but its very hard to find. I have to go to a distant grocery to get it.

Going to walk in my MBTs today.....getting a nice workout from them.

My very first blog...yikes!!

OK...so I managed to get featured in the June 8th issue of Womans World...for my success using the South Beach Diet for my weight loss. I am very grateful that I was chosen for this.

It was fun to have a professional photographer come to take pics of me...too bad they used only one shot of many that were taken. He took some pics with my dogs too and I want to get them.

Walking dogs has definitely played a big part in my long term maintenance success...which is now pushing 4 years. I do a lot of walking 5 days a week...and do fun activities on the weekends with my own dogs, of which I have 3, an 11 yr old shihtzu, an 8 yr old special needs cattle dog and a 6 yr old retired raceing greyhound. So if you've got a pooch just laying on the couch, ut on his/her leash and satrt going for walks together...I promise you, he/she will love you for it.