Hello all,
I am so glad to have found this forum. I have tried doing this by myself and it just is not working. I have started the South Beach Diet and this is my third day on it, so far so good. I went to a cheerleading compitetion in Atlanta last weekend with my daughter, my sister went with me and she has been doing the South Beach for 2 months, so I tried eating like her. When I wieghed before we left I was at 217.8 and when I weighed again Monday morning I was at 211.4. Then when I weighed Tuesday morning before I started this diet I was at 214.0. So this is where I am putting my starting point at. I really need help in losing weight. I need all the buddies and encouragement that I can get.

I hope you find the encouragement to keep on keeping on here, I just signed up too, I hope for the best! good luck!

Welcome , Glad to have you join us. My advice is to look for a Support group, Chat, or Challange to join; small groups make it easier to get connected. Most sub-forums have groups covering almost every need such as the South Beach diet, find one that inspires or motivates you and just post to join.