Hi everyone. I'm new to the forum and to the south beach diet. I just finished day 1 of phase 1 and hanging in there ok. Hard for me to not have any fruit- that was a big snack for me - but so far so good.

I'm a type 2 diabetic with mild complications and looking to drop about 130lbs total not only to look better but also to help control my diabetes.

I have the base book + cookbook + good carbs and dining out books so I feel fairly confident with the rules but we will see!

Welcome to the beach!
If you have any questions, feel free to ask the people around this community are very helpful.
There is also a huge FAQ section you might want to check out as well and a recipe forum with tons of ideas.
Best of luck with your life style change.

Hope you enjoy hanging out with us here ~ most of us will admit checking in here daily is key to success!

We hope to see you around!

Welcome!

Fruit is particularly hard for me too this time of year. Welcome.

I'm trying new veggies that I haven't had in years. The new veggie of the day today is Jicama.

Welcome!

Welcome to the beach!

Only 2 weeks sans fruit - totally worth it I find when I have fruit before 12pm, I crave it all day so watch out! (do a forum search for phase 1.5 - what we call the re-intro of foods phase).

These forums, and the people here, are so wonderful and helpful.

Also hit up the recipe section!!! PM at any time!