Ok, Jillian. I've given up the "phat" and gone with "smart".
I feel the "smart" part is appropriate because your book has been very educational for me. I've heard from cynics that there's "nothing new" in your book, but what can I say? You are the person who made me interested enough to BUY the book. I had sworn to myself I'd never be one of those "overly-obsessed" people who counted calories. That sounded ridiculous to me. That's why I thought South Beach was the answer. But it didn't work for me. Either I was so afraid to eat carbs I was starving myself and not losing weight, or I was overeating fatty foods (note: s.b. doesn't encourage fatty foods, but I felt it was better than bad carbs) that I still wouldn't lose weight.
I have monitored my calories, keeping a food journal and pre-planning as much as I can so that I can eat what I want but not overdo it. At first I was gaining weight (as I mentioned before the low-metabolism from starvation), but ultimately I lost 2.5 pounds without exercise (I will start soon I swear!), in 2 weeks. (I won't even attribute it to water-weight, because I was doing south beach before this.)
Checking out the calories in foods I'm eating has been extremely educational. When I look back at my past and think of the dinners I used to order at various restaurants, I cringe. I was probably eating more calories in one meal than I should have in an entire day!!!
Anyway, I don't have a real question other than, if you are flying to Australia soon does that mean we won't be hearing from you for a while?
I also wonder if they'll show the Australian B.L. version here or on cable at least. That would be cool! Anyone know?