Daily Dish for Monay 7/11

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Success on the Beach!

To jump-start your week, The South Beach Diet™ Online is beginning Motivational Mondays — a day to celebrate those who are looking better, feeling better, and living better because of The South Beach Diet™!


Joy V., Niceville, Florida

When I began married life more than 17 years ago, I weighed a slim 118 pounds, but after several moves, two children, and years of unhealthy eating, I had made it to 180 pounds. I was unhappy, uncomfortable, and had put myself into a trap of bad eating habits.

At the beginning of 2004, my husband received a letter about his 20th high school reunion alongside orders for deployment. While he was gone, I began hearing about The South Beach Diet™. I looked it up online and joined that night! I decided that it would be a wonderful surprise for my husband to come home to a new woman, so I kept my South Beach Diet™ experience a secret from him.

Expecting the huge sacrifices of a diet, I was pleasantly surprised by all the things I could eat. It was great to have breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks — and then dessert, too! My children and I were amazed at how quickly we saw the weight loss. The best compliment was when my teenage daughter thought my new jeans were hers!

When it was time for my husband's return, I had lost 4 inches and more than 20 pounds. His reaction at the airport was definitely worth every minute of being on The South Beach Diet™! He noticed our children first as they ran toward him, but then he looked past them and caught sight of me. He later said that he had felt the same way when he saw me for the first time 18 years ago. As we walked through the terminal with our children, he kept turning to look at me and saying, "Oh, wow!"