Almost two weeks ago I was having lunch with a friend.  I asked how her mother in law was doing as she had had gastric bypass recently.  She told me how she had lost 80lbs so far.  I told her that was fantastic.  Then she went on to say how her brother had been dieting lately and had lost 70lbs doing the South Beach Diet.  Something about that stuck in my head for the rest of the lunch. 

When I went home that afternoon I decided to look up the diet and research it a bit.  The first thing I did was go on my library's website and place a hold on all the South Beach Diet books they offered. ...