While I am not really overweight, I have always wanted to lose the 15 lbs accumulated from my 3 pregnancies.  I have always 'watched' what I ate and calorie counted, but never went on any official diet plan or programs.  When my husband was told by his doctor to lose 15 lbs due to his high cholesterol, I waited to see what he would do.  Well, nothing happened and his doctor recommended perscribing medication.  Instead, my husband and I agreed to both go on the South Beach diet as we had heard good things about it.  I checked out several South Beach books from our local library - including...