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The pounds are falling away. This South Beach Diet thing is really working. I must also acknowledge the fact that I am not drinking beer...not drinking alcohol of any kind. I am sure that is contributing to the weight loss. The thing is, I'm off alcohol for only two weeks. That is a requirement of the Phase One portion of the South Beach Diet. Two weeks of really strict prohibitions on alcohol, sugar, carbs and fruit.

After the two weeks are up, we get to enjoy a broader range of food. However, I am still off beer for the period of Lent and will restrict my alcohol intake to one glass of wine per night. However, it is a BIG glass.

I also know that these first few pounds are going to fall off quickly. Once I reach about ten pounds, it's going to slow dramatically. That's what I remember from the last time I did this.

I had a nice breakfast this morning so I am not hungry right now but this tremendous crave for sweets is hard to deal with. I guess that's my body asking for the copious amounts of sugar that I regularly pour into it. It is not happy!

My body is probably pissed off about the beer too. It will have to get by on one glass of wine. But it's a BIG glass.