KellyBo

My name is Kelly, I'm 51 years old, happily married, and recently retired. I'm 5'7" so my perfect weight would be 135. We'll see how low I can go! 150 would suit me just fine!

I started my journey on the South Beach diet 12/24/07. It has been life changing for me! I had reached my highest weight of 191 and was feeling really lousy both physically and psychologically. I hated the way I looked but couldn't figure out why I couldn't stop eating! It seemed like the bigger I got the more I ate and the more miserable I became. One day while thrift shopping, I came across the South Beach Diet book and decided to buy it. I started reading the book and it all began to make sense. I decided to give the diet a chance and it worked! No more terrible cravings and I felt very satisfied with the foods I was eating. I never really felt like I was on a diet. It has changed my life. My husband has lost about 30 pounds. We have adapted well to this new way of eating and it has changed the way we both look and feel.

For exercise, my husband and I play golf, walk around our subdivision, and have now joined the gym.

My favorite quote: "The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want the most for what you want now." --Zig Ziglar

Lab report for lipids after 6 months on South Beach:

Cholesterol, Total 185 Limits 100-199
Triglycerides 100 0-149
HDL Good Cholesterol 67 H 40-59
VLDL Cholesterol 20 5-40
LDL Bad Cholesterol 98 0-99

Needless to say, I am very pleased. In May 2007, my triglycerides were 452 and my total cholesterol was 241. Quite an improvement!