Congratulations Gary! You've definitely polished your 'diamond in the rough'!

Here's many years of good health to you. I look forward to seeing pics of the 'new' Donny Pesce as well. I've seen (many time over) how the South Beach Diet has turned around so many of my friend's & family members lives, so I'm thrilled to see how its changed yours as well. The next challenge after the weight lost is maintaining (for life) your newly discovered lifestyle of eating & living.

As for myself, I had joined 'Weight Watchers' over three years ago, and have successfully kept off the nearly 30 lb weight lost (more or less) since that time with their diet lifestyle maintenance (points) program. I've found Weight Watchers works best for me, and less restrictive (for my lifestyle) than the SB diet.

Diets don't necessarily mean missing out completely on all the foods we enjoy, but making a few dietary & lifestyle (regular excercise regime, food portion control) adjustments.

Gary. Enjoy life, good health & making music,

Scott