Maureen,  you can do this too!!  Pammy is eating kind of like I am.  I am on the Phase 1 and she is doing more like the Phase 2.
I am eating six times a day.  It seems like a lot of food, but I'm trying to eat like it says to. I got the book a couple of days ago. It says most people over eat because they go so long in between meals that they get hungry. So, I eat every time I'm supposed. I've been eating a lot of celery, and I actually am starting to like it.  In my refrigerator I have: salad mix , celery sticks, bell pepper sticks, onion slices, cooked chicken, 1% cottage cheese, low fat cheese sticks, low fat cheese slices, low fat ricotta cheese and 1% milk. . I have walnuts and almonds and olive oil, all kind of beans , slasa and tuna in my cabinet. I have sugar free popcycles and  sugar free fudge  cycles in my freezer.  This is all Charles and I are eating.
In a week I've lost 4 pounds. And I really don't get hungry. As long as I do it right by the book, I'll be okay.  But you know me, one bite of sugar and I'll go off the deep end! 
The reason I started checking into the South Beach Diet is because you said you were going to do it. So , do it with me! Okay??  Love ya, Judy

Mmmmmm zucchini...now thats an idea, Ide like that.
Connie...thank you for the well wishes...this is a calm week FINALLY...no appointments till next week so Im going to try to accomplish a few things around here...today I mowed all the lawn and boy was it hot outside, but I feel good and the yard looks great and I even had a beer which is a rarity but damn it hit the spot. Tomorrow car dealer to get my stupid mirror on my new car fixed, some idiot hit it in a parking lot sooo Im off to the repair shop. The rest the week one doctor appt for myself, theeeeeeen I may do piddle work around here and vegetate. Lets hope this isnt the calm before the storm and its clear skys ahead.

next week is my vacation. i'm doing a staycation!
My older son and his wife are coming and we are taking a day to go to the seaport and aquarium. why? i don't know i'm there every day! LOL but this time its as a visitor instead of a sales person. it will be fun!
anothr day is shopping with my daughter - of course!
then another day with the yhounger son movies and lunch.
then the other two days will be doing house repairs and relaxing. hey only  days of relaxing? whats up with that!!??!! it will be nice to be home.
my little dog has started coughing again. that has me worried. she's fragile and an old girl the doc was preparing me for what is to come so i'm keeping an eye on her and doing whatever i can to keep her as healthy as possible.
i had a terrible dream last night that Paulie Bird went with me to visit a freidn then flew away. i couldn't get him to come back and i cried all while i was peddling my three wheel two seater bike! my sister was with me on the bike and refused to peddle. i dont know if i was more upset about her not peddling or the bird flying away!
God only knows what that dream was suppose to mean i'm sure it had something to do with 10 wheat thins just before hitting the pillow after playinjg games on face  book til 11pm.
argggg

I love this salad.  It's so forgiving and you can add and change it depending on what you have on hand.  I usually use rotini, elbow or bowtie.  I'v never tried spaghetti so I'll try that next time.  I also like to use zucchini.  The other thing I've never tried is the Suddenly Salad so I'll take that for a test drive next time.

I hope things are going well for your family these days.  You deserve a break.

Hugs,
C.

O Judy your doing wonderful!!!
I wouldn't even bother with a scale cause you'll feel a difference in your clothes inno time with how good your doing,.