Since I've been writing this blog, I've been shocked at how many people have written to me for diet advice. I guess I shouldn't be so surprised, because I tried unsuccessfully for years to lose weight before I discovered the South Beach Diet in July of 2004, determined to get thin again after I hit my all time high weight that summer. Some of those people who write to me are fellow food bloggers, and for a while I've been promising to write a post like this with my own tips for getting started on eating the low-glycemic way.Click to continue reading