Ah South Beach, yes I totally forgot about that!

Wow...145-154 for 5'8"?? I'd take 165 GLADLY!

I want to say one to two pounds a month (since the last time I went to my doc...probably about 6 mth ago). So, I have lost about 8-10 lbs. As you can see this is a really conservative and gradual weight loss. I know I think I can lose up to 1 lbs a week and still be considered losing weight the 'healthy' way and not depriving myself. By the way, I'm no means a diet expert, just relaying what I've read or heard from people. Plus, I think I've gained muscle also which is heavier than fat. I think couple years ago I couldn't even bench press 80lbs which is REALLY bad, but when I was at my fittest I could bench press almost my bodyweight and run the 1 mile in 8 minutes. These numbers are btw just my personal numbers and I'm not trying to prove anything, just using them as motivation.

Oh...I'll DEFINITELY take on Gary's advise: Think of being oogled by lovely girls, if that doesn't motivate me I don't know what will!