Day 3, Phase 1Kill me now.

One of my co-workers and fellow South Beach-ers (I am one of four people at my office attempting this regime) warned me that Day 3 is the worst. And I really hope that 's the case, because I don't hink I can get through two more weeks of this.

Since I began this noble experiment on Monday, I've been having an issue with shortness of breath. At first I thought that maybe it had to do with a latent tree nut allergy, as I've been snacking on almonds in the morning. I've never been much of a nut-lover actually--unless you count Jane -- so this is a new introduction into my normal diet.

So today I excluded almonds, hoping the issue would go away. Alas, it did not. In fact, it got worse. For a moment there, I thought I was in serious danger. I just couldn't catch my breath.

I take this episode to mean that my body is experiencing withdrawal.