What happened?...
This is what I looked like "before" moving to Italy. 
Unfortunately, I put on a few pounds while living there (but I've been working hard to remedy the problem). There is no South Beach Diet in Italy because everything is carbs... pasta, pizza, pane (bread), gelato (Italian ice cream).Eating in Italy is not like eating at home. Italians usually eat many courses (so expect 2-3 hours for dinner at a restaurant). Italy still closes for a few hours in the afternoon (la pausa or pause) and many workers eat lunch at home. Dinner is usually served much later than in America (9 pm or after) and it’s not uncommon to see children eating quite late. Also, when you make a reservation at a local restaurant, your table is usually reserved for the entire evening (i.e., they don't expect to use the table again).
It’s very difficult to find anything other than an Italian food at a restaurant in Italy (e.g., no Mexican, Indian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, French, German, etc.). Roma or Milano may have the occasional international restaurant but we have never found one that we would eat at again.
Regarding the David statue. They don't like people to take pictures of this international treasure. When you walk down the corridor where the statue is located there is a column on the left (where the security desk is located) and on the right. If you shield yourself behind the column on the right you can snap a picture without anybody noticing. (I wonder if I should have said this?)
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