The Scoop on the South Beach Diet

About the Plan:
The South Beach Diet, also known as the “Food Lovers Diet” was created by cardiologist Dr. Agatston to help reduce the cholesterol and insulin levels for his patients. He soon found that there was an added bonus when they started losing significant amounts of weight and the South Beach Diet was born. It’s not a low-carb or low-fat diet, but a ‘right-carb and ‘right-fat diet’ based on the glycaemic index. This diet has been so popular because it is practical, flexible, and easy and it works promising weight-loss of 8-13 pounds in just the first two weeks.

Here’s how it works:
The diet is divided into three phases. The first phase lasts for two weeks and is the most restrictive part of the diet since carbohydrates are almost completely eliminated. The purpose of this stage is to resolve the efficiency of insulin levels in the body that are out of whack from eating the “wrong” kind of carbohydrates that cause fluctuating blood sugar levels. The result of stabilized blood sugar levels is reduced cravings for high-carb foods. What you do eat is a lot of lean proteins such as fish, white meats and lean beef, reduced-fat cheese, eggs and healthy monounsaturated fats.

After the first two weeks you begin phase two where you steadily reintroduce good carbs such as whole wheat breads, brown rice, pastas, and fruits. There is no time limit on this phase; it lasts until you reach your ideal healthy weight.

Once you hit your goal you enter phase three. Phase three is designed to last for life based on the newly learned eating habits. Here you are allowed even more foods then phase two and even allows room for the occasional indulgences.

What’s great about this diet?
Unlike many other popular diets out there, the South Beach Diet promotes a healthy living by teaching good eating habits to last you for life. It was designed by a medical doctor and has received extensive support from the medical community. The diet includes fruits and vegetables and other mineral and vitamin-rich foods that are imperative to achieve and maintain a healthy body. The programs has a very helpful website with tons of tools to help keep you motivated and informed on the diet such as a weight tracker, a meal planner and recipe database with over 1,000 recipes, access to registered dieticians for advice and questions, food guides to help you make good food choices when eating out, cooking tips and more. They also have introduced a line of prepackaged foods you can buy in the grocery store to help you maintain a healthy diet when you don’t have time to prepare a meal.

• 1) Weight Tracker: Track your weight as you shed pounds and head towards your ideal weight.
• 2) Meal Planner: Customized, easy meals that you'll love - every day of the week.
• 3) Community Message Boards: Join our huge online community of thousands of members sharing support, success, and motivation.
• 4) Personal Online Journal: Record your thoughts, struggles, triumphs - and read other member's journals.
• 5) Calendar Tool: Plan your diet day-by-day.
• 6) Shopping List Generator: Print out complete shopping lists from your meal planner.
• 7) Answers from Dr. Agatston: Ask your own questions to Dr. Agatston and see what he says to others.
• 8) Registered Dietitians: Online dietitians will give specific answers to all sorts of tough questions.
• 9) Daily Newsletter: Diet news, health tips, and inspiration in your inbox every day.
• 10) Beach Buddies Program: Get matched with another member and diet together: teamwork makes for great successes!
• 11) Food guides: From fast food to fine dining, the South Beach Diet™ has options for everyone.
• 12) Huge Recipe Database: Search hundreds of delicious recipes, all designed to help you start shedding weight.

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Conclusions:
The first phase of this diet requires a lot of will power as carbs and sugars are essentially completely eliminated. However, if you are able to stick with it for 14 days you will most definitely lose pounds in that time.

The South Beach Diet has helped a lot of people lose weight when nothing else has. There are tons of recipes for that will satisfy any taste. It’s a sensible diet where you get to eat real, fresh food and learn to prepare a wide variety of foods.

Furthermore, you can’t beat the cost. The online program is only about $6 a week and full of valuable resources to teach and motivate you to reach your weight loss goals. We definitely recommend this diet to anyone who loves food, needs to lose weight, and wants to keep that weight off and still be able to live a normal lifestyle.

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