South beach diet

ghadahassabo
ghadahassabo Posts: 4 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
hello there i am in second phase of the south beach diet so anyone is following the south beach ? We can support each other

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  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Nope, I use cico method to lose weight. I enjoy the foods I love, but with moderation. No deprivation. Best of luck to you though !
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    ghadahassabo wrote: »
    hello there i am in second phase of the south beach diet so anyone is following the south beach ? We can support each other

    Just out of curiosity, what is the South Beach diet providing that a "normal" well balanced diet does not?
  • lyndahh75
    lyndahh75 Posts: 124 Member
    Here they come
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  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    lyndahh75 wrote: »
    Here they come

    Honest question. If the OP wants to do the diet there is a reason why he/she picked that one and I am curious as to why. The answer may be interesting.
  • TheBeachgod
    TheBeachgod Posts: 825 Member
    edited September 2015
    I did SBD when I first started wanting to get in shape and had no idea where to start. I had a gut and the book cover said "Lose Belly Fat First" so that's what I went for. My belly did go down fairly quickly but I didn't know why (low carb diet/glycogen store depletion and water weight), nor was I learning about portion control.

    When I got to Phase 2 and started introducing foods like pasta back into my meals I had no idea how much a serving was so I loaded up the plate like I always did. The gut came back, too.

    Now I have a digital food scale and measuring cups and use MFP. I have also increased my knowledge of the human body a lot since being here.

    South Beach Diet will work but isn't necessary. If you plan to continue with it I'd highly suggest getting a scale, learning portion control and reading up on glycogen stores or you may be in for a sad surprise during this Phase. CICO is true and an incredibly simple concept ( but not always easy!) and there are many excellent threads about it on MFP.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    CICO.
  • lyndahh75
    lyndahh75 Posts: 124 Member
    Cico is the new yolo
  • Qskim
    Qskim Posts: 1,145 Member
    edited September 2015
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/8279-south-beach-diet-and-low-glycemic-load-impact-eating

    Group moderated by experienced member.

    There's also apps for the South beach too. One thing I like about the app is you can turn calorie count off or on. Not doing South beach myself as such...was just curious.

    Good luck.
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    lyndahh75 wrote: »
    Cico is the new yolo

    You spelled Jlo wrong
  • Venus_Red
    Venus_Red Posts: 209 Member
    ncboiler89 wrote: »
    lyndahh75 wrote: »
    Cico is the new yolo

    You spelled Jlo wrong

    Bless your heart.
  • Venus_Red
    Venus_Red Posts: 209 Member
    South Beach is a modernized, bettered marketed version of Atkins.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    TheBeachgod wrote: »
    I did SBD when I first started wanting to get in shape and had no idea where to start. I had a gut and the book cover said "Lose Belly Fat First" so that's what I went for. My belly did go down fairly quickly but I didn't know why (low carb diet/glycogen store depletion and water weight), nor was I learning about portion control.

    When I got to Phase 2 and started introducing foods like pasta back into my meals I had no idea how much a serving was so I loaded up the plate like I always did. The gut came back, too.

    Now I have a digital food scale and measuring cups and use MFP. I have also increased my knowledge of the human body a lot since being here.

    South Beach Diet will work but isn't necessary. If you plan to continue with it I'd highly suggest getting a scale, learning portion control and reading up on glycogen stores or you may be in for a sad surprise during this Phase. CICO is true and an incredibly simple concept ( but not always easy!) and there are many excellent threads about it on MFP.

    Quality post :)

  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    lyndahh75 wrote: »
    Cico is the new yolo

    'yolo' is a silly acronym adopted by millenials, for 'you only live once', and is the new 'seize the day'.
    CICO is an acronym for 'Calories In/Calories Out', and is a very meaningful way to express how weight loss works, regardless of the way you are eating. It applies to any of the current popular diets, whether low-carb, moderation, Atkins, IIFYM, etc. It only means that you are eating fewer calories than you are burning.
    It's not necessary to be rude when people are on the forum trying to be helpful, which is what we try to do when using these terms.
  • lyndahh75
    lyndahh75 Posts: 124 Member
    edited September 2015
    withaflourish wrote: »
    ncboiler89 wrote: »
    lyndahh75 wrote: »
    Cico is the new yolo

    You spelled Jlo wrong

    Bless your heart.
    Ha ha
  • TheBeachgod
    TheBeachgod Posts: 825 Member
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