Day 1 on South Beach

rlazinsk
rlazinsk Posts: 5
edited September 2024 in Introduce Yourself
anyone have any success they would share with me? so far, I feel like there is an awful lot of food. had breakfast, snack, lunch and snack. there's still dinner and snack to come. i have been tracking everything I have eaten and am on my 6th glass of water. it is day one. Robin

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  • crystal_sapphire
    crystal_sapphire Posts: 1,205 Member
    can i add you to see how this goes? see i wish i could follow this but i really dislike seafood and i feel like it's such a large component. i just eat lower carbs
  • jpmajors
    jpmajors Posts: 53
    I used South Beach to get started dieting. What it did for me is eliminate simple sugars and BAD breads which was huge for me. Since then I try and eat as much or more protein Kcal as carbs. I also eat at least 25-30g of fiber a day which is the trick for me.
  • Adsnwfld
    Adsnwfld Posts: 262 Member
    Low carb diets work...sort of.
    A few years back I was 268 lbs at 5'10" I went on a diet very similar to South Beach and lost a ton of weight (around 80 lbs). That diet was unsustainable for me and when I stopped it weight crept back till I was 10 lbs shy of my original weight.
    This time around all I did was exercise and track calories through this website. I don't have much problem following this lifestyle and love the progress I have made. Do yourself a favor and just watch the calories. Southbeach, Atkins, etc are not lifestyles they are diets. Learn to eat healthy and watch your calories and you will do great.
    Eat 5 times a day, avoid filling up on bread and pasta, eat your fruits and vegetables. After using this site for a while you will figure out if certain foods are worth the calories and you'll avoid them like the plague.

    Either way good luck on your weight loss
  • AmyNVegas
    AmyNVegas Posts: 2,215 Member
    I took it a step further and did Primal Blueprint. I have lost 55 on it so far. It allows the fruit from the beginning and doesn't add back in grains much at all. He suggests an 80-20 compliance to the diet since he factors in the real world and human nature so It comes out to eating grain or potatoes at 2-3 meals per week max. His website is free just search Primal Blueprint and you'll find it. Good Luck!:flowerforyou:
  • rlazinsk
    rlazinsk Posts: 5
    absolutely. Doc says it's a good way to "jumpstart" my weight loss so one day down and the vege quiches are in the oven now. i like that i can make recipes and they are for more than one day. i will freeze some breakfast items so I don't freak out on the mornings when i'm rushing to get out of the house.
  • rlazinsk
    rlazinsk Posts: 5
    how long did you do phase I?
  • rlazinsk
    rlazinsk Posts: 5
    thank you and what great progress you're making!
  • rlazinsk
    rlazinsk Posts: 5
    thanks, Amy. way to go!
  • JPriceGA
    JPriceGA Posts: 508 Member
    Good luck with SBD. I've never tried it, but I have the book. I pulled it out this week because I wanted to do a week without grains and needed some ideas for a high protein breakfast - I normally eat a cup of oatmeal fortified with ground flax seed.

    I find too many carbs don't work for me, so I'm working on trying to find the right balance between a higher protein/ lower carb, sustainable plan.
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