South Beach Diet

It is a low calorie diet. You can be successful with it and lose weight.

i have done the south beach diet twice and I must say, it is the easiest diet to be on, especially when eating out. all restaurants have a salad that fits the south beach rules. but like cwolfan13 says... under stress or when i deviate from the diet, i go straight back to bread, which is bad.

but it's a nice diet because you lose weight quickly, which is great for motivation. i've gone down to the lowest weight i've ever been on the south beach without ever having exercised.

Gonna bump this topic as I've tried to do this diet, even paid for the online service for a year, but opted out, figured I could do it on my own without paying for the website. My biggest challenge is Phase 1's "no booze for two weeks"!

Currently in week two of Sb phase 1 and so far I'm down 10lbs. I have found myself frequently going back to the approved foods list for reminders. I have been using Pinterest to find recipes that are similar then make adjustments to remove what is not allowed and add something that is. So far I've not craved much by way of sugar/starches which is a huge plus for me. It has required some dedication of time in the kitchen but the payout seems worth it.

My mother was on it several years ago at the suggestion of her doctor to improve her health and decrease her risk of diabetes. That said, she lost over 80lbs in about a year, and has kept it off save the 10 lb fluctuations here and there. Her doctor actually hugged her and used her story as inspiration for other patients .

This is what has motivated me to try it after several diet failures. So far it's tough but I'm going to do everything in my power to stick it out... She has some really cute clothes that I'd like to fit into and borrow

I love the SB cookbooks, I have three and we eat at least phase 3 most of the time. Back on phase 1 right now for post Xmas purge! It's the only diet I can do with my husband without him giving up. Plus when I had gestational diabetes it kept my sugars exactly where they needed to be.

My wife and I did it years ago and like all the others said it was easy and fast. We however couldn't stick with it for the lifestyle change. Didn't fit us well.

J72FIT wrote: »

cwolfman13 wrote: »

Plenty of people lose weight on SB and personally, as "diets" go I think it's one of the better ones. The problem is that people lose the weight and then they go back to old habit and old ways of eating...this happens with pretty much any diet, including calorie counting...for long term success you ultimately have to change the way you live your life.

By and large, I eat very similarly to the SB maintenance...lots of whole foods basically...tons of veg...some fruit...some whole grains...plenty of lean protein and good healthy fats. I control my weight simply by adjusting my calorie intake, not the food I'm eating.

I can just as easily gain weight eating healthfully as I can lose weight eating healthfully...ultimately it comes down to consumption and the appropriate intake for your weight control goals.

Well said...

Yes, pretty much this. It's a well designed, healthy way to eat. My eating (in maintenance) looks a lot like SB maintenance as well. As far as "learning how to eat" goes SB is a great start. I learned quite a lot, actually, about healthy eating from the books.

For the poster freaking about giving up booze for two weeks: You decide if and why you can do that. If you can't, ouch, but there's always the option to start with phase 2.