any current south beach followers out there?

I don't do South Beach exactly, but eat similar to that style. When I was in high school my mom started South Beach and I did it with her for a while. I was in a similar situation to you when I first joined MFP. Eating unhealthy foods, but rationalizing it because it was in my goal. Now that I've cut out grains again, I'm having much better progress. I don't even count all my calories everyday now, just try and be good about portion size, stay away from processed foods, and stick to the lean meats, and lots of veggies like South Beach.

For lunch I mostly eat salads with lots of different colored veggies, and then add either tuna, salmon, hard boiled egg or some chicken breast for protein.

For dinner I try and make a chicken, fish or a lean cut of red meat and then fill half my plate with veggies. Just by doing that I usually stay within my calorie goal anyway, so it works out nicely.

I pretty much follow South Beach. In the summer I sometimes eat more fruit than recommended and I don't always get my veggies at lunch. I have a lot of SB recipes on Pinterest if you are interested: www.pinterest.com/issypal

Hi,

Three years ago I started SB and lost 40+ lbs ..... maintained it easily ..... now I'm here to tweak things & lose a few more lbs ..... nothing much has changed with my way of eating ...... I really like logging food & exercise into MFP & seeing the calories ......it helps, because I'm a little loose with portion-control :drinker:

You can always friend me if you'd like .....

Best of luck to you all !

I started this journey with south beach and transitioned to atkins (limit of 20 net carbs dail)

I have lost 30 lbs in about a month and a half (including 2 weeks of slacking off, a few binges here and there)

I eat:

scrambled egg with string cheese cut up in it, salt pepper
bell peppers
celery, salad, cucumbers, asaparagas, brussel sprouts, broccoli, couliflower
fish, chicken, burgers, nuts

- nuts and carrots are not really advised on induction, but I do it anyway and still lose (just limited amounts)

for treats, I have this 5 calorie jello, with a squirt of whipped cream = 25 calories, maybe 1 carb

I do sometimes cave and eat chocolate. I freaking love that stuff.

Several years ago I lost 50 lbs. following The South Beach Diet. Before starting with MFP, I had gained 20 lbs. back. The accountability with tracking calories on My FItness Pal has helped me lose those 20 lbs. plus 17 more so far. I still apply many of the South Beach Diet principals to the way I eat. I think that's part of the reason I have stopped inching toward pre-diabetes in its' tracks! It's a very healthy way to eat!

I started Phase 1 on June, 30th so today will be my 12th day and i've lost 11 lbs so far. The beginning is tough but it is SO worth it. I went from 270 to 188 a couple years ago then went n had a baby n got back up to 249...started SB at 229 and I'm 217.something. I took measurements which I want to compare when the two weeks is done...My goal is to do this for one month then transition to phase 2. I've read it's okay to do it for a month and okay for 2 months only if you are morbidly obese...anyway googling recipes has helped ALOT...my face desserts these days are 1 tbs of all nat peanut butter melted mixed with a no sugar added fudgecicle and chilled in the freezer..its like a reeses peanut butter cup!! yum..after i read the serving size is 2 tbs of pb and 2 fudgecicles i did that and to my surprise it was just too much...i couldn't believe i didn't want to eat it all..and my most recent fave is the popsicle brand tropical popsicles that are sugar free...super yummy..having one right now..anyway good luck. SB will ALWAYS be my go-to diet as it works for me..have a good day!!