South Beach Diet
South Beach Diet
South Beach Diet
The South Beach Diet says it all with its "Forget low-carb, low-fat diets. Think right-carbs and right-fats diet" motto for its weight loss program. Even though the initial stage of this diet is high protein, low-carb,
it does not require high protein and low carb throughout the entire diet like other well known high protein diets.
Phases of South Beach
The diet is split into 3 phases:
- Phase 1 is the most restricted and involves eating three normal-sized meals made up of a
limited number of foods - lean meats, vegetables, nuts, cheese, and eggs. Beef, ham, milk, yogurt, all carbs with the exception
of some vegetables and alcohol are excluded.
- Phase 2 introduces some of these banned foods back into the diet
- Phase 3 is designed to include foods from all the food groups and lasts for life.
Possible Weight Loss on South Beach Diet
The projected weight loss during the initial phase of the diet (which lasts 14 days) is 8-13 pounds, but like all low-carb, high protein diets, a good proportion of this is water loss rather than fat loss.
Phase 2, which lasts until you get to your goal weight, promises a weight loss of 1-2 pounds per week. This is the average weight loss recommended by health experts, so weight loss on the South Beach Diet is no faster or slower than most weight loss plans on the market.
The final phase of the diet gives sound advice on long term healthy, balanced eating and if followed, like any healthy eating plan will help maintain good health and weight for life.
The Plan includes 12 Weight-Loss Tools:
- Recipe Database: Search hundreds of delicious and healthy recipes that are designed to help you lose weight.
- Meal Planner: Customized, easy meals for every day of the week.
- Shopping List Generator: Print out complete shopping lists from your meal planner.
- Food Guides: From fast food to fine dining, The South Beach Diet™ has options for everyone.
- Registered Dietitians: Dietitians online and on-call to answer your diet questions.
- Answers from Dr. Agatston: Cardiologist and South Beach Diet™ author addresses topics from meal options to health concerns.
- Beach Buddies Program: Get matched with a dieting partner!
- Community Message Boards: Online community.
- Private Online Journal: Record your thoughts, struggles, and triumphs
- Daily Newsletter: Diet news, health tips, and inspiration delivered to your inbox every day.
- Calendar Tool: Plan your diet day-by-day.
- Weight Tracker: Monitor your weight-loss progress and work toward your target weight.
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