The South Beach Diet Phase One: What You Must Know

by Dave Whitsom

The South Beach Diet book became tremendously successful when the diet book by similar name was published and picked up with fast succession among friends, families and fellow dieters. Armed with dieting successes to tell everyone about, the South Beach Diet book, authored by Doctor Arthur Agatston, The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss, is still growing in readership, but The South Beach Diet phase one continues to confuse readers.

The South Beach Diet phase one is the shortest of phases 1, 2 and 3 of the diet, only lasting for a 2 week period. It was created to be confrontational, kick-start your body and your mindset about dieting from that point on. The opposite to popular thinking and one of the harder to understand parts to Phase 1 of the South Beach Diet, you don't have to limit yourself only eating low carb foods.

In a nut-shell, Phase 1 force feeds you the thinking to: rid yourself of bad carbs that aren't doing anything nutritionally for your body, replace the bad carbs that are found in surplus in most American diets with substantial amounts of protein, good fats and low glycemic index (G.I.) carbs that satisfy your hunger and regulate your blood sugar balance.

Foods that do more harm than benefit: fruit, candy, cereal, potatoes, grains, etc. all are eliminated, or the dieter must wean themselves off of during The South Beach Diet phase one. If in doubt, if you should have any confusion, is to consume all the salad, greens, and (most) vegetables you desire, as they are right in line for nutritional benefit.

It is during this stage that Doctor Agatston has proven that your body's resistance to insulin will decrease, so depending on your current weight and current health, you may lose 5 to 15 pounds initially, even in the first 2 weeks, as your body begins to shed excess body weight.

The major goal of The South Beach Diet phase one two fold: to throw you into a routine that you stick with which keeps you feeling full and to plant a seed and the groundwork for a frame of mind that ensures you rid yourself of the bad foods and gravitate towards the food that sheds pounds, guarantee more energy and improve your lifestyle.

A contributing author of the independently operated healthy living web site, Dave Whitsom, strives to contribute with his audience the essentials of healthy living eating and its role in your quality of living.

Published December 8th, 2007

Filed in Fitness, Health, Women

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