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Friday, April 15, 2011

South Beach Diet

Summer time is right around the corner!  It has been a long winter and many people have put on a few pounds.  Dieting is hard, but what is a better way to get ready for the beach than trying the South Beach Diet?  The South Beach Diet will become not only a diet, but a way of life.

There are three phases in the South Beach Diet.  The first phase allows you to cut out and control cravings.  It teaches you this in a two week period by eliminatingyour sugar and starch cravings because it will stabilize a person's blood sugar. "The focus of this two-week period is on eating plenty of nutrient-dense, fiber-rich (and guaranteed delicious!) foods that satisfy your appetite. Your meals include lean protein, such as fish and other seafood; skinless white-meat poultry, and lean cuts of beef (vegetarians can enjoy meat substitutes, tofu, and beans); high-fiber veggies; reduced-fat cheeses; eggs; low-fat dairy; and healthy, unsaturated fats, such as those found in avocados, nuts and seeds, and extra-virgin olive and canola oils."  (www.SouthBeachDiet.com)

The second phase focuses on how much weight you want to loose and then achieving that goal.  You will eat everything that you ate in phase one plus more healthy carbs!  You will be able to eat pasta and even chocolate.  You can jump right into this phase of the diet if you do not have a lot of food cravings, or excess belly fat. 

The third and final phase of the South Beach Diet is to maintain your weightloss for life. You have already learned how to make healthy food choices.  This opens your world back up to all kinds of foods.  It is a lifestyle choice you have to be the one to make the decisions. 

I hope that if you are looking for a diet you should check this one out.  It has a lot of good things that you can eat while you easliy shed the pounds!


By: Kendra McCracken

Sources:  http://www.southbeachdiet.com

7 comments:

  1. So I agree, it seems no matter how active one is through out the winter months those couple of extra pounds still seem to add on. I am active in sports but still unhappy with my weight at times, so this is deffiently a diet I will look into.

    Cassie Gilkey

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  2. Kendra,

    I found this to be a great post for anybody looking to diet or for somebody wanting to change diets. I have heard of the South Beach Diet before, but this would be a first for actually reading what the diet plan consists of doing. I found it informative and yet simple so that people are not discouraged from trying the diet. I won't diet, but perhaps if somebody else needs it, I will recommend this diet to them.


    Richard Jordan

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  3. Kendra,
    I am always interested in different types of diets so I have really enjoyed reading your posts. I have recently been trying to drop a few pounds so if one diet doesn't work for me I will definitely try out some of the ones you have written about. Thanks for the information.
    Samantha

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  4. Kendra,

    Great job on your blog. You have shown us first hand that diets do work. Congratulations on your weight loss. I will be buying book very soon! Again, great blog.

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  5. Kendra,

    I enjoyed reading your blog. You provided an accurate portrayal of the subject. I personally know someone who had quite a success with the "South Beach Diet" and has been using it for quite a while. Thanks for the detailed information!

    Jennifer Samios

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  6. Thank you guys. I have heard this diet works wonders and you can see in the picture from their webiste that it really does work for people. Dieting is impotant and weightloss is not something that happens over night it takes an effort and a lot of time. I weigh 149 pounds now and I started working out in January. Good luck to you all!
    -Kendra McCracken

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  7. I am always SO skeptical when I read or hear about 'diets.' I don't even like the word because I think if a person just ate healthy all the time they wouldn't need to 'diet,' it would just be a lifestyle change. This offers a lot of information though, nicely done!

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