The South Beach Diet book became seriously successful as soon as the diet book by similar name was finally published and grew with rapid succession among a grassroots following. Armed with dieting success stories to brag 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, continues to grow in readership, but the South Beach Diet Phase 1 continues to confuse readers.
The South Beach Diet Phase 1 is designed to be the shortest of phases 1, 2 and 3 of the diet, only lasting for a 14 day period. It was designed to be confrontational, kick-start your body and how you think about how you diet from that point on. The myth to readers’ thinking and one of the stickier 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: get rid of bad carbs that are not providing anything nutritionally for yourself, replace the bad carbs that are overwhelming in quantity in the American diet with large amounts of protein, good fats and low glycemic index (G.I.) carbs that solves your hunger and regulate your blood sugar balance.
Foods that do more harm rather than benefit: fruit, candy, cereal, potatoes, grains, etc. all are to be eliminated, or the dieter must phase themselves off of during the South Beach Diet Phase 1. If in doubt, if you should have any difficulty, is to consume all the salad, greens, and (most) vegetables you desire, as they are right in line for nutritional benefit.
It’s during Phase 1 that Doctor Agatston has proven that one’s body resistance to insulin will go down, so depending on your current weight and condition, you may lose 4 to 9 pounds initially, even in the first 2 weeks right off the bat, as your body begins to eliminate surplus body weight.
The major purpose of the South Beach Diet Phase 1 two fold: to test and discipline you into a routine that you can manage which keeps you feeling full and to lay the groundwork for a mindset that ensures you rid yourself of the bad foods and move towards the food that drops pounds, deliver energy and better your lifestyle.
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