South Beach Diet Plan

South Beach Diet Plan

The South Beach Diet was invented by Dr Arthur Agatston, who is a very well respected cardiologist. He developed the diet to help some of his patients who were suffering from heart problems. While he had his patients on the diet he noticed that they were losing weight at a fairly rapid rate. At that point he decided to start marketing his diet to the public.

Similar to the Atkins Diet, this diet is based on limiting the intake of certain foods high in carbohydrates. Unlike the Atkins Diet though you will not be avoiding carbohydrates completely for the entire duration of the plan. You will be just seeking out foods with “good carbs” like fruits and whole grains later on.

Here are some hints to get you started on losing weight with the South Beach Diet Plan:

The first thing you should do is get a hold of a copy of the The South Beach Diet by Arthur Agatston.

Read it and take good notes. If you follow his plan, I guarantee you that you will be losing weight quickly!

The South Beach Diet Plan is separated into three sections. The first is going to be the most difficult, but will also be the most rewarding since you will lose weight quicker while following the first section.

In the first section you will need to first get rid of all food in your household that is not recommended by the South Beach Diet Plan. This will prevent you from cheating while on the plan

Next, go shopping and follow the plan for what types of food you buy. This part of the plan is incredibly important as it will detox your body and will help prepare your body for the decrease in carbohydrates and sugars. This phase of the plan will last for a couple of weeks. In this section you will eat six small meals spread out during the day. This is very similar to what many of today’s athletes do to stay in shape while keeping their energy levels high. Your diet will include vegetables, dairy products and lean proteins only. During this two week section, you should not eat any rice, pasta, bread, potatoes or fruits. This phase is to try to completely avoid sugars and carbs.

The next phase (section 2) will let you start eating some carbohydrates again. Only good carbs though like fruit and whole grains. You will notice that during this stage the weight loss will slow down, but that is OK! You should stay at this section until you have reached your weight loss goal. If it only takes a few weeks, great! If not, don’t lose hope! Stay with this phase and you WILL reach your weight loss goal and then can move on to the last section of the plan.

You’ve made it to the last stage! Congratulations! This part of the plan is what you will do for the rest of your life to guarantee that you keep at your desired weight. Once you have reached your desired weight, you will want to monitor your weight to make sure you dropped more weight and dropped out of your desired weight range, or put on some pounds and gone over your desired weight.

At this stage, you will understand the types of carbohydrates that you need in order to keep your weight level. You will also know which types will make you put on weight, so you can avoid them. Your desire to eat junky foods will have also gone away at this point, so you shouldn’t find it too hard to stay away from the junk food.

If you are curious about whether the South Beach Diet will actually work for you, I would have to say YES! I can definitely tell you from my own experience that it works great if you follow the plan. I lost 20 lbs on the South Beach Diet fairly recently, and have kept the weight off by following the last stage in the plan for over a year!

If you wish to buy the South Beach Diet book, you can get it for $10 from Amazon here:

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