South Beach Diet

The South Beach Diet works on a 3-phase approach with emphasis on “good” carbs. With the South Beach Diet, you won't have keep track on the grams of carbs but learn which kinds of carbs may create unhealthy urges and cause your body to store excess fat and to avoid them. Your weight loss is not the result of trying to eat less but because you are eating fewer of the foods that created those old bad urges—fewer of the foods that caused your body to store excessive fat.

Phase 1 of the South Beach Diet is Banishing Your Cravings. It is 14 days of strict dieting with no bread, rice, potatoes, pasta, baked goods, fruits, candy, cake, cookies, ice cream, or sugar.

Phase 2 of the South Beach Diet is Reintroducing Carbs. You are permitted to reintroduce some of the carbs back into your diet but you will have to pick and choose, you won't be able to have all of them all the time. You will remain in this phase until you reach your target weight.

Phase 3 of the South Beach Diet is A Diet For Life. This is the life long period, maintaining your desired weight with a healthy balanced diet. If you start to gain weight again, you return to phase 1 of the South Beach Diet for a few days.