The South Beach Diet Basics

The South Beach Diet Basics
Having struggled with my weight my whole life. I’m constantly looking for ways to lose weight safely,
without starving myself and fast. Now that I’m older I really feel the effects of being overweight and
went looking for a permanent way to get my weight under control. There are a lot of health problems
being overweight create. For example:
higher risks of cardiovascular disease
adult onset diabetes
heart disease
So I started to research low carb diets. What appealed to me was that when followed you can lose
weight fast, safely and still eat satisfying meals. The major drawback to following a low carb diet is the
fact that you have to give up the carbs! On the one hand that is a hard thing to do. On the other hand,
with the link between sugar and high carbohydrate foods to diabetes. Its something I’m willing to live
with!
The South Beach Diet Made Easy
The key to any weight loss program is that it must include foods you will be willing to eat! Foods you
look forward to eating. I mean how long can you really eat cabbage soup everyday?
The South Beach diet has taken the ease of a low carb diet a step further than the rest. Although the
creators of the Atkins diet are fast on their heels. With so many people too busy to make their own
meals, the South Beach Diet has a full suite of microwave ready meals that you can pick up at any
grocery store. Each one is designed to fit into one of the 3 phases of the South Beach diet.
Phase 1: This phase is extremely restrictive and its goal is to eliminate your cravings for starchy foods
and
Phase 2: This is the longest part of the diet where you start to add back in the foods you eliminated (in
moderation) in phase 1
Phase 3: Is the last stage and you reach this stage when you have reached your goal weight.
Now you don’t have to buy microwave food to follow the south beach diet. Its basic human instinct to
try to find the easy way to do things. And having microwaveable food available makes this plan very
easy to follow. For information on the different phases of the South Beach Diet, and which foods are
allowed and not allowed click here
The key to successful weight loss plans is not just in following a healthy diet and exercise. But when you
decide to use a modified way of eating like a low carb diet. You need to do your research! Find out
everything you can about the South Beach Diet, or whichever low carb die plan you plan to follow. And
learn out the weight loss phase, the ongoing phase and the maintenance phase of the diet. Make sure
you also start to include more exercise in your life. From daily walks to joining a gym.