by Jessica A. Andersen

Maybe, if you drop those pounds. Find out how by reading this entire article now. The South Beach diet was developed by Dr. Arthur Agatson. The diet is designed to teach the body how to accept the right fats and carbohydrates to lose weight. To do this, the body needs to purge itself of the love of sugar.

this diet is divided into three parts. First part is the most strict. The body is taken back to Ground Zero which means that processed sugars are eliminated from your everyday diet. So say goodbye to bread, fruits, rice, pasta, and sugary snacks. The idea in this first part of the diet is that it takes at least two weeks to break a bad habit. So at the end o two weeks your body will no longer have its sugar cravings.

A dieter that makes it through the first two weeks will find part two easier to live with. At this point the diet sugar is slowly reintroduced. That means that you will slowly be a will to consume bread, rice, pasta, and fruit in this phase. The reason for this is that it teaches your body how to manage sugar simultaneously you learn portion control. You will stay in this phase 2 of the South Beach diet until you reach your weight goal.

These third phase of the diet is referred to as the maintenance phase. You choose foods that keep your weight and stable level. But you make sure they don’t feel deprived. The South Beach diet book that I’ve linked below contains many recipes for the phases of the diet plan. So each phase has its own recipes and foods. Dieters are encouraged to make low carb meals. The diet is also considered healthier because you provide fresh vegetables and prepare your own food. However some of the recipes call for expensive ingredients.

South Beach dieters with children at home will likely need to prepare two meals. Another solution is making a starch for the kids to add to the meal that has already been prepared. Potato and pasta lovers will be tempted to add those carbs to their plate, but they must resist or they will not lose the initial pounds in the first two weeks.

Hundreds of stores nationwide carry namebrand products at how the South Beach logo. In fact the South Beach diet plan also has its own line of snacks and frozen meals. However vegetarians may have a difficult time in the first two weeks of the diet because the diet is limited to meat vegetables and nuts. if you’re not a big fan of meat and vegetables the first 14 days might be very hard.

The South Beach diet plan focuses on elimination of cravings bad habits and the consumption of excess sugar. Exercise is not the primary component of the plan however to achieve better health a great exercise regiment is encouraged and can be found at our site.

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Posted by Jessica A. Andersen, filed under Atkins Diet. Date: July 9, 2009, 4:50 am |

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