Comments on: South Beach Diet http://www.everydiet.org Reviews, meal plans, and programs from over 250 diets. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:18:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: StephiStephsStuff http://www.everydiet.org/diet/south-beach-diet/comment-page-1#comment-43829 StephiStephsStuff Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:23:49 +0000 http://www.everydiet.org/diet/south-beach-diet#comment-43829 I tried this and lost 7 pounds in a month. Unfortunately, I did not continue the diet after a snow storm left me at a friends house for two days. I should've started over and I keep finding one reason or another not to start again. Diets are hard and you definitely have to commit yourself to eating better, in general, in order for you to have success with it. I am currently reading Eat To Live by Joel Fuhrman and after I am finished reading the book I am going to begin that plan. It sounds harder than any other plan, but the benefits sound remarkable and I would love to be thinner and also healthier. I tried this and lost 7 pounds in a month. Unfortunately, I did not continue the diet after a snow storm left me at a friends house for two days. I should’ve started over and I keep finding one reason or another not to start again. Diets are hard and you definitely have to commit yourself to eating better, in general, in order for you to have success with it. I am currently reading Eat To Live by Joel Fuhrman and after I am finished reading the book I am going to begin that plan. It sounds harder than any other plan, but the benefits sound remarkable and I would love to be thinner and also healthier.

]]> By: Ty http://www.everydiet.org/diet/south-beach-diet/comment-page-1#comment-40396 Ty Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:12:55 +0000 http://www.everydiet.org/diet/south-beach-diet#comment-40396 I love the South beach. it has trully changed the way I eat and how I think of food. As a server I will working while regular people would be eating dinner. Sometimes I wouldn't eat for 7to 8 hours. Then when I would get off work at 1 am and eat fast food b/c they were the only places open. South beach encouraged me to eat as a way to maintain energy and balanced, not starve myself to the point where I would binge on digusting food. The first two weeks took a little adjusting to( of course!) but then I started getting to the point where I wouldn't crave the usual high carb high fat foods I lived off of before. Not to mention the benefits for my skin. With omitting fats, carbs, and sugars from my diet, my skin cleared and became more firm! I definitely recommend thus diet for someone who just dosen't want to lose pounds but wants to make a lifetime change:) I love the South beach. it has trully changed the way I eat and how I think of food. As a server I will working while regular people would be eating dinner. Sometimes I wouldn’t eat for 7to 8 hours. Then when I would get off work at 1 am and eat fast food b/c they were the only places open. South beach encouraged me to eat as a way to maintain energy and balanced, not starve myself to the point where I would binge on digusting food. The first two weeks took a little adjusting to( of course!) but then I started getting to the point where I wouldn’t crave the usual high carb high fat foods I lived off of before. Not to mention the benefits for my skin. With omitting fats, carbs, and sugars from my diet, my skin cleared and became more firm! I definitely recommend thus diet for someone who just dosen’t want to lose pounds but wants to make a lifetime change:)

]]> By: blondesoprano http://www.everydiet.org/diet/south-beach-diet/comment-page-1#comment-40028 blondesoprano Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:44:11 +0000 http://www.everydiet.org/diet/south-beach-diet#comment-40028 I first tried this diet about 6 years ago. My mom and I did it together and were very successful in losing a lot of weight. I had two more pregnancies after that, as well as some stressful times when I overate and made bad health choices in general. I got back on the wagon when my youngest child was one, back in 2007. At that time, I lost about 25 pounds over the course of 4 months. The most amazing thing to me is that, even though holidays came and went and I didn't always make perfect choices, I still managed to keep the 20 pounds off for 2 years. I restarted fresh just before Halloween 2009 on this diet, and even with cheating for Thanksgiving and Christmas, I've still managed to lose 13 pounds and keep it off in the last 3 months. I''ve also upped my activity level a lot, "jazzercizing" about 4 times/week, so my muscle mass is increasing, and I realize the pounds are going to slip off slowly because of that. I have about 60 pounds still to lose to be at my ideal weight with a healthy BMI, but: sticking with this diet, esp the intelligent Phase II part of it, along with regular exercise, and losing a modest 1.5 pounds per week... I'll get there by the end of the year! Good luck all you dieters out there! It can cost a bit more to start with, definitely requires more time chopping veggies and prepping ingredients, but it's delicious and not really that hard to stick with, and the results can be permanent if you incorporate the principles into your daily life-time eating habits! I first tried this diet about 6 years ago. My mom and I did it together and were very successful in losing a lot of weight. I had two more pregnancies after that, as well as some stressful times when I overate and made bad health choices in general.

I got back on the wagon when my youngest child was one, back in 2007. At that time, I lost about 25 pounds over the course of 4 months. The most amazing thing to me is that, even though holidays came and went and I didn’t always make perfect choices, I still managed to keep the 20 pounds off for 2 years.

I restarted fresh just before Halloween 2009 on this diet, and even with cheating for Thanksgiving and Christmas, I’ve still managed to lose 13 pounds and keep it off in the last 3 months.

I”ve also upped my activity level a lot, “jazzercizing” about 4 times/week, so my muscle mass is increasing, and I realize the pounds are going to slip off slowly because of that.

I have about 60 pounds still to lose to be at my ideal weight with a healthy BMI, but: sticking with this diet, esp the intelligent Phase II part of it, along with regular exercise, and losing a modest 1.5 pounds per week… I’ll get there by the end of the year!

Good luck all you dieters out there! It can cost a bit more to start with, definitely requires more time chopping veggies and prepping ingredients, but it’s delicious and not really that hard to stick with, and the results can be permanent if you incorporate the principles into your daily life-time eating habits!

]]> By: casce http://www.everydiet.org/diet/south-beach-diet/comment-page-1#comment-39923 casce Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:38:25 +0000 http://www.everydiet.org/diet/south-beach-diet#comment-39923 The cookbook that is available is excellent, as are the recipes in the diet. I have never followed the diet per say, but use the recipes often. I.e. try the Hummus in the South Beach Diet book (page 178). We added more lemon juice and spices and doubled the onion and it is amazing and low cal..served with sliced cucumber, tomatoes, green pepper. Stuffed mushroons are good too, if you add some onions and a bit of spices. Be creative and have fun and lose weight. The cookbook that is available is excellent, as are the recipes in the diet. I have never followed the diet per say, but use the recipes often. I.e. try the Hummus in the South Beach Diet book (page 178). We added more lemon juice and spices and doubled the onion and it is amazing and low cal..served with sliced cucumber, tomatoes, green pepper. Stuffed mushroons are good too, if you add some onions and a bit of spices. Be creative and have fun and lose weight.

]]> By: Glen http://www.everydiet.org/diet/south-beach-diet/comment-page-1#comment-39749 Glen Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:15:28 +0000 http://www.everydiet.org/diet/south-beach-diet#comment-39749 I recommend the South Beach and small variations to all my personal training clients. This will work for everyone who tries it. You need to look at all the similarities of each diet. Moderate to lower carbohydrates. Variety of foods. Moderate to lower fat sources, and Lean proteins. Each diet besides the tapeworm can be useful in some way as a whole. Not one is right, not all are wrong. Just like Bruce Lee said, "Absorb what is useful, Reject what is useless." I recommend the South Beach and small variations to all my personal training clients. This will work for everyone who tries it. You need to look at all the similarities of each diet. Moderate to lower carbohydrates. Variety of foods. Moderate to lower fat sources, and Lean proteins. Each diet besides the tapeworm can be useful in some way as a whole. Not one is right, not all are wrong. Just like Bruce Lee said, “Absorb what is useful, Reject what is useless.”

]]> By: Phillip http://www.everydiet.org/diet/south-beach-diet/comment-page-1#comment-39618 Phillip Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:25:25 +0000 http://www.everydiet.org/diet/south-beach-diet#comment-39618 I would recommend this diet for any one your diet needs 1500 to 1600 calories per day. I would recommend this diet for any one your diet needs 1500 to 1600 calories per day.

]]> By: sonam http://www.everydiet.org/diet/south-beach-diet/comment-page-1#comment-33723 sonam Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:28:52 +0000 http://www.everydiet.org/diet/south-beach-diet#comment-33723 iam on south beach diet from 5 days with out doing any exercise, i have not lost even a single gram.can anyone advice me why it is so??????????IF I CAN do kapalbharti along with this diet? iam on south beach diet from 5 days with out doing any exercise, i have not lost even a single gram.can anyone advice me why it is so??????????IF I CAN do kapalbharti along with this diet?

]]> By: Yoli http://www.everydiet.org/diet/south-beach-diet/comment-page-1#comment-33512 Yoli Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:14:52 +0000 http://www.everydiet.org/diet/south-beach-diet#comment-33512 I did this diet.... and lost 11lbs in just two weeks which was phase one... I need to get started on this diet again! I did this diet…. and lost 11lbs in just two weeks which was phase one… I need to get started on this diet again!

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