South Beach Diet - Fast weight loss diets 3-6 months Effective

Posted on August 18, 2013 by john in Weight loss and diet plans

The South Beach Diet was created by a doctor in Miami cardiologist Arthur S Agatston, to help their obese patients. As the story goes this diet was so successful that Dr. Agatston became popular and later published his book, which has sold millions of copies. Also recently published a book of recipes.

South Beach, is a diet that is based on the same principle of all low carb diets: simple carbohydrates affect insulin levels in the blood, creating a vicious cycle that makes us feel hungry and wants to eat more simple carbohydrates by what we eat more and fatten. It is based on the glycemic index of each food. It is a diet low in refined carbohydrates that although limits or prohibits the use of certain foods allows variations and is generally very flexible.

For those who run the South Beach Diet, you take about 3-6 months to get results, similar to other diets low-carb approach.

The diet has three phases. Each phase has a specific purpose and has lists of foods that can be eaten and prohibitions. Not necessarily have to follow detailed menus, you can cook to your taste with vegetables and meats you find where you live but you have to keep lists of foods allowed.

First phase

This phase is referred to as a period of detoxification. If the initial weight is high you can lose up to 13 pounds in two weeks. The first phase is very strict but only lasts two weeks. During this phase you lose more weight than in the rest of the diet and is an introduction to the second phase.

During this phase, eat generous portions of protein, vegetables, healthy fats and carbohydrates with low glycemic index.

The glycemic index values are given as dependent foods affect blood glucose, primarily carbohydrates evaluated.

The idea is that during this phase people break the vicious cycle of bad carbs and no longer feel cravings for foods such as bread, sugar and baking. After this phase is easier to continue in the diet.

Every day eat six meals, diet emphasizes that we should not feel hungry and you have to prevent hunger attacks where we tend to eat a lot. The main meals were average size and has the advantage of not having strict regulations on the clear portion sizes not to eat more than they should. Snacks are small and diet suggests that ingesting food.

During this phase do not eat bread, sugar, rice also eat fruits or fruit juices. You can eat meat, dairy products and vegetables low in fat. Remember that there are only two weeks.

Sample menu of the first phase

Breakfast
Vegetable juice;
Scrambled eggs with vegetables and herbs
2 pieces of bacon small
coffee or tea with nonfat milk and artificial sweetener

Picnic
A small portion of mozzarella cheese

Lunch
Chicken salad with low fat dressing.

Picnic
Salad with cottage cheese

Dinner
Fish
Baked Vegetables
Salad
Dessert low fat and artificial sweetener.

Second Phase

During this phase you lose weight to normal levels of 1-2 pounds a week. One phase is more flexible than the first, relatively easy to follow.

This is the phase where the good carbs are again included in the diet. Good carbs include fruits, breads made with whole flour, whole meal pasta, brown rice (brown, brown) and the like.

This phase continues until thins or reaches the desired weight. Carbohydrates are included gradually, you start with a fruit a day and gradually eats cereal and whole bread.

During this phase it is important to pay attention to the foods that make you eat more. We are all susceptible to some foods more than others. For some people are tortillas or bread. This works as alcoholics for some people it is impossible to stop when they taste some foods. For some people it can be ice cream, soda, chocolate breads, cookies etc.. Foods that cause these effects should be avoided.

Sample menu for the second phase

Breakfast
A yogurt and fruit smoothie
Tea or coffee with skim milk and artificial sweetener.

Picnic
1 egg

Lunch
Lemon Chicken with Pasta
Tomato and cucumber salad

Picnic
Unsweetened yogurt low fat

Dinner
Pressed Meat
Steamed Asparagus
Mushrooms with olive oil
Tomato and onion salad
Dessert: Melon with cottage cheese diet.

Third Phase

Once you’ve reached the weight you want to phase 3 begins. It is assumed that you have learned how to eat properly and therefore phase three is actually a continuation of the eating habits you have developed. Phase three lasts throughout your life.

During this phase, follow the basic principles, avoid simple carbohydrates in your daily life, you can go back to three meals a day unless you want to stick with the snacks and you can eat simple carbohydrates such as pastries or breads on special days and if you control the portions you eat frequently.

If you start to gain weight back to phase 1 for a couple of weeks, once adelgaces go back to phase three.

Throughout the diet drink water, avoiding alcohol and limiting the consumption of caffeine. They take multivitamins and minerals especially calcium in women.

This diet is about eating foods that “stop the carb” foods are processed slowly by the body and prevent cravings irresistible. An example is manequilla put a little peanut (groundnut) to the fruit. There are many such tricks in the book and very well explained.

Sample Menu of Stage

Breakfast
½ grapefruit
Mexican eggs with cheese and sauce
1 toasted whole bread
coffee or tea with skim milk and artificial sweetener

Lunch
Burrito with beef
1 tangerine

Dinner
Salmon with salsa
Salad with dressing
Dessert: Chocolate Peaches