I have been on Atkins for more than sixteen months. I’ve lost more
than 110 lb but I stopped losing.
Atkins diet is strict and a little complicated so I started looking
for new diets. South Beach is the most appealing so far.
I would like to learn more about South Beach.
Is true that this diet is more flexible than Atkins?
Do u have any informative websites that can help me?
Hi everyone,
after one week doing VERY well, in fact I even ate out, didnt get the
alcohol even and now my sons birthday was today and I got a salad bar
and then proceeded to eat a very small piece of pizza and had a
couple tastes of cake….now do I need to start over? How do you
think it will affect my start of the diet. I was doing well but I
just couldnt say NO!!
thanks for your advice,
JP
Can anyone give me tips on losing my pregancy weight?
One of my friends who is doing SB mentioned it to me, I thought I would check
it out!
Sooo…just saying hello!
Thought I’d try and start a running journal. (Hopefully though
historically im very bad at journals-have been keeping a food journal
for 2 weeks though.)
Two years ago I began exercising regularily (cardio + weight 4-5
times a week average about 45 minutes in the gym). I dropped from 385
to 320 over about 6 months. The last year and a half I’ve lost little
if any weight despite the fact that I’ve consistently and further
restricted my diet. Over the last 6 months I doubt I’ve averaged more
than 1800 calories a day with one month that I stuck strictly to a
1500 calorie limit(and looking at the food journal for the last two
weeks I pretty much know what i’m eating. And no I don’t drink cokes,
I had one small gourmet pizza over the last 3 months, and I use low
fat dressing.) However, I was eating fairly refined products and when
I had excess calories I would indulge in sweets near bedtime. This
was especially irritating since I had dropped to a 44 inch pant size
from the 50-52 which I was at when I initially hit the 320 number.
Which implies a good deal of muscle which should be busy burning fat
even if the amount i ate was staying the same. (And I should be able
to consume over 3000 calories a day given my body composition and
exercise level.)
So I consulted with an internist last wednesday who suggested
cutting out refined carbs totally and limiting myself to one slice of
whole wheat bread with meals. I said that sounded like south beach
which he said wasn’t necessary (just try the one slice wholegrain
thing). However, he didn’t have any objections to trying the south
beach so here I am. (I like structure).
So I started phase one strictly last friday (this is monday
night). The bad news is I’m kinda woozy and don’t feel terribly
great. (But my parents made me try sugar busters several years ago so
I can recognize the sugar depletion effects and I know it will go
away.) I worked out today (25 minutes weights plus 45 on the
elliptical trainer) and I felt really woozy till I ate some almonds
and a handfull of grape tomatos when I got home. I weighed myself and
it looks like ive lost about 8 pounds since thursday which is the
good news and I can seem some trimming up.
My overally goal with this is to get down to 250 or a 70 pound
weight loss which would give me about a 12% body fat given the
estimated 32 or so percent Im at now. The % is really what I’m aiming
for and I don’t mind being highly muscular.
Anyway I hope this turns into an informative journal thread.
PS Im a law student if that helps anything.
Hi All — Just joined. I’ve been on the South Beach Diet for two
months or so and have lost 25 lbs. I’m heading to Italy next month
for 2 weeks and am wondering if anyone in the group has made a trip
to Italy as a South Beach devotee and has eaten well and kept weight
off.
hi im new to the sbd, i started three days ago and im afraid im
going to cheat today.. i have a party at home and someone else is
bringing the food and i already heard its pasta and tiramisu for
desert.. I’ve not made up my mind entirely but assuming I do break
it.. do my three days go to waste and do I have to start phase 1
again or does it just count as one day of cheating like in any other
diet
Hi All,
I made the veggie quiche cups according to the recipe and felt that
there was way too little egg to. They tasted good, but were basically
just a ball of spinach with onions - no really any egg to speak of.
Has anyone else tried these and had the same problem. I used egg
beaters in mine.
Thanks,
Jeanine - after 2 days I’m down 2 lbs. and my jusband is down 4 lbs.
I just joined this week. Anyone on a diet right now? I’m looking
for some good ‘eatable’ low-carb recipes.
Day 2 and I am experiencing some hypoglycemia (headache, very
hungry). I have looked online and all I can find are ways to prevent
hypoglycemia before it starts, no suggestions on how to get rid of it
once it sets in.
Any suggestions?