Comments on: The South Beach Diet

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:44:47 +0000

The south beach diet does work if you have the time and determination that it takes to put into it. Honestly as far as that goes… I’ve found it a lot easier to just change my diet to eat more healthy (watching calories, fat, etc.). The first two weeks are extremely difficult but if you have a substantial amount of weight to lose, the weight you shed tends to counteract the miserable way you’ll feel from being deprived of grains & fruit. After that, it’s not as bad from that stand point, but for me it was a total challenge to make sure I ate as much as I was suppose to. I wound up eating when I wasn’t hungry a lot with this diet, and it’s important to keep fueling your body with this diet or you’ll go into starvation mode because you are eating a lot of lean products. It reminds me of a loose regimen that one would go on during body sculpting. As one person said, some of the recipes just take far too much time for as busy as our society has gotten, but if you search out there on the internet you can find more simple recipes. Like I said, for me personality, although I was losing weight on SB, it just made more sense for my busy lifestyle to just focus on eating healthy and hitting target daily/weekly goals instead of restricting myself so much, and I’ve lost a substantial amount of weight doing this as well. It’s all what fits for you! The main thing to remember with ANY diet is that it’s for LIFE. SB Phase 3 is the same as stopping ANY diet, you add things back to your diet, and you manage and learn what you can eat, how much you can eat, etc without losing more, or gaining more. That’s probably the hardest step of all.

By: Laera

Laera — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:00:26 +0000

I went on this diet last year and I have to say that it’s the only diet that ever worked and was sustainable for me (and i’ve been on lots of diets from starvation to soup diet to Atkins to diet pills to cereal diet). The South Beach Diet made a lot of sense, incorporating lean meats, veggies, low carbs, moderate amounts of sugars, limiting fats (i.e. oils) and adding some exercise. I went from 145lbs to 120lbs in 6 weeks. I’ve gained some weight in 2009 (and that’s only because I went off the diet…meaning, I ate started eating sweets and junk food thanks to the holidays, barbques, picnics, family parties, etc.) but I went back on it last week and lost 5lbs. I just now had the SB salad for lunch and i’m so satisfied.

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:26:23 +0000

This is day one for me. I have prepared several foods for the week. After dinner is the hardest for me so plan to keep busy outside away from food. Any helpful hints will be appreciated.

By: Mel

Mel — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:18:07 +0000

it does work. I lost 65 lbs of fat in three to four months. how do i know its fat? well i bought myself a body fat caliper and would measure myself once a month.I did exercise about an hour a day.mostly weight training then i would also play ice hockey and volleyball. YOU CAN DO IT!

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:57:06 +0000

I’ve followed the South Beach diet since January of 2007. I went through all three phases and maintain via following the principles of the diet. Unlike the person who wrote the assessment of the diet, I learned how to eat the right things (and more importantly why) by paying close attention to the first two thirds of the the books (I also read the South Beach Heart Program) and not trying to simply eat based on the menus in the books. I create my own meals based on learning the basics. The result? I lost 80lbs (265 down to 185) by Feb. 2008 and have been maintaining that weight since. I also went from now exercise to working weights three times a week, riding 700+ miles a year on my bicycle and occasionally running 4-5 miles on average once a month. Blood pressure went from 172/130 to 129/78. Cholesterol and triglyceride levels went from top of the safe range to mid-range. I’ve been VERY please from what I learned from the South Beach Diet.

By: Mandie

Mandie — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:19:44 +0000

I’ve been on the diet a week now, and it really works! Being 17 and 5′6, and starting at 145 lbs. I wasn’t really overweight, I just wanted to slim a little. But so far I’ve lost 5 lbs. and feel great! The only thing is heartburn, which I think I get from the huge amounts of vegetables consumed. (I always ate more fruit) Since that is the basis of the diet, make sure to drinks LOTS of water, as it helps. I recommend it for anyone, but as stated the first phase requires (and still is requiring) enormous willpower.

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:37:18 +0000

Several years ago (2005?) I lost 20 pounds using the South Beach diet. After the first two weeks of Phase 1, I used it as a “guide” rather than strictly following the recipes in the books. I found it to be an easy concept, even when eating in restaurants. By following the guidance in the book, my weight has not fluctuated by more than a couple pounds since. I eat all foods in moderation now. I plan to go back on the diet to try to get rid of that last 20 – I am planning on success. (I am a mid-forties female.)

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:44:41 +0000

I started the South Beach Diet 5 years ago, and lost 59 pounds. I’ve kept it off with very little effort. Even after having left it and “going it on my own” I still find myself shopping the way this book taught me. I have all of the books for this diet and have since gone back to it. This is a great way to eat. It’s a definate keeper.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:49:58 +0000

I’ve been on SB for 5 years. It works. I’ve lost 27 pounds and have kept it off. It’s simple, makes sense and is easy to follow. I tried to diet before I tried SB and it didn’t work for me. This just seemed to make sense.

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:16:22 +0000

My husband I went on the SB diet and found it a positive diet to follow – we have been on it for 2 months and I have lost 10 pounds and my husband has lost 22. We especially love the turnip frie recipe and the breakfast skillet cheese one