The South Beach Diet

 

Okay spill the legumes.....    

How is it different?  Are you basically doing still no fruit and carbs for the first two weeks?

I am so excited that you have lost the weight!

After losing 13.8 lbs I am kind of in a plateu stage right now and have started low/no carb today to see if I can kick start it.

I know I can't do low carb for life...but how much can you add back in after the first two weeks?

YES I am too sorry to go buy the book!  The last thing I need is another diet book!
 

Okay...I did not buy the book...I read a lot of it in Walmart!    So I like it... I like the fact that it adds beans beans the magical fruit I like that you can eat fruit in the next two weeks and it really is just a modified WW type thing from that point on.  So...I started today with the exception of some carrots (which I ate prior to reading the book) and I have signed up online.  So here we go 115 or bust!  All you ladies wench and Marlespo et al have finally convinced me to give it another go.

Hugs!

This is the Palm Beach one you're doing? Please do give updates! This one sounds more my 'abitlity'. I LOVE fruit and beans.

Here are the things you can eat on the first two weeks.  Then you move to phase 2 where you add back in some fruits and complex carbs.

Foods to Enjoy

BEEF  Lean cuts, such as:

Eye of Round
Ground beef:
Extra Lean (96/4)
Lean (92/8)
Sirloin (90/10)
Tenderloin
Top Loin
Top Round

POULTRY (SKINLESS)
Cornish hen
Turkey bacon (2 slices per day)
Turkey and chicken breast

SEAFOOD

All types of fish and shellfish


PORK
Boiled ham
Canadian bacon
Loin
Tenderloin

VEAL
Chop
Cutlet, leg
Top round

LAMB (Remove all visible fat)

Center Cut
Chop
Loin

LUNCHMEAT

Fat-free or low-fat only


MEAT SUBSTITUTES (SOY BASED)
Bacon - Limit to 2 slices per day
Burger - < 3 gms fat per 2-3 oz portion
Chicken Patties & Nuggets - < 3 gms fat per 2-3 oz portion
Hot Dogs - < 3 gms fat per 2-3 oz portion
Natural Peanut Butter - 2 TBS (may use as protein choice or limited nut choice)
Sausage Pattie - Limit 1 patty per day
Seiten
Soy Crumbles
Soy Nuts - 1/4 cup for a protein snack is suggested serving
Tempeh
Yuba (Bean Curd or Sheet)


CHEESE (FAT-FREE OR LOW-FAT)
American
Cheddar
Cottage cheese, 1-2% or fat-free
Cream cheese substitute, dairy-free
Feta
Mozzarella
Parmesan
Provolone
Ricotta
String
(Laughing Cow is one he uses the skim version)


NUTS

Peanut butter, 1 tsp

Peanuts, 20 small

Pecan halves, 15

Pistachios, 30



EGGS

The use of whole eggs is not limited unless otherwise directed by your doctor. Use egg whites and egg substitute as desired.



TOFU

Use soft, low-fat or lite varieties



VEGETABLE CHOICES (includes legumes)

(May use fresh, frozen or canned without added sugar)

Artichokes

Asparagus

Beans, Green

Beans, Italian

Beans, Wax

Beans or Legumes:

Black Beans

Butter Beans

Chickpeas or Garbanzo

Kidney

Lentils

Lima

Pigeon Peas

Soy Beans

Split Peas


Broccoli

Bok Choy

Brussels Sprouts

Cabbage

Capers

Cauliflower

Celery

Collard Greens

Cucumbers

Eggplant

Hearts of palm

Kale

Leeks

Lettuce (All varieties)

Juice (Limit to 6 ounces per day)

Tomato

V-8


Mushrooms (All varieties)

Mustard Greens

Okra

Onion - Limit to ½ per day

Parsley

Peppers (All varieties)

Pickles - Dill or those sweetened with Splenda

Raddicchio

Radishes (All varieties)

Rhubarb

Sauerkraut

Scallions

Sea Vegetables

Snow peas

Spinach

Sprouts, Alfalfa

Squash, Spaghetti

Squash, Summer

Yellow

Zucchini


Swiss Chard

Tomato - Limit to 1 whole or 10 cherry per meal

Turnip Greens

Turnips

Water Chestnuts



FATS

The following monounsaturated oils are recommended to be consumed daily:

Oil, canola

Oil, olive

Other Oil Choices that may be chosen (Polyunsaturated or a blend of Monounsaturated):

Corn

Enova

Grapeseed

Peanut

Safflower

Sesame

Soybean

Sunflower

Other Fat Choices:

Avocado - 1/3 whole = 1 TBS oil

Guacamole - ½ cup = 1 TBS oil

Margarine - Chose those that do not contain Trans Fatty Acids such as Fleishmann's Premium Olive Oil or Smart Balance

Mayonnaise - Regular or Low Fat

Olives (Green or Ripe) 15 = 1/2 TBS

Salad Dressing - Use those < 3 gms sugar per serving



SPICES AND SEASONINGS

All spices that contain no added sugar

Broth

Extracts (almond, vanilla, or others)

Horseradish sauce

I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Spray

Lemon Juice

Lime Juice

Pepper (black, cayenne, red, white)

Use the following toppings and sauces sparingly (check labels for added sugar)

Hot Sauce

Salsa - Limit to 2 TBS during phase 1

Soy Sauce - 1/2 TBS

Steak Sauce - 1/2 TBS

Worcestershire Sauce - 1 TBS

Whipped Topping (Light) - 2 TBS



NUTS (Limit to one serving per day as specified)

Almonds - 15 (Dry roasted recommended)

Brazil Nuts - 4

Cashews - 15 (Dry roasted recommended)

Pecans - 15 (Dry roasted recommended)

Macadamia - 8 (Dry roasted recommended)

Peanut Butter, Natural = 2 TBS

Peanuts, 20 small (May use dry roasted or boiled)

Pine Nuts (Pignolia) - 1 ounce

Pistachios - 30 (Dry roasted recommended)

Walnuts - 15 (Dry roasted recommended)

In place of nuts, may use:

Flax Seed - 3 TBS



SWEET TREATS (Limit to 75 calories per day)

Candies, hard, sugar-free

Chocolate powder, no-added-sugar

Cocoa powder, baking type

Fudgsicles, sugar-free

Gelatin, sugar-free

Gum, sugar-free

Popsicles, sugar-free

Sugar substitute

Some Sugar Free Products may be made with sugar alcohols (isomalt, lactitol, mannitol, sorbitol or xylitol) and are permitted on the SBD. They may have associated side effects of GI distress (abdominal pain, diarrhea & gas) if consumed in excessive amounts.



SUGAR SUBSTITUTES

Acesulfame K

Fructose (needs to be counted as Sweet Treats, Caloric Limit)

Nutrasweet (Equal)

Saccharin (Sweet & Low)

Sucralose (Splenda)

Stevia (Not approved by FDA)

I fogot to say....Ha ha I beat you to it KC!!  I posted the list!!

It's long though so sorry Leah.  I like the whole thing a lot better than Atkins.  This guy is a cardiologist and it makes sense that high fat is bad as is high carbs.  He started the whole thing not for weight loss, but for insulin and heart reasons.  They have a lot of info on him and it on WebMD.

By the way KC my hubby is the same.  He would never say a bad thing about me being overweight except that I should excersize to be healthy.  BUT now that I have started to lose some he notices it and says nice things about how nice I am looking again.  


I also had to modify this to add that there is desert.  Part skim or skim ricotta cheese with Splenda and some vanilla...yum!  I can get recipes if anyone wants them.  

Day two is over and I am feeling great --though I am drinking so much water the bathroom and I are friends!
Here is the list of things to avoid the first two weeks.

Foods to Avoid

BEEF

Brisket

Liver

Other fatty cuts

Rib steaks



POULTRY

Chicken, wings and legs

Duck

Goose

Poultry products, processed



PORK

Honey-baked ham



VEAL

Breast



CHEESE

Brie

Edam

Nonreduced fat



VEGETABLES

Beets

Carrots

Corn

Potatoes, white

Potatoes, sweet

Yams



FRUIT

Avoid all fruits and fruit juices in Phase 1, including:


Apples

Apricots

Berries

Cantaloupe

Grapefruit

Peaches

Pears



STARCHES AND CARBS

Avoid all starchy food in Phase 1, including:


Bread, all types

Cereal

Croutons, all types

Matzo

Oatmeal

Rice, all types

Pasta, all types

Pastry and baked goods, all types



DAIRY

Fat Free 1/2 & 1/2, Nonfat milk, 1% milk, Soy milk allowed with coffee. Otherwise avoid all other dairy products (unless listed under protein choices or sweet treats). Limit to < 2 TBS per cup of coffee. Otherwise, avoid all milk products in Phase 1, including:


Yogurt, cup-style and frozen

Ice cream

Milk, low-fat, fat-free, whole

Milk, soy



MISCELLANEOUS

Alcohol of any kind, including beer and wine

No regular ketchup or cocktail sauce

No pork rinds - too high in saturated fat

No jerky - too high in sugar content

Limit Caffeine-Containing Beverages to 1-2 servings per day

I'm posting to my own posts how sad is that?  

Anyway....forgot to say...I like the use of the term "way of life" that they use instead of diet.  

I'll check for you and modify later!

KC as promised and direct from Dr. Agatston's mouth!

Member Question: Dr. Agatston, what is your take on using a non-dairy creamer for coffee? I just can't stand my coffee with anything but that in it. I've been using it since starting on SBD, and it hasn't seemed to affect my weight loss or cravings. (29 pounds in 2 months.)

Dr. Agatston: As long as it doesn't have trans fats, it should be fine. Some non-dairy creamers have low sugar amounts, but if a splash isn't triggering your cravings, then it is absolutely fine to use. One product we recommend with no trans fats is Land-o-Lakes gourmet fat free half-and-half, which also contains a little calcium.

Wow, thanks Pam, for posting all that!

What a help to those of us interested in the diet but burned on buying diet books!

NP Saf.... I will post the things you can add in Stage II.. a bit later.  I love this.  I feel great.  Things is though as with anything.. it depends on how your body reacts to it.  Also...some people do not lose as much weight, but then they usually eat a lot of food.  Even though there are no portions of lean meat and veg...you still can't eat a whole cow.

How is this going? Any updates? Would love to hear!

I started this week and so far so good. I was only really hungry the first day.  I have enjoyed most of the recipies so far. Sigh, another 11 days to go til Phase II.

Going just fine..helped me lose a few. Personally I am back to doing WW.  Probably has something to do with that bread maker I got!

Also went to the National Body Challange thing at the Discovery store and they sent me this diet profile.  I am only supposed to consume 1,100=1,200 calories.  So in other words...it's still all the same.  Don't eat crap.  WW is better for me as a lifestyle because I love good food.  So anything that makes me feel I can't eat is not going to work.  What does work is eating a ton of veggies and fruit watching the simple carbs and just eating less crap.  

I think South Beach is good in that it is a good jump start and also teaches you about Glycemic Index and bad carbs.  Let's face it none of us need tons of potato chips!  But if you eat a half a potato there is no need to go nuts...just slap some fat on it and don't do it too often.  

In the end it's finding the right life choices for you.  Mine is to eat less and better quality.  

I started phase I on MOnday and have lost 5 lbs! .  I KNOW it's mostly waterweight but i needed to see the scale going down for once to feel better about myself!

I really like it although i'm sick of phase I already.  Haven't delved into seafood yet so that's my think tonight.

It's a lot of cooking and pre-packing my foods.  It's worth it though!

I lost 40 lbs on WW years ago and have kept it off. Except i got engaged and gained 10 lbs...whoops comfort zone!  SO this is helping me to get back down and look hot for the wedding...although DF already says i'm hot.  

It's worth a shot, and i read the book.