I know that it works, and I am currentley doing the first two weeks of it, which involve not eating carbs, sugar, or fruit. Any suggestions on what to eat for breakfast or lunch?
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I'm on it as well. The first phase is NOT about not eating carbs. Have you read the book? It is excellent and provides you with the meal plans for the first two weeks. I also own the South Beach Diet Cookbook that also has great recipes for Phase 1. In phase 1 you do not eat sugar or fruit, yes, but you do eat carbs. Carb count is low though. I average 30 carbs a day. So maybe that IS what you call not eating carbs? You can take a look at SouthBeachDiet.com and even register or something to get recipes. Lets see, for lunch, I usually eat a salad with grilled chicken breast and 2 tablespoons oil and vinegar dressing (the recipe is in the book or just mix together extra virgin olive oil and balsalmic vinegar).And with lunch I have sugar free jello that I prepared in the morning. Oh, for breakfast every morning I eat 1 small carton of egg beaters scrambled (equals about 2 real eggs), two strips of extra lean turkey bacon, and 6 ounces of V8 (just like the book says), I also drink a cup of coffee. I've had that breakfast every morning. I don't get bored with breakfasts I guess. For lunch and dinner I mix it up. 2 servings of a low carb vegetable for dinner along with a small serving of chicken breast, lean sirloin beef, or lean pork. LOTS OF FISH! For desert what really holds me over is what the book recommends every night, the ricotta creme desert. Buy Low Fat ricotta creme take 1/2 cup of it mix it with one packet of sugar substitute and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract. I like it! You can also eat sugar free popsicles. You eat a snack between lunch and one between dinner. Usually it's one piece of string cheese or a turkey roll up. You should buy the book, it's great reading! Well hope I helped! Good Luck!
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No, honey, you need more protein and more actual vegetables in your diet.  \n\nYou're better off having the apple with peanut butter for breakfast, then go with a salad for lunch (if you're trying to eliminate calories, leave off the dressing).\n\nCheez-its aren't a very good option, as they're pretty high in fats, as well as sodium.  Additionally, any carbs you put into your body will eventually turn into sugars, so you're best off getting whole grains, that take more energy to process.  Maybe you could try half a slice of whole wheat bread with peanut butter on it as a snack.\n\nPerhaps a chicken breast on top of a green salad for dinner...\n\nHere's a link to food pyramid...use this as a guideline for your daily intake.
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Start your day with a breakfast that is high in carbohydrates. A good example is peanut butter and toast and bananas. Keep it from 100-200 calories. The less sugar the better. Also, try to make sure you are getting at least 7hrs of sleep (I know that seems impossible).
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You need to first have your mind that your going to get this done. Then your going to have to throw away all the food that you brought items such as cookies, cakes, Kool-aid ( I am african-american) I drank gallons of kool aid. Contains to much sugars. Go out and subsitute your sweets for fruits, any fruit that you like and buy them weekly, set up like a bowl of fruits. Buy spinach if its safe, or lettuce so that you can eat alot of salads. Drink around 6-8 glasses of water.  To make sure you get your daily water intake label 6-8 cups on a table and have them facing up once you take a glass of water thru out the day \nflip them down and ull be reminded or take a notebook. Water cures all :) .Just drink water with your meals or like diet sugar-less drinks for a while. Eat more fish and chicken. Stay far away from FRied Foods, they have way to much calories to burn in a day. It things that are grilled. If your a beef fan. eat lean-beef. but they are more expensive than chicken and what not.  No pork, subsitute your bacon with turkey bacon, or chicken if they got those lol. \n Everything is all in the mind, People don't tell you this but your gonna have to want to do it. Surround yourself with the people that  eat healthy and excersise normally. For you i suggest just walking daily. Take your ipod or whatever and walk for about 30 mins for a couple of months, do this for 3 times a week. Remember your diet won't work if you dont excersise and diet. ITs for maximum performance. Take a friend with you if your the type that needs company.\n\nBut if you want more tips email me or encouragement.Jmonie02@yahoo.com. I am a typically college student. I ended my soccer career last year and I don;t want to gain weight like all my fellow teamates. I am 22 and about 218lbs and 6'4 1/2 . I recently started the "ABS diet" because i want a full blown six pack. but  Its a book i got for about 15 bux at the mall. So if your really serioius, get this book because it tells you to eat all you want but just eat healthy. I am doing it, i feel good and have a new thought on life. Most obese people just eat anything and everything. Markets are just trying to make a buck but this book tells you which company is actually good. :)
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I am in the same predicament you are in. My doctor is telling me stuff I already know and i have no will power. like tonight i ate 3 bags of m&ms and a king sized twix but i will start tomorrow a new and try not to eat that crap.  what I do is excersice with a friend always because if I didnt i would do it. Its motivation. and I use a smaller plate so it can look full for the eyes and when I cook I only cook enough for 1 serving so when I want some more its none so I have to drink water to get full. Yeah, sometimes I dont always follow my rules but I wake up everyday and try again and harder. I havent weighed myself in a while because when i do and see that I have lost weight, my mind goes " what are you doing? lets eat more" and i gain it back but the best thing is to Wake up everyday and start brand new each day. if you break a day, its ok, try again. What I have learned is to not stop eating what you eat(as long if its not too much junk)just eat less of it. and excercise like crazy. oh, I also have been eating alot of fruits. I really dont like all the fruit thats available to me locally but i eat what i like apples, oranges, grapes, watermelon, strawberries, i just eat a different one a day.its called food rotating. Lucky with my job, one of my clients love to walk so 2 days out the week i have a good walk and my other client has to excercise more, so i motivate her by excercising with her and get strength training incorparated into those days. oh, i try to eat at least 6 times a day. breakfast lunch and dinner and 3 snacks but i dont always succeed, but i am losing weight, something i am doing is right because i can feel it in my feet and legs and sides where my bra is. hey, if you want a person to talk to about your days to give you motivation to keep trying im here for you sweety. so good luck. if you want to eat fast foods, try nuggets instead of burgers. and eat tacos. the whole point is to burn more calories than  you eat. good luck.
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Breakfast: Oatmeal with skim milk.\nLunch:Unsalted saltine crackers tossed green salad with oil and vinegar dressing.\nDinner: Pasta, tomato sauce, green beans, sugar free jello\n\nThis diet lowered my blood sugar from 270 to 113.
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This is the fastest, but not the safest.  Cut your calorie intake really low.  Drink nothing but bottled water or flavored water with zero calories.  You don't need to do excercises, but it is a good idea since the weight drops so fast.  You will want to be firm.  You can drop 10-15 lbs a week.  Buy goldfish crackers and snack on them when you get hungry.  Celery has no calories.  If you are not disciplined enough to just eat like that for a few weeks.  Then go the whole day without eating and drink water only.  Eat 1 meal that is 500 calories or less.  It definitely works.
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Okay, it's going to be nearly impossible to lose 15 pounds in a week with that amount of food intake. As for meals, they should consist mostly of steamed or raw vegetables with unsalted and unoiled nuts/beans for protein. The protein shouldn't be from cashews, pistachios, or butterbeans but healthy sources like kidney or black beans and peanuts, sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds. Stay away from white starches(no potatoes). All carbohydrates should be from whole grains and there shouldn't be many of them. Snacks should be granola (without sugar or whole yogurt added) or fruit, nuts or raw vegetables (no dip!). The diet will be more effective if the first day is spent with a detoxifying diet (like a 24 hour diet of only organic fruit juices). Breakfast should be with hot water and lemon juice or hot green/white tea (no sugar or added milk) and a diet cereal (like Special K or Total). A cup of coffee would be okay if you skipped the sugar and milk. All milk should be skim. Caloric intake should be around 1800 calories or less per day. Exercise should be running (continuous) whether fast or slow for three miles or more.
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Haven t heard about that diet!! Sounds a bit dull to just eat ham for dinner! If I were you I d get off that diet a.s.a.p and would start eating normal/healthy food 3 times a day and exercise regularly!!
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I get this stuff called whey protein from the GNC. It's powder form so when I make my smoothies I put to 2tablespoons of whey in with my smoothie and Iam good until lunch time (but if I get the munchies I try eatting nuts or veggies and fruits) and then I eat a nice size salad and Iam full until dinner and I eat a nice meal and a small snack before bed. It works for me.
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Do you mean breakfast? \n\nFruit is always a good choice. It will provide energy and nurishment. If you like bananas, go for those! Perhaps some fruit juice like orange juice or grapefruit juice.\n\nAs for lunch- since you are a vegetarian, I would suggest something simple and nonpershiable- like peanut butter and jelly. Bring some carrot sticks and an apple with you. (a juice box, too)\n\nGood luck on your exam. \n\nPS the carrots are "brain food"
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Well definitely cut down on your complex carbs (potatoes, rice, etc).  balance protein, carbs and fat (very important).  Get protein from turkey, chicken, tofu, tuna, egg whites, fat free yogurt and protein powder.  Carbs from fruits, vegatables.  Fat from olive oil, avacado and almonds. Always have hard boiled eggs in the fridge. \n\nIf you don't like to exercise, then only drive when you absolutely have to, and walk as much as possible.  People underestimate the power of cutting out vehicles by at least 20%. \n\nDrink water as your primary source of liquid.  Do not drink any soda at all - it is completly unnecessary.  \n\nChange your eating perspective to 'one meal at a time'.  If you over eat, or eat something very fattening that's okay, you are one meal away from eating healthy again.  You should never feel deprived.  It is important to try and make a committment. \n\nAfter living like this for a few months you will feel you don't want those unhealthy foods so much.  \n\nThe main issue for most of us is not having ever learned how to eat healthy.  Our bodies want healthy food, and it's much more natural for us to walk than get into a vehicle.  This is not a novelty or fad, this is how it's supposed to be.  \n\nBy following this, without strenuous excersise, your body will get to its optimum weight naturally and in a reasonable amount of time.\n\nGood Luck
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My trainer told me to eat 3 meals a day plus 2 meal replacement shakes (Ensure, protein shake, etc.).  It works.
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Low carb is the answer to not being hungry.  It offers natural appetite suppression.  This doesn't apply to "new" Atkins with all the high carb junk you can now eat or South Beach after week 2.\n\nThere are many diet website with free plans.  Take your time and do a search. Read up, decide what will work best for you.
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eat 5 to 6 smaller meals a day, 2 of the meals should b protein drinks, the other meals should consist of\nprotein: egg whites, chicken, tuna, fish, steak\ncomplex carbs: brown rice, yams, whole wheat breads\nveggies: asparagus, green beans, broccolie, other green veggies\n ....cardio 6 days a week, in the morning, before any breakfast right after u wake up, walk on the treadmil for atleast 40 minutes....in the afternoon 3 times a week do a full body low weight circuit workout, do abs every other day.... email me if u need anything else
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If I were you I'd just do the lime and warm water and skip the honey. Limes or lemons in warm water 20 minutes prior to eating is great for your digestive system and is supposed to assist in increasing your metabolism. \n\nHoney is very high in calories as well as carbs. 1 tablespoon is like 1/4 of your daily intake so I stay away cause I like to enjoy my carbs in other methods. \n\nIf you want to have a healthy eating plan I have given you one. But if you do this it's life so you need to totally change your way of eating and exercising. This is not a diet rather than a healthy eating plan for life. So no more talking diet cause it means time limit. \n\nHere are the golden rules: \nInitially cut down to 1200 calories. \nExercise 6 times per week for 1 hours a day. Do three weight sessions and three cardio sessions. \nDon't eat carbs after 4pm, never eat carbs within 2 hours of exercise or within 1 hour of exercise. \nDrink 3 litres of water per day. You can have a green tea at the end of the day. \nLimit your fruit in take to 2 pieces per day. \nNever eat dinner after 6pm.\nAdopt of low GI eating plan this is sustainable for life!\nMake low fat dairy choices \n\nFollow this menu plan as a suggestion: \nBreakfast 7am - 1 cup hot water w lemon\n20 minutes later have a bowel of oats w water (no honey) OR\nfruit salad w low GI soy yogurt\nSnack 10am - pear or apple (both low GI)\nLunch 12.30pm - muligrain sandwich w 50g tuna & salad (no butter)\nSnack 3pm - low GI yogurt OR skim berry smoothie (no honey or banana) plenty of ice, 1/2 cup skim milk & 1/4 cup yogurt\nDinner 5.30pm - 120g grilled lean meat/fish/prawns/tofu patties (not fried) w spinach salad & mixed vegies (no whites, carbs) OR 3 egg white/soy omlette with ham, cheese and tomato\nSnack - 1 scoop of low cal low fat ice cream (if hungry)\n\nExercise is must be intense. Refer to www.bodybuilding.com for your weights routine. You can do a circuit class but this counts as one weights session. Never do weights two consecutive days have a cardio day in between. \n\nCardio needs to include running, boxing and spin. If your classes are less than 1 hour top it up with cardio before and after classes. You get the most benefits from exercise when your body is totally fatigued and this is when you see changes. \n\nTo maintain you can increase calories to 1500 and reduce exercise sessions to 3-4 times per week. If weight creeps up again due to holiday period etc.. go back to 1200 cal and 6 sessions again. \n\nGood luck it worked for me it can work for anyone.
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i just got a great new diet from a friend of mine and am starting on Monday.  I have copied it in for you.\n_______\nDAY 1.All fruits except bananas. Your first day consist of all fruits you want. It is suggested you consume lots of melons the first day especially watermelon and cantaloupe.\nDay One: You are preparing your system for the upcoming Program. Your only source of nutrition is fresh fruits. Fruits are nature's perfect food.  They provide everything you can possibly want to sustain life except  Total Balance and variety.\nDAY 2.All vegetables.  You  are encouraged to eat until you are stuffed With all the raw and cooked vegetables  of  your choice. There is no limit On the amount or type. Avoid oil and coconut while cooking vegetables.  Have large boiled potato for breakfast.\nDay Two:Starts  with a fix of complex carbohydrates in the form of a boiled potato.  This is taken in the form of a boiled potato and taken in the morning to provide energy and balance. The rest of the day too consists of vegetables,  which  are  virtually  calorie  free and provide essential nutrients and fiber.\nDAY 3.Any  mixture  of  fruits  and  vegetables  of your choice. Any amount, any quantity, no bananas yet and no potatoes today.\nDay Three:Eliminates  the potato because you get your carbohydrates from fruits.  Your system is now prepared to start  burning excess pounds. You will Have cravings, which should start to diminish by day four.\nDAY 4.Banana  and  Milk.  Today  you  will eat as many as eight bananas and drink three glasses of milk. You can also have 1 bowl of Vegetable soup.\nDay Four:Bananas  and milk. You are in for a surprise. You probably will not be able to eat all the bananas allowed. But they are there for the potassium you have lost and sodium you may have missed the last three days. You will  notice  a  definite  loss  of  desire for sweets and you will be surprised at how easy this day will go.\nDAY 5.Today  is  feast  day. You will eat 1 cup of rice. You also have to Eat six whole tomatoes and drink 12 glasses of  water today to cleanse Your system of the excess uric acid you will be Producing.\nDay Five:Rice  and  tomatoes. The rice is for the carbohydrates and the tomatoes are for the digestion and fiber. Lots and lots of water purify you system. You should notice colorless urine today. Do not feel you have to eat one-cup rice, you may eat less. But you may eat six tomatoes.\nDAY 6.Today  is  another all vegetables day. You must eat 1 cup of rice Today and eat all the vegetables you want,cooked or uncooked, in your Hearts content. \nDay Six:It  is  similar  to  five.  Vitamins  and  fiber from  the vegetables and carbohydrates from the rice. By now your system  is in a total Weight loss inclination. There should be a noticeable difference in the way You look today compared to day one.\nDAY 7.Today  your food intake will consist  of 1 cup of rice, fruit juice And the vegetables you care to consume. Tomorrow morning you will be five To eight Kgs. Lighter than 1 week ago. If you desire further weight loss repeat  the  program  again. Repeat the program as often as you like.  However, it is suggested that you rest for three days before every\nrepetition. You  have  your system under control now and it will thank you for all the purging and cleansing you just gave it.  Even  more  than  a diet  program it is good to follow this diet once in awhile to clean your digestive system and remove toxic substances that have accumulated in the system.\nDay Seven:You  may  celebrate with champagne. You may also have white wine instead of champagne, but in all practical programs,  and in all surveys done to measure the success of the program, General Motors employees have always preferred champagne to wine \nADDITIONAL COMMENTS: The most important element of the program is the 10 tall glasses of water a day. You can also flavor  the  water with  some lemon to make the drink easier. While on the program take only black coffe