What is the south beach diet, and what does it consist of? Like...How do you do it?
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diets suck, try some quality sports and exercise, not starve urself, thats for o'beast loosers
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What?  THE diet food?  What are you talking about?\n\nHere's some recipes for lots of healthy foods:\n\nhttp://allrecipes.com/recipes/healthy-living/main.aspx
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I can't handle anyone else telling me what I can and can't eat.\n\nCurrently, I have lost 26 pounds by just doing my own thing.  I eat two Dannon Light n Fit yogurts, a bowl of raisin bran with 1/2% milk and a sensible dinner each day. I don't say anything is off limits, but I have to watch that I only eat ONE serving of things. I occasionally allow a treat.\n\nIf someone had told me to eat only that every day I would not have followed it. I think sometimes you just really have to figure out what works for you. \n\nA little exercise and a little less food works wonders. And no fast food! EEk, that stuff is horribly calorie-laden.\n\nGood luck to you.
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Here is a pretty good work out and diet that works for me. Hope it helps.\n\n\n\nMonday:\n# Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal and an orange\n# Mid-morning snack: soy protein drink\n# Lunch: 3 oz. broiled chicken salad w/mixed greens and half an alvacado\n# Midafternoon snack: almond butter on apple\n# Dinner: 3 eggs, veggies, and salad\n\nTuesday:\n# Breakfast: 1 cup Cream of Wheat and one slice of melon\n# Midmorning snack: vanilla protein shake\n# Lunch: 4 oz. stir-fry shrimp, salad\n# Midafternoon snack: pure protein bar\n# Dinner: 3 oz. chicken w/veggies\n\nWednesday:\n# Breakfast: oatmeal w/almond flakes\n# Midmorning snack: 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese and an orange\n# Lunch: 4 oz. grilled salmon\n# Midafternoon snack: half a melon\n# Dinner: 2 slices of pizza (wow)\n\nThursday\n# Breakfast: 3 scrambled eggs\n# Midmorning snack: apple\n# Lunch: 3 oz. chicken and veggies\n# Midafternoon snack: one protein bar\n# Dinner: 4 oz. tuna and veggies\n\nFriday:\n# Breafkast: oatmeal & apple\n# Midmorning snack: protein shake\n# Lunch: turkey salad (4.5 oz.)\n# Midafternoon snack: two cups of fruit\n# Dinner: chicken n dumplings\n\nWorkout\n\nMonday:\n# 10 min. warmup jog\n# four sets of 15 crunches, 15 bicycle twists, 15 leg raises\n# 30 mins. on the Stairmaster\n\nTuesday:\n# 10 min. warmup jog\n# four sets of 15 crunches, 15 bicycle twists, 15 leg raises\n# one hour upper body tone-up with light dumbbells (lotta work)\n# four sets of bicep curls mixed in with four sets of 20 tricep kickbacks\n\n(biceps: let your arms hang at your sides, bend elbows, bring weights up to chest level then drop down. tricep kickbacks: bend at waist so your body is at a 90 degree angle. hold dumbbels at chest level and bend elbows at waist. push behind you until your arm is straight, working the muscle at the back of your arm. there are also a bunch of other exercises done with weights)\n\nWednesday:\n# one hour hike w/friends or one hour yoga class\n\nThursday:\n\nTake a break! It's best to work out for 3 days, then take a day off for one.\n\nFriday:\n# 10 minute warmup jog\n# 20 minute stretch\n# four sets of 15 crunches, 15 bicycle twists, 15 leg raises\n# 20 minute treadmill jog
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The only diet that really works and lasts forever, is one that is healthy and is supplemented by healthy exercise.\n\nMy suggestion would be to take up swimming, and to try to meet the suggested walking target of 10,000 steps a day, buy or get a free pedometer (step counter, some cereals are giving them away).  You can incorporate brisk walking into almost any daily routine.\n\nhttp://www.shapeup.org/10000steps.html\nhttp://www.thewalkingsite.com/10000steps.html\nhttp://www.ivillage.co.uk/dietandfitness/getfit/sportsacts/articles/0,,258_660123,00.html\n\nAs for diets, you should be aiming at a diet that you can sustain and enjoy, avoid fast food (burgers etc) ready meals (TV dinners) and sweets (once you hit your target weight learn to treat once a week only).  Try replacing sweets with cereal bars (watch these as they still have sugars in them) fruit salads, and fruit in general.\n\nAt meal time if you eat of a typical 10 inch plate it should NOT be full, a typical plate piled full of food will have more than double your daily calorie intake, which is why a lot of people have weight problems (one trick here is to eat off a smaller plate, it cons your brain into thinking it's your usual full meal).  Calorie counting  can become very laborious and off-putting, also don't weigh yourself every day, resist temptation until the end of each week.\n\nFinally here are a few sites with some healthy eating suggestions to make mealtimes healthy and enjoyable.\n\nTake a look at the recipes before you go 'yuck this sounds boring' there are loads of tasty stuff\n\nhttp://www.healthyliving.gov.uk/healthyeating/index.cfm?contentID=1401\nhttp://www.thatsmyhome.com/healthy/index.htm\nhttp://www.healthyliving.gov.uk/healthyeating/\nhttp://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/diet/healthy_eating/evening_meal.htm\n\nPS. It's all about conditioning your mind and your body, once you get used to eating healthily you will enjoy it, give the recipes time and don't give up after a few weeks. You have plenty of time to lose the weight, do it in a healthy and sensible way.\n\nOh and congrats on the wedding, have a great day in June/July 2007 :)
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south beach is a great idea.  i have not tried it myself but a woman that i work with has lost almost 50 lbs and she started in january or february.\n\nnot only will you lose weight but its a very healthy way to live.  just keep up with it.  you will notice a difference.\n\nGod Bless!
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This diet isn't the worst I have seen but it isn't particularly healthy either. \n\nWhat's bad\n\nSkipping meals is never a good idea as this can cause a dip in your blood sugar levels. If your blood sugar levels constantly dip and surge, you could end up pre-diabetic.\n\nSports drinks contain a lot of sugar so I would cut them out completely. If you must have something sweet, stick to fruit juice diluted with water. \n\nYou are not consuming enough vegetables and there is very little variety. You need at least 5 pieces of fruit and veg a day and these should be different pieces (to maximise nutrition). You should eat more vegetables than fruit as fruit contains a lot of natural sugar. For this reason, it is possible to overdo fruit consumption.\n\nCereal bars are not dreadful but they tend to contain a lot of sugar. I would limit your intake to 1 a day.\n\nEating foods like tuna pasta and eggs without vegetables or salad isn't good. Eggs are binders and are renowned for blocking you up. If you do not eat more fibre, you risk constipation.\n\nWhat's good\n\nThe water is good.  When you are thirsty, your body is demanding water. It doesn't need sports drinks or anything other than water (although I appreciate plain water can seem boring after a while!). Aim to drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water a day.\n\nFish is good. A variety of fish is even better. Oily fish contains essential fatty acids and omega oils so this is most nutritious but all fish (especially organic fish) is great protein. Just make sure it doesn't come in batter or breadcrumbs...\n\nNuts are great. A superfood. But you should only consume a small handful each day. The best nuts to eat are brazils, pecans, walnuts and almonds.\n\nFruit is good but don't eat too much (see above). Try to ensure that there is plenty of variety too and add berries (for example) to your Weetos in the mornings.\n\n\nIf you are a snacker, think about having 6 small meals a day instead of 2 large ones and a bunch of snacks. Ensure there is a balance of protein, carbohydrate (preferably wholegrains) and vegetable fibre at each meal - roughly a third of each on the plate. And when you snack, have a small handful of nuts and one or two pieces of fruit. Other than that, snack on raw vegetables and humus (very good for you). And don't forget the water!
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Try the souch beach diet book...
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It may not be what you eat but how you eat. You can eat pretty much what you want as long as you use strict portion control.\nAlso, vary your exercise, the body can get used to one type of exercise.\nHave you tried water aerobics? It's really fun plus you have the resistance of water to help you.
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well i write down everything i eat...its sorta like the weight watchers diet but i never go into the meetings or anything..\nso every day i write everything i put in my mouth basically water, meat, bread, so on! there are points for everything u eat and a point range that you want to be in between...so i just make sure i dont go over the point range..and then i weigh after one week\ni have been doing it for 4 weeks and i have lost 15+ pounds...\ni'm doing it to stay in shape for sports so i wasnt really planning on losing too much weight but my dad went on it...and he was for 4 weeks and has already lost more than 30 lbs...it effects people differently but overall it works..\nbut also if u excercise for 30 minutes a day youll start losing...\njust if u jog a mile a day...that is so good for ur heart and your body.\nand as far as the food...just stay off the junk food and try to buy some weight watchers books to calculate the points totals...
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I'm on the south beach diet.  Low carb breakfast, I have 2 eggs scrambled and canadian bacon or turkey bacon for breakfast.
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March 28, 2005 — Nutrition and fitness expert Jorge Cruise says in his newest book, "The 3-Hour Diet™: How Low-Carb Diets Make You Fat and Timing Makes You Thin," that it's not so much what you eat but when you eat that's important. The core idea behind "The 3-Hour Diet™" is that by timing your meals and snacks every day, you will reset your body's metabolism, and the pounds will come off. \n\nCruise's diet stresses plenty of fruits, vegetables and lean proteins but doesn't restrict your favorite foods, including carbs. The book includes a recipe guide with options for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks from a range of homemade, frozen and fast-food choices; a 28-day visual eating planner to promote organization and accountability in meal planning; and tips and advice from Jorge's clients on managing time and making meals on the go. \n\nYou can read an excerpt from "The 3-Hour Diet™" below: \n\n"Today, when I look in the mirror, I see a healthy, active person. My knees don't hurt like they did seven weeks ago. I really do feel healthier now. This is a big change for me — a change for the better. I want to enjoy my retirement. I thank Jorge for my success. I am now on the right path for an active lifestyle." \n— Dona Buth, Lost 20 Pounds \n\nMost of us pay close attention to the clock. We set an alarm to wake us in time for work. We strive to leave work by a particular time in order to beat rush-hour traffic. We structure our lives around the time we need to pick the kids up from day care, soccer practice, and play dates. \n\nYet too many of us seem to get out of sync when it comes to eating. Rather than having an eating schedule, many people tend to eat only when it occurs to them. They rush out the door in the morning, forgetting to eat breakfast or intentionally skipping it to save time and calories. They get swept up at work, and realize at two or three in the afternoon that they haven't eaten lunch — and for many people that is their first meal of the day. They complete errands and other tasks after work, only remembering to eat dinner when they are too hungry to stand it. \n\nWhen you eat is critical. As I mentioned in chapter 1, it's essential that you know that successfully losing weight and keeping it off is all about timing. Yet most people use bad timing by eating sporadically. You eat sporadically anytime you allow more than 3 hours to pass between meals. This causes the body to switch from a fat-burning mode to a fat-preservation mode. Instead of fat, the body burns muscle tissue and your metabolism plummets as a result. This leads to fat gain. \n\nSo to get thin, you need to create a consistent eating schedule. That's the secret way to lose weight and keep it off. What exactly does this mean? You may be wondering again, "Is it just about eating every 3 hours? Is that all there is?" The answer is no. Although this program is very simple, there's a little bit more. You see, the key is that it must become automatic for you. Your eating schedule must become effortless and easy. It's all about learning how to use my Visual Timing" formula. \n\nThe power of Visual Timing™ will free you from your past dieting failures. You will at last have an enjoyable and automatic way to eat everyday. Specifically, I promise that by following the 3-Hour Diet" you will lose up to 2 pounds a week from your belly first and bring back the joy of eating! \n\nThe Power of Visual Timing™ \nThe goal of Visual Timing™ is to make eating every 3 hours completely effortless and automatic. In this way, you will not only lose the weight, but keep it off long term. How will Visual Timing™ do this for you? Visual Timing™ involves two critical secrets.\n\nSecret 1: The 3-Hour Timeline™ \nThe first key is to learn when to eat. This involves learning when to start eating, how to keep going through the day, and when to st
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Most of the diet plans out there are a crock of male bovine excrement. They promise you will lose lots of weight, but don't tell you where the weight you lose comes from. Most of the time, it is muscle and water, not fat. Also, they don't promise you will keep it off. \n\nThe best "diet" is to just eat healthy, eat slightly less than you burn, and exercise. It is more of a life style change than a diet. This will guarantee you will lose weight and keep it off.
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FYI --- This is the Diet and Fitness category.\n\nI don't think this question complies with Yahoo! Answers Community Guidelines.
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Essentially a restricted carbohydrate diet. See the link below.\nAlso have a look at what a normal, healthy balanced diet is - second link.
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Look up South Beach Diet.  I lost 20lbs in 2 weeks.  Add exercise to that.  I'm going on 55lbs now. 20 to go after that.  Good luck!
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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.