| DMFashion
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Hi everyone! I just found this forum today and I am going to start the SB diet on Monday. This message board is great.
I just had a few questions:
1. Has anyone joined the South Beach diet online for support or do you use this as your support?
2. Is all the information you need on this message board? Phase descriptions, food list, recipes, etc...
Thank you all for your help.
Denise |
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Thu May 08, 2008 2:02 pm |
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| RedRox
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hi and welcome!
1. really up to you. most people find this forum sufficient and those who have belonged to both, seem to prefer to save their money and hang out here for free. But I'm sure if you asked the same question there, you would get a lot of positive responses there too. Here's a recent thread with some comments on the relative merit of the paid site vs. here if you are interested: http://www.southbeach-diet-plan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=88050
2. Pretty much, but reading the main SB book (either original or new supercharged) is probably still a good idea for the background info and basic principles and why it works. But at the top of each of the main forums is an FAQ sticky thread that has links to the food lists and meal planning tempates which will easily get you started. The FAQ has a lot of other links to threads that answer common questions too that are all very helpful, but the food lists and meal planning template are kind of the two that are really essential for planning and getting started.
FWIW, there are a couple links on the phases in the upper right corner, but most of those links (esp the food listts and shopping lists are extremely outdated and the food lists linked into the FAQ are current.
The rest you can probably figure out by reading posts and asking questions. I can summarize the phases for you in a few paragraphs if you are confused on that part. |
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Thu May 08, 2008 9:36 pm |
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| DMFashion
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Thank you so much for all the info... you're awesome. I would love if you can summarize the three phases for me because I am a little overwhelmed/confused. I just want to make sure I understand the basics.
Thank you so much! |
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Fri May 09, 2008 1:12 am |
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| RedRox
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Caveat: These are my own descriptions based on my own experience and observing others here. If you want the official version, read the book! :lol:
P1: The goal of P1 is to stabilize blood sugars and break the insulin response cycle that causes you to feel hungry again quickly simply because of the types of foods you are eating. (think chinese food!) You may lose weight (usually water weight from depleting glycogen stores in your body that releases water as you use them up) or you may not. Even if you don't, it doesn't mean that it isn't "working". P1 lasts two weeks and there are no grains or fruits, but there are good carbs in the form of lots of veggies, certain types of milk and/or yogurt and beans/legumes, all of which are encouraged to help keep your energy levels up and keep you out of ketosis.
P2: The experimentation and developing your new healthy lifestyle phase. You slowly phase in fruits and whole grains over a 4-6 week period as you learn how to develop meal plans and which foods at which times work best for you. You are basically in this phase until your weight settles out at it's healthy weight given your caloric intake and expenditure. It's also usually a good idea to develop a regular exercise routine in P2 to help maximize your overall health and keep the calorie expenditure side of the equation at a higher level.
P3: Basically more of P2 for the rest of your life without any scale movement! ;) It's where you continue to use what you learned in P2 to maintain your weight in a healthy range. While technically no foods are "off limits", you cannot return to the way you ate before without returning to what you weighed before, so moderation is the key and continued exercise becomes even more critical (IMO) to long term maintenance. In reality, not much changes between P2 and P3, so making P2 a lifestyle program you can see yourself doing for a long time becomes even more critical as you extend into the maintenance phase.
And as a personal observation, "success" tends to come much more from longevity and consistency and rarely from perfection. It's a journey. Enjoy the ride! :) |
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Fri May 09, 2008 4:43 am |
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