The
South Beach Diet is one of the several weight loss diets that have
surfaced in recent years and promises to make you lose weight fast. The
responses to this particular diet are mixed. There are some people who swear by
the goodness of this diet and how it had helped them to lose much weight. And
there are other people who just despise this diet, especially the initial phase
that makes them feel extremely tired and fatigued. The south beach diet is
known to be a low-carb diet which has made many to call it a fad diet. However,
people who have largely benefitted from this diet refuse to call it a fad diet
and instead tells us that this diet is much better than the famous Atkins Diet.
Well, most diets in this world are better than the Atkins Diet!!
Those
who want to go for this diet are expected to eat lean meat, eggs, seafood,
low-fat dairy products, various kinds of nuts and nearly all kinds of
vegetables. They can also consume artificial sweeteners and low glycemic
content carbohydrate foods
. The
diet consists of an initial shock phase when all the fruits and vegetables
along with all the carbohydrates are banned. This has made many dieters
complain of extreme low levels of energy and fatigue. However, it seems more of
a genetic problem rather than a problem with the south beach diet.
The
good thing about this diet is that it removes the simple carbohydrates commonly
found in sweets, breads and pasta and replaces them with complex carbohydrates
that we get from whole grain breads and vegetables. The only factor that makes
this diet look like a fad diet is the worst kind of marketing technique that
promises to make you lose weight incredibly fast. This coupled with the first
portion of diet that bans carbs and healthy fruits and vegetables completely to
make you lose your water weight, so that you start to believe in all that
marketing hype.
The
second part of the diet consists of some healthy eating tips and recipes which
are all very sensibly written by the author. They are effective and indeed very
good. There are also pre-packaged South Beach Diet foods available for those
who don’t have time to cook the recipes provided by the author. Overall, the South
Beach Diet is quite a good idea if you choose to ignore the mediocre
marketing hype and also the first part of the diet. Follow the second part and
you’re bound to see some good results!
