South Beach Diet Phase 1: Getting Started

How do you get started on the South Beach Diet? If you have ten or more pounds to lose or experience significant cravings for sugary foods and refined starches, then you should begin on Phase 1, the first and most restrictive Phase of the South Beach Diet plan. Phase 1 is designed to stabilize blood sugar, eliminate cravings, and jump-start your weight-loss efforts. It lasts only two weeks. To guarantee your success, consider these tips for getting started.

South Beach Diet is not low in carbs

South Beach Diet is not low in carbs, neither in fats, however during the three phases of South Beach Diet you will learn how to eat the right carbs and right fats and also how to live very well without carbs and bad fats. As a result, you will become healthier and you will lose between 4 and 7 pounds in just two weeks, tested!
This is how you will proceed:
You will eat normal portions of chicken, turkey, fish and seafood;
You will eat plenty of vegetables, eggs, cheese, nuts;
You will eat salads with real olive oil dressing;
You get three balanced meals a day and it is up to you to eat in such a way that will satisfy hunger;
You drink water, plus coffee or tea if you want;

South Beach Diet Phase One Recipes Round-Up for

Today let's celebrate March, the month when the Vernal Equinox heralds the arrival of spring with days that start to get longer again. Even though in Utah the weather sometimes stays cold until late April or early May, the longer days are always a welcome change. The first day of the month also means it's time for me to share the links I've been collecting through the month for South Beach Diet Phase One recipes I've posted this month or found on other food blogs. I'm always excited to see all the tasty offerings people have cooked that are okay for phase one.