The South Beach Diet is broken down into three phases which aim to help you reduce cravings, lose weight and keep it off for good.

Phase 1: Kickstart the weight loss and eliminate your cravings

This phase of the diet only lasts for the first 2 weeks of the South Beach Diet and is in place to help you reduce your cravings for products such as sugar and refined starch and ultimately stabilise your blood sugar levels – the low GI Diet also helps dieters to stabilise sugar levels. Any diet which stabilises sugar levels and reducing cravings is perfect for anyone looking to lose a large amount of weight or dieters who are prediabetic or diabetic.

Phase 2: Lose weight at a steady pace

Losing weight on any weight loss plan is about dieting sensibly and losing weight at a steady pace which is why the South Beach Diet encourages dieters to aim for long term weight loss – obviously this will vary dependant on the amount of weight you have to lose. Dieters with less than 10lbs to lose can start at phase 2 especially if you don’t have the cravings for products mentioned above in phase 1. Phase 2 is also a great starting point for people who wish to just generally improve their health or dieters with little stomach fat to lose.

Phase 3: Keep the weight off for life

Once you are used to the South Beach diet way of life and you’ve reached your weight loss goal – this should be a weight which is healthy for your body shape and height, if you’re unsure how much weight you should lose take a look at our Do you really need to lose weight?. As a successful South Beach dieter you’ll now be able to eat almost any food and even add in a few treats! Phase 1 and 2 of the South Beach Diet will help you maintain making healthy food choices and keep the weight off you just need to stick to your found way of eating.

Verdict:The South Beach Diet is a great way to lose weight and keep it off if you can stick to the South Beach lifestyle.

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Ted Anderson  - The South Beach Way   |86.156.28.xxx |2008-08-24 10:51:35 Its really simple to follow and I've lost 2 stone already! Reply | Quote 1   0

Dr Otter   |78.86.112.xxx |2008-08-26 10:46:16 Wow, that's incredible, how long have you been sticking to this diet? Have you slipped up at all or is it quite easy to manage? Reply | Quote 0   0

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