What is your opinion on the South Beach Diet?
Does it work? What kind of foods do you eat? Do you have to by any special foods? How long is the average workout on the South Beach Diet?
Actually it’s one of the best ones out there. It works completely with your body and helps to change a person’s eating habits and ‘detox’ from many of the chemicals in junk food.
The bad thing about it is that it is not really a diet at all. It is a lifestyle change. You have to keep it for the rest of your life in order to actually seen any results. It’s not something that you do for a few months and then quit.
It’s main factor is the glycemic index. This means that foods are "ranked" by their nutritional properties. Therefore, if followed correctly then overall health improves because your body will finallly receive every nutrient (most, if not all never come close with the average diet). So, weight loss is not the only factor involved. Also, it takes awhile for your body to really adjust and maintain healthy levels of fat, muscle, water, and nutrients.
There is no junk food and nothing like "low-carb" special foods that someone can’t find in an average grocery store. Instead, you get a lot of whole grains, healthy fats like olive oil, and a lot of vegetables.
Another setback is that you must prepare your own meals a majority of the time and it’s a little time-consuming because a lot of things are carefully mapped out.
For this reason, it is not at all a good idea to just assume that something is okay to eat or not. You really do have to buy the book or at least visit their official website in order to get all the correct information.
Exercise is definitely encouraged but there’s nothing extreme about it. Actually, vigorous workouts are discouraged. Instead a brisk walk for 30 minutes a day is ideal.
April 25th, 2010 at 1:45 am
Just another fad diet designed to steal your money, use self-discipline, it’s been used for centuries and it’s proven most effective.
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April 25th, 2010 at 1:55 am
Actually it’s one of the best ones out there. It works completely with your body and helps to change a person’s eating habits and ‘detox’ from many of the chemicals in junk food.
The bad thing about it is that it is not really a diet at all. It is a lifestyle change. You have to keep it for the rest of your life in order to actually seen any results. It’s not something that you do for a few months and then quit.
It’s main factor is the glycemic index. This means that foods are "ranked" by their nutritional properties. Therefore, if followed correctly then overall health improves because your body will finallly receive every nutrient (most, if not all never come close with the average diet). So, weight loss is not the only factor involved. Also, it takes awhile for your body to really adjust and maintain healthy levels of fat, muscle, water, and nutrients.
There is no junk food and nothing like "low-carb" special foods that someone can’t find in an average grocery store. Instead, you get a lot of whole grains, healthy fats like olive oil, and a lot of vegetables.
Another setback is that you must prepare your own meals a majority of the time and it’s a little time-consuming because a lot of things are carefully mapped out.
For this reason, it is not at all a good idea to just assume that something is okay to eat or not. You really do have to buy the book or at least visit their official website in order to get all the correct information.
Exercise is definitely encouraged but there’s nothing extreme about it. Actually, vigorous workouts are discouraged. Instead a brisk walk for 30 minutes a day is ideal.
References :