Low-Carb Diets for Weight Loss - The South Beach Diet

Low-Carb Diets for Weight Loss - The South Beach Diet

The South Beach Diet is a three-phase eating plan for losing weight. The last phase is ongoing in order to keep the lost weight from coming back.

Basic concept

The South Beach diet promotes eating “good” carbohydrate and “good” fats.

How it works

• South Beach Diet Phase 1: During Phase 1, you eat three meals a day, plus snacks. You eat no high-carbohydrate foods during this time.
• South Beach Diet Phase 2: Phase 2 slowly adds fruit, whole-grain breads, and pastas back into your diet.
• South Beach Diet Phase 3: After you reach your weight loss goal, you move into Phase 3. You take the information you learned in the first two phases to create an individualized eating plan for life.

On the menu

Lean meats and shellfish
Meat substitutes and tofu
Eggs, cheese, nuts, and beans
Vegetables

Off the menu

Bread, rice, potatoes, pasta (none in Phase 1, added back in later phases)
Fruit (none in Phase 1, added back in later phases)
Baked goods
Sugar
Alcohol

This South Beach diet is very high in saturated fat, cholesterol, and low in fiber and whole grains. The minimum recommended intake of carbohydrate is 130g.

For more information, see the topic Healthy Weight in the Related Topics.