The South Beach weight loss program became very popular in the
1990’s,as a successor to the stringency of the Atkins diet. It was
seen by many, as a more healthy and lees obsessive alternative to
the low carb regime of Atkins. Although it still encouraged the
participant to avoid many cooked and processed carbohydrates.
This included many bread pastries and cakes. Also refined
carbohydrates such as sugar as in soft drinks and chocolate.
The diet was originated by Dr. Arthur Agatston, an American
cardiologist. The system does not follow other diets in a single
interpretation of itself as “Low fat or” or “low carb”. It seeks to
help the dieter to understand how to eat what is good for them,
from both groups of foods so that weight loss can be achieved by
eating both “good carbs” and “good fats”.
The diet is in three very distinct sections, and each one has it’s own
particular function's, first part is the stricter of the two and is
designed both to give a quick start to the weight loss and also to
develop the pattern of eating a healthier, more stable diet.
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In the first part the dieter is encouraged to eat three proper meals a
day. But foods such as many cooked carbohydrates are excluded
from this, although good portions of lean meat and fish and plenty
of fresh vegetables are recommended. This provides a good start to
the diet and also eliminates the problem faced by many weight loss
systems, hunger.
The South Beach Diet ensures that you are not plagued by the
hunger pangs that ruin so many weight loss aspirations, by making
sure that you have three good meals a day. This is one of the
reasons that many people succeed on this diet, where they have
failed on others. By making sure that you are not hungry in the
early phase of the diet, The south Beach Diet gives you a head start
and lessens the chance of a failure due to just being too hungry and
all the associated lack of enthusiasm that goes with it.
The first part of the South Beach weight loss plan is very limited.
Although you will be able to eat three meals a day, the foods that
those meals may contain, such as limited carbohydrates reduce the
choices available. Part of the thinking behind this is that when the
weight loss starts, you will use carbohydrates more efficiently and
as such, the need for then will be at a much lower level.
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The second part of the South Beach Diet is slightly less restrictive,
in that is allows some carbohydrates and other foods that were
disallowed in the fist section, back into the diet. It also allows more
dairy foods. Many of the foods that were not allowed in the first
section (at least the healthy ones) are allowed in the second part.
This is a very good incentive for staying with the program and
encourages you towards your weight loss goal, by giving you
something to work towards. The second segment is adhered to
until you have attained your weight loss target. It is a less strict
way of eating, but nevertheless can be effective if followed
properly.
The third segment of the diet is put into practice after the weight
loss has been achieved, This section is to allow you to ease off,
without slipping back to old habits and regaining the weight. It also
gives what some believe to be a good basis for normal, healthy
everyday eating and may help to eliminate the problem of yo-yo
dieting.
One of the topics that The South Beach Diet does not cover is
exercise. Many practitioners consider this to be integral to the
notion of weight loss as a route to a healthier lifestyle. This is of
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course is not a barrier to using the diet, as there is a plethora of
good information on exercise available, and there is nothing to
prevent you from considering this, after checking with your doctor,
in conjunction with your South Beach weight loss plan. The South
Beach diet is very popular weight loss plan and seems to be
maintaining its place on the bookshelves of stores long after its
early rush of sales.
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