It's one thing to read about the South Beach Diet and quite another to experience it. What can you expect for the South Beach Diet Week 1? For starters, let's review what's in and out on the first phase (which is about two or three weeks). During the first phase, you cut off all sugar (meaning no desserts, fruits and even certain vegetables). You also eliminate excessive saturated fat, as well as all rice, noodles and bread. This leaves you with plenty of vegetables, lean meats (or vegetarian substitutes) as well as a few sugar-free treats. In theory, this sounds like a good diet. You get flexibility and are not overly concerned about portion control.
A Journal of the South Beach Diet Week 1
Let's take a peek at a random user's online journal so we can get a glimpse into the psychology of such a radical weight loss plan. (Feel free to journal yourself, as it will emphasize the importance of sticking to the plan).
South Beach Diet Week 1, First Day: I enjoy my last day of "freedom." My wife reminds me not to go crazy with candy and soda pop, but I'm looking at a two-week sentence that replaces beer and chicken wings with lettuce. What's a guy to do? Eat salad during the big Sunday game? I hide my head in shame. I read the South Beach Diet book and imagine what life will be like two weeks after the fact. The shopping experience is somewhat costly, as I am avoiding cheap $1 foods and buying fresh veggies by the pound, as well as a few herbs.
South Beach Diet Week 1, Day 1: For breakfast, I have a few imitation chicken nuggets and then save the others for my lunch salad. As a snack, I am given cooked chicken breast and some low-fat string cheese. After a moderate lunch salad I eat another snack; ten peanut. For dinner, we make grilled mahi mahi with loads of vegetables zucchini, red pepper, and mushrooms. I'm relieved that I don't have to eat salad for every meal!
Day 2: I ignore my snack portions and pay the price. I start to get light-headed and my body feels weak. I learn quickly that you must seriously stick to the diet you want, rather than improvising. If you do without snack portions you are doing away with a lot of nutrients for the day and basically starving yourself. When you eat five smaller meals a day, you do not feel hungry. You are eating a proper portion of food. My breakfast consists of egg mix as well as red bell peppers and two slices of Canadian bacon. My snack was unusual-a breadless cheese concoction consisting of two ham rollups and low-fat cheese. I also threw in a strip of red pepper and a spinach leaf. For lunch, I had prepared chicken on baby spinach with salad dressing. I also ate another piece of string cheese because I was still hungry. Dinner was satisfying; I got grilled chicken breast and vegetable skewers. I also enjoyed a dessert: Lemon Ricotta.
South Beach Diet Week 1, Day 3-5: Hump day passes and the weekend approaches quickly. Energy wise, I feel fine. In fact, I feel less groggy than usual. I can't say I miss the carbs physically, though emotionally, I would like nothing more than a steaming bowl of macaroni and cheese. However, the hunger cravings are in control. Whenever I get hungry I eat a snack nuts, cheese...little "spikes" of protein) and feel better quickly. Breakfasts consist of vegetable quiche cups. Lunches are fuller and I get to eat salad with tuna, and for lunch I have stir-fry vegetables with a non-traditional but still tasty sauce. I actually don't miss the rice or noodles at this point, not in terms of hunger craving. I'll see if this feeling keeps up. Snacks consist of nuts, quiches, salads and soups. Dinner is the fun part of the day; there are plenty of recipes in the South Beach Diet phase 1 cookbook. We have everything from stuffed mushrooms to rib-eye steak with Crawfish.
The Final Days
South Beach Diet Week 1, Day 4-7: I enjoy eggs for breakfast, and soup and bacon for lunch. Snacks for the day consist of celery, hummus and sunflower seeds. Dinners are made up of grilled veggies, fish, chicken and steak. I tried Atkins before and I must say this diet brings us the best of both worlds-starch and crunch.
Aftermath: It's been seven days and I feel good, if slightly unhinged from a lack of pasta and rice. I'm not hungry, I'm not physically ill. It's almost what I would call a psychological reaction; my mind is revolting and my body is ignoring its call. Physically I actually feel energized, and am excited to be eating healthy for a change. I have dropped 4.1 pounds in one week. So far, I have lost more on the South Beach diet plan than I lost all year trying to lose weight on my own!"
Let this user's experience motivate you to give the South Beach Diet week 1 program a try! You will be surprised at just how energized you can feel, even after eliminating carbs and sugar!
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