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The South Beach Diet book became seriously successful as soon as the diet book with the fitting name was finally published and grew with rapid succession among a dedicated inner circle. Each with their own dieting success stories to brag about, the South Beach Diet book, authored by Doctor Arthur Agatston, The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss, is still growing in popularity, but The South Beach Diet phase one continues to confuse readers.

The South Beach Diet phase one is designed to be the shortest of phases 1, 2 and 3 of the diet, only lasting for a fourteen day period. It was designed to be intense, kick-start your body and your mindset about eating from that now on. The myth to popular thinking and one of the harder to understand parts to Phase 1 of the South Beach Diet, you do not have to limit yourself only eating low carb foods.

In a nut-shell, Phase 1 force feeds you the thinking to: rid yourself of bad carbs that aren't doing anything nutritionally for yourself, replace the bad carbs that are overwhelming in quantity in the American diet with ample amounts of protein, good fats and low glycemic index (G.I.) carbs that entertain your hunger and regulate your blood sugar balance.

Foods that do more harm rather than benefit: fruit, candy, cereal, potatoes, grains, etc. all are to be eliminated, or the dieter must phase themselves off of during The South Beach Diet phase one. If in doubt, if you should have any confusion, is to consume as much salad, greens, and (most) vegetables you want, as they are on target for nutritional benefit.

It's during Phase 1 that Dr. Agatston believes that one's body resistance to insulin will go down, thus depending on your current weight and condition, you may lose 5 to 8 pounds initially, initially in the first 2 weeks alone, as your body begins to shed extra body weight.

The major goal of The South Beach Diet phase one has two objectives: to throw you into a routine that you can manage that keeps you free from hunger and to lay the groundwork for a mindset that ensures you rid yourself of the bad foods and move towards the food that sheds pounds, deliver energy and improve your lifestyle.