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The South Beach Diet book became seriously successful as soon as the diet book with the obvious name was published and picked up with fast succession among a dedicated inner circle. Each with their own dieting success stories to tell everyone about, the South Beach Diet book, officially titled as, The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss, is still growing in passion, but the South Beach Diet Phase 1 continues to confuse readers.

The South Beach Diet Phase 1 is designed to be the shortest of phases 1, 2 and 3 of the diet, only lasting for a 14 day period. It was created to be intense, kick-start your body and how you think about how you diet from that point on. The myth to readers' thinking and one of the stickier parts to Phase 1 of the South Beach Diet, you don't have to hold yourself back only eating low carb foods.

In a nut-shell, Phase 1 force feeds you the thinking to: get rid of bad carbs that aren't doing anything nutritionally for your body, replace the bad carbs that are found in surplus in most American diets 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 eliminated, or the dieter must wean themselves off of during the South Beach Diet Phase 1. A safe bet, if you should have any confusion, just eat all the salad, greens, and (most) vegetables you want, as they are right in line because of their dietary benefit.

It's during this South Beach Diet Phase that Doctor Agatston believes that your body's resistance to insulin will decrease, so depending on your current weight and condition, you may lose 6 to 15 pounds initially, even in the first 2 weeks, as your body begins to eliminate extra body weight.

The major purpose of the South Beach Diet Phase 1 has two objectives: to push you into a routine that you stick with that keeps you feeling full and to lay the groundwork for a mindset that ensures you get rid of the bad foods and gravitate toward the food that sheds pounds, deliver energy and better your quality of life.