Hi jackie! I also did south beach a long time ago and had good success, however when I used to try to lose weight before I always looked forward to the day when I could stop worrying about what I ate, so I gained all that back. South Beach is a pretty good way to look at eating, but phase one is kind of restrictive. There is much info online for this plan. The key to this way of eating is to choose better carbohydrates and fats to balance your blood sugar, make you feel fuller longer, and stop having those sugar cravings. I have to say it does do these things. I recently switched to SB for a few days, but found myself bored with phase one, missing milk and fruit and went back to calorie counting and portion control. I also found it difficult to eat enough calories to sustain a long workout on this plan (for me anyhow). Sorry so long. Whatever you choose, just stick with it and keep coming here for support- we have to help each other! Keep up the hard work-it's worth it. Brandi
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