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02-05-2008, 01:18 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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Reasons That South Beach Rocks!
Would love to hear about your successes and joys on South Beach! Always looking for inspiration. 
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02-05-2008, 08:09 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Indiana
Posts: 125
S/C/G: 218/212/160
Height: 5'8"
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SBD rocks because I can cook Phase I meals for my husband and he doesn't notice he is on a diet.
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02-05-2008, 08:19 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: East Coast US
Posts: 4,201
S/C/G: 261/252/145
Height: 5'4"
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South Beach rocks because I get to cook and eat delicious food and not feel deprived.
Also because I can have an occasional glass of wine or piece of chocolate.
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02-05-2008, 08:30 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 80
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SBD rocks because it is the only "diet" I have ever been on and felt in control. I do not obssess with food like have in the past. I love the fact that I don't have to count anything
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02-05-2008, 09:46 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 47
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I adore south beach because:
1. I hardly feel like I'm on a diet - it's more a way of life!
2. I love the fact my family is on the diet by default, and I know I'm feeling them foods that will keep them healthy
3. The amount of energy I have while on SB rocks!
Granted, I'm only 10lbs into this but it's been a great experience for me over the past month!
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02-05-2008, 09:55 AM
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HAPPY HEALTHY ME
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: JVILLE
Posts: 1,641
S/C/G: 215.4/-/165
Height: 5'2"
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the full of energy feel you get from the foods it's lifestyle allows you to eat and also that the fact it allows for cheats
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02-05-2008, 10:08 AM
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Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 37
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These are great! Let's keep adding as we go along!
I agree with everything y'all said. Every diet I've been on in the past has been too count-y, too complicated, or too restricted--and I was always thinking about how good it would be "afterwards," meaning that it would end and I'd be able to stop dealing with those annoying things!
With South Beach, I really feel as though I'm learning how to eat properly and healthfully for the rest of my life. 
Last edited by bellaluna; 02-05-2008 at 10:10 AM.
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02-05-2008, 10:43 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: East Coast US
Posts: 4,201
S/C/G: 261/252/145
Height: 5'4"
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Yes, that's a good one for me too, luna.
SB rocks because it has taught me what sane, normal eating is all about. It's that secret that it seemed everybody else always knew, but I never really got.
Last edited by Schmoodle; 02-05-2008 at 10:44 AM.
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02-05-2008, 11:11 AM
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Eating for two!
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 6,018
S/C/G: 324 highest known/on hold/150
Height: 5' 5"
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I agree with not having to really count anything. Of course, being me, I track everything anyway to see how many calories, how much fat, how much protein, etc. I am taking in each day, but I don't HAVE to do that 
I also like that I can stick with SB principles while still adhering to other goals I've set for myself. For example, I can focus on eating whole foods instead of lots of processed foods, avoid trans fats and HFCS, get at least 100g protein a day, etc. These are all things that have worked for me in the past, and they fit right in with SB.
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02-05-2008, 02:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Indiana
Posts: 125
S/C/G: 218/212/160
Height: 5'8"
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Another reason...
I have always loved to cook, but this is teaching me to explore and be creative and try new things. I have discovered so many new foods and different ways of preparing the old ones. I am spending so much time in the kitchen and loving that. I have become quite the chef.
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02-05-2008, 02:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: USA
Posts: 1,097
S/C/G: 200/190/165
Height: 5'9
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Steak and shrimp and lots of it!
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02-05-2008, 04:00 PM
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Midwesterner
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Iowa
Posts: 13,284
S/C/G: 152/116/120
Height: 5' 3"
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Not counting points, not weighing and measuring unless it's for a recipe, cooking new recipes that my family likes, feeling full in between meals, seeing the scale go down, wearing my "skinny" jeans again, being able to share here with others.
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02-05-2008, 04:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Far East, Texas
Posts: 2,143
S/C/G: 214/210/164
Height: 5'0"
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I love that SB is so forgiving. If you mess up, you just go back to P1 for a couple days to the full two weeks to smash those cravings and then head back to P2.
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02-05-2008, 05:03 PM
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#14
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Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 37
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South Beach rocks because it's the only diet that has actually inspired me to learn to cook! And my fridge is really pretty now with all the colorful veggies and whole foods.
Last edited by bellaluna; 02-05-2008 at 05:09 PM.
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02-05-2008, 09:19 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 37
S/C/G: 236/236/176
Height: 5'7"
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South Beach rocks because....
It makes sense and it's healthy
It's teaching me to eat for life instead of living to eat
It shows results fairly quickly which is a great motivator
I can do it while on the road for work and having no other option but eating at restaurants
Good thread, Bella!
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