Hello! I am a former South Beacher. I lost 30 lbs that go round, but quit and gained it all back plus the typical 10. This time around I decided to count calories. All was going well and I lost 40 lbs just calorie counting and exercising, but then I experienced a crazy stall where I lost 4 pounds one month, 3 the next and then I only lost 2.5 pounds in an entire month.
I am sensitive to carbs, so I pulled myself up and decided to fall back on old faithful. My eating was already pretty clean, pretty typical of a phase II, but it wasn't working. I didn't need Phase I because I have no cravings, so I just dialed it back and for the past week and a half have been eating one carb (aside from veggies) a day.
Would you believe, having already lost 40 lbs mind you, I still lost the typical 8-14 lbs promised with Phase I at the start of this diet. I dropped 5.5 lbs last week and am still dropping. That's incredible to me!!
What I am taking from this is that even with South Beach, I still need to calorie count and my body is so carb sensitive, I have to stick with an early phase II style plan. I can't just keep adding carbs.
So hello to all of you! I guess I just felt like sharing. If anyone finds themselves struggling, try dialing back the carbs.