The South Beach Diet and Weight Loss Success
The South Beach Diet as you know, has become incredibly successful after the diet book by almost the same name was published, released and snowballed with rapid speed in inner circles as dieting success testimonials were quietly discussed and fanatically talked about. The book, specifically, The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss. I’d recommend buying it used since, because of the diet book’s popularity (2nd best selling diet book in the United States spanning the last ten years – 2006) there have been over zealous printings, which results in new and used copies for literally, less than one dollar, hardcover included.
The now famed doctor behind the book is a cardiologist from as you might suspect, Florida, (as in ‘South Beach’) named Arthur Agatston. He created the diet plan after creating a system for his patients out of necessity, not being able to find something that lived up to his demanding expectations and emphasized “good carbs” and “good fats”. Often confused with the Atkins Diet, a completely different beast that pushes the philosophy of a low carbohydrate (low carb) diet, the South Beach Diet instead encourages getting rid of the bad carbs and bad fats, while substituting each with good carbs and good fats.
Good carbs are defined as (according to Doctor Arthur Agatston) being high in fiber or good fat, and have a low G.I. – also known as the glycemic index, which basically means such foods are digested and absorbed at a much slower rate in your body. But, also recommended is eating fiber or good fat whenever good carbs are consumed in order to slow down the digestion of the carbohydrates. Good fats are defined as polyunsaturated or mono-unsaturated fats, versus the bad fats being saturated fats or trans fat.
The South Beach Diet isn’t meant to be a short term dieting solution. It isn’t a one week or one month quick fix answer to melt away pounds to fit comfortably into a new summer swimsuit. It was made for long term success.
Tapping into tell it to you straight and good for you insight about the healthy life you want to have in your life, doesn’t require a Masters Degree in Physics. No matter your interest: from how to lead a healthy life to weight loss ‘secrets’ that really work, you name it. Deciding to have a healthy living isn’t boring, or at all life altering if you do not want it to be, nor is it mandatory that you have to sacrifice all the flavors, living like a rock star lifestyle and adventure you have grown to love as much of the time, is the myth.
- Robert McMackey