Popular Diet: South Beach Diet: Is It Work Or Not?
We all want to look great on the beach - prepare for the holiday season, the sun, the sea and a good mood is necessary in advance. And in this we are called upon to help the "Beach diet", also known under the names: "Diet of Agatsona" (on behalf of its developer, cardiologist Arthur Agatson), "South Beach Diet".
Having studied its principles carefully, it is difficult to call the "Beach diet" a diet - rather it is a food system, because Dr. Agatson suggests eating the right carbohydrates - fruits, vegetables, whole grains and cereals, and to minimize food that has gone through deep processing, Of which the fiber is removed, which is the main cause of excess weight. Do not exclude the diet and consumption of sufficient amounts of fats and animal proteins. Thus, the food system does not ignore any food group.
The diet consists of 3 phases (periods, stages)
1 phase:
The most difficult and meaningful thing is, according to Dr. Agatson, in self-restraint, after which you can lose 3-6 kg.
The menu can include the following products:
• lean meat (beef, pork, veal) and white poultry meat
• seafood
• nuts (almonds, peanuts, pistachios)
• cheese (low-fat varieties)
• eggs (if there is no prohibition of doctors)
• vegetables with low glycemic index (cucumbers, cabbage, beans, eggplant, zucchini, all kinds of salads, celery, spinach)
• low-fat cottage cheese
• greenery
• mushrooms
• olive oil, vegetable oil (sunflower oil)
• seasonings that do not contain sugar
It is necessary to exclude:
• fat meat
• rice
• potatoes
• milk
• flour products, pastries, including bread
• fruit, berries
• pasta
• alcohol
• some vegetables: beets, carrots, sweet tomatoes, corn
• fruit juices, sodas
• all sweets
Is necessary in small portions. Required breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus snacks, i.e. Total number of meals 5-6.
2nd phase:
It lasts until you reach the desired weight. To the list of allowed products, you can add unsweetened fruits, dairy products with a low fat content, bread from wholemeal bread, rice (preferably brown, black). Products containing starch, minimized - eat rarely and in small amounts. You can have a little chocolate black, red wine.
Products should be added gradually and begin with those that have the lowest glycemic index.
During this period, you can feel more free in choosing food. The process of losing weight can slow down a little to 0.5 kg per week, but this is all individually.
If you suddenly recede from the power system and gained extra pounds, you need to return to the first phase and how the weight will recover, you can return to the phase that was before.
3rd phase:
This phase, to which you can move after achieving the necessary results, and it lasts for the rest of your life. The number of meals decreases to 3-4 per day. The list of banned and allowed products is no longer there - you can regulate your diet by enjoying food, especially during the first two phases, you will learn how to eat right. But you need to remember that you need to know the extent of everything.
