South Beach Diet Review: Is The South Beach Diet a Scam

In this article I will review what the South Beach diet is and what issues the common person might have trying to stick to the South Beach diet. I will also let you know whether the South Beach diet is a scam or if it really works and whether or not you should purchase it.

The South Beach diet is a fairly strict low carb program (during the first phase) though perhaps not quite as strict as the Atkins program.

But I believe that the South Beach plan is too strict (limits carbs too much) to be practical for everyday dieters and it has the potential to sap your energy during phase 1 with the severely reduced carbs.

For example, I have observed that the higher carb foods (on the South Beach menu) are severely limited in portions during the first phase of the diet and this prevents a normal amount of carbs from being eaten during the first phase.

In fact, the only foods which dieters are allowed to eat in "unlimited portions" (during phase 1) are protein foods and super-low-calorie vegetables.

For example, the South Beach menu allows unlimited lettuce during phase 1 but yet it limits the portions of "tomatoes" and "onions" and "peanuts".

Additionally, the "sweet snacks" which are allowed on the South Beach menu are limited to a mere 75 calories per day during phase 1.

So even though the South Beach plan allows so-called "sweet snacks" -- they are severely limited to just 75 calories per day........and thats less calories than a typical cookie contains.

So although the South Beach program is not as strict as the Atkins diet, it's my opinion that both diets are fairly strict and I believe that both are fairly difficult to follow for average dieters, especially during Phase 1.

Also, both of these diets seem to have no "end" in sight -- since both the Atkins plan and the South Beach diet never allow dieters to return to a normal carb lifestyle (where carbs don't have to be closely watched).

Both of these diets do gradually allow more and more carbs to be eaten as time goes by of course, but even after 6 months dieters are still told to watch their carb intake to some degree each day, and both diets seem to require a lifetime commitment of some sort.

So it's a permanent lifestyle change which is required by these diets, and many dieters may find it difficult to never be able to enjoy their favorite carb-filled restaurant meals (which can be eaten completely "as served").

So overall I think that the South Beach diet is not very practical for average dieters, since we believe that many people will find it difficult to modify their entire lifestyle forever. I therefore strongly recommend against using and purchasing the South Beach diet program, but I cannot say that the South Beach diet is a Scam because it does work but requires a great deal of self control.

To Review:




The South Beach diet's portions are very limited Phase 1 and difficult for the average person to follow
Your carbs are very restricted on this diet
You must make a permanent lifestyle change to maintain weight loss with this diet
You may not ever be able to eat those delicious carb filled foods we all enjoy

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