Tips for South Beach Diet Phase 2
Phase 2 of the South Beach Diet is made to slowly introduce healthy carbohydrates back into your diet and your body. Some Sweet potatoes, pastas, brown rice, and breads made with whole grain and very importantly fruit are allowed on phase 2 but bad carbohydrates like baked goods and white bread is not. Introducing good carbohydrates into your diet is important to keep up your energy level and your metabolism. Furthermore it is proven that starving yourself of carbohydrates for to long can lead to depression.
While good carbohydrates are allowed in phase 2 of the South Beach Diet it should be introduced slowly and with close attention to how your body is reacting. Start by adding one choice of good carbohydrates to one meal a week. Pay close attention to how your body is reacting, if you start gaining weight you are eating to much and you should lessen your portions and maybe even go back to phase 1 for some days. If you keep loosing weight you can add a second choice of carbohydrates, and you should keep adding on carbohydrates so you reach 3 good carbohydrates a day with your meals.
The meal model for phase 2 should be in daytime for breakfast, lunch and dinner like this; Protein has no limitation but should not be more than 8 oz. for all 3 meals. Vegetables should be around 5 cups for all 3 meals. Fruit should only be one serving with whichever meal you choose, preferably not in the morning and the same goes for starch. 2-3 cups of milk and dairy and finally 3 Tbsp of fat is allowed in phase 2 of the South Beach Diet.
The phase 2 of the South Beach Diet should be maintained until your desired weight loss goal is met and phase 2 has no time frame, from here you should move on to phase 3.
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