Two weeks. Two weeks on phase 1 of the South Beach Diet. This phase is designed to break the addiction to sugar. If you don't believe it's an addiction spend a few days on this and you will. The first couple of days were hideous. I wanted burgers. I wanted bread. I wanted tortillas. I wanted chocolate. This subsided after about day three. The diet became easier. Then came the day when I either didn't eat enough or didn't eat soon enough. My blood sugar dropped drastically. I was dizzy and tired. The next day (after eating a lot more) I was fine. I continued to have issues with low blood sugar throughout the remainder of Phase 1. I was irritable, angry, sad, defeated...basically it was the equivalent of PMS squared. I did have a couple of days where the drop was so low I had to add a carb back in to counter the problem.
At this point I am able to add in some carbs. I feel like I can continue Phase 2 as long as necessary to lose what I want to lose. I did lose enough to make my close fith better and to wear a bra that had become uncomfortable (it isnt any more).
So far? If you want to lose weight try this. If you do not regularly see a doctor I would recommend going in for blood sugar levels before beginning Phase 1.
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