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Originally Posted by bikuki  Just out of curiosity, what exactly is the South Beach Diet? From the little I've heard about it it looks awful, but if your dietician mate likes it then maybe I'm missing something. |
She likes it, but isn't too horribly strict on it.
The initial period is Atkins-style restrictive on things you can/can't eat, but once you get out of the cleansing/detox first two weeks the main tenets of the diet are:
protein, fat, and carbs with every meal.
Depending on which "phase" of the diet you are in details what the ratio of protein:fat:carbs you should be having. Initially you start on high fat, high carbs, low protein and move to a high protein, medium fat, low carb ratio
For an example of meal plan:
Breakfast - 1banana, 8oz orange juice, 1tablespoon of whey protein - blended into a smoothie (yum)
3hrs later - snack. 2 string cheese, 1 apple
3hrs later - lunch. 4oz chicken, 2slices bread, mustard
3hrs later - pre-workout meal. 3oz chicken breast, 1cup rice, salsa
3hrs later - post-workout shake. Can be same as breakfast
1hr later - dinner - 5oz chicken, broccoli
If I'm still up 2-3hrs later, another sandwich for snack
