Hi, I'm just starting the South Beach Diet--today is day 2. I've been avoiding diets like this forever but since I'm just not losing weight doing nothing I thought I'd try this.

I'd like to discuss anything regarding the South Beach Diet with anyone who is interested. Please let me hear from you!!! Thanks

For the most part I eat like they say to eat in the 1st stage of the south beach diet. Lean protein, low carb veggies, berries, low carb yougurt, and nuts. When I eat like this my cravings are alot less. The problem is when you fall off the "bandwagon" the weight seems to come back quicker. I never go on to the next stages because when I eat higher carb veggies, brown rice and pasta and whole grains my cravings return.

Is there anyone that follows the south beach diet post surgery on here and can you share your experience ?

I'm a SBD supporter as I've done the diet twice loosing 70lbs in 10 months, and 60 pounds in 5 months twice in my life only to rebound it all back in the years post SBD (falling off the phase 3 plan).

I've been doing the SBD the last 6 weeks and have lost 21 lbs pre surgery and am currently under my surgery goal weight. I'm planning on following a SBD type of phase 2 diet post banding and my doc and nutritionist say the proportion of food groups and types of healthy choices on the diet make good sence once I am banded.

What is you experience following an SBD structured diet (healthy fat, healthy carb) post surgery. What's worked, what hasn't, and do any of the foods it suggests as staples of the food plan give you any problems (brown rice, whole grain bread, whole weat tortillas ???).

Thanks.