how do you safely lose a small amount of weight (5-10 lbs)?

[mir86]

Originally Posted by springfieldva

I've done South Beach before (low glycemic foods - veggies, lean meat, fish, lentils, whole grains), and it does take off the weight pretty quickly, but I've never tried the SB bars.

That sounds like my kind of food actually! how do I know if its low glycemic though? Does that mean no fruit? I know fruit can be higher on the glycemic scale.

[springfieldva]

Originally Posted by mir86

That sounds like my kind of food actually! how do I know if its low glycemic though? Does that mean no fruit? I know fruit can be higher on the glycemic scale.

SB has (I believe 3) different phases you go through. In the first phase, you stay away from fruit. In phase 2 you can add some fruit back in.

You could try googling "glycemic index" to find out which fruits have a lower glycemic value.

[mir86]

Originally Posted by springfieldva

SB has (I believe 3) different phases you go through. In the first phase, you stay away from fruit. In phase 2 you can add some fruit back in.

You could try googling "glycemic index" to find out which fruits have a lower glycemic value.

Thanks! I will do that! As long as its something I can do for pretty much my lifestyle once all 3 phases are complete then it sounds like a good plan!

[springfieldva]

SB is a little too rigid for many (most) people to follow strictly long term, IMO. I've heard that many transition onto Weight Watchers after SB. But almost everyone I know that has tried SB continues to follow many of the diet's principles.