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The South Beach Diet is about living well and loving what you eat. The South Beach Diet is practical, flexible, easy, and effective. The South Beach Diet is divided into three phases. The South Beach Diet Phase 1 lasts two weeks and is designed to eliminate cravings and kick-start weight loss. South Beach Diet Phase 2 is intended to produce long-term, steady weight loss. You'll stay in Phase 2 until you reach a healthy weight. Then you'll move to South Beach Diet Phase 3, the lifestyle Phase. This is how you'll eat and live 365 days a year - and it's the key to maintaining your new, healthy weight with South Beach Diet.

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South Beach Diet Phase 1 is the shortest Phase. This lasts for just two weeks and is designed to eliminate cravings for sugar and refined starches and to jump-start your weight loss. The purpose of South Beach Diet Phase 1 is to stabilize blood sugar, which minimizes cravings, making it ideal for people who are prediabetic or diabetic, as well as for those who need to lose a lot of weight.

South Beach Diet Phase 2 is the long-term weight-loss phase of the plan. South Beach Diet Phase 2 is also the perfect place to start for those people who have 10 pounds or less to lose, who don't have problems with cravings, who don't have excess belly fat, or who simply want to improve their health.

By South Beach Diet Phase 3, you've adopted the South Beach Diet lifestyle, making smart food choices that fit the way you live. That's what Phase 3 is all about, and it begins once you reach your healthy weight. In South Beach Diet Phase 3, you'll continue to follow the principles you learned in South Beach Diet Phases 1 and 2, but because it's the lifelong stage of the plan, it includes almost every kind of food and it allows for additional occasional indulgences. It is the key to maintaining a healthy weight for life.

Well, it is my 4th week on the South Beach diet and I think it's going really well. Aside from weight loss, I noticed that my cravings are much more manageable now that I'm not restricting "all" carbs. Also, if I do happen to eat something off plan, my weight doesn't spike up like it would if I was on other diets. My body has learned to tolerate carbs again, without retaining water in the process.

That said, I lost 1 pound this week. I consider that a victory given it was that time of the month, and I always retain water like crazy. I actually went up 1 pound then lost that one plus another one. I'm less than 15 pounds from my goal - so I'm excited! I also lost .5 inches in my waist this week. Maybe it's true that on SB, you really do "lose belly fat first."

This week, I plan to continue my exercise and try to up my water intake. I admit I've been sticking mostly to Diet Coke and the occasional cup of juice or seltzer.

Till next week,

Claire