How do you do the South Beach Diet?

[anniet]

Alright- I've read the South Beach Diet book and they kept STRESSING the fact that this plan is VERY flexible and fits any lifestyle. So I got to the foods that you can eat and foods to avoid. Then I got to the days and days of menus they have laid out. I'm thinking those are suggestions, from everything else they said in the book.

So my question is this-

Do you follow the menu plans to a T?

Or

Do you just choose foods from the approved list?

 

[JCJRSmith]

We use some of the recipes from the book, and we have also adapted some of our favorite dishes to be South Beach Friendly.

 

[ASFCurly]

I just follow that foods that I can eat list.

 

[helenk]

I follow the list of the foods that you can eat, and I also bought the book "Good Carbs Bad Carbs" that goes with the South Beach diet book, it gives you a better idea of what you can eat all the time, some of the time and what you should avoid.

 

[sm4987]

I follow the food list. I don't like menu plans

 

[ZerasPride]

I follow the food list as well. As has been mentioned, I just take the recipes that we would normally eat and tweak them so that they are SBD friendly. The only recipe I have used from the book is the quiche recipe when I was in Phase 1.

This program is truly flexible. I wouldn't be doing it at all if it was complicated or if I had to follow the menus from the book.