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| The South Beach Diet Cookbook (The South Beach Diet) | 
| Author: Arthur Agatston
Brand: Harold Imports
Category: Book
List Price: $27.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  92 reviews
Sales Rank: 1024
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 344
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.2
MPN: 95495
ISBN: 1579549578
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5635
UPC: 039697549578
EAN: 9781579549572
ASIN: 1579549578
Publication Date: April 13, 2004
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Condition: Dust cover was stuck to back cover which has left a stain on the back cover and on dust cover. Also, markings on dust cover from being attached to cover. Dust cover has edge wear and markings. Pages have creased corners. Free USPS confirmation. Will mail in padded envelope.(1530)
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| Customer Reviews:
 This diet works for me November 30, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The South Beach Diet is divided into three different Phases. The first Phase lasts for two weeks and is the strictest of the three. Each Phase includes specific allowable foods on the Foods to Enjoy list, as well as meal plans and recipes. Dr. Agatston says decreasing the bad carbs will help you metabolize what you eat more effectively and will also improve insulin resistance, leading to weight loss. The diet is based on the Glycemic Index.
He says you will become accustomed to eating the good carbs and fats and leaving the bad ones behind. He says by doing so you can lose anywhere between 8 and 10 pounds in two weeks
Lots of tasty recipes September 24, 2006
Amazing amount of tasty recipes. You can lose weight and get to enjoy delicious meals with this book.
 It's ok August 22, 2006
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
It has lots of recipes and it is we organized. I have had this book for over and only used one recipe. It has lots of phase 3 recipes and I am still in phase 2.
In a nutshell, it's good to have around.
I would like to get the other South Beach Diet cook book that has 30 minute recipes.
The Perfect Companion for South Beach Dieters: Lots of Tasteful Recipes August 22, 2006
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Let me start saying that I have read a lot of books on weight loss and I have my own experience in the weight loss game, having being able to loss more than 200 lbs and shrink my waist (from 44 to 32) in about eight months, and I have been able to keep in good shape for more than 6 years. I believe that for a Weight loss program to be effective in the long term it has to be realistic and it has to be practical and easy to follow, so one can stick to it in order to gradually obtain what we ultimately want: Burn unwanted body fat.
This book will not teach you what are the fundamental ideas behind the South Beach Diet, but rather provide a huge recipe collection for its followers, in order to make even easier staying in the right track for weight loss. What makes this book so practical is that it will help you introduce variations and new flavor to your diet so you won't get bored as follow the South Beach Plan.
I believe that anyone can succeed following the South Beach diet with the help of this book for the following main reasons:
- You won't get bored of eating always the same dishes over and over again since the book has plenity of variations and combinations.
- You will stick to the plan because the food choices and the resulting combinations are tasteful.
- It is practical, no complicated recipes, no need to count and keep track of the calories since the recipes are designed following the South Beach Diet precepts, and best of all almost no hard to find ingredients for your dishes.
Weight Loss is not a simple matter, since it takes commitment and discipline to achieve real and lasting results. Once we accept this we are ready to turn advices into habits. Since you are checking this book I have to guess that you are interested in losing weight, getting in better shape or just be healthier, so I will share my own experience in the weight lose game:
My own successful personal experience in weight loss is based on strategies to boost metabolism. Don't stress yourself, eat frequently, eat just what you need each time, and choose wisely what you are going to eat, supplement your diet. Yet simple and it works. I loss more than 200 lbs and shrink my waist (from 44 to 32), and I have been able to keep in good shape since then. Every single aspect of my life has improved since then.
Based on my own personal experience I can recommend another tools that you may want to consider, to establish your own strategies for boosting your metabolism, loosing weight, and even more important keeping that weight off. They are:
- "Ultrametabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss" by Mark Hyman. A practical a more realistic plan for weigh loss.
- "The ABS Diet", which is another very practical, readable, insightful, and inspirational book.
- A Body Fat Monitor or Scale. This will help you monitor your progress, to assure that the weight you are loosing is fat (fat lost = increased metabolism) and not muscle, water or bone mass (decreased metabolism).
- A Heart Rate Monitor Wrist Watch. This is an excellent tool that will help you monitor and control your Heart Rate in order to keep yourself in a burning fat state (increased metabolism).
- "Heart Monitor Training for the Complete Idiot", a primer on the use of Heart Rate Monitors for health improvement or weight control.
If you want to star focusing only on your diet, the first two may be worth considering. If you exercise, or want to start doing it right, the last three are for you. If you do both, all the recommended options can improve your results.
I am 39 years old, With the help of the tools I just mentioned not only I went fro size 44 to size 32 pants, but also obtained substantial benefits that included weight control, cardiovascular improvements, lowered blood pressure, and improved muscular-skeletal strength and flexibility, but also the myriad of mental and psychological benefits derived from being in the best shape of my life.
Keep in mind that loosing those extra pounds are just part of the equation, you also need a plan that helps you keeping them off. Anything you choose to do that increases your metabolism is in the right direction. A high metabolic rate will keep you burning calories (and fat) all day long.
Great Reciepes August 18, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is very easy to read and is laid out in a logical fashion. Has shopping list and many menus. Diet plan works if you stick with the program.
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