The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss (Abridged) Audiobook

" I learned many very interesting and scary things from this book!I will never eat a pbj sandwich again! "

" Interesting book - difficult for me to follow. "

" While I am not a fan of the South Beach diet, due to my love of sugar, this book is an excellent read for sugar monsters like myself. The book encourages eating plenty of lean meats, vegetables and nuts. It discourages diets filled with sugar and an overabundance of carbohydrates...and provides reasoning into why you need to avoid a plethora of these bloating belly foods. This was an easy read for anyone interested in healthy eating. "

" Some good points on nutrition and diets. "

" I am a 45-year-old chubby girl and I need to lose weight. My friend Kim introduced me to South Beach, and this is a diet I am excited about. After the initial 2-week "Phase One" where carbs and sugars are off-limits (kinda torturous), the "Phase Two" weight-loss portion of the diet is an eating plan that I think I can stick to. In my opinion it mirrors the Word of Wisdom fairly well: meat in moderation, whole grains, vegetables, fruits, etc. I am about five days into Phase One currently, and although I might kill for a piece of bread, it's really going rather well and I feel good. Avocados are a gift from God and I love them, and they are allowed! It's a good thing. Wish me luck! "

" This book was great. It was very informative and full of easy to understand facts about how the body processes the food we eat. It makes me mindful of how what I eat will effect me. I may be able to actually make a lifestyle change because of this book. How great is that? Read it. "

" Although I hated the diet (I was light-headed from the lack of carbs), there is a lot of stuff in the book that makes sense. Although I don't follow the diet anymore, it did help me change my eating. I try to eat only good fats and good carbs. "

" It was very informative. It made sense so I'll give it a shot. "

" Good information- it is my New Year's resolution. "

" I followed this diet when I was loosing weight and it worked. But you have to follow it. "

" We're trying this new diet just like everyone else... the only problem for us is no bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, carrots, cake, cookies, popcorn, muffins and worst of all, no beer... what will we eat!?! We made it through our first breakfast, wish us luck! "

" Interesting information. I am going to give it a go, but not too hard core do to current health. "

" I have PCOS and I lost 30 pounds with this diet! I was able to get pregnant after over 2 years of trying to conceive. It really does work and it's not a "diet" diet book. The first 2 weeks are hard, but after that it's a breeze! "

" This book has some great information and good recipes. "

" Great Review of Cholesterals and breaking down of sugars. I love the recipes but don't agree with the phases. It is great information for a healthier diet, with yummy recipes! "

" I lost 10 pounds - my husband lost 20 and I hope you like poached eggs. Really - it's an excellent diet book. "

" My big take away from this is that I should try and limit my carbs. In trying to actually do the diet I learned it is vastly difficult to eliminate the carbs but certainly I can do better at when I choose to consume them. "

" Daniel and I are going to give this a try... well, once we get back from Indiana anyway. It sounds do-able! "

" This jives with all my nurses' education about nutrition and diet. Paul and I have lost 15 lbs (between us) in 2 weeks so far. "

" If I lose the thirty plus pounds on this plan (which I intend to start Jan. 2nd!), then I will rate this 4 or five stars. The plan makes sense to me and I agree with the nutritional aspects, but if the plan doesn't work, then it's all a bunch of bunk. We shall see... "

" Straight forward. Easy to comphrend. Seems to make logical sense. "

" Atkins for people who want to appease their uppity friends who're afraid of bacon. Cauliflower blended up tastes the same as mashed potatoes? Give me a break, Dr. Agatson. "

" I have to give up wine for two weeks. Wish me luck...I start October 15th. "

" Good ideas, but I did end up gaining all the weight back (and more) after I lost it all. This is practically impossible, in my opinion, for anyone who wants to have some variety in their diet and not have to restrict all the time. "

" I'm reading this to discuss with a family member who is following this diet. "

" The reason I give this 5 stars is because it just makes sense in how our bodies respond to food. I have been able to lose over 20 lbs and feel great! I think it's one of the most sensible ways to eat even though it's quite restrictive as far as sugar goes! "

" Atkins for people who want to appease their uppity friends who're afraid of bacon. Cauliflower blended up tastes the same as mashed potatoes? Give me a break, Dr. Agatson. "

" i read this to help me go wheat free for a couple of weeks. Although I didn't follow the diet, I now have total respect for those who do! "

" I could count the number of diet books I've actually finished on one hand. Haven't bought a lot over the years, but definitely more than five. This didn't get me over the hump, though I think I got some value out of the chapters I read. "

" After one month on the diet, my husband has lost 26 pounds, and I have lost 16. We have now loaned the book to a friend. "

" I believe the South Beach diet to be a healthy, life-long focused diet. Not extreme or unhealthy, which I appreciate. It works, too, which is the most important, right? Great book and great diet plan. "

" Read this, followed it for a few weeks, lost 17 pounds, stopped following it, gained the weight back. Maybe I'll get back to it again someday. Maybe not. "

" I like all the food rules except the artificial sweetener suggestion. I find it odd that a diet consisting of such healthy foods incorporates chemically processed "non" food. I'll follow all but that. "

" I kind of have no respect for myself after checking this out. But my sister swears it has good guidance on some things. WE will see. "

" Informative. I appreciate the details on the WHYS and feel it is not simply a sell. "

" I read this to help change our eating habits so we can bring my husbands cholesterol number down. Lots of good information about the glycemic indexes of foods. I plan on referring to this as I learn how to cook new healthy alternatives for my husband. "

" The recipes in this are fantastic! Can be altered to meet your family's eating preferences too. I didn't really read the diet part of it- just wanted some healthy fun recipes! "