Quote Originally Posted by SadieKate
I'm curious. Why would soy milk be off limits?
when the diet first came out... NO milk in phase 1 except unflavored plain yogurt!

they added it back in along the way... along with adding carrots, tomatoes and some other healthy stuff!

i don't know if anyone has mentioned.. this diet was originally made up for HEART patients! not as a weight loss diet! that's a side effect of eating healthy for your heart!

i TRY to eat this way... do good all week (and i eat a LOT of oatmeal!) and my cholesterol is WAY low... (and the good one is way high!) all my bloodwork (except sodium ) came back excellent!!!!!!!

my body fat (even though i carry more pounds than I"M happy with cuz i've been doing too much cheating on weekends)... is low... about 17%... and that's cuz i normally eat healthy!

it really is a good way of eating (diet has a bad connotation... south beach is more than a diet.. it's a way of life.. a way of eating!)