I'd say just skip Phase I of the SouthBeach Diet altogether. There's no need to knock your carbs out almost completely like that -- just move on the Phase II and then Phase III. If you're a cyclist, you should probably just start at Phase III. It's basically about eating healthy and Phase III is much healthier than Phase I. You need carbohydrates to do a lot of cardiovascular exercise and just in general to function. They are not the enemy. The enemy is processed carbohydrates -- really, processed foods in general. That, along with refined sugars.

When eating healthy carbohydrates be sure to also have a lean protein. If you eat the carbs alone your insulin levels will spike much more than if you eat them in combination with a protein and a also, at times, a healthy fat.

I eat healthy all week -- healthy carbs (complex carbs and fibrous vegetables), lean proteins, healthy fats and give myself one free meal a week. That's usually on date night (Saturday nights) where I have whatever I want and drink wine to boot!