My teacher told us to look into it because we will be doing an activity related to this next week. Thank you!

Each of them 3 diets are different. Each one of them have different effects on different people.. it dont matter how many calories u eat in a day, its as long as u dont get alot of carbs and too much of the bad fats that cause weight gain. for you height, weight, age and activity level there are different amounts of carbs, protein, fat and calories you should eat.. so really each of those diets depends on who the person is.

Ok I currently weight around 199lbs and I'd like to lose weight,I go to curves three days a week and I eat healthy. But I'm not losing any weight! Am I doing something wrong?

If you want to lose weight, you need to two things: eat less and exercise more. Weight gain happens when you create a calorie surplus (eat more than you burn). Your body takes the excess calories and converts them to fat which get stored around your stomach, arms and thighs. The longer you remain in a calorie surplus, the more weight you'll gain. To lose that weight, you need to do the opposite. You need to create a calorie deficit (start eating less than you burn).

Your first step is to figure out how many calories you burn on a daily basis. Use a calorie calculator – http://calorieneedscalculator.com The number you get from this tool is what your body burns on a daily basis. To lose weight, simply eat less. It sounds a lot easier than it is but making small changes helps you adjust to a new lifestyle. Don't think of this as a diet, think of it as a new life. Instead of eating foods high in sugars, white flour and saturated fat, go with fruits, vegetables, whole wheats, fish, lean meats, nuts and beans. In addition to eating less, you also need to exercise more. Start off at 1-2 times per week and work your way up to 3-5 times per week.

Don't make all of these changes at once or you won't be able to properly adjust to them. Generally, eating healthier foods will decrease your calorie intake. Compare a doughnut to an apple and you'll see that healthy foods are lower in calories. You can find some more information at the Beginner's Guide to Dieting – http://straightdiet.com

When I was about 12 years old or so [a few years ago], my doctor suggested weightloss. He reccomended that I tried the South Beach diet [you know, the one where you cut carbs out completely!] Why would he do this rather than educate me on healthy lifestyle changes?

Actually, from what I've read of the south beach diet, it doesn't suggest cutting carbs totally. It cuts out bad carbs and foods with a high "glycemic index". I wouldn't really consider this a fad diet.

Fad diets are characterized by exaggerated claims of significant and quick weight loss and usually by unhealthy means.

I would put south beach diet underneath the "lifestyle change" category as it just encourages eating from healthier sources. It doesn't make exaggerated promises. And there is evidence that it works and is healthy too (something most fad diets aren't).

Actually, out of all the "diets" out there, this one is probably among the best. But really for weight loss, it all comes down to burning more calories than you consume. Although it is still important to get the right kind of nutrition from those calories, which is why diets like south beach are good.

How long do i have to use the south beach diet (phase 2) to lose about 30 pounds?

My mom used it for 7 months and only lost 6 pounds… she obviously quit. She ate their breakfast, lunch, and dinner and it never worked. She now uses Nutrisystem and has lost 27 pounds in 6 months. I recomend Nutrisystem… hope this helps and God bless!

My freind and I were talking today and I told her that I really dont like meat all that much, I made the joke that if I could do a "reverse adkins diet" I would love it, she said she had heard that if you cut the meat out of your diet you could lose weight. Is that true?

I know people hate to hear it, but if you eat right and exercise, you'll lose weight. It's the only real way it's going to work, so just skip all the other.

By eating right, I don't mean cut out everything that's remotely "bad" and hope it works out. Just try to limit the bad, but don't be afraid to eat it every once in a while. Moderation is the key. It's really not that hard.