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What Can't I Eat on Phase 1 of South Beach?

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Updated: October 27, 2008

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Question: What Can't I Eat on Phase 1 of South Beach?
Answer: Phase one is the strictest part of The South Beach Diet. For two weeks, you'll be totally eliminating fruit, bread, rice, potatoes, pasta, sugar, alcohol, and baked goods (The exclusion of these items is why some people may assume it's a low-carb plan.) from your diet.

This means you'll be eliminating many foods you may be accustomed to eating now such as a roll with dinner or a banana in the morning. And say good-bye to junk food.

After the initial two weeks are up, you can beginning adding some of the excluded foods back into your diet.

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