The South Beach Diet

The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss

By: Arthur Agatston MD

Narrated by: Arthur Agatston MD

Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

For years, cardiologist Arthur Agatston, MD, urged his patients to lose weight for the sake of their hearts, but every diet was too hard to follow or its restrictions were too harsh. Some were downright dangerous. Nobody seemed to be able to stick with low-fat regimens for any length of time. And a diet is useless if you can't stick with it.

So Dr. Agatston developed his own. The South Beach diet isn't complicated, and it doesn't require that you go hungry. You'll enjoy normal-size helpings of meat, poultry, and fish. You'll also eat eggs, cheese, nuts, and vegetables. Snacks are required. You'll learn to avoid the bad carbs, like white flour, white sugar, and baked potatoes. Best of all, you'll lose that stubborn belly fat first!

Dr. Agatston's diet has produced consistently dramatic results (eight to 13 pounds lost in the first two weeks!) and has become a media sensation in South Florida. Now you, too, can join the ranks of the fit and fabulous with the South Beach diet.

©2003 Arthur Agatston, MD (P)2004 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Critic reviews

"One of the more appealing diet books." (Publishers Weekly)

Fell short

Spend the money on the actual book which gives you the basic food templates to follow as you plan your week. Others may not need this,but I found that I do.

Interesting listen

Lots of good tips and information, I really enjoyed this audio book and plan to implement some of these things .

Amazing

Short and too the point!! I even placed an order foe the meal plan. Highly recommend

Not the same content

Not the same content as in the book. It’s much smaller and no guide to support it

Will get you in the right frame of mind, BUT

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

You really need the hard copy to refer to the various recipes and lists of what to and not to eat during each phase.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

There really is no story line although it does help in getting you excited about the journey ahead

Would you listen to another book narrated by Arthur Agatston?

He wasnt as bad as others reported. A little monotone but not bad

Did The South Beach Diet inspire you to do anything?

Yes! I am going all out and down 8lbs in the first week

Any additional comments?

Downloadable references would make this a hit. Do yourself a favor and get the hard copy. There are some amazing ideas and recipes that you can't get here.

So helpful!

I read the book years ago and just needed a refresher. This is informative and so helpful.

Informative

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I would recommend this audiobook to quickly learn about the South Beach Diet. this book contains lots of good information

What did you like best about this story?

I could read/listen/learn very quickly. it only took 2 hrs.

Which character – as performed by Arthur Agatston – was your favorite?

The author

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Neither I was interested in learning about the diet.

Any additional comments?

The audio book does not have suggested foods. You still need to buy the book. But you will really want the book when using the program for daily or as need review.

Good information. Easy to listen to & understand.

GREAT info. Easy to understand. Well delivered audio. It was a little shorter than I expected.

Good but would like to follow along if wanted to.

I like the fact of the book being read to me due to I can listen in the car. But I would like to be able to follow along in the book if I want to while at home.

GREAT LIFE STYLE!

I’ve been on many, many diets throughout the years and have kept my weight down for over a couple of years on a couple of them. This diet, The South Beach Diet, is exceptional because it not only teaches how to achieve positive results but also why. Plus, there is NO measuring, NO exacting menu plans, NO required weigh-ins.
I’ve learned a lot and will listen to this again whenever I drift back to old, self-destructive behaviors.
Thank you.