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Trptmaster: « Reply #10 on: Oct 15th, 2003, 1:16pm »

I'd say the coke is worse for you. Rum will give you one heck of a headache though.

TM

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Tootsall: « Reply #11 on: Oct 15th, 2003, 1:35pm »

Not as bad as rye whiskey!

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bartok: « Reply #12 on: Nov 8th, 2003, 3:28pm »

Hey everyone!

I thought I'd give my take on all of this.....

I am a very fit person who ran 10-13 miles a week. I weighed around 188lbs....5'8''. And a pretty muscular build.....not fat....but not thin either.

I felt that there was no reason to weigh that much though....so after reading an article about it, I decided to try the South Beach Diet.

Well....after 7 weeks, I'm now running 18-25 miles a week and weigh 168lbs.

This diet, although is a low carb diet, is really based on the evil's of sugar. I can eat carbs, in the form of beans, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat bread.

You have to stay away from refined flour, sugar, etc. (especially beer....the worst of 'em all)!!

It's a very poorly written book...but very interesting. Much is based on the glycemic index. (Carrots are not a great choice, even though it's a vegetable....potatoes are a killer)

Much is made about how we digest our food. In the book, the Dr. states that you are better off eating a baked potato with a dollup of sour cream and bacon than eating a plain baked potato. The fat from the sour cream will slow down the digestion process and will alleviate the glycemic rush into your blood. It will also help deal with the hunger that you'll feel so after because you just consumed empty carbs that didn't sufficiently satisfy your appitite.

The Dr. also talks about the other fad diets (Atkins) and the pros and cons of the other diets.

If you are interested in reading about about health, you may find it interesting! Lot's of great recipes also!

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Trptmaster: « Reply #13 on: Nov 8th, 2003, 3:33pm »

Bartok. Great to have you here! I have enjoyed reading your posts on other sites and hope to see more of you here.

What do you think about people on Atkins who have lost a bunch of weight maybe breaking off the diet and heading towards South Beach? Sounds like carbs are restricted but not as much as Atkins.

Also how did you feel while exercising on a low carb diet?

What say you!

TM

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bartok: « Reply #14 on: Nov 8th, 2003, 3:44pm »

Hey TM

I think that going from the Atkins to the South Beach is not a big deal.

The first 2 weeks of the South Beach are pretty strict....No bread, rice, pasta, dairy(except for hard-low fat cheeses). Lots of fish, chicken and red meat. And, tons of "the right veggies" to fill the rest of your plate. Snacks are nuts, cheese sticks, low-fat yogurts, no sugar popcicles etc.

My problem with the diet was this....I think the diet was really geared to very overweight people who don't exercise. I started the diet and was getting dizzy during long basketball games and runs. I incorparated the yogurt and pumpernickel bread into the diet because I felt that my body wasn't getting enough fuel to exercise like this. The exercise part of the book is very small and encourages people to take walks and do "something". My exercise is much more intense...thus the dizziness. But, after the first 5-6 days, I was dealing with it much better.

Phase one is silmilar to the beginning of the Atkins. It's kind of a detox of the sugar in your blood.

Let me know if you have any questions...I'll be happy to answer you.

again...congrats to you on your successful site!

DrunkIQ

never heard of the "south beach" but i know once you are into phase two in atkins (2 weeks) you have to caculate how many carbs you intake depending on your activity level... for instance it was like a 120 carbs (that affect blood sugar) per day for an athlete and only about 30 for the overweight guy that could not excercise...

can you elobrate a little more on the differences?

Thanks!

-marc