| 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! |