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This is a modified-Atkins plan, with a few more vegetables in the initial stages.

There is no doubt that low carb diets with no processed carbs are much healthier and will keep the weight off.

The best thing about them is no hunger!

1 posted on 06/17/2003 8:46:38 AM PDT by sinkspur
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And no alcoholic drinks of any kind (wine, fruit and whole-grain breads may be added back to the diet in subsequent phases).

Screw it.....

2 posted on 06/17/2003 8:49:01 AM PDT by Jimmyclyde
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This is the Atkins diet - the two are virtually identical. What is this character trying to do, cash in on the success of Atkins by hyping nonexistent differences?
3 posted on 06/17/2003 8:49:14 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves
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marking...
4 posted on 06/17/2003 8:52:06 AM PDT by dixiechick2000 (Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. -- P.J.)
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And no alcoholic drinks of any kind

That is definitely NOT the "South Beach" diet...

6 posted on 06/17/2003 8:52:21 AM PDT by D. Brian Carter
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Oh my gosh! It's the Atkins plan. What a crock.
9 posted on 06/17/2003 8:53:49 AM PDT by Frapster (John 3:16)
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I just lost 17 pounds in 15 days on the Isagenics diet. This is the most I have lost on any of several I have tried, including the vaunted, fat-filled Atkins Diet.
10 posted on 06/17/2003 8:56:01 AM PDT by Paulus Invictus (RATS are scum with poor memories)
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Criminy .... Atkins diet copyright infringment ..... his heirs now have something to sue over :)
11 posted on 06/17/2003 8:57:15 AM PDT by Centurion2000 (We are crushing our enemies, seeing him driven before us and hearing the lamentations of the liberal)
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This sounds like a winner. I started out on Atkins, but morphed into something very much like this, when I found that no/very low carbs of the Atkins diet left me feeling weaker at the gym.

So I cut out simple carbs, ate reasonable portions of complex carbs (mostly brown rice, fruits, and vegetables), and skewed carb consumption to earlier in the day, and before and after workouts. It works well for me.
15 posted on 06/17/2003 9:02:39 AM PDT by LouD
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Forbidden in those first 14 days, however, are fruit, bread, rice, potatoes, pasta, or baked goods. No sugar, ice cream, cookies, or cake.

My question is, would a low carb diet bring about the same results - it would just take longer? In other words, is the first stage of the diet just to give you the immediate gratification of dramatic weight loss?

17 posted on 06/17/2003 9:04:15 AM PDT by mombonn (Have you prayed for our President yet today?)
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Similar to Atkins and Sugar Busters diet. They all work because white flour + sugar are bad for you. Eliminate these from your diet and you lose weight. Thanks to the late Dr. Atkins I lost 54 pounds and plan on losing more. Heartburn was lost as well.
18 posted on 06/17/2003 9:04:46 AM PDT by MadelineZapeezda
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This sounds like it is identical (or very nearly so) to the diet suggested in: The Schwarzbein Principle: The Truth About Losing Weight, Being Healthy, and Feeling Younger -- Diana Schwarzbein, Nancy Deville
27 posted on 06/17/2003 9:42:58 AM PDT by The Electrician
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Ping for further reading
33 posted on 06/17/2003 9:51:09 AM PDT by egarvue (Martin Sheen is not my president...)
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"It's a well-established fact that rapid weight loss can be achieved when your body does not have carbohydrates to digest... many positive aspects of Agatston's South Beach diet... the epidemic of obesity is caused partly by government health organizations promoting a carbohydrate-rich, low-fat diet... the South Beach diet can be healthy..."

This is disgusting. Pretty much since Atkins first published his diet decades ago, the evidence has been continually mounting that he was absolutely correct. That didn't stop the medical establishment from demonizing the man right up to the day he died. Practically the minute he's no longer around to say "I told you so," suddenly, magically, overnight it's "well-established" that low-carb diets cause rapid weight loss while government-backed high-carb diets cause heart disease and obesity. Oh, but only if you follow this altogether "new" diet created by a "well-respected" doctor, rather than the crazy scheme that dead crackpot was pushing.

34 posted on 06/17/2003 9:52:49 AM PDT by Fabozz
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No alchohol :-(
35 posted on 06/17/2003 9:53:01 AM PDT by Moleman
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The best way to stay in shape is exactly the same now as it has always been. Eat in moderation (several small meals are much better than two or three large ones), do moderate amounts of strength training (especially if your job doesn't involve much heavy lifting), and run, run, run.

Four hours on the couch a day watching television and eating chips equals turning into a big flat slob.

39 posted on 06/17/2003 10:01:02 AM PDT by jpl
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Marking...
41 posted on 06/17/2003 10:06:48 AM PDT by tubebender (FReepin Awesome...)
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I dont see anywhere in the SB Diet where it talks about trying to intentionally achieve ketosis. That is part of the mainstay of the Atkins diet, at least during the induction period.

This diet seems like a good, moderate version of LowCarb dieting. I myself have done something similar, back when I was working out alot. If this guys book can bring more people into the low-carb way of eating, and if this help those people become healthier individuals, then more power to him!

42 posted on 06/17/2003 10:13:11 AM PDT by Paradox
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Bump
43 posted on 06/17/2003 10:17:35 AM PDT by Anoel
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Great post! Thanks, sinkspur, I'm gonna get the whole household on this, a.s.a.p. ... I'm really gonna miss Ice Cream though.
48 posted on 06/17/2003 10:49:12 AM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote Life Support for others.)
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"And no alcoholic drinks of any kind (wine, fruit and whole-grain breads may be added back to the diet in subsequent phases)."

South Beach BS. Since April 8, I'm down from 249 to 202 and enjoy adult beverages, whole-grain bread 1x daily, fruit and the occassional small dish of ice cream. Filet mignon and porterhouse steaks 3x daily is heavenly. I do miss my pasta, though.

Sounds like an Atkins Diet rip-off to me.
49 posted on 06/17/2003 11:10:50 AM PDT by Hinoki Cypress
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