Re: Re: Traditiona weight loss groups losing people to low carb diets

[Guest guest]

The higher carb veggies, besides potatoes, are: corn, peas, carrots (they

have more starch/sugar in them). Probably beans.

The South Beach Diet just cuts out fruit and allows eating of these higher

starch veggies (unlike the Atkins diet) After two weeks, higher carbs like

fruit are reintroduced .

Sounds very gimmicky to me. The point is that after two weeks you are

" cleansed " of your sugar/starch addiction.

on 4/5/2004 6:28 PM, dowlic@... at dowlic@... wrote:

> Leafy greens (romaine lettuce, kale, beet greens, etc.); peppers, red

> and orange; celery, carrots, cucumbers, broccoli, spinach, and so

> on. Non-starchy vegetables, for the most part. No white potatoes

> allowed! Tomatoes (although these are really fruit, as are the

> peppers and eggplant, for instance). Also mushrooms, onions,

> chives......

>>

[Guest guest]

True- compared to avocado, my listed vegetables are 'higher' carb- but per

serving, the total carb load (GL) is quite low for these compared with most

other available foods. And the nutrient/calorie ratio is quite high, with

abundant fiber.

>From: " old542000 " <apater@...>

>Reply-

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>Subject: [ ] Re: Traditiona weight loss groups losing people

>to low carb diets

>Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 02:46:54 -0000

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> > >

> > > .................. emphasize low carb veggies ..............

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>Hi All,

>

>Not really so level carbohydrates are in many of the above. Compare

>them with avocado, for example.

>

>Cheers, Al Pater.

>

[Guest guest]

Someone lent me their South Beach book (I'm skimming). The daily meal

plans for Phase 2 show 1 -2 fruits, and 1 grain. The meal plans during

Phase 3 (last phase) show 2 fruit servings per day, and 1 serving of

grains. The person that lent this book to me has used this diet to

lose 24lbs, & reduce total cholesterol from over 300 to 150. He says

his doctor cannot believe the blood test improvement & has never seen

anything like it. This is the story he's telling me, & I assume this is

true. The one time I saw him eat, he choose the salad bar and grilled

chicken. He did tell me he takes 1 fish oil capsule per day.

Francesca Skelton wrote:

>The South Beach Diet just cuts out fruit and allows eating of these higher

starch veggies (unlike the Atkins diet) After two weeks, higher carbs like

fruit are reintroduced.

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