SkydiveNFlorida 0 #1 June 1, 2005 Hello. I am looking at possibly trying this diet. I have never dieted before, and i'm not excessively overweight, but I would like to be a bit healthier. This is supposed to help you cut bad carbs, get used to a new way of eating, even says it can help you lower triglycerides I think. After skimming through a copy of the book i've now placed an order for my own set. I am just wondering if anyone on here has tried this diet, and what they thought of it. thx. -A Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Girlfalldown 0 #2 June 1, 2005 QuoteHello. I am looking at possibly trying this diet. I have never dieted before, and i'm not excessively overweight, but I would like to be a bit healthier. This is supposed to help you cut bad carbs, get used to a new way of eating, even says it can help you lower triglycerides I think. After skimming through a copy of the book i've now placed an order for my own set. I am just wondering if anyone on here has tried this diet, and what they thought of it. thx. -A Yeah I did that diet for two weeks. Gained 2 pounds. That sucked! My old roommate did it though and she had really good results. -------------- (Do not, I repeat DO NOT, take my posts seriously.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dagny 0 #3 June 1, 2005 I've tried the south beach diet frozen dinners and they aren't bad. You know, for frozen food that can be cooked in the microwave. Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. -Salvador Dali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skinnyshrek 0 #4 June 1, 2005 Try the 1000 dollar a week diet. More fun...lolhttp://www.skydivethefarm.com do you realize that when you critisize people you dont know over the internet, you become part of a growing society of twats? ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveNFlorida 0 #5 June 1, 2005 QuoteI've tried the south beach diet frozen dinners and they aren't bad. You know, for frozen food that can be cooked in the microwave. haha! I am the queen of frozen food lately (not the real bad ones, though, the whole foods ones.) I will have to make a trip to Publix to see if they have the SB ones there. :) -A Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveNFlorida 0 #6 June 1, 2005 QuoteYeah I did that diet for two weeks. Gained 2 pounds. That sucked! I gain and lose 2+lbs a day... if I gained 2lbs, I wouldn't be able to attribute that to anything particular. I guess some people have a more steady weight than that, though. How did your friend make out ? -A Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,545 #7 June 1, 2005 You have to have a lifestyle that supports whatever weight and shape you want to be at. If you just go on a diet, when you go back off it because you're at your goal weight, well, your lifestyle won't support that weight. South Beach diet is one way to get there, but probably only if you eat SB foods all the time. Or if you learn how to eat that way on your own, and maintain the activity level. How do I know? Ha -- I'll bet I've dieted a LOT more than you Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mirage63 0 #8 June 1, 2005 Good friend of mine said it best. Eat less, period. It works, but it sucks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #9 June 1, 2005 Eat in moderation and excersize. Smaller portions and cut-out the snacks. Drink LOTS of water. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveNFlorida 0 #10 June 1, 2005 Hi, Wendy! QuoteSouth Beach diet is one way to get there, but probably only if you eat SB foods all the time. Or if you learn how to eat that way on your own, and maintain the activity level. Well, that's the plan. I'd like to shed a few pounds, but the idea is to be healthier for life. I already eat pretty well, I don't do fast food, I cut trans fats out completely. I need to exercise more for sure, and i'd like to start with this diet as a way to refiine my diet even further. Not for a week or five, but for life. QuoteHow do I know? Ha -- I'll bet I've dieted a LOT more than you Well, considering that i've never dieted, i'd have to believe you there:D -A Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #11 June 1, 2005 I think most people would do well just to actually bring the exercise (ie, 3-5 days a week of actual sweat) back in their life, and stop worrying about the food. Unless it's grossly bad, the end result will be decently healthy. It sure beats Fatkins, or having to buy from a single vendor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craichead 0 #12 June 1, 2005 Quote I think most people would do well just to actually bring the exercise (ie, 3-5 days a week of actual sweat) back in their life, and stop worrying about the food. Unless it's grossly bad, the end result will be decently healthy. That's the problem--most of the food that people buy and eat is pretty bad for you. Highly processed junk that has very little nutritional value. People think if the package says "FAT FREE!" then it's good for you. There is a lot of bad and misleading information about food. Frankly, you have to worry about what you eat...read the labels! I'm on the South Beach Diet and I work out about 3 times a week doing about 35 minutes of cardio and 20 minutes of weights. I'm losing about 1 lb a week, a rate I'm quite satisfied with. QuoteIt sure beats Fatkins, or having to buy from a single vendor. The South Beach Diet is essentially a diabetic's diet developed by a cardiologist to help his severely diseased heart patients developing Type II diabetes. It's a definite lifestyle change: eating lean meats, good fats from nuts and olive oil, whole grains, fresh fruits and lots of veggies. No "simple" and processed carbs like potatoes, white rice, white flour, white sugar, etc. It's also learning how different foods affect your blood sugar levels, which affect your hunger. The prepared frozen foods marketed under the South Beach name are a new thing...trying to get a piece of the frozen diet foods market, I guess. We haven't even thought about buying or eating those since we have enough time to properly shop for and prepare our meals. _Pm__ "Scared of love, love and aeroplanes...falling out, I said takes no brains." -- Andy Partridge (XTC) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #13 June 1, 2005 Cocaine is alot more fun and probably cost alot less in the long run. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craichead 0 #14 June 1, 2005 QuoteCocaine is alot more fun and probably cost alot less in the long run. I thought it was crack? LOL! That's what was suggested on Fat Actress! _Pm__ "Scared of love, love and aeroplanes...falling out, I said takes no brains." -- Andy Partridge (XTC) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #15 June 1, 2005 Quote[The South Beach Diet is essentially a diabetic's diet developed by a cardiologist to help his severely diseased heart patients developing Type II diabetes. It's a definite lifestyle change: eating lean meats, good fats from nuts and olive oil, whole grains, fresh fruits and lots of veggies. No "simple" and processed carbs like potatoes, white rice, white flour, white sugar, etc. It's also learning how different foods affect your blood sugar levels, which affect your hunger. But there's nothing wrong with potatoes, rice (hello, Asia!), and moderate amounts of processed foods. The only reason to worry about the glycemic index if you tend to overconsume. Lean meats, whole grains, and fresh produce is always a good base. But nothings wrong with some good cheese, french fries, whole fat yogurt, etc. Enjoying good tasting food is a gift to man. I'm running a marathon on Sunday. At the finish they will be serving beer. I intend to find some before then too. We're going to have some fun this weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craichead 0 #16 June 1, 2005 QuoteBut there's nothing wrong with potatoes, rice (hello, Asia!), and moderate amounts of processed foods. Yeah, I'm Thai. My mom has developed Type II diabetes and she has eaten a diet of traditional Thai foods (NOT the stuff you find in your typical restaurant) most of her life. She's also on the South Beach Diet, and she's not on it to lose weight. She's on it to lower her cholesterol, and hopefully reverse the effects of the diabetes and heart disease. QuoteThe only reason to worry about the glycemic index if you tend to overconsume. Overconsumption runs rampant in America. You worry about the glycemic index of foods because certain foods can cause you to overconsume. Ever eaten a large baked potato and feel hungry half an hour later? Or maybe a big bowl of pasta? Why do you think so many Americans are obese? Several factors including the way we eat, the way we sit around, and the way we're not educated properly about foods. QuoteLean meats, whole grains, and fresh produce is always a good base. But nothings wrong with some good cheese, french fries, whole fat yogurt, etc. Enjoying good tasting food is a gift to man. Um yeah, we eat good cheeses. We have the occasional frites, good beer and a fattening dessert every now and then, too. And pretty much all the foods we've had on the diet taste fantastic. You just have to know which foods to cook and how to cook them. I wonder if you should learn a little more about the diet before you criticize it. _Pm__ "Scared of love, love and aeroplanes...falling out, I said takes no brains." -- Andy Partridge (XTC) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinMcGuire 0 #17 June 1, 2005 QuoteTry the 1000 dollar a week diet. More fun...lol[/repl Would that be the Deland diet plan??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites masterrig 1 #18 June 2, 2005 QuoteCocaine is alot more fun and probably cost alot less in the long run. ______________________________ Heroin will do the same thing. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelpdiver 2 #19 June 2, 2005 QuoteWhy do you think so many Americans are obese? Well, we wait several minutes for someone to pull out of a parking spot right next to the store when we could easily go to the empty back area and walk an extra 50 yards. Our kids are becoming great virtual athletes courtest of EA Sports. Quote I wonder if you should learn a little more about the diet before you criticize it. I'm well aware of it, and will continue to be critical of any diet plan that categorically removes food items like potatoes and rice. Or is on the best seller's table at the bookstore. The theory behind diet and exercise is trivial. Execution is harder, due to work, injury, time available. It's not made any easier by these paperbacks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites craichead 0 #20 June 2, 2005 QuoteI'm well aware of it, and will continue to be critical of any diet plan that categorically removes food items like potatoes and rice. Or is on the best seller's table at the bookstore. It doesn't categorically exclude potatoes and rice. It recommends sweet potatoes and brown rice over white potatoes and white rice. You can have the occasional white potato and cup of white rice if you really want, but you just have to be aware of how it affects your overall diet. Have you actually read the book? _Pm__ "Scared of love, love and aeroplanes...falling out, I said takes no brains." -- Andy Partridge (XTC) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AndyMan 7 #21 June 2, 2005 The South Beach Diet is a great way to get healthy. Sticking to the diet will first lower your cholesterol, then help fight any signs of adult onset diabetes, and lastly it will help you lose weight. If you were to take the recommendations of most nutritionists, package it up into a a book - you'd have the South Beach Diet. It teaches a new lifestyle of avoiding overly refined sugars and grains, teaching us to eat more veggies, whole grains, lean meats and unsaturated fats. It is exceedingly difficult to find something wrong with it. I don't know anything about the frozen dinners. My version of the book actually ridicules the concept of frozen dinners. When my version was printed the author was against them. In the book he teaches that people take responsibility for what they eat, preparing them with with fresh ingredients from natural sources. I don't see how frozen dinners fit that mould. I don't know if they've changed any of this in more recent versions.... I hope not. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AndyMan 7 #22 June 2, 2005 QuoteThe theory behind diet and exercise is trivial. Execution is harder, due to work, injury, time available. It's not made any easier by these paperbacks. It's clear that you don't know much about it. The South Beach Diet is designed to reduce heart disease, and the weight loss is really just a side effect. I don't care how much you exercise, if you eat the typical american diet you will have a probelm with heart disease unless somthing else gets to you first. The science behind saturated fat and refined sugars is simple. Avoiding the excesses of the American diet will improve your health, no matter how much you exercise. I recommend the hardcover. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #23 June 2, 2005 QuoteQuoteWhy do you think so many Americans are obese? Well, we wait several minutes for someone to pull out of a parking spot right next to the store when we could easily go to the empty back area and walk an extra 50 yards. Our kids are becoming great virtual athletes courtest of EA Sports. Quote I wonder if you should learn a little more about the diet before you criticize it. I'm well aware of it, and will continue to be critical of any diet plan that categorically removes food items like potatoes and rice. Or is on the best seller's table at the bookstore. The theory behind diet and exercise is trivial. Execution is harder, due to work, injury, time available. It's not made any easier by these paperbacks. You know, everyone panning controlled-carb diets says the same things: "Oh, it cuts out breads and starches - it's a junk diet" Bullshit - there's nothing wrong with cutting out complex carbs (breads, pasta, potatoes) and getting your carbs from simple carb sources (veggies, salad).Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bmcd308 0 #24 June 2, 2005 I read the book while I was on Atkins, and once I had been on Atkins several months I transitioned to SBD. It has been a pretty good maintenance diet, but I have gained some weight back. The first couple of weeks of SBD are pretty much the same as the induction phase of Atkins. 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masterrig 1 #18 June 2, 2005 QuoteCocaine is alot more fun and probably cost alot less in the long run. ______________________________ Heroin will do the same thing. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #19 June 2, 2005 QuoteWhy do you think so many Americans are obese? Well, we wait several minutes for someone to pull out of a parking spot right next to the store when we could easily go to the empty back area and walk an extra 50 yards. Our kids are becoming great virtual athletes courtest of EA Sports. Quote I wonder if you should learn a little more about the diet before you criticize it. I'm well aware of it, and will continue to be critical of any diet plan that categorically removes food items like potatoes and rice. Or is on the best seller's table at the bookstore. The theory behind diet and exercise is trivial. Execution is harder, due to work, injury, time available. It's not made any easier by these paperbacks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craichead 0 #20 June 2, 2005 QuoteI'm well aware of it, and will continue to be critical of any diet plan that categorically removes food items like potatoes and rice. Or is on the best seller's table at the bookstore. It doesn't categorically exclude potatoes and rice. It recommends sweet potatoes and brown rice over white potatoes and white rice. You can have the occasional white potato and cup of white rice if you really want, but you just have to be aware of how it affects your overall diet. Have you actually read the book? _Pm__ "Scared of love, love and aeroplanes...falling out, I said takes no brains." -- Andy Partridge (XTC) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #21 June 2, 2005 The South Beach Diet is a great way to get healthy. Sticking to the diet will first lower your cholesterol, then help fight any signs of adult onset diabetes, and lastly it will help you lose weight. If you were to take the recommendations of most nutritionists, package it up into a a book - you'd have the South Beach Diet. It teaches a new lifestyle of avoiding overly refined sugars and grains, teaching us to eat more veggies, whole grains, lean meats and unsaturated fats. It is exceedingly difficult to find something wrong with it. I don't know anything about the frozen dinners. My version of the book actually ridicules the concept of frozen dinners. When my version was printed the author was against them. In the book he teaches that people take responsibility for what they eat, preparing them with with fresh ingredients from natural sources. I don't see how frozen dinners fit that mould. I don't know if they've changed any of this in more recent versions.... I hope not. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #22 June 2, 2005 QuoteThe theory behind diet and exercise is trivial. Execution is harder, due to work, injury, time available. It's not made any easier by these paperbacks. It's clear that you don't know much about it. The South Beach Diet is designed to reduce heart disease, and the weight loss is really just a side effect. I don't care how much you exercise, if you eat the typical american diet you will have a probelm with heart disease unless somthing else gets to you first. The science behind saturated fat and refined sugars is simple. Avoiding the excesses of the American diet will improve your health, no matter how much you exercise. I recommend the hardcover. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #23 June 2, 2005 QuoteQuoteWhy do you think so many Americans are obese? Well, we wait several minutes for someone to pull out of a parking spot right next to the store when we could easily go to the empty back area and walk an extra 50 yards. Our kids are becoming great virtual athletes courtest of EA Sports. Quote I wonder if you should learn a little more about the diet before you criticize it. I'm well aware of it, and will continue to be critical of any diet plan that categorically removes food items like potatoes and rice. Or is on the best seller's table at the bookstore. The theory behind diet and exercise is trivial. Execution is harder, due to work, injury, time available. It's not made any easier by these paperbacks. You know, everyone panning controlled-carb diets says the same things: "Oh, it cuts out breads and starches - it's a junk diet" Bullshit - there's nothing wrong with cutting out complex carbs (breads, pasta, potatoes) and getting your carbs from simple carb sources (veggies, salad).Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmcd308 0 #24 June 2, 2005 I read the book while I was on Atkins, and once I had been on Atkins several months I transitioned to SBD. It has been a pretty good maintenance diet, but I have gained some weight back. The first couple of weeks of SBD are pretty much the same as the induction phase of Atkins. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #25 June 2, 2005 QuoteBullshit - there's nothing wrong with cutting out complex carbs (breads, pasta, potatoes) and getting your carbs from simple carb sources (veggies, salad). I agree, but I think you've got it backwards. Breads, pastas, and potatoes are simple carbs - since they're usually made from refined flours which end up being chemically very similar to table sugar. Vegies, fruit, and whole grains are usually complex carbs, full of vitamins, fiber, and protein. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
