On Oct 20, 5:18*pm, Ema Nymton > wrote:
> On 10/20/2012 7:48 AM, sf wrote:
>
> > I should take a better look at this diet. *A friend does it to get
> > into bathing suit shape, but it has always sounded so austere that I
> > wasn't interested. *You're making it sound a lot easier than I thought
> > it would be, but maybe it's because my food life has evolved
> > (devolved?) into a similar eating style anyway.
>
> The South Beach Diet replaces bad carbs with good carbs, and bad fats
> with good fats. The diet seems to be helpful for diabetics or anyone
> trying to control blood glucose levels. It is actually a healthy diet,
> and it works well for my firstborn. When I want to lose weight, I go on
> a low carb diet.

South Beach and Zone are just Atkins Lite. To me, the key is being
sparing on carbs, especially worthless carbs like sugar soda and bland
starches, and consuming lots of good fats, especially monounsaturates.
>
> Becca

--Bryan