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---I agree. The group DOES have alot to offer so don't throw in the

towel because someone's post appears to have offended you. It's

extremely difficult to understand a persons' tone or attitude when

you simply reading it here. I don't think the poster MEANT to be rude

(but do agree it did sound a little rough)it was just the way it was

worded. Don't let it defeat you!! Hang in there.

In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , "

Coulter " <shannoncc@c...> wrote:

> I'm sorry you got such a harsh reply to your first message! Mostly

this

> is a supportive list. I *would* recommend you read the book but

I'd say

> it a lot nicer :-)

>

>

> >You can say it's not a low carb diet all you want,

> but what's the first thing that's severely cut down during Phase

1?

> Bingo...carbs.

>

>

> I just wanted to address this. The first thing that's cut down in

phase

> 1 is *certain* carbs, yes, but not *all* carbs. You can eat as many

> carbs as you want, you just can't eat high glycemic index ones. For

> example, on the induction phase of Atkins, a true low carb diet,

you

> have to count carbs and kept to 20 grams a day. In phase 1 of SBD

you do

> not have to count carbs and you do not have to keep to a certain

amount.

> Beans are a good example. They are pretty high in carbs but you

can eat

> all you want on SBD because they are good carbs. One serving of

kidney

> beans has about 19 grams of carbs which would be just about it for

a low

> carb diet! With SBD, you can take that half cup of kidney beans

and plop

> them in a huge taco salad (sans the rice), have some sugar snap

peas for

> a snack, broccoli at dinner, etc.

>

> A lot of people do get confused and think SBD is supposed to be

low carb

> or is Atkins light, or something, lol! Just stick to the low end

of the

> glycemic index and then you can eat as many carbs as you like :-)

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone......my name is Debbie and I'am a 44 year old nurse in Illinois. I

will be having Open RYN on June 7,2005 at Memorial Medical Center Springfield,

Il. My surgeon is Dr. Peralta. I have Personal care HMO insurance. I

have been in a program jumping through all the hoops since June 2005. My

insurance approved me on the first attempt. I have been heavy all my life and

have tried everything to lose weight only to regain all I had lost and then

some. I feel like such a failure. I hope this works for me but I'am so afraid it

won't. I know better than to fall for that notion. I just have failed so many

times. I don't want to fail this time. I have been watching this group on here

for some time now and I can say I feel so much more encouraged since I started

reading comments here. You all seem like such a great bunch. I look forward to

chatting with some of you. My e mail address is doody3361@.... Well,

thanks for letting me ramble. Hope to hear from you.....

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