Re: My Introduction

[Guest guest]

Hi - you can get the food lists from the files section to the left.

Eat from these lists. There is also a small book called Good

Carbs/Good Fats that is pretty cheap and fits in your purse. We

don't count carbs, or anything really except sweet treats (75

cals/day), nuts (1 oz), peanut butter (natural only 2 tbsp), and

that's about it.

Maureen

> I thought I should quickly introduce myself since I just joined

yesterday. I

[Guest guest]

Carolyn,

I encourage you to try and NOT count carbs or anything else at first - see

how it works. You may love the freedom - I know I do. Part of the

attraction of SBD is you eat approved foods till you feel satisfied - it's

YOUR feeling, not someone else's limt that is being inflicted on you. That

way, you are not deprived and you can get all the good food you need to

fight off the nasty carb cravings!

My Introduction

> I thought I should quickly introduce myself since I just joined yesterday.

I

> also started SBD yesterday so I have one day under my belt. My worry right

> now is that I loaned my scale to my girlfriend about a week ago so I don't

> know what I weigh and " need " to see the progress on the scale. Hopefully,

> I'll get it back soon.

> I haven't bought the book yet and I'm going to see if the library has it

> today. If not, I'll go to the bookstore and read what I can (while making

a

> few notes) until I can afford the book. Money is tight right now because I

> had surgery last week so I'm taking 6 weeks off work. Good time to lose

> weight and make a big, noticeable comeback!

> I've lost weight successfully with Atkins in the past but always felt

> sluggish due to the high fat items. From what I've read about SBD so far,

it

> seems to make more sense for me from a health perspective.

> Is it true that you don't COUNT carbs. I'm so tempted to count and stay

> under 20, like in Atkins. I'm worried I won't feel in control if I'm not

> counting something.

> I clearly have a lot to learn about SB but I'm on day two based on my

little

> knowledge and feel better just knowing I'm doing something.

> I need to lose about 25-30 pounds to reach my goal so I imagine that will

> take a few months, at least.

> This seems like a nice, supportive group.

>

> Carolyn

>

>

>

>

> Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The

South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right

fats-the good ones-and enables you to live quite happily without the bad

carbs and bad fats.

>

> For more on this WOE please read " The South Beach Diet " by Arthur

Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

>

[Guest guest]

No counting carbs. And honestly even with Atkins, you are supposed to add back in some carbs, five extra a day for a week til you stop losing, then back off five carbs a day and that's the target you should be at. I think people forget to add back in. But beyond that, you don't count carbs on here. People have said that, eat from the list of foods to enjoy.

Other than that, you should always have 3 meals and 3 snacks, evenly spaced apart. The purpose of the plan is to keep your blood sugar level. What this does is keep the cravings away. When your blood sugar goes up and then comes down, you crave bad foods and get hungry.

To keep your blood sugar level all day, you do certain things: Eat every 3 hours or so even if you aren't hungry. Eat foods low on the Glycemic Index. Eat a protein with each meal (protein, vinager, oil, and fiber all have to digest first before other foods, so this also helps keep your blood sugar level for longer). It is recommended that you eat a protein and at least 1/2 cup of veggies for breakfast and at least 2 cups of veggies for lunch and dinner. The ricotta snacks at night help fill you and keep your blood sugar level throughout the night so you don't wake up starving.

These are just some helpful hints. There's an overview of the plan at both 3fatchicks.com and prevention.com. You might try to get the book used at ebay or amazon when you can.

Wish you the best of luck. I did it for quite awhile without the book and the help of others cuz I couldn't afford to get it. You can do it. Carol

My Introduction

I thought I should quickly introduce myself since I just joined yesterday. Ialso started SBD yesterday so I have one day under my belt. My worry rightnow is that I loaned my scale to my girlfriend about a week ago so I don'tknow what I weigh and "need" to see the progress on the scale. Hopefully,I'll get it back soon.I haven't bought the book yet and I'm going to see if the library has ittoday. If not, I'll go to the bookstore and read what I can (while making afew notes) until I can afford the book. Money is tight right now because Ihad surgery last week so I'm taking 6 weeks off work. Good time to loseweight and make a big, noticeable comeback!I've lost weight successfully with Atkins in the past but always feltsluggish due to the high fat items. From what I've read about SBD so far, itseems to make more sense for me from a health perspective.Is it true that you don't COUNT carbs. I'm so tempted to count and stayunder 20, like in Atkins. I'm worried I won't feel in control if I'm notcounting something.I clearly have a lot to learn about SB but I'm on day two based on my littleknowledge and feel better just knowing I'm doing something.I need to lose about 25-30 pounds to reach my goal so I imagine that willtake a few months, at least.This seems like a nice, supportive group.CarolynReminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right fats-the good ones-and enables you to live quite happily without the bad carbs and bad fats. For more on this WOE please read "The South Beach Diet" by Arthur Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8

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