"un-healthy" and "will kill you"
Tell me, does South Beach also have a portion of the diet whereupon
raching your goal weight you level off at what amounts to a healthy diet
balancing Protein, Fat, Carbs, etc.?
Revolutionary....
:-|
will
Ben Braver wrote:
> Carb withdrawals? I sure think so.
> Have been having some headaches etc.
>
> According to what I've read in South Beach Diet so far,
> the yo-yo swings in blood sugar from high intake of simple
> carbs can make you "insulin resistant".
>
> The first two weeks of the diet, virtually no carbs,
> break you of this. Got to have some side effects.
>
> After, you add back good carbs (whole grains with fiber)
> but continue to avoid bad carbs (refined white flour etc.).
>
> U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter, a respected health monthly,
> says South Beach looks like a sensible, healthy diet, and
> the not-so-healthy first 2 weeks is short enough to not hurt.
>
> -Ben
>
> >Ben Braver wrote:
> >
> >> I've been having things like peanuts/cashews, roasted soy nuts,
> >> edamame, Laughing Cow Light reduced-fat soft cheese on celery,
> >> Mozzarella string cheese and bags of veggies, etc.
> >
> >I'm going to pick up some snack foods from a little health food store in
> >town. They have a great wasabi pea trail mix. It is sooooooo good.
> >
> >> Yes, according to South Beach Diet, heavy carbs can mess up your
> >> body's response to insulin. Also, it causes "spikes" in blood sugar
> >> which then make you crash, so you "yo-yo".
> >
> >Is there such a thing as carb withdrawals?
> >
> >
>
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