Difference between Atkins and SBD

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Registered: 03-29-2003
Difference between Atkins and SBD
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Tue, 10-21-2003 - 3:34pm
hello, I have been on Atkins and I am in induction, could someone explain the differences between these two ways of eating?
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Tue, 10-21-2003 - 3:56pm
I'm a little new a giving advice, but I have been on SBD for 3+ weeks and have lost 11 lbs!! So, here is my understanding of the difference between Atkins and SBD. SBD differentiates between good carbs and bad carbs as well as good fats and bad fats. In Phase 1 you remove all bad carbs as well as some good ones in order to detox, and get rid of the carb cravings you probably had before. The first few days are daunting, but you can easily get thru them. After a few days, Dr. A is right -- you don't really crave the bad stuff anymore. Phase 1 is a learning process. By avoiding certain foods, and eating others, and eating until you are satisfied, you start to get the hang of it. This is a way of eating that you can follow for life -- without deprivation. I felt reading the book was very helpful because of what I learned about good and bad carbs and how they are handled by your body. My understanding of Atkins is that you can eat really bad stuff -- pork rinds -- no one should ever eat them. And you can eat massive quantities of protein if you want. I realize that Atkins also advocated healthy eating, but any plan that condones pork rinds and butter on everything does not sound healthy, nor does it seem like a way of eating for life.
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Registered: 09-08-2003
Tue, 10-21-2003 - 4:03pm
Actually you can not eat all the protein you want on Atkins. The guideline is about 6 oz. per meal. The differences are not all that big when you really read both books. Atkins advocates more fat in your diet than Agaston. He believes that fat helps your body shed fat and reach a satiation level which will keep you from overeating. Both diets rely heavily on vegetables, south beach permits more such as beans and legumes. The induction phase for atkins is much more strict and his diet requires that you count carbs while sbd is less concerned with the number of carbs, more with the type of carbs. I have had great success on Atkins and really do feel I can do it for life. I know many people who have also had great success on SBD and will stick to it. I would not be on a diet that I considered unhealthy, and after much reading I just decided that atkins was more in line with my lifestyle. Either way, you are doing a good thing for your body in my opinion. KSAS
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Registered: 09-02-2003
Tue, 10-21-2003 - 4:29pm
Thank you for your kind reply. I have learned that assumptions on a WOE are not the way to go when asking for comparision purposes. Assumptions of Atkins and assumptions of SBD for those who do not have a basic understanding will cause more harm than good. Thanks again for your reply. Too many times assumptions are attacked rather than reliable information being reveiled. WOO HOO!!

Ria

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Registered: 10-09-2003
Tue, 10-21-2003 - 6:48pm
I agree that both books needs to be thoroughly read for correctly following either diet. I just posted a similar question about switching to SBD mainly because I would like to add the V8 juice at breakfast and one fruit per day. Plus, I want to back off of butter, cream and pork rinds. Other good books to read are "THe Good Carb Cookbook" by Sandra Woodruff and a Fran McCullough's "The Low-Carb Cookbook". One of them suggests using Smart Balance for butter and the other raves about I Can Believe It's Not Butter. Woodruff wants to incorporate the use of lite or low-fat dairy and cheeses. Any ideas on this approach?
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Tue, 10-21-2003 - 9:50pm

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