is south beach and adkins diets the same

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Registered: 01-28-2009
is south beach and adkins diets the same
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Wed, 02-04-2009 - 2:53pm
this is my third day on the atkins diet i'm doing the phase 1 the scale says i've lost 4 lbs. already theres not a whole lot u can eatfor the first 2wks.no bread no cereal no fruit no milk. i'm sick of eggs i need more food choices, has anyone done this diet or can give me some pointers. waiting to hear
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Registered: 12-06-2007
Wed, 02-04-2009 - 3:26pm

SBD is very different from Atkins; there is an Atkins board here on iVillage; here's the link:


http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-fbatkins


Here's a link for people coming to SBD from Atkins:


http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-fbsouthbeach/?msg=13264.3


If you want to know more about SBD, just let us know.

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Registered: 01-28-2009
Wed, 02-04-2009 - 3:50pm
thank you i found the atkins board right after i posted message
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Registered: 11-28-2005
Thu, 02-05-2009 - 8:16am
It's kinda of a slow board. I would love to integrate the SB diet with Atkins, as I have diabetes and one doctor told me to follow one, while the other told me Atkins could actually cure diabetes (he's an md, that specializes in natural treatments)

Amy
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Amy

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Registered: 10-04-2006
Thu, 02-05-2009 - 2:13pm

That might be different because South Beach and Atkins really don't have a lot of similarities at all.

South Beach is low-fat, Atkins is not. South Beach includes many foods Atkins does not. South Beach focuses on leveling of blood sugar and controlling insulin levels, where as Atkins is all about ketosis (in South Beach it is BAD to go into ketosis, in Atkins it is one of the main objectives) We do not count or even look at carb grams on South Beach, but Atkins requires it.

So really, despite the media's confusing that they are both "low carb" they are not. Phase 1 of South Beach (the most restrictive phase) includes more grams of carbs per day than the maintenance phase of Atkins.

















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Registered: 01-28-2009
Sat, 02-07-2009 - 6:55pm
thanks for answering my question.i started the atkins diet 6 days ago and have lost 7 lbs. but if i decide to switch to south beach diet i'd love to get some pointers from u.your before and after pictures are amazing,u look great congratulations. my daughter is
getting married in may and i want to loose 50lbs.before the wedding. i have always been a small person up until about 4 years ago with the birth of my second child.so if ya got any pointers please let me know.and have a great time in cancun.