Comments on: South Beach Diet http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2005/01/south-beach-diet/ You'll laugh you ass off. (I did.) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:02:58 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: swinglifeaway http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2005/01/south-beach-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-187335 swinglifeaway Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:12:18 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=71#comment-187335 I had a lengthy conversation with a friend of mine the other day. She has lost roughly 100 pounds in 2 years by using the Adkins diet. At this point, her body will not tolerate any sort of carbohydrate. She will literally become sick (throwing up, etc) if she eats one bite of bread or consumes even one spaghetti noodle. She thinks this is perfectly normal, but it's by no means normal! Our bodies need a certain amount of every nutrient. I told her that if she thought this reaction is normal, she should mention it to her doctor to see what he says. The fact that she immediately said she would never consider talking to a doctor about her condition tells me that she knows what she is doing to her body is not beneficial to her health. I had a lengthy conversation with a friend of mine the other day. She has lost roughly 100 pounds in 2 years by using the Adkins diet. At this point, her body will not tolerate any sort of carbohydrate. She will literally become sick (throwing up, etc) if she eats one bite of bread or consumes even one spaghetti noodle. She thinks this is perfectly normal, but it’s by no means normal! Our bodies need a certain amount of every nutrient. I told her that if she thought this reaction is normal, she should mention it to her doctor to see what he says. The fact that she immediately said she would never consider talking to a doctor about her condition tells me that she knows what she is doing to her body is not beneficial to her health.

]]> By: Dana http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2005/01/south-beach-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Dana Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:25:08 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=71#comment-116 Atkins was a cardiologist too. Funny how that always gets overlooked. He also took a strong interest in diabetes, its causes and treatments--he was working on a book about that when he died, which some of his friends finished up for him. I've read it. It's good. I've been on his plan a few times and yeah, I missed the pasta but I don't <i>need</i> it either. Even now when I am not on anything specific, 99 percent of the time I don't touch regular pasta. Either I get Dreamfields or I use shirataki if I MUST have a noodle or three. I more got a kick out of being able to eat things like full-fat yogurt without swelling up like a balloon. Sometime in '07 I was on Atkins and actually managed to get down below 220. Sigh. It's my own damn fault but it's not easy to keep it up when nobody around you will put the damn bread away. Atkins was a cardiologist too. Funny how that always gets overlooked. He also took a strong interest in diabetes, its causes and treatments–he was working on a book about that when he died, which some of his friends finished up for him. I’ve read it. It’s good.

I’ve been on his plan a few times and yeah, I missed the pasta but I don’t need it either. Even now when I am not on anything specific, 99 percent of the time I don’t touch regular pasta. Either I get Dreamfields or I use shirataki if I MUST have a noodle or three.

I more got a kick out of being able to eat things like full-fat yogurt without swelling up like a balloon. Sometime in ’07 I was on Atkins and actually managed to get down below 220. Sigh. It’s my own damn fault but it’s not easy to keep it up when nobody around you will put the damn bread away.

]]> By: Beach Girl http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2005/01/south-beach-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Beach Girl Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:27:40 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=71#comment-115 Low carb is a lifesaver for lots of us. All the studies show they're effective and safe, but you know the big crap-food manufacturers cranking out Starchy Puff Cereal Bites and Nuclear Orange High Fructose Juice-flavored Drink Mix aren't going down without a fight. Again, congratulations on your fabulous progress. Low carb is a lifesaver for lots of us. All the studies show they’re effective and safe, but you know the big crap-food manufacturers cranking out Starchy Puff Cereal Bites and Nuclear Orange High Fructose Juice-flavored Drink Mix aren’t going down without a fight. Again, congratulations on your fabulous progress.

]]> By: PastaQueen http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2005/01/south-beach-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-114 PastaQueen Sun, 12 Feb 2006 22:41:09 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=71#comment-114 Skeptic - I have found the SBD to be very beneficial and functional. I like that I don't have to be a calorie accountant. It's very flexible and it suits my life very well. I can't guarantee it will work for everyone, but I've found it to be a great fit. Skeptic – I have found the SBD to be very beneficial and functional. I like that I don’t have to be a calorie accountant. It’s very flexible and it suits my life very well. I can’t guarantee it will work for everyone, but I’ve found it to be a great fit.

]]> By: Skeptic http://pastaqueen.com/blog/2005/01/south-beach-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Skeptic Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:18:51 +0000 http://pastaqueen.com/blog/?p=71#comment-113 I've always been skeptical of fad diets. It seems like they're not designed to be a lifestyle change, so you end up yo-yo-ing instead of losing weight and keeping it off. I'm starting my own weight-loss adventure (which is how I found your site - absolutely amazing, by the way) and I was wondering if, now that a year has gone by, you found the South Beach diet to be beneficial and/or functional? I’ve always been skeptical of fad diets. It seems like they’re not designed to be a lifestyle change, so you end up yo-yo-ing instead of losing weight and keeping it off. I’m starting my own weight-loss adventure (which is how I found your site – absolutely amazing, by the way) and I was wondering if, now that a year has gone by, you found the South Beach diet to be beneficial and/or functional?

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