Good for what? Eating? Losing weight? Polishing your floor? Being more
specific when you post will get you better answers.

Help you how? If you dont know anything about whats good to eat as in
healthy/unhealthy foods, then you need to educate yourself about basic
nutrition before you buy into any 'diets' or take anyones advise to
follow one.

<<joni>>

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*Because you're going to have to change if you want to change* - Delenn

Are you exercising?  You can't be healthy without exercise no matter what
you eat.

I think Atkins is a good place to start.

"Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution"  DANDR

Preferably a version that was not revised after his death.

Yes, the book has solid information in it on how to feed a human body so
that it is sated and energetic on a limited calorie budget.

In fact, about a million books tell you that.  I liked SBD okay, as well
as Body for Life by Bill Phillips and The Zone Diet by Barry Sears and
the glycemic index books.

The short form is that you have to cut out crappy foods.  Cut as much
saturated fat as possible, but put healthy fats back in their place.
(No butter, but eat nuts, for example.)  Cut as much refined flour
products as possible and substitute whole grains.  No bagels or english
muffins or prepared cereal, but have oatmeal or whole grains instead.

These plans don't actually work at all... you have to do all the work.
Joni is 100% right: you need to know your goals and then learn what it
is that you didn't already know.  Do some head-work first: why are you
fat now?  What is in it for you?  Why have you stayed fat for so long
(however long that is.)

If you want to change you're going to have to change.

And by the way, I sincerely doubt you want to loose weight.  My guess is
that you want to lose fat.  We know how to do that here and we can tell
you.  The answer is in five parts.  You can work on all five at once or
tackle them one by one but you've really got to do all five or you'll
just make yourself miserable with yo yo dieting.

So here are the steps:

0. Fix your head
1. Eat less
2. Exercise more
3. Repeat
4. Forever.

Delenn
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I read the book and likes it. I didn't o on the actual program,, but I
adopted its 'main principles: slow carbs and very littel saturated fat.
I keep track of what I eat with a Dutch version of Fitday. I learend *a
lot* about food from that.  I weigh most of my portions. I exercise 3
times a week. I drink plenty of water. I plan what I'll eat per day, so
that I know whether I can afford the extra snack someone might offer to
me at work.

I stick to my plans 99% of the time. I have lost 50 pounds in 8 months,
so its working. I am now at my target wieght.

I had 1500 kcals a day, as a woman. I am now in the process of learning
to maintain.

So there were many more factors to it that the South Beach programme. I
think I really needed all the factors above to make it work. It has a
been a lot of work - but it hasn't been hard. The success was very
motivating and rewarding.

Lori Wrote:

Lori,

The South Beach Diet (which was essentially taken from "The Zone", b
Dr. Barry Sears and given a different name) is one of the healthies
diets one can follow.  

The imortant concept in the South Beach / Zone approach is to balanc
protein, carbohydrates, and fats at each meal, and to eat reasonabl
amounts frequently through the day.  I suggest a 3 meal and 2 or
snack per day plan, each balanced with regard to protein, carbs, an
fats.

This diet is good for weight loss as well as maintaining general healt
and wellness as it lowers insulin levels and reduces inflammation in th
body.

You may want to read the Anti-Inflammation Zone by Dr. Sears as well.

Randy Smith, MD

http://www.antiagingatlanta.co

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