South Beach Diet and the
Atkins Low Carb Plan.
Our Review:
The Atkins Low Carb Diet is based on eating very
few carbs, and this is especially true during "Phase 1". We
believe that it's one of the strictest weight loss plans on the
market, and during "Phase 1" it's probably one of the hardest to follow low carb programs
currently available.
There is no mistaking this program for anything other than an
extremely strict low carb plan which can sap your energy very
quickly, since it only allows 80 carb calories
per day during the first phase (20 grams of net carbs is about 80
carb calories per day). ...That's less carbs than you'll find
in a large apple, since even a large apple has more carbs than that.
This program is probably not for the faint of heart, since only
truly committed dieters can withstand Phase 1 of this program.
What about the South Beach Diet?
The South Beach diet is also a fairly strict low carb program (during
the first phase).....though perhaps not quite as strict as the Atkins program.
...But we also believe that the South Beach plan is too strict
(limits carbs too much) to be practical for everyday dieters -- and
it has the potential to sap your energy during phase 1 with the
severely reduced carbs.
For example, we've observed that the higher carb foods (on the South
Beach menu) are severely limited in portions during the first phase
of the diet -- and this prevents a normal amount of carbs from being
eaten during the first phase.
In fact, the only foods which dieters are allowed to eat in "unlimited portions"
(during
phase 1) are protein foods and super-low-calorie
vegetables.
For example, the South Beach menu allows unlimited lettuce during
phase 1 --- but yet it
limits the portions of "tomatoes" and "onions" and
"peanuts".
Additionally, the "sweet snacks" which are allowed on the South
Beach menu are limited to a mere 75 calories per day during phase
1.
So even though the South Beach plan allows so-called
"sweet snacks" -- they are severely limited to just 75 calories per day........and that's less calories than a typical cookie contains.
So although the South Beach program is not as strict as the Atkins
diet, it's our opinion that both diets are fairly strict -- and we
believe that both are fairly difficult to follow for average dieters,
especially during Phase 1.
Also.......both of these diets seem to have no "end" in sight -- since both the
Atkins plan and the South Beach diet never allow dieters to return
to a normal carb lifestyle (where carbs don't have to be closely
watched).
Both of these diets do gradually allow more and more carbs to be eaten as
time goes by of course, but even after 6 months dieters are still
told to watch their carb intake to some degree each day, and both
diets seem to require a lifetime commitment of some sort.
So it's a permanent lifestyle change which is required by these
diets, and many dieters may find it difficult to never be able to enjoy
their favorite carb-filled restaurant meals (which can be eaten completely "as served").
So overall we think that both diets are not very practical for
average dieters, since we believe that many people will find it difficult to
modify their entire lifestyle forever. We therefore
strongly recommend against using the South Beach and Atkins
programs.
End of Review.
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