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[quote=Anonymous]Agree with South Beach w/ the caveats from 21:31. For the last 100 years or so Americans have been eating too many simple carbs and not enough vegetables. I found the South Beach book to explain the body's reaction to glucose to be very helpful. And the three phase approach of eliminating simple carbs and then gradually re-introducing whole grains worked well for me. I'd stay away from the recipes that use fake butter or fake cream, or use the real stuff in their place.

Eat real foods. As much as possible, stay away from processed foods and artificial sugars like Splenda. The fake sugars might help you eliminate calories at first, but they mess with your body's understanding of what it is eating (it tastes something sweet, but doesn't get an increase in glucose, and then wants more sweet things; it can lead to overeating and weight gain). And fake sugars and fake fats can cause stomach distress (gas, diarrhea), which is not something you want to do to yourself.

Replace the bread, rice, pasta and potatoes in your meals with a vegetable of some sort. Instead of shrimp and tomatoes on pasta, serve it over sauteed spinach. Really pretty yummy and way better for you.

Plan a morning and afternoon snack with protein in it. Nuts make a very portable, keep in your purse kind of snack. Cheese stick, low fat yogurt, fruit or vegetables with peanut butter or hummus. I sometimes will wrap a slice of lean ham or turkey and cheese around leftover steamed asparagus. Hard boiled eggs are great for breakfast or a snack.

Empty your fridge and cupboards of snack foods that would tempt you.

Personally, I think fats are good for you, but in moderation. I use butter, but only a little bit on steamed veggies. Roast veggies with olive oil. Drink 2%. The occasional (maybe once a month) real ice cream. But I don't drown things in cream sauces or deep fry. The real fats are more satisfying and flavorful, and you end up eating less of it.[/quote]

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