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The South Beach Diet Vs The GI Diet?

Filed in archive Another Diet on June 23, 2007

The South Beach Diet Vs The GI Diet?
From what I heard I thought that The South Beach Diet was just like the GI diet. A low carb diet. Low carb meaning low in carbohydrates. As I didn´t understand the difference between the two I decided to do a little research.

The South Beach Diet is said to not be a low carb diet but a balanced diet.
This diet is similar to the Glycemic Index diet. There are three phases in the diet just as in the GI diet.
The first being very limited in carbohydrates, the second allowing a bit more and the third phase is the phase you should follow from then on. For life in other words. So it is not only about losing weight, it is about learning to eat a balanced diet for life. Of course based on the GI index for food

What is so tempting with this diet is the weight loss part. You can lose up to 4 kilos in just the first phase which is usually 2 weeks. Sounds good doesn´t it? But that is also the hardest phase, you have to be very determined in order to follow it. And what you lose is mostly water and as soon as you start eating carbohydrates again you are more than likely to gain it all.
When checking for recipes they are all very tempting and the lack of carbohydrates doesn´t even come to your mind until you realize it doesn´t have any. Or only contains a very small portion of it.

Honestly I don´t see the difference between the GI diet and the South Beach diet. They seem pretty much the same to me. I know that the atkins diet is similar as well and I am going to read up on that too. I read somewhere that the GI diet isn´t a crash diet, well as far as I know it is just as the South Beach Diet.

As usual, my advice is that a little bit of everything is better than nothing so use your common sense when it comes to dieting. And remember to consult your doctor before trying a new diet if you have any health concerns.

Are you on the South Beach lifestyle or want to try it, have tried it? What is the difference do you think from the Gi Diet and what difference has is made in your life? It would be very interesting to hear! Maybe you have a South Beach success story to tell? Email me and I´ll publish it to inspire others!


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