re: Has anyone tried...Does it work??

Quoting Van:“ What is the difference between the Atkins diet and the Southbeach diet??”

basically the amount of carbs you are allowed.

I was on The South Beach Diet for a month and I LOVED it. I lost 35 lbs in a month and I found it super easy to stick to. On TSBD you cut out all sugars and carbs for 2 weeks and then slowly add good carbs and sugars into your diet. It explains exactly how it works in the book, but there are 3 phases: Phase I is cutting the carbs and only lasts 2 weeks, Phase IIis reintroducing good carbs, and Phase III is maintenance. As soon as I am done breastfeeding I am going back on it for sure.

Well I wanna lose 30-50 lbs. Which one would be the best to go on??

Quoting 2nd time mommy2:“ I tried the Adkins diet a few years back. While it did work(Ilost about 60lbs) my health has never been ... [snip!] ... The Diet basically cuts out all carbs and you eat food with alot of protein because that is what is burned fastest in the body.”

How long were you on it in order to lose those 60lbs??

I wanna get back in shape..Like actually stop being a lazy ass and work out everyday (even though I only have McDonalds yourself fitness dvds to fallow..and I only have Core & Strength..i dont have the other 2)
But I dont really see a point if I dont start eatting better. I eat far to much crap, which is a shame cause I think back and I never ate so much crap in my life until after highschool when I had to grab a quick meal here and there, then when I moved in with my BF at his moms she never cooked, or went food shopping..so me and him pretty much got fast food everynight...  
And we have our own place now so I really wanna relearn how to eat better. My only problem is I hate cooking, I love the microwave..lol. and most microwaveable things arent healthy..

Quoting Van:“ I wanna get back in shape..Like actually stop being a lazy ass and work out everyday (even though I only ... [snip!] ... how to eat better. My only problem is I hate cooking, I love the microwave..lol. and most microwaveable things arent healthy..”

Oh! You can make microwave things and them still be okay. I personally enjoy cooking and conjuring up my own recipes. I'm a believer in not cutting out anything, just eating particular proportions.

southbeach. do it. my mom & aunt both lost a lot of weight on it

has anyone heard of or tried the abs diet?? whats that like?

If I was to buy a book on the atkins diet -- south beach diet which book would yous recommend I buy??