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Hello Maggie;

Maggie wrote:
> I have been on South Beach for 10 weeks...lost 29 pounds ..but have 

given into carbs ands sugars thisweek . .<> .I have 44 more pounds to 

lose and have lost willpower to stay on SOuth Beach. . . . any 
helpful hints?

I wouldn't throw the bath out with the babywater :-). I don't know 
the South Beach diet specifically, but understand it aims to control 
insulin release/resistance by regulating carbs. I think there is a 
lot to learn from these (Atkins, Protein Power, Zone, etc.). It's 
unfortunate that many people don't read about those diets all the way 
through. They seem to look at the title, read the first chapter, if 
that much, and panic. In the end, IMO the diets are not no-carb, just 
reasonable carb - sometimes up to 50%.

So, how about trying nos, but keep in mind the diet that has lost you 
so much weight already (it sounds like a little too much, maybe, 
extreme?). Zone seems to be the most moderate from the start - try 
its ideas on filling the plate. Don't let any other diet rules ruin 
your nos meals - just keep them in mind.

There is something to the diet you came from. Just mellow it and 
blend it with sustainable nos.

If that is still too much, forget it and just do nos.

Tom