atkineer wanting to switch to south beach

[vitaminc]

there are just so many food choices on south beach and thats why i want to switch to it.
i am currently doing atkins and i want to be able to maintain this weight that i have lost. can anyone give me some pointers on what to do?

[Tiny T]

If I were you, I'd get a copy of the SOUTH BEACH DIET BOOK...or the SBD Supercharged? (just came out I guess, I have not read this one)...

READ the book...there are many concepts which are (IMO) far from ATKINS idea's....understanding the SBD is the first step...once you have the idea, it should be easy to follow...

I felt a light bulb go off in my head after I read the book...I was like..."Well, DUH, no wonder I've had problems losing weight for years!!!" There is tons of information about how your body actually uses food. Once you understand this, you'll have no problem keeping your weight right where YOU want it to be...the rest of your life!

I could talk on my soap box for hours about the SB, but this is simply my first suggestion...if you need more, I'm always ready to pitch for my SBD Team...so, just Let me know...

[RedRox]

In addition to the book, I'd start with the food lists and meal model sticky threads in the P1 and P2 forums here. I guess the real question is perhaps where you would start? How long have you been eating on the Atkins plan? How far past induction? How far along the carb ladder? OWL phase? What does your typical menu look like now? In general, I would think an early form of P2 would likely work best as even P1 likely has more choices and carb sources than Atkins and you could start to do away with the high saturated fat options of Atkins as well. The biggest "issue" I've seen with those that switch is the fear of even the amount of "good carbs" that SB recommends and really committing to the SB plan preferring to waffle somewhere inbetween. Good luck though!