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Carb Addict

Heather said: "South Beach is more flexible than Atkins. You're still allowed to take in a limited number of carbs, but not many. It incorporates lots of fish and vegetables.."

spectrachic311 said: "I used to be a huge carb addict too. I would eat huge plates of pasta, I'd snack on half a bag of pretzels, cookies, cake, etc. The thing is, although those foods made me feel full for a little while, I always felt half starved about an hour later. What you can do is to replace your refined carbs with whole grain options. Replace your white rice with brown rice, eat whole wheat pasta, and try maybe eating quinoa or barley or oatmeal. Measure your portions out and stick to that portion size. You will find that the whole grain carbs keep you full longer because they have a lot of fiber in them. Also, what I did was to fill in the rest of my meal with lots of veggies so I would feel more satisfied. Instead of a huge plate of pasta with tomato sauce and meatballs, I had a cup of whole wheat penne pasta with a little marinara sauce and a salad. Amazingly, I felt a lot fuller than when I ate all the pasta. Hope that helps :)"

xlilphishx said: "I too was a HUGE carb addict. I am Italian so pasta is our popular dish. As well as my Spanish heritage causing me to eat tons of rice which isn't good AT ALL! I am now eating tons of proteins and have eliminated the bad carbs. I eat the good carbs but limit them. Whole wheat bread and organic whole wheat cereal. Everything else is protein. It took me a while to get used to it- I won't lie. I have been eating like this since 2005- now it is so easy for me to not eat carbs. You get used to it after a while. My tip to you is to stick with it. Once you do it for so long, it becomes part of your life."

nancy_mrn said: "I will always be a carb addict and I know that, carb and wine my two vices that got me in the shape I am now...or at least helped me get there I am trying again to elimanate them during phase 1 of the south beach diet which has worked for me in the past..my trouble came when I introduced those carbs back in and I did not set reasonable limits and they just kept increasing until I was gaining weight again Good luck to you, you know you can do it just make one change at a time"

mumtobcwa said: "After writing a food diary for only 3 days i can see that i live on carbs. I know if i cut down on pasta, rice and potatoes, i would loose weight. Are there any other carb lovers out there and what do you eat? I tend not to eat a portion of pasta, rice, potato-i eat a plateful! I find it difficult to imagine meals without loads of carbs, that wouldn't have me starving a half hour later. Any advice would be lovely"

mumtobcwa said: "Thanks guys! I know carbs are the reason for my weight gain, and i do try to limit them but it is very difficult. I've heard a few people talk about the South Beach diet, would you recommend it?"

mumtobcwa said: "Not a big fish fan!! Tinned tuna at the most. Not a big meat eater, probably why i eat so much carbs! Chicken/turkey is about all i can manage and the odd piece of red meat. I love all vegetables though is that any use?"