SmegghedJ wrote:
Any suggestions on eatting veg and low carb at the same time? I am not
caught up in this whole Atkins/South Beach thing, but I know many are.
thanks;-)

My suggestion if you're interested in losing weight is pretty simple:
avoid fried foods and foods made with refined carbohydrates, and
exercise regularly. South Beach is like Atkins-Lite, but at least it
doesn't categorize all carbs the same way. Who'd ever think of orange
juice as bad and butter-fried steak covered in melted cheese as healthy?
South Beach also encourages the use of complex carbs like brown rice,
whole wheat pastas, and whole grain products, while discouraging white
sugar and white flour products. South Beach also does a bit to
distinguish between good and bad fats and it doesn't ignore the role of
exercise.

Am I a supporter of either diet? No, I think it's all faddish. The
underlying goal of any slimming diet should be ease of lifetime
maintenance, not simply yo-yoing in some range in the name of
macronutrient trade-offs. Eat a good variety of the healthy stuff you
like, stay away from junk, and you'll probably be fine.