Ranee Mueller wrote:
> This is mostly directed at diabetics and those who do low-carb diets
> because of their health, rather than just wishing to lose weight.

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> However, I am not really interested in it for the
> weight loss, though that is nice. Is it really feasible to jump to a
> later stage in, say, the South Beach diet, or even the maintenance diet,
> or would that negate the health benefits? I'll be talking to my doctor
> about it, but I was interested in some input from people who actually
> live with the diet.

Check out <alt.support.diet.low-carb>

The FAQ is published every day and it has a zillion links for every
conceivable question you might have, about all aspects of low-carbing.

There are many knowledgeable people there who either know the answers or
can steer you to them.

Pastorio