South Beach Questions

I started the south beach diet last week (1 week today). I read on the
internet that milk is now acceptable in the first phase so I have been
having 1-2 glasses of 2% a day with lunch and/or dinner. I have also
been eating non-fat yogurt plain and vanilla. According to what I read
this is appropriate. However this raises some questions with me.

Whole milk has a lower glycomic index than skim or fat free. Why does
SB recommend fat free then? Don't I want the lower index?

I have been having coffee but have been trying to keep it low. I am
using non-milk creamer but I noticed today that one of the main
ingreedients in this stuff is modified corn starch, which is probably
very high in bad carbs. Why would SB recommend using it or does it?

Also some other questions with regard to how I feel. My lactic
threshhold seems to be much lower now. My muscles start burning much
sooner, long before I start processing O2. When I first started there
where many times when I felt like I was on speed, but now I am mostly
tired. What am I missing that is causing this do you think?

I am also not getting any less hungry. It feels like I always need
something to eat. I have been trying to ease these feelings with nuts
or cheese but that only lasts for a while.

Thanks for any input...

--
"I'm a war president. I make decisions here in the Oval Office
in foreign policy matters with war on my mind." - Bush

Noah Roberts wrote:

I have been having coffee but have been trying to keep it low. I am
using non-milk creamer but I noticed today that one of the main
ingreedients in this stuff is modified corn starch, which is probably
very high in bad carbs. Why would SB recommend using it or does it?

Oops, I mean corn syrup solids, not starch.

Noah Roberts wrote:

I started the south beach diet last week (1 week today). I read on the
internet that milk is now acceptable in the first phase so I have been
having 1-2 glasses of 2% a day with lunch and/or dinner. I have also
been eating non-fat yogurt plain and vanilla. According to what I read
this is appropriate. However this raises some questions with me.

Whole milk has a lower glycomic index than skim or fat free. Why does
SB recommend fat free then? Don't I want the lower index?

I have been having coffee but have been trying to keep it low. I am
using non-milk creamer but I noticed today that one of the main
ingreedients in this stuff is modified corn starch, which is probably
very high in bad carbs. Why would SB recommend using it or does it?

[snip] The revised guidelines allow you to consume fat-free or 1
percent milk. I do not see mention of creamer, but I only did a
quick look. Why do you think it is allowed? From your wording,
it sounds like you neither have the book nor have read it.

--
Jean B.

Jean B. wrote:
Noah Roberts wrote:
I have been having coffee but have been trying to keep it low. I am
using non-milk creamer but I noticed today that one of the main
ingreedients in this stuff is modified corn starch, which is probably
very high in bad carbs. Why would SB recommend using it or does it?


[snip] The revised guidelines allow you to consume fat-free or 1
percent milk. I do not see mention of creamer, but I only did a
quick look. Why do you think it is allowed? From your wording,
it sounds like you neither have the book nor have read it.

Yes I have it and have read it. For some reason I thought non-dairy
creamer was ok and/or recommended. Now I question that highly and
wonder if I have totally messed up phase 1 and need to continue for
another 2 weeks...

How about the question of why 1% over whole or 2%? Non-fat has a higher
glycemic index than whole milk so why do we want non-fat?

--
"I'm a war president. I make decisions here in the Oval Office
in foreign policy matters with war on my mind." - Bush

On 2/16/2004 3:35 PM, Noah Roberts wrote:
I started the south beach diet last week (1 week today). I read on the
internet that milk is now acceptable in the first phase so I have been
having 1-2 glasses of 2% a day with lunch and/or dinner. I have also
been eating non-fat yogurt plain and vanilla. According to what I read
this is appropriate. However this raises some questions with me.

Whole milk has a lower glycomic index than skim or fat free. Why does
SB recommend fat free then?

saturated fat

--
jmk in NC

Whole milk has a lower glycomic index than skim or fat free. Why does
SB recommend fat free then? Don't I want the lower index?

Because it's a ridiculous diet. Just IMHO of course.

LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 265/226/140
& hubby- 310/253/180