Low-Carb Variations - Any success?

[Nutri_Nut]

I have decided to alter my eating habits and follow more closely a low-carb way of life...AGAIN. After making some changes, I already feel much better and now remember why I loved this WOE so much. I have felt LOUSY for a year, which is about as long as I have been off this WOE. I thought perhaps there was a connection, so I have made some changes.

I have not gone back to induction because I don't think I can go through that again, especially with a trip overseas coming up. I am eating more like I did when I "left off" the first time I was on the Atkins WOE.

Perhaps my changes are more along the lines of the South Beach Diet, but I am really not that familiar with that plan.

My question is this: has anyone followed a low-carb WOE that is not strictly Atkins or any other plan out there and been successful? Can a person lose weight without going through all the stages but rather by simply eliminating refined carbs?

[spirittalker]

Maybe you should check down in the Low carb dieting other than atkins forum to see what they have to say down there. http://atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/viewforum.php?f=11

[not2late]

There are plenty of low carb diets on the book shelves: Hampton's Diet and Carbohydrate Addicts Diet are a couple.

I suggest that you borrow these books and others from your public library and read up on them.

[mattkins]

I've found that cutting the high glycemic index carbs out is 90% of the battle. 100 grams of carbs from complex sources isn't nearly as bad for you as like white flour or sugar carbs.