South Beach and Atkins dieters: A question for you

What is the average daily calorie intake of the suggested menus in the
books have? Around 1500 calories, I'd bet.

I've checked several magazines today while waiting for an oil change.
My reading confirmed my first thought: Whatever the diet is and what it
tells us what to eat or not to eat, EVERYONE of their suggestions have
one thing in common: They have 1600 calories... or less!

On 8 Jan 2007 13:50:37 -0800, "mikesmith9999@hotmail.com"
<mikesmith9999@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I've checked several magazines today while waiting for an oil change.
>My reading confirmed my first thought: Whatever the diet is and what it
>tells us what to eat or not to eat, EVERYONE of their suggestions have
>one thing in common: They have 1600 calories... or less!

I'm not sure what magazines you're looking at, but all of the ones I
look at that have diet advice are aimed primarily at women. Advice
for men might recommend somewhat more calories, but it depends on a
lot of factors, including body weight, activity level, and age. Really
the only good answer is to experiment to find a calorie level that
results in a reasonable rate of loss for you.

Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004