Blood sugar diet/low carbing - one and the same?

[Chimichangaz]

I tend to put weight on in my tummy area and it is SO hard to shift it. A MNetter suggested the BSD, so I have read the book, and then started to look at the info in this topic and in LC Bootcamp. I've reduced my carb intake to

[BIWI]

There are similarities, but they are different. The Blood Sugar Diet is based around 800 calories a day, for 8 weeks. The guidance is to follow a Mediterranean diet, so it's low carb-ish, but probably also lower in fat than a true low carb diet would be.

But after you've finished the 8 weeks, the advice is to eat low/lower carb for your maintenance diet.

[Chimichangaz]

Thank you Biwi