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In another post someone was asking about the details of the South Beach diet. I don't have the book (I'm on my local library's waiting list) but here is a summary from the info published in the July 1st issue of Woman's World Magazine. Phase 1: Two Weeks (Strictest Part ... supposed to reset your metabolism) Eat 3 meals and 3 snacks per day from the following foods: lean mean, poultry, seafood, low fat lunch mean, low fat cheese, eggs, tofu, canola and olive oils, beans and legumes and non starchy vegis. Extras: 1 daily serving on nuts or nut better, 75 cal of sugar-free sweets, unlimited broth, extracts , butter spray and sugar-free seasonings. Phase 2: Gradually reintroduce healthy high-fiber carbs to your diet. The goal is to eatt more carbs while continuing to lose weight. You can keep adding these in until you stop losing weight, then cut back to what you had while still losing. Foods to add in: apples, apricots, blueberries, cantaloupe, cherries, grapefruit, grapes, kiwi, mangoes, oranges, peaches, pears, plums, straberries, milk yogurt, whole-grain breads and bagels, bran muffins, high-fiber cereal, oatmeal, whole-grain pasta, brown or wild rice, sweet potatoes, dark chocolate, chocolate pudding and red wine. Now please realize that this is not a substitute for getting the book. But hopefully it will help you to decide if you want to get the book and give the plan a try. The magazine article also has more info, including some background info on the plan, why it is supposed to work and some sample menu plans. Hope this helps! :wink: - Joan

Thanks for the information. I was asking the question what is the difference between the Atkins and south beach diet cause they both sound the same.