Hey Tracy, isn't the South Beach diet similar to the Atkins style diet? I'm thinkin' about trying something soon... just can't decide what... I'm one of those kind of folks who, if I'm going to diet, I need somebody (or a book) to tell me exactly what to eat lol... I dont like it when they say, well you can have this, but not that... Thats why when I "tried" the atkins thing... all I ate was like eggs, hamburger patties, bacon, etc lol... I'm sure that week probably took a few months off the life of my heart.