Atkins Vs South Beach

Yes you can start on good carbs (ie: fruits, whole grain bread) after the 3rd week of the South Beach Diet.

Also South Beach recommends low fat/lean protein, whereas it seems that Atkins says it is OK to have as much fat as you want. I may be wrong on that but I saw my cousin eat steak after steak and liver and bacon all the time. He lost but his cholesterol was SKY HIGH.

I think South Beach is better. I don't like the whole Atkins food line - it's all preservatives.

I tried Atkins in the spring and I didn't lose that much...I felt kind of gross eating all of that fat.

I've been on SB for almost a month now and I've lost about 8 pounds and feel a lot healthier.

It feels so much better to have yogurt and fruit for breakfast instead of bacon and eggs everyday!