The Atkins Diet Vs. The South Beach Diet

I hear so much about the Atkins diet and the South Beach diet. They both seem to be so popular with people looking to lose weight. So which one is the right one to go with when choosing a diet plan? When choosing a diet plan, I for one would love to find a diet that let me lose the baby weight in as little as one week. But we all know that does not exist. The ones that do allow you to drop a whole lot of weight real quick are not safe and healthy. So were does one turn when looking for safe and healthy? Did I mention that the diet not only has to be safe and healthy it actually has to work?

So here I am hearing all about the Atkins diet and the South Beach diet on TV, in magazines and on the radio in my car while I am chowing down on McDonald's cheeseburgers. So I decide to do my own research into each one to of these popular diets. What are they, how do they differ from each other and what do they each require of me for me to lose the weight.

What I have found is that there are some similarities with both diets. Medical doctors created them both. They are both best-selling diet books. They both restrict carbohydrates.

So here is a break down of each one of the diets and how they may or may not work for at least me and why they will not work.

South Beach Diet:

The South Beach diet does not count grams of carbohydrates. Great for me cause when I want to eat I don't want to sit counting carbs. I don't see where anyone who is hungry really wants to sit and count anything before eating.

With the South Beach diet one must get rid of certain food for two weeks. Food such as cereal, fruit, bread, carrots and corn to name some of them are forbidden during the first phase of the diet. Some of this may be ok to get rid of for me at least. I am not a big cereal eater and corn I can give up for two weeks. But bread and fruit are going to be my hard parts. One I love fresh fruit and bread in my house has to be served at every dinner. So some weak points to this diet from my viewpoint.