You’ll gradually re-introduce foods as plan progresses, albeit in smaller portions. To maintain your healthy weight for rest of your life, you’ll follow South Beach ‘rules’. Not as scary as it sounds, healthy eating is something that we should all follow, lifelong.

Like Atkins diet, if there are lots of foods you don’t enjoy or you cannot stick to a diet where food stuffs are restricted (even in short term), this may not be diet for you.

The dietary programme is also good as it allows some flexibility with points. For example, when you have a special occasion coming up.

The emphasis of weight loss plan is very much on points, not on what foods you eat. And so you are encourage to plan your meals using points system. As there are very little foods that are actually restricted on this diet, it is probably one of easier diet programmes to follow.

Many dieters also find group support given at meetings invaluable. However, if you are happy to do diet on your own, you can attend online meetings – great if you are short of time or work irregular hours.