A lot of people are doing the South Beach diet adn it is supposed to be one of the better ones out there. Just have to try to find the energy to work out when on it huh??

I live with a dietetics major. I personally have no opinion one way or the other since my difficulty is gaining, not loosing weight, but I can channel my girlfriend's thoughts on the subject:

The Atkins diet is ridiculous. Studies have shown that two diets containing the same amounts of calories but one with a lowered level of carbohydrates caused no weight loss. The only function of the Atkins diet, that I can see, is to eliminate half the food on the planet, thereby making it harder to eat, and thereby decreasing your caloric intake. However the dangers associated with a diet so high in fats and cholesterol, and low in starches and fiber hardly justify the results.

I recommend that people simply eat less overall, and exercise regularly. It's trite advice that we've all heard before, and not nearly as fun as counting carbs, but it's true. Burn more calories than you take in, that's all there is to it.

I don't know about the South Beach one, but from the sound of it I can't see her liking it either. She's not big on diets that put you through hell.