“Are you on South Beach,” is the popular inquiry among today’s dieters. This South Beach is not a place as much as it is an option to those who wish to shed some blubber. Nicknamed “Atkins lite,” the South Beach diet imposes a slightly more liberal regime of low-carb eating than the Atkins diet and involves three phases that we examine here. You have the assurance of its creator, Dr. Arthur Agatston, who published the diet after seeing its success among his cardiology patients. Ultimately, South Beachers learn how to pick the right carbohydrates and fats for their bodies by following regimented phases of dieting.