Diets That work Can Be Found If You Just Know Where To Find Them

People who need to lose weight are constantly seeking diets that work.  The issue isn’t really finding a diet plan that works, but rather finding a diet to which a person can stick.  The diet industry is very large.  With books, diet food programs, trainers and nutritionists, spas, and all the other parts of the health and diet industry a lot of money, over 46.8 billion dollars in 2005, is pulled in not from people becoming healthy or losing weight, but rather from people attempting to become healthy or lose weight.  Because repeat business brings in the cash, the focus is surely on methods and products that work for a short period of time but result in return business.

So you want a diet that works?  Here’s one.  Drink only water, eat only 1000 calories every day, and combine it with 30 minutes of aerobic activity five times each week.  That diet will result in losing weight.  But there are two difficulties.  The first is that cravings will ruin the diet.  Sooner or later, particularly after intense work outs, those 1000 calories won’t be enough to satisfy.  First it’s a potato chip or piece of cake, then it’s an extra hot dog and the whole bag of chips, and then the diet is ended.  #2 the diet eventually ends.  You soon go back to eating the identical old way.  Next spring, or next time to try on that dress or tuxedo, or next vacation, or simply the next time you glance at a mirror on the way out of the bathroom  it will be time to return to a diet to lose the unwanted pounds. 

The best diet is a permanent diet.  A lifestyle change to healthier eating habits and more physical activity is the best way to lose weight and keep off the weight.  The Sonoma Diet, created by Connie Guttersen, discusses ten “power foods.”  These  are almonds, bell peppers, blueberries, broccoli, grapes, olive oil, spinach, strawberries, tomatoes and whole grains, eaten in conjunction with the cuisine of the Sonoma country, which includes Asian, Latin American and Mediterranean foods and dishes.  The diet is full of real food, and real portions, combined into enjoyable dishes to help encourage someone to stay with it .

Want diets that work?  Shift the focus away from a short term diet to permanent eating habits that go along with an overall healthy and active lifestyle.  That way you won’t gain the pounds in the first place.