Lots of people need to lose weight, and lots of people are always on the look out for diets that work. It’s not really hard to find diet plans that work, but finding a diet a person can stick to is the problem. The diet industry is huge. With books, diet food programs, trainers and nutritionists, spas, and all the other elements of the health and diet industry a lot of loot, over 46.8 billion dollars in 2005, is made 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 naturally on methods and products that work for a short time but result in return business.
Here’re some diets that work. Combine limiting caloric intake to 1000 calories each day with at least 30 minutes of exercise at least 5 days a week. It’s a guarantee you’ll lose weight. Only two small problems. #1 cravings will likely end the diet. 1000 calories and all that exercise will eventually lead to big hunger and binge eating. 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 history. The second problem is what happens after the diet ends? What happens when the weight is gone? What, you’ll go right back to eating the same way you ate before the diet? Guess what, then the weight will return. Next spring, or next time to [wear 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 once again be diet time.
The best diets that work are permanent diets. A lifestyle change to healthier eating habits and more exercise is the best way to lose weight and keep off the unwanted pounds. The Sonoma Diet, created by Connie Guttersen, focuses on ten “power foods”. The power foods 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 put on the pounds in the first place.