Diets that work

People who need to lose weight are constantly seeking diets that work.  It’s not really hard to find diets that work, but finding a diet you can stick to is the issue.  The diet industry is very large.  Including 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 earned 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 time but result in return business.

Here’s a diet that works.  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 given you’ll shed pounds.  But there are two problems.

1. cravings will likely end the diet.  Sooner or later, particularly after intense work outs, those 1000 calories won’t be sufficient to satisfy.  First it’s a potato chip or slice of cake, then it’s an extra hot dog and the whole bag of chips, and then the diet is kaput.
2. the diet eventually ends.  You eventually go back to eating the same old way.  Next spring, or next fancy dress party, or next family trip, or simply the next time you look into a looking glass on the way out of the gym  it will be time to return to a diet to lose the unwanted pounds.

The best diet is a permanent diet.  More and more people now understand that to lose weight it’s best to make a whole lifestyle change, including healthier eating habits and more physical activity.  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, combined with the diet of the Sonoma country, which includes Asian, Latin American and Mediterranean influences.  The diet includes a wide selection of real, and enjoyable foods so it’s easy to stay on it .

Want a diet that works?  Move your mind from a short term diet to permanent eating habits that go along with an overall healthy and active lifestyle.  That’s the way to not only lose the weight, but to avoid gaining it in the first place.

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