Is There a Diet that Really Works?

Lots of folks need to shed some weight, and lots of them are forever searching for diets that are effective. It's not really difficult to find weight loss plans that are effective, but finding a program a person can stick to is the trick. 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 money, over 46.8 billion dollars in 2005, is pulled in not from people becoming healthy or losing weight, but rather from people trying to become healthy or lose weight. Because repeat business brings in the cash, the focus is surely on the up and down reality of un-healthy living followed by short stints of diets and health programs.

Here's a diet that sheds pounds. Drink only water, eat only a thousand calories every day, and combine it with 30 minutes of aerobic activity 5 times each week. It's a given you'll lose weight. Only two small things. #1 cravings will likely ruin the diet. 1000 calories and all that exercise will eventually lead to massive hunger and binge eating. 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 over. #2 the diet eventually finishes. You eventually go back to eating the same old way. Next spring, or next time to wear that dress or tuxedo, or next family trip, or simply the next time you glance at a looking glass on the way out of the gym it will be once again be diet time.

The best diet is one making a change to overall diet, permanently. 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. Connie Guttersen created the Sonoma Diet which, as a base, discusses 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 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 a diet that works for healthy weight loss? Move your mind 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.