Lots of people need to lose weight, and lots of them are always on the look out for diets that work. It’s not really difficult to find diets that work, but finding a diet you can stick to is the problem. The diet industry is very large. 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, was made not from people becoming healthy or losing weight, but rather from people attempting to become healthy or lose weight.
Because the money comes from repeat business, 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 delivers? Here’s one. Combine limiting caloric intake to 1000 calories each day with at least 30 minutes of exercise at least five times a week. It’s a guarantee you’ll lose pounds. Only two small things.
The first is that cravings are likely to foil 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 snacks, and then the diet is kaput.
The second issue is what happens after the diet is over? What happens when the weight is shed? What, you’ll go right back to eating the same way you ate prior to the diet? Guess what, then the weight will return. Next beach season, or next time to try on that dress or tuxedo, or next family trip, 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 diet is one making a change to overall diet, permanently. 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, 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 influences. The diet is full of real food, and real portions, combined into enjoyable dishes to help motivate someone to stay with it .
Want a diet that works? Shift the focus away from a short term diet to a long term style that’s part of an overall healthy and active lifestyle. That way you won’t put on the pounds in the first place.
