People who need to lose weight are constantly seeking 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.  Between 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 surely on the ping-pong reality of bad living followed by short stints of diets and health programs.

Here are some diets that work. Drink only water, eat only 1000 calories each day, and combine it with 30 minutes of aerobic activity five times a week. It’s a guarantee you’ll lose weight. But there are two issues.  The first is that cravings will ruin the diet. Sooner or later, particularly after returning home from 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 over. 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 shower it will be time to return to a diet to lose the unwanted pounds.

The best diets that work are permanent diets. More and more people are coming to realize that to lose weight it’s best to change lifestyle, including healthier eating habits and more physical activity. The Sonoma Diet, created by Connie Guttersen, discusses 10 “power foods”. These are almonds, bell peppers, blueberries, broccoli, grapes, olive oil, spinach, strawberries, tomatoes and whole grains, combined with the cuisine of the Sonoma country, which includes Asian, Latin American and Mediterranean influences. The diet includes a wide variety of real, and enjoyable foods so it’s easy to remain on it.

Want diets that work? Move your mind from a short term diet to a long term style that’s part of 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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