Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Got a Diet That Works Yet?

By Dallas Azure

People who need to lose weight are constantly searching for diets that work. The trick isn't really finding a diet that works, but rather finding a diet to which a person can stick. The 46.8 billion dollar diet industry (as of 2005) depends not on people staying healthy and keeping off weight, but rather on people taking an endless ping-pong ride between health and fat. Because the money comes from repeat business, the focus is naturally on the ping-pong reality of bad living followed by short periods of diets and health programs.

Here's a diet that works. Drink only water, eat only a thousand calories every day, and combine it with 30 minutes of aerobic activity 5 days each week. It's a sure thing you'll drop pounds. Only two small things. The first is that cravings will ruin the diet. Sooner or later, particularly after intense work outs, those 1000 calories won't be enough to satisfy.

One piece of cake, or just one bag of chips, or one extra hot dog will soon motivate you to end the diet. #2 the diet eventually finishes. You eventually go back to eating the same old way. Next beach season, or next time to wear that dress or tuxedo, or next vacation, or simply the next time you look into a looking glass on the way out of the bathroom it will be time to return to a diet to lose the unwanted pounds.

The best diet is a permanent diet. 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 10 "power foods." These 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 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's the way to not only lose the weight, but to avoid gaining it in the first place.

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