by Melissa Moore
People are continually searching for diets that work. Many go from one diet program to the next thinking this next one will be the one that solves my weight issues. Finding a diet that one can follow and stick with tends to be the real issue at hand versus actually finding a diet that works. 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 yo-yo ride between health and fat. Because the money comes from repeat business, the focus is naturally on methods and products that work for a short period but result in return business. Here's a diet that will result in weight loss.
Limit the amount of calories that you consume each day to 1000 calories, limit liquids to water and exercise for at least 30 minutes five times a week. There are two problems with this diet. For one, 1000 calories and all that exercise will eventually lead to massive hunger and binge eating. Your cravings will likely ruin the diet. A little bit of dessert, or just candy bar, or one extra hamburger will soon result in you throwing the diet out the window. Secondly, the diet eventually finishes. You will end up going back to eating the same old way. Next month, or next time you need to fit into that outfit, or next family trip, or simply the next time you glance at yourself in the mirror, it will once again be diet time.
The best diet is a permanent diet. 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. Connie Guttersen created the Sonoma Diet which, as a base, focuses on 10 "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.
It's easy to remain on this diet as it has a wide selection of real, and enjoyable foods. Shift the focus away from a short term diet to permanent eating habits that go along with an overall healthy and active lifestyle. In so doing, you will find the diet that works.
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