I think you know the answer is no. However, according to a leading consumer magazine, there are diets that make more sense than others.



Do you realize that Americans are completely obsessed with weight loss issues? The survey, found that 45 percent of American adults (96 million) are trying to lose weight. Almost half (46 percent) of all women are trying to lower their weight, compared to one third (36 percent) of men are dieting.

Observe some of what is available today. Remember that this is only a small list of what is available.

The Zone Diet

Slim-Fast

Jenny Craig

Atkin's Diet

Weight Watchers

New diets are announced almost daily. The weight loss industry is huge and will even change the truth to get you to buy their latest and greatest product. Their goal is to make money. Your goal is to lose weight.

Be realistic and understand that not all diets and products work for everyone. You may have to go experiment with a few to see if the particular product works well with you and most importantly how your body reacts to that particular plan.

This is what you are aiming for:

Lose weight fast

Gain muscle and increase tone

Become a healthier individual

You want to speed up your metabolism.

You want a money back guarantee- Most products offer 100% guarantees.

Please read this article with an open mind towards finding that special diet that will work for you.

Losing weight is not a task easily accomplished. It doesn't make a difference what diet or weight loss program you pick. You must make a very strong deal with yourself that you will stick with it until you are at your ideal weight.

An article on best diets must include a section on fad diets. This is a small sampling of just a couple of the fad diets that have been advertised heavily recently; Cabbage Soup Diet, Lemonade Diet, Raw Food Diet and the Green Tea Diet. The real truth about why most diets and weight loss plans fail is because they are not sustainable. If, for instance, you drank Lemonade a few times a day, how long would it be long before you would be reaching for something solid to eat?

There is no reason to start any diet if you do not put your heart into it. You have to change your eating habits for the rest of your life! It has been clinically proven that there is no need to bring the calorie intake to less than your body requires to survive.

You can lose weight just not eating that second portion of food. It takes many calories to make a body obese. If you reduce these calories you will lose weight slowly and be able to sustain the loss. Therefore, the food intake, when you want to lose weight, need not be less than that required to maintain an ideal weight.

The best diet for you is one that you are happy with and which supplies necessary nutrition. It is vitally important that you learn to only eat as a response to your real hunger. Do not use food to reduce anxiety brought on by stress of everyday living.

Today there are many alternatives to just dieting.

Some amazing programs have been developed by well known doctors that work hand and hand with the best diets. Research what is available and those plans that are approved by doctors.