Low fat diets have been popular for more than 15 years. Many people believe this is the solution for long-term weight loss. This couldn't be further from the truth. One example of this is sugar. There are no fat calories in sugar so if you were to eat sugar all day you would technically be eating a diet that had zero fat calories of this would not lead to losing weight. Many people subscribe to this low fat diet myth and it is no wonder obesity rates continue to rise.

Using a low calorie diet will help either. One of the worst things you can do in fact is utilize a low calorie diet. Low calorie diets may work for a few days but after the initial weight loss you'll hit a plateau. The reason for this is your body's natural fat burning engines slows down and this is when you hit the plateau. The deciding factor is not the amount of daily calories you consume. It is the "Type" of calorie you consume. Calories come from three sources; fat, carbs and protein. It is this that is important.

Low Carb diets have been all the rage the last few years especially as an easy weight loss for teens program. The problem with these diets is they are very strict and very hard to follow for the average person. When on a low carb diet your body is robbed of energy and this makes it extremely difficult to remain on the program for an extended period of time. Just to give you an idea of how restrictive these diets are, the Atkins diet a very popular program allows just 20 "net carbs" per day for the first 2 weeks. An apple has more than 20 carbs!

Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers are programs many people turn to. Although These can and do work for many people they usually are very costly and weight loss is spread out over sometimes a very long period of time. Obviously this is advantageous for them because they make more money this way. With summer weight loss being on everyones mind there are rapid weight loss tips that will enable you to lose the weight much quicker.

For a diet to be effective it must be easy to follow, fit in with social behavior such as eating out and eating on the run and not provide ONLY short term results only to be gained back when OFF the diet.