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Lots of folks need to shed some weight, and lots of them are forever on the look out for diets that are effective. The problem isn’t really finding a diet plan that works, but rather locating a diet to which a person can stick. The diet industry is huge. With 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 the money comes from repeat business, the focus is naturally on methods and products that work for a short period of time but result in return business.

So you want a diet that works? Here’s one. Combine limiting caloric intake to 1000 calories each day with at least 30 minutes of exercise at least five times a week. That diet will result in losing weight. But there are two problems. #1 cravings will likely foil the diet. 1000 calories and all that exercise will eventually lead to massive hunger and binge eating. 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. #2 the diet eventually finishes. You soon go back to eating the identical old way. Next beach season, or next time to put on that dress or tuxedo, or next family trip, or simply the next time you glance at 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 physical activity is the best way to lose weight and keep off the weight. The Sonoma Diet, created by Connie Guttersen, focuses on 10 “power foods.” The power foods are almonds, bell peppers, blueberries, broccoli, grapes, olive oil, spinach, strawberries, tomatoes and whole grains, eaten in conjunction with the diet of the Sonoma country, which includes Asian, Latin American and Mediterranean foods and dishes. 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 for healthy weight loss? 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.