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People who need to lose weight are constantly seeking diets that work. It's not really difficult to find diets that work, but finding a diet a person can stick to is the issue. 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 of time but result in return business.

Here's a diet that sheds pounds. Combine limiting caloric intake to 1000 calories a day with at least 30 minutes of exercise at least five times a week. It's a given you'll drop weight. Only two small things. The first is that cravings are likely to ruin the diet. Sooner or later, particularly after returning home from work outs, those 1000 calories won't be enough to satisfy. First it's a potato chip or slice of cake, then it's an extra hot dog and the whole bag of snacks, and then the diet is ended. The second problem is what happens after the diet is over? What happens when the weight is lost? What, you'll go right back to eating the same way you ate prior to the diet? Guess what, then the weight will return. Next beach season, or next fancy dress ball, or next family trip, or simply the next time you glance at a looking glass on the way out of the gym it will be time to return to a diet to lose the unwanted pounds.

The best diet is a forever diet. More and more people now understand that to lose weight it's best to change lifestyle, including healthier eating habits and more physical activity. The Sonoma Diet, created by Connie Guttersen, focuses on ten 'power foods.' These 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 includes a wide variety of real, and enjoyable foods so it's easy to remain on it .

Want a diet that works? Move your mind 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.