People who need to lose weight are constantly seeking diets that work.

It's not really hard to find diets that work, but finding a diet you can stick to is the trick. The 46.8 billion dollar diet industry (as of 2005) depends not on people staying healthy and staying thin, but rather on people taking an endless yo-yo ride between health and fat. Because repeat business brings in the cash, the focus is surely on methods and products that work for a short period but result in return business.

Here's a diet that sheds pounds. Drink only water, eat only a thousand calories every day, and combine it with 30 minutes of aerobic activity five days each week. It's a given you'll shed 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. One piece of cake, or just one bag of chips, or one extra hamburger will soon cause you to end the diet. #2 the diet eventually finishes. You soon go back to eating the same old way. Next spring, or next fancy dress occasion, or next family trip, or simply the next time you look into a mirror on the way out of the bathroom it will be once again be diet time.

The best diet is one making a change to overall diet, permanently. A lifestyle change to healthier eating habits and more physical activity is the best way to lose weight and keep off the weight. Connie Guttersen created the Sonoma Diet which, as a base, 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 cuisine 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.