Probably the most important thing people would like to know, when they want to reduce daily food intake is "Which diet is the best?" Although all of us have different answers, we all share the same aim: a Diet which can help us lose weight in no time. Be it a miracle diet pill or an eating plan, it must get rid of fat for good. That is the second part of the big desire: how to make sure the weight is gone for permanently!
As more and more diets gets published in magazines and over the internet, more and more people gets confused over which diet will bring the body they desire in the right way. The increasing number obesity cases made weight loss an industry like never before and the market is expanding each year. It seems that nowadays all one needs is a weight loss idea and a knack for marketing to make a lot of money and publicity of some peculiar diet despite the lack of expertise in this field.
Popular Diet Plans
There are TONS of diets out there. We are going to run through the popular diets since a review of all the hundreds diets on the market will be exhaustive for this article.
Let us examine one of the latest trends of dieting: the Atkins Diet. The success of the Atkins weight loss program is pretty much due to the enormous amount of praises of the astonishing results, not to mention the large quantities of testimonials from happy customers. The best thing in this Diet is that it lets you eat fat-rich milk products such as cheese and butter. However, the Atkins Diet is also suspected of causing risks of heart diseases and also diarrhea, weakness and muscle cramps to the diet followers. The debate of the safety of this diet is still on-going.
Now let's look at the Zone Diet, another famous eating plan. The wegith loss program is created by Barry Sears and it's about eating a balanced mix of foods to achieve hormonal balance. The state of balance is termed 'The Zone', the concept is to allow your body to take in the calories and to utilize them throughout the day but without storing fats in your body. Sadly, this diet has no scientific basis when it comes to selecting the right foods. Starchy vegetables, whole grains and beans are forbidden even though these foods doesn't conflict the basic rules of Dieting. The American Heart Association says that the Zone Diet lacks nutrient and protein-rich foods.
Next on the list is the Jenny Craig Diet, which is one of the oldest diets around. Jenny Craig started this business around early 80s and it is still around. The philosophy of this weight loss program is a compromise, you don't have to do your cooking and there's no recipe to follow but you must buy the pre-packed food of Jenny Craig's. The pre-packed food doesn't come cheap, it runs around $100 per week and that does not include the membership costs, vegetables and fruits which aren't included in the pre-packed food. If you can afford it then stick to it as the Diet is pretty good. However, similar low-calories food can be purchased at your grocery store and you shouldn't discuss with a Jenny Craig expert before buying them because they will insist on you sticking with the pre-packaged food since they earn commissions.
From sunny Florida comes the South Beach Diet. This is a really great diet, but the question is: Can you follow it to the tee? The first phase of this weight loss program is to eradicate foods containing Carbohydrate. Luckily, this phase only lasts for two weeks. However, the second phase lasts as long as necessary and that means only grains and fruits. If reaching the weight you want takes two years, then you’ll have to stick to grains and fruits for this long as well. If you dislike the foods allowed in this diet, sorry folks, there aren't any alternatives.
Lastly, another popular weight loss program is Weight Watchers. This diet has been one of the best around because it provides all weight management tools to the users. You'll have all the information you need and a support group if you are committed in losing weight. If having company to help you through the difficult times works for you, then you are probably going to lose all that extra weight. On the other hand, if you don't like constant peer pressure, then this diet is not suitable for you.
As you can see from this short review, there are more diets out there which we are unable to cover here. The best thing to do when selecting a weight loss program is to do as much research as possible and talk to people who have tried it. Also consult your doctors and dietitians. Sooner or later, you'll be able to gain the truth. Pay attention to what your doctor say, if they say that a diet may put your body at risk, think twice before trying it.
