All Diets Work, No Diets Work

All Diets Work: No Diets Work

Have you lost weight in the past only to regain it a short time
later? Have you followed every diet including Atkins, South
Beach, the Drinking Man’s diet, the Peanut Butter diet, or even
the Chocolate Diet? All of these diets work, and none of them
work, meaning you can and probably do lose weight on any of
them, but you won’t keep it off. Why not? Because the day will
come when the diet is over and you’re right back to your regular
routine; the same routine that got you fat in the first place.

In the past diets carried a warning not to stay on them longer
than the prescribed period; usually two weeks, some a mere three
days. Today’s popular diets are attempting to style themselves
as lifestyle choices, but this isn’t working either. People want
to be able to eat a sandwich now and then. They want the burger
and the bun! Strive for balance choosing foods you prefer, and
you’ll have a better chance at lasting weight loss success.

Small Changes: Big Answer to Weight Loss Blues

Start today, and work one day at a time making one or two small
changes such as switching to the calorie-free soft drinks then
weaning yourself down to two or less a day (if you drink more
than that now of course). Changes don’t have to be drastic. In
fact trying to make drastic changes in your lifestyle never
works because while you may be happy in the beginning, you
slowly grow miserable toward the end. In fact, that’s the
problem right there: you anticipate an end.

Weight Loss Comes Down to Choices

Talk to people who’ve lost weight and kept it off. They’ll say,
“This is a lifestyle.” It’s about choices you make every day.
Are you choosing to take an extra helping, even though you’re
comfortably full? Change that one behavior and you’re on your
way. Do you choose to take the bag of chips to the couch? Change
that, in fact just stop eating on the couch entirely and you’re
one step closer. Eliminate the habit of grabbing a few bites on
your way past the candy dish, that alone can shave several
pounds. I once lost eight pounds simply by eliminating the candy
dish I kept at my desk (not to mention the money I saved not
buying a couple pounds of candy a week).

Choose one small habit or behavior at a time, not your entire
existence, and you’ll have a much better chance to reach your
weight loss goals.

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