About 127 million Americans, that's over 60% of all adults, are overweight. I'm sure that all these people don't want to be overweight, and a lot of them are probably trying their hardest to get it under control. Yet, for whatever reason, it just doesn't work.
I suspect the real problem is that the vast majority of fad diets, are just that - fads. They may work for the first week or so, but after that you would be better off if you had never started. You can spend years trying hundreds of different fad diets before stumbling on one that really works.
However, there is a solution. A small number of tell-tale signs can let you know whether the diet you're looking at is the real deal, or just another fad. Here, I'm going to show you what to look for, and how to know if a diet will really work - before you spend a penny on it!
The very first thing to take a look at is the guarantee they provide. If there isn't any guarantee, or they only offer you a very short one, don't take it. However long they promise it will take for you to notice the effects, I suggest you make sure the guarantee is for double that long. You don't want to have the diet fail you right after the guarantee expires.
Besides the guarantee, you should also look at how much time you need to notice the effects. Surprisingly, the longer this time is the more likely the diet is to be real. If they say anything more then 10lb a week, I'd get suspicious. The best diets usually offer 5lb or less weight loss per week.
You can't be too careful with your health, a dumping a load of fat very quickly will wreak havoc with your system. Besides which, even if you do get the weight off, you need a long term plan to make sure it stays off. It's rare for a diet to keep working months after you've used it to lose weight, and even rarer for someone to want to stick to the diet!
Of course, there are exceptions. For instance, I know one person who was 60lb overweight. She made the effort to go to the gym every day for three hours, and lose 20lb in a week. So I know it can be done, but these diets programs are not telling you to go work out for hours every day, they are telling you to eat, and often to eat more then you normally would. Does that seem smart to you? No, of course not. And it isn't.
If they are telling you that you can eat as much as you want and not have to work it off, then either it's a scam, or they are cutting out all the nutrients you need to live. That will reduce your weight, but it will also seriously weaken you, harm your health, and cause permanent problems in the long run. Steer clear of any promises like that.
So if the program promises you will gradually lose weight, then that's a point in their favor. If they give a reasonable timeframe, and make suggestions that don't fly in the face of common sense, then it's probably not a fad. If they give good suggestions, perhaps providing workout routines and recipe guides, then it just might be worth trying. Remember, there's more to dieting then a single fancy trick - stay away from anything that promises quick gains for a small change, or worse yet, tells you to cut out a whole food group. - 15437
I suspect the real problem is that the vast majority of fad diets, are just that - fads. They may work for the first week or so, but after that you would be better off if you had never started. You can spend years trying hundreds of different fad diets before stumbling on one that really works.
However, there is a solution. A small number of tell-tale signs can let you know whether the diet you're looking at is the real deal, or just another fad. Here, I'm going to show you what to look for, and how to know if a diet will really work - before you spend a penny on it!
The very first thing to take a look at is the guarantee they provide. If there isn't any guarantee, or they only offer you a very short one, don't take it. However long they promise it will take for you to notice the effects, I suggest you make sure the guarantee is for double that long. You don't want to have the diet fail you right after the guarantee expires.
Besides the guarantee, you should also look at how much time you need to notice the effects. Surprisingly, the longer this time is the more likely the diet is to be real. If they say anything more then 10lb a week, I'd get suspicious. The best diets usually offer 5lb or less weight loss per week.
You can't be too careful with your health, a dumping a load of fat very quickly will wreak havoc with your system. Besides which, even if you do get the weight off, you need a long term plan to make sure it stays off. It's rare for a diet to keep working months after you've used it to lose weight, and even rarer for someone to want to stick to the diet!
Of course, there are exceptions. For instance, I know one person who was 60lb overweight. She made the effort to go to the gym every day for three hours, and lose 20lb in a week. So I know it can be done, but these diets programs are not telling you to go work out for hours every day, they are telling you to eat, and often to eat more then you normally would. Does that seem smart to you? No, of course not. And it isn't.
If they are telling you that you can eat as much as you want and not have to work it off, then either it's a scam, or they are cutting out all the nutrients you need to live. That will reduce your weight, but it will also seriously weaken you, harm your health, and cause permanent problems in the long run. Steer clear of any promises like that.
So if the program promises you will gradually lose weight, then that's a point in their favor. If they give a reasonable timeframe, and make suggestions that don't fly in the face of common sense, then it's probably not a fad. If they give good suggestions, perhaps providing workout routines and recipe guides, then it just might be worth trying. Remember, there's more to dieting then a single fancy trick - stay away from anything that promises quick gains for a small change, or worse yet, tells you to cut out a whole food group. - 15437
About the Author:
Johanna Williams is a respected expert in the fields of dieting and nutrition. After hearing about a popular but mistaken technique to lose weight, she decided to put together a site to tell people which fat loss products really work.
