People who need to lose weight are constantly seeking diets that work. The trick isn’t really finding a diet that works, but rather finding a diet to which a person can stick. The 46.8 billion dollar diet industry 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 repeat business brings in the cash, the focus is surely on methods and products that work for a short period of time but result in return business. So you want a diet that works? Here’s one. Drink only water, eat only a thousand calories every day, and combine it with 30 minutes of aerobic fitness pilates 5 times each week. That diet will result in losing weight. Only two small things. #1 cravings will likely ruin the diet.

Sooner or later, particularly after returning home from fat burning workouts, those 1000 calories won’t be enough to satisfy. First it’s a potato chip or piece of cake, then it’s an extra hot dog and the whole bag of chips, and then the diet is over. The second issue is what happens after the diet ends?

What happens when the weight is gone? What, you’ll return to eating the same way you ate before 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 look into a mirror on the way out of the bathroom it will be time to return to a diet to lose the unwanted pounds.

The best diet is one making a change to overall diet, forever. A lifestyle change to healthier eating habits and more exercise is the best way to lose weight and keep off the weight. The Sonoma Diet, created by Connie Guttersen, focuses on ten “power foods.” The power foods 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 influences.

The diet is full of real food, and real portions, combined into enjoyable dishes to help motivate someone to stay with it . Want a diet that works? Move your mind from a short term diet to permanent eating habits that go along with an overall healthy and active lifestyle. That way you won’t gain the pounds in the first place.