Just about any
diet will work if you stick to it, even if your diet consists of eating only banana bread. The problem with diets is
that people do not stick to diets and even if you love banana bread, there are so many other good things to eat out
there that it would just be too boring. Not to mention, of course, that very restrictive diets are not usually the
healthiest ones.
Forbes has worked out their list of the top 10 diets that work. They correctly point out that restriction is the reason that many diets fail. Because most people will only have enough willpower (or interest) to stick to a diet for a short time, a very restrictive diet will produce maximum results quickly and is more likely to be selected by someone looking to lose weight. This is not the right way to lose weight. Diets are also a multi-billion dollar business, so there is a question as to whether the originators of some diets actually want people who try them to maintain their weight loss.
We’ll stick with the “eat (slightly) less and exercise more” way of thinking here at Slashfood for now, but check out Forbes’ slideshow of the following diets and form your own opinions. Their list includes:
- GI diet
- Macrobiotic diet
- Organic
- Raw food
- Sonoma diet
- Jenny Craig
- Nutrisystem
- South beach
- The zone diet
- Weight Watchers
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