Lose weight, feel great, get FIT FAST!

These days everybody seems to be on a diet. There are literally hundreds of different diets promising amazing results. Many of these diets will produce some results but mostly the weight loss will be water weight or muscle loss, neither of which will help with long term weight management and overall health.

So how do you know if these weight loss plans are safe, sensible and will produce lasting results? Here are a few of the easiest ways to help you decide.

Rapid Weight Loss?: Any diet that promises weight loss in a few days is an obvious poor choice. Rapid weight loss is almost surely the result of the body eliminating water. When this occurs, you lose essential electrolytes that are vital to overall health.

Large Weight Loss?: Any diet that “guarantees” a large loss should be avoided. A reasonable weight loss plan should produce a weight loss of about two pounds per week. Otherwise, there will likely be a rebound effect where the dieter will gain the weight back (and probably more!)

Single Food Diet: ?Obviously eating a single food will never produce good health. While you might lose weight, it is due to calorie restriction. A single food can’t provide adequate vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants necessary for health.

List of “Good” and “Bad” Foods: ?We need a balance of fats, carbohydrate and protein. Diets that promote certain foods as good or bad are simply playing with this balance and reducing calories without you knowing it.

Any Diet that Sells a Product: ?A diet that requires you to purchase a pill, powder, drink or other chemical compound to lose weight is probably not your best choice unless you want to live on it for the rest of your life.

Remember, whenever anything seems to good to be true, it probably is. Devoting yourself to a lifestyle that includes exercise and eating a proper diet with moderate portions is still the best method to lose weight and to keep it off. You can maximize your success with support groups or “buddy dieting” and mental conditioning using techniques such as visualization and hypnosis.