Last year, I think it was south beach diet. I noticed that the buzz over that has gone down. what are the popular diets now?

okay, so I know almost everything there is to know about losing weight effectively. I love to give advice to people on how to lose weight. Am I in good shape? Hellz no! I am 50 lbs overweight and 21 years old in college. I know all this stuff about losing weight, yet I cannot apply to myself. Why am I not strong enough to do this? I can barely resist eating. I love food so much. Taco bell, pizza, quesadillas, hot pockets, cola, the list goes on. I am addicted to food, I eat when I’m not hungry because I crave the taste of it. I have asked for the strength to resist these temptations but to no avail. It seems hopeless that I will ever be average weight. I dont’ need weight loss advice per se…I need ways to become strong enough to resist my strongest temptations…any suggestions?
I should mention that I do get up off my butt and try to stay active, I’m not that lazy, it’s just that the amount of calories I am able to consumer is far more I can burn off at my activity level, in the shape I am in, I can’t do extremely heavy workouts, in fact running hurts my legs, any kind of weight training will deal a lot of pain, right now, I basically try to walk a lot, because it’s basicall what I can do right now without noticing bad side effects.

I want to choose something that is very strict with the food– like nutrysystem or jenny craig.

what are some other "interesting" diets?
well, i wanted to do weight watchers becasue you can still eat whatever you want, but you’re watching calories, fat and fiber to create points….

jenny craig food is loaded with salt and so restrictive….

when i went on weight watchers after i had my baby, my diet consisted of coke, twinkies, water and cereal, and i still lost 3 lbs in a week……

the key is moderation!!!!!

To start losing weight quickly, begin with small changes to build up momentum. When you use the following methods, weight loss not only possible, you can keep weight off for good.

Eat Often
Instead of eating 3 big meals and feeling full after, try taking fewer but more regular meals. Your body is then provided with constant nourishment and you won’t be so tempted to snack during the day. One thing you want to do is definitely have breakfast for the day. it’s the first meal!

Manage Your Portion Size
We tend to finish everything that’s on our plate. The portion of food on our plates is usually more than what we need to eat! So, how do you gauge how much food you should be eating? Just think, the food on your plate has to fit into the size of your stomach. By eating too much, many people develop bloated stomachs that start to hang over their waist line!

For a quick gauge, close your fist and use that to measure. If you’re eating rice, vegetables or meat, it should roughly be the same size as your fist. It’ll take a while to get used to it, which is why you’ll initially appreciate having 5 meals during the day instead of only 3! But once you’re a couple of weeks into managing your food intake, it’ll feel normal because you’re used to it.

Drinking Water During The Day
Often, when we are busy with our job and chores, we forget to drink the water that we need. And it’s more than entirely possible for you to mistake your thirst pangs for hunger pangs. By drinking water, your hunger pangs sometimes mysteriously dissappear! Drink about two to three litres of water a day, but always listen to your body. If you find you need more, just drink more. if you feel that you’re drinking too much water, just simply reduce the quantity each time you’re drinking.

Your body is able to metabolize fat by flushing waste out from your kidneys with enough water. It may even help clear up your complexion!

Eat Your Favorite Foods One Day A Week!
When you deprive yourself completely of your favorite foods, staying on a diet becomes very challenging. That’s the reason why so many people fail. Deprived of their favorite foods, they explode into an eating frenzy when they can’t hold back any longer. So save one day a week to eat your favorite foods. Eat your favorite pizza, chocolate, or burgers. Don’t feel guilty when you enjoy yourself for that one day. It’ll help you stay on your food management program for the long run!

In Summary
When you are able to follow the above ways for the long run, you’ll be able to achieve accelerated weight loss simply because you’re consistently sticking to methods that work!

To help you get the most out of your desire to become healthier, we’ve reviewed several of the diet plans available in the market place for your benefit. You can check it out to decide which one best suit your objective and lifestyle.

Food Lovers Fat Loss System:  Fat Loss For Idiots

This is an extremely fast weight loss program where you will learn to eat healthy food choices and get slim. You will be taught how to eat right food at the right time for effective weight loss. You create the menu you desire and you are able to enjoy 4 meals a day. You are not required to go without food at all.

Lose Fat and Gain Muscle:  Turbulence Training for fat loss

Combines both strength training and interval training to give you a lean, hard and fit body. No cardio is required and the workouts are only 3 sessions a week of less an hour each. Simple exercises that you can do at home. Expect double digit fat loss by the time you get through the program.

Organic health food could be the solution for many ailments because it is free of invasive toxic substances, and it solely relies on the help of mother nature. The results of organic farming seem to enjoy high appreciation although natural agriculture has more obstacles to overcome in terms of climate threats, low profitability and inferior success rates. The main benefit of organic health food is the superiority of nutrients, which complements the purity of products. Thus, an organic egg has half the cholesterol amount you’ll find in a non-organic one, while vitamins and minerals are present in higher concentrations.

Chronic disease patients should eat only organic health food in order to alleviate their condition. Other consumers that benefit most from the use of organic health food are pregnant women, babies and children. The emphasis on organic health food comes from the fact that the toxins and chemicals present in non-organic food impair the body functions and ruin health in time. The irritable bowel syndrome, ulcers, obesity, diabetes and many others are the result of unhealthy food most of the time. The dietary shift to organic health food would give patients who suffer from such conditions the chance to lead a better, more fulfilled life.

The awareness of what chemical-packed food can do to our bodies needs to be increased all over the world. Maybe non-organic food will last indefinitely, but at least a larger number of people would choose organic health food. In time, a redefinition of the market standards will occur, and better nutrition criteria will get in use. Moreover, organic biological farms, the environment will also be saved from disasters by the improvement of the water, soil and air quality.

Eating too much does not necessarily result to food cravings or gaining some weight instead it is the choice of food you find yourself eating. Eating certain types of food may lead you to exacerbating your food cravings and eating another type of food might help them. Yes, there is some good food out there that can really help you get over your deadly habit. For example, if you need to stop them, consider taking b-vitamin complex (B vitamins). These are essential for the metabolism of carbohydrates into the simple sugar glucose. There is plenty if food that contains b-complex vitamins. For example, you can find them in liver, nuts, leafy green vegetables, rice, milk, eggs, meats, fish and whole-grain cereals fruits.

It follows then that food cravings are by and large caused by chemical imbalances in our body system and so by eating the right foods with the right nutrients will enable your body to access the necessary ingredients to help it function normally and be in a position to control the chemical orientation in your body. If you are a woman understanding this information can help you even when you are premenstrual and want some foods that fight PMS.

This is why you will often come across commercial that promote weight loss programs saying you do not have to cut back on your eating habits. The people who develop such products basically come up with some anti depressants that help produce the kind of resources, which are used to stimulate the production of certain resources in order to function properly. They have since understood what needs to be present in your body in order to make you feel good, stop the desire to keep eatingand lose weight without cutting back on your diet.

Antidepressants work and have helped millions of people all over the world, I am not, however, a huge fan as they may have some side effects for some people who use them such a nausea, irritability, etc. If you ask me I will recommend using natural ways to deal with your food addiction problems and you can do this by first understanding the structure of your chemicals in the body and then help balance it up by eating the right kind of food.

I trust so far you can relate even if you are specifically concerned about sugar cravings

There is no reason why you should pay anything or anyone for putting your eatng habits under control. For instance, when it comes to best foods for pms, I often tell people to take stock and do the following, becareful of the things or emotions that trigger the food desires, exercise often as this has a good effect on your mood, When you feel like eating try drinking a glass of water also try to find other replacements for what you eat e.g. sugar less chocolates.

The Best Weight Loss Guides

Here are several tips to lose weight fast submitted by everyday people as comments on various blogs or articles on line. Later I will tell you which are the best weight loss guides that will help you to lose weight fast.

Eat grilled or boiled meat such as steak and chicken instead of fried meat.  Add red pepper to make it taste even better.

Quit drinking soda. If you guzzle a couple of sodas every day you are adding empty calories. If you find it hard to stop completely, cut back at first and drink water instead.  (Note that the average person adds 90,000 calories a year from drinking juice or soda.  Unbelievable!  That’s a wonderful tip).

If there’s no junk food at home you can’t eat it.  Make a list, shop the list.

Give yourself a treat.  When you can’t eat something you end up craving it more, and eventually end up binging.  Taste a treat once a week, or even once a day in smaller quantities.  Don’t go crazy, remember the rule of moderation.

Trick yourself into being satisfied with less by using a smaller plate.  (Not only are you tricking yourself, even if the trick doesn’t work it’s easier to stop eating when the plate is empty and there’s no more food available.)

Rob a bank and get caught.  They serve a balanced diet in prison.  (Um, no.  That’s a bad idea.)

A way to ensure you gain more weight is to try all those quick diets then yo-yo back the other way when they’re done.  Don’t try them.

Exercise at every opportunity, even at the desk with some leg lifts.  (That’s a great idea to increase the work outs).

Measure your food.  If you have junk food be careful to measure and control the portion.  (Portion control is a big part of a healthy diet.  Most restaurants and even people at home serve portions that are too large.)

Try running in front of a moving train.  You’ll wake up from the coma a new you.  (Another bad idea.  It’s best to stick to ways to lose weight while remaining healthy.  After all, the final goal is better health.)

Stick to something long enough to repeat it a few times, then you can coast.  (It’s said that if we repeat a thing 21 times it becomes a habit.  Sometimes the number is different, but the idea is the same.  Will power is only needed to repeat something enough times for it to turn into a habit).

Eat slower.  The body doesn’t feel full as fast as you can eat, so people tend to eat beyond full.

These are all great tips from regular people just like us.  Most of them also happen to be common advice given by experts in safe weight loss.  It turns out ways to lose weight fast do exist, and they’re not something only doctors can know.

Here is that link I promised you: The Best Weight Loss Guides Review

Fitness author Jon Benson sent this out and I thought it was both hilarious and powerful.

Ready?

“A study in Psychosomatic Medicine has confirmed that people tend to consume food in order to self-medicate their feelings of stress or anxiety.

They call it “emotional eating.”

I know… it’s a real shocker. ; )

But this isn’t meant to be cute or light about this diet-wrecker.

This is the number one reason diet- plans fail… I’ve seen it way too many times.

In case you missed it, here’s Jon’s short story about overcoming emotional eating and getting in touch with a better way to make food work for you… not against you…

http://www.everyotherdaydiet.com/go/fitmens/emotional-eating

More in a few days,

Kenneth

P.S.  Jon is continuing his fund-raising efforts for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. One week was not long enough.

Ten percent of all book proceeds will go to St. Jude.

Thanks to all of you who have participated!