Many people need to drop weight, and lots of folks are always searching for diets that work. It's not really difficult to find diets that work, but finding a diet a person can stick to is the problem. The diet industry is huge. Including books, diet food programs, trainers and nutritionists, spas, and all the other elements of the health and diet industry a lot of money, over 46.8 billion dollars in 2005, is earned not from people becoming healthy or losing weight, but rather from people attempting to become healthy or lose weight. Because repeat business brings in the cash, the focus is surely on the yo-yo reality of bad living followed by short periods of diets and health programs.

So you want a diet that works? Here's one. Drink only water, eat only 1000 calories every day, and combine it with 30 minutes of aerobic activity 5 times a week. That diet will result in shedding weight. Only two small problems. #1 cravings will likely ruin the diet. Sooner or later, particularly after returning home from work outs, those 1000 calories won't be enough to satisfy. One piece of cake, or just one bag of chips, or one extra hot dog will soon cause you to end the diet. The second problem is what happens after the diet is over? What happens when the weight is lost? What, you'll go right back to eating the same way you ate before the diet? Guess what, then the weight will come back. Next spring, or next time to wear that dress or tuxedo, or next family trip, or simply the next time you glance at 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 unwanted pounds. The Sonoma Diet, created by Connie Guttersen, discusses 10 "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 cuisine of the Sonoma country, which includes Asian, Latin American and Mediterranean foods and dishes. The diet includes a wide variety of real, and enjoyable foods so it's easy to stay on it .

Want a diet that works? Shift the focus away from a short term diet to a long term style that's part of an overall healthy and active lifestyle. That's the way to not only lose the weight, but to avoid gaining it in the first place.