Why Fad Diets Don’t Work

If you’ve been trying to lose weight, by now you’ve probably tried every diet out there. And you may have even experimented on your own, using information from celebrities and popular books. But the truth is that fad diets—the diet plans that make the rounds for a few years before falling out of favor—just don’t work. You can’t survive on nothing but cabbage soup or eat your current weight in chicken breasts without getting bored. Or malnourished. Fad diets aren’t sustainable, and the weight you lose tends to creep back with a vengeance. But it doesn’t have to. You can lose weight, and more importantly, keep it off. You just have to know how to listen to your body. Figuring out your ideal weight—and how to get there—can be difficult, but with some expert advice and a little effort, you can do it. Through a combination of science and savvy, you can finally attain and maintain a healthy weight. Read more…