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Lots of folks need to drop weight, and lots of them are always on the look out for diets that work. The problem isn't really finding a diet plan that works, but rather locating a diet to which a person can stick. The 46.8 billion dollar diet industry (as of 2005) depends not on people staying healthy and keeping off weight, but rather on people taking an endless ping-pong ride between health and fat. Because repeat business brings in the cash, the focus is naturally on methods and products that work for a short time but result in return business.

So you want a diet that works? Here's one. Drink only water, eat only a thousand calories every day, and combine it with 30 minutes of aerobic activity 5 times a week. That diet will result in lost weight. But there are two issues. The first is that cravings will foil 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 motivate you to end the diet. The second issue is what happens after the diet is over? What happens when the weight is gone? 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 looking glass 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 a permanent diet. A lifestyle change to healthier eating habits and more physical activity is the best way to lose weight and keep off the unwanted pounds. Connie Guttersen created the Sonoma Diet which, as a base, discusses ten 'power foods.' These are almonds, bell peppers, blueberries, broccoli, grapes, olive oil, spinach, strawberries, tomatoes and whole grains, combined with the diet of the Sonoma country, which includes Asian, Latin American and Mediterranean foods and dishes. The diet is full of real food, and real portions, combined into enjoyable dishes to help motivate someone to stay with it .

Want a diet that works? Move your mind from a short term diet to permanent eating habits that go along with 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.