At one time or another, almost one-third of all Americans are on a diet.
Almost ninety percent of women will be on a diet at some point in their life.
With such an eagerness to diet, you might think that more Americans would be in great shape, but the opposite is true.
More and more people are overweight and clinically obese and the statistics are just getting worse.
One of the reasons why so many people are overweight is because they are not taking part in healthy dieting.
The diets they go often extreme, which are impossible to stay on.
When you deny yourself calories or particular foods, you will eventually go off the diet long before you begin to see results.
If you are ready to get rid of the fad diets and start healthy dieting once and for all, then there are a few thoughts that you need to keep in mind.
First of all, the diet should not be extreme and it should not promise huge weight loss over a short period of time.
The more gradual the diet is, the more effective it will be.
The most successful diets are those that are based on simple lifestyle changes rather than widespread changes in what you eat or what you do.
If you go from a couch potato to someone that has to run five miles a day, you won't stick with it for long.
If you go from a normal American diet to a raw food, vegan diet overnight, you won't be successful either.
Healthy dieting involves slow and gradual changes to your lifestyle that you will be able to live with over time.
You didn't gain that weight in a week, so you shouldn't expect to lose it in a week either.
Take your time and you will be more successful.