There are many types of diets available on the market today.
There are diets that mail you dehydrated "food".
There are diets that replace whole meals with a milkshake.
Are these types of diets any good? Do they work? Well, they work, they often work very quickly but do they have a permanent effect? Often they do not.
While these diets work quickly, they can't be followed long term without problems.
The right food in any weight loss program is good old-fashioned healthy balanced food.
If you are working up a diet plan for yourself, or are looking at commercial plans (Weight Watchers, overeaters Anonymous), make sure you pick one that works around healthy food.
The main things this diet should do is be balanced and be structured according to the food pyramid.
Not too long ago the US government did update the pyramid.
The most important point in the new guidelines is that calories do mater.
The best place to use these calories is on healthy food like fruits veggies, whole grains and low fat dairy.
A healthy diet includes 6 to 11 servings of whole-wheat grains, 2 to 4 servings of fruits, 3 to 5 servings of vegetables, 2 to 3 servings of proteins, 2 to 3 servings of dairy and sporadic use of fats, oils and sweets.
If you are trying to lose weight this model for proper, eating should just be reduced slightly.
A good way to do this is to simply remove a serving or two of each group daily.
This will bring the calories down along with your weight.
Add in a little exercise and you will be slimmer in no time.