Dieting for Weight Loss

I hate fad diets and I personally think they are detrimental to a person's attempts at weight loss because of the constant disappointment, which puts a person at higher risk of getting worse.  These companies prey on people's insecurities and make millions, while they're customers are left in the same condition after spending hundreds or thousands on their fads.

• Fad diets are not long term, if you want to be successful with losing weight, you have to have long term thinking.  It's not a race, but a journey to a healthier lifestyle
• They usually involve one product that is supposed to be the secret ingredient to weight loss.  There's no such thing, the healthiest people consume a balanced healthy diet with ample exercise
• They're usually quite expensive and the person selling you the product are knowledgeable in selling and not health and wellness
• Weight loss takes time, by jumping on these bandwagons, you're usually looking for a quick solution.  There is no quick solution, being healthy and fit takes discipline and hard work.
• Fad diets are usually not sustainable either due to cost or you just get sick of it.  How many cannisters of this junk do you think you can consume before your body rejects it?

If you want to lose weight, consult your doctor, a personal trainer or a nutritionist, and all three if you can.  It always helps to have somebody push and support your weight loss goals.  These people can arm you with knowledge and help you lose weight the safe and sustainable way and teach you how to keep it off.  Don't take the shortcut rout with fad diets because you'll just end up running in a circle.