7 Most Effective Ways to Jump-Start Your Diet

Now You Can Jump-Start Your Diet There just may be one person in a million who hasn't yearned to lose weight at one time or another. We are a society concerned about being overweight, dieting, and body image. In fact, dieting, for many, is a way of life, and marching right alongside is the concomitant complaint: "I've tried dieting and it just doesn't work for me." Sound familiar? If you're reading this book then probably you've said that more than once. Likely you may have consulted nutritionists, diet centers, doctors, books, or followed the advice in your favorite magazine. You have understood--and agreed--that a sensible diet, one that works to change bad eating habits, is the best way to go. You've dutifully done all the right things: Perhaps you've counted calories, or maybe you've added up fat grams, or possibly you've measured portions, followed a point system, balanced protein against carbohydrates, or traded a favorite sweet for a plateful of pasta. There seem to be as many ways of dieting as there are stars in the sky--but yet none of them seems to work for you. Or you may grudgingly admit that those good-little-girl diets do work, but at what feels like an excruciatingly slow pace, perhaps taking off one or maybe two pounds each week. No doubt that after a few weeks of feeling denied and unloved (we know food is love), you give up and go back to eating the foods you enjoy, saying to yourself, "Forget it! Diets just don't work for me." This is especially true if, after two or three weeks of dieting, you look into that unfriendly mirror and see no change. And if that mirror isn't evil enough, there are those skinny jeans that have been hanging in your closet for months--the ones that were on sale and can't be returned. They didn't exactly fit when you bought them, but you were sure that after that diet which assigns points to every food item they would look just great on you. May as well give them away, right? You hate to see them every time you open the closet door since they're a constant reminder of your failure to lose weight. Diets That Work . . . and Work Fast If that scenario sounds familiar, here are two things you should do: 1. Don't give up on the jeans. 2. Try one of the marvelously effective short-term programs from this book that can jump-start your diet! We are not talking here about diets to follow for many weeks or months. Many of these diets require a commitment of only a few days and should not be followed beyond the recommended time. They are intended to give your long-range dieting plans a jump-start--something a sensible weight-loss program often needs. The quick results these diets offer prove that you can lose weight. Instead of losing two pounds in two weeks, you just may lose five pounds in two days! You will finally believe that your bathroom scale isn't broken, and that the numbers can move down as well as up. Special Weight-Loss Needs There may be other reasons why you want to jump-start your diet. Maybe you're going to a beach resort, and you want to wear a bathing suit cut up to here and down to there, or perhaps you're a member of a wedding party and you want to look almost as good as the bride when you walk down the aisle. If it's not a job interview, vacation, or wedding, your plans may include a very special party. Whatever the event, you know that losing weight is crucial to your confidence and ultimately your happiness. Of course, some people might not call these "good" reasons to follow a quick diet plan--but they are nReingold, Carmel Berman is the author of '7 Most Effective Ways to Jump-Start Your Diet' with ISBN 9780440614081 and ISBN 0440614082.