If you’ve gone to a bookstore after the holidays, you probably noticed the giant stack of diet books that magically appears near the entrance right at the start of the year. Whether you find these books guilt-inducing or inspiring, one thing’s for sure: most of them sound too good to be true. More often than not, they probably are.

Fad diets or popular weight loss diets aren’t new; in fact, they return every year with different names and perhaps a different celebrity endorser. Here are the six basic fad diets, why they won’t work, and why they can even be unhealthy. You may not find these exact titles at a bookstore near you, but hopefully this article can help you recognize the gimmicks no matter how they’ve been tarted up.

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There so many ways to lose weight, but the tricky part is maintaining the weight loss. Diet advocates argue that skipping food groups and reducing calories is the key to losing weight, but will following a diet be worthwhile if you end up with your old eating habits once you’ve shaved off the weight? This is what most people do with fad diets, and why diets “don’t work.”

There is no one weight loss approach that works for everyone because we have unique biochemical makeup. However, weight loss plans that work do so because they are built on the basic tenets of permanent weight management. Follow these weight management tips to help you maintain your figure for good.

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There are such things as super-foods that help you lose weight and maintain it – and no, they’re not miracle foods that can magically “melt fat”. Rather, these foods aid weight loss by helping you burn more calories or helping you eat less. Nutritionists say that fruits, vegetables, fiber-rich foods, and proteins are the best super-foods for weight loss, because they make you feel full without all the calories.

Before we go on to the list of super-foods, bear in mind that weight loss is essentially about burning more calories than you consume. These foods can help you do so if you eat them instead of high-calorie foods, and complement your diet with regular exercise.

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You’ve seen the flashy Hollywood advertisements of the LA weight loss diet and now you’re curious - just what is it and does it work?

Let’s start with what it is. The diet plan is offered at LA Weight Loss Center where personalized plans and counseling are also a part of the program. The diet plan itself consists of foods which can be purchased through your neighborhood supermarket as well as foods purchased through the LA weight loss center. The center also makes counseling and weekly weigh-in sessions available as well.

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If you’re 70 pounds or more overweight then you’re likely aware of a little secret that shoe companies like to keep from people – shoes aren’t built for fat people! I remember vividly as a child how one pair of tennis shoes (or are they called running shoes now? LOL) would last me a year or even two, then I’d pass them down to my younger siblings. Those darn things just lasted forever! As an overweight adult, it was a much different story.

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In this post we’re going to discuss a very simple tip to help you lose weight and clean your colon at the same time. Today’s tip has to do with consuming “white food” products. These are products like: white rice, white bread, sugar, flour, etc. They’re all very popular and very tasty food choices, but they’re also heavy in calories and have a negative impact on your colon.

If you stop and think about it for a moment, just where do these white food products come from? Are they naturally occurring? Well, the colors of these foods are not naturally occurring. The wheat and rice all get that way after being run through heavy duty food processing.

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