Losing weight is one of the single best things that you can do to improve your health and overall levels of well-being. When we lose weight blood pressure and cholesterol levels fall, risk of heart disease and diabetes is decreased and the risk of some forms of cancer are reduced. Losing weight also helps to improve energy levels as well as giving a boost to self-confidence and self-esteem.

Before starting any diet or exercise it is advisable to consult with your Doctor.

People have found success with:

• Counting calories
• Using a point system e.g. Weight watchers
• Reducing their carbohydrate intake - e.g. Atkins
• Eating according to their blood type - e.g. Diet for your Blood type

However the best diets are the ones that encourage you to change the way you eat and exercise and is designed to be followed as a lifestyle change not just a short term fix.

Diets that educate you in the foods that are good for you and encourage exercise are far more beneficial and are more likely to lead to maintaining your weight loss.

Take are look at the:

• Glycaemic Index (GI), which tells you how your body works with Carbohydrates; Carbohydrates such as whole grains, beans, vegetables require your body to work harder and sustains that full feeling, whilst refined carbohydrates such as sugar, causes a blood sugar surge and you start to feel hungry very quickly. This should be viewed in conjunction with a healthy balanced diet.
• Blood group diet, which suggests food that your body would find easier to digest, such as persons with a blood group A lends themselves to a mostly vegetarian diet
• The South Beach Diet is relatively straight forward and involves no calorie counting or measuring or weighing of food. In essence bad carbs in the diet are replaced with good carbs and bad fats with good fats.
• Lighterlife is a diet which uses Bars, Soups and shakes and is a very low calorie diet, it also includes weekly counselling to understand your eating habits and help break bad ones and develop new ones.

The diets above are just a few of those available, but focusing on a diet that encourages you to lose weight and maintain weight loss that is one that is designed to last a lifetime and not a few months.

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