Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Diet Over Here Diet Over There

There are SOOO many diets out there. I'm getting started a little late, but I got out my summer clothes and I have to face the fact that my capris are a liiiiittle tighter than I would like. So I need to drop 5-10 lbs that I have gained since my other half got back from AFG.
After reseraching online here are some of the diet names and descriptions I have found....

Paleo Diet- literally, eat like a caveman. low carb, lots of meat and friuts and veggies

The Dukan Diet- claims to be french.. who knows... but you jump start the diet with nothing but water basically, then add foods in slowely and in tiny amounts.
Reminds me of the diet book, French Women Don't Get Fat

There's the Blood Type Diet- this suggests specific types of food based on your blood type

There's the HCG diet where you get injected with a HCG combination and restrict your caloric intake to 500 calories per day (duh they could inject you with sugar water and you would lose weight eating 500 cals per day )

The Glycemic Index where you figure out the index for each of your foods

You can be Vegan if you're bored and really want to suck the joy out of your life

The Zone Diets - I'm not sure what this is about just another name/type for the diet

Dr. Phil's Diet, Bob Greene's Diet, Suzanne Summers' Diet frankly by this point I have lost interest.

Although the diet industry is a multi billion dollar industry the formula is simple, and I'm not quite sure what people are looking for...

fewer calories in + more calories burned = weight loss

No matter what or who's name is attached to it...