Best Weight Loss Questions and Reviews

The best diet for you must have the 5 key features listed below. Choose your diet with these 5 key features in mind and you’re already halfway to your weight loss dreams.

#1 Affordable

Losing weight should not cost you thousands of dollars (unless we’re talking about surgery here and that’s an entirely different article). The best diet will be affordable for the average person.

If the diet costs too much, be very suspicious and look elsewhere. There are too many shady diets out there and as a consumer, it pays to be cautious.

I’ll give you an example of what I mean:

A close friend of mine went to a well-known weight loss clinic in our area and was told she had to pay the yearly fees up front (around $1000 NOT including food). They also told her she had to buy their food in bulk (like $500 for a year’s worth of chocolate).

When the chocolate gave her heart palpitations and she had to take it back, they told her it was non-refundable. She was out the money for the chocolate. Plus, she feels she can’t leave the program because she’s paid the yearly fees (which, you guessed it, are also non-refundable).

She unfortunately made the mistake of ignoring her instincts and paying way too much money for a diet program. If you notice you’re being asked for hefty fees right out of the gate, warning lights should be flashing in your mind.

Now on the other hand, the best diet WILL cost you something. It actually is better if you put some cash on the table for your diet program. Why? Because when we invest in something we’re more likely to stick with it. When we invest in something we are more likely to follow through and get the results we want.

For example I did a liver detox several months ago. I’m not really into liver detoxing but I read an article and figured I’d try it.

The detox kit cost me a whopping $50 and when I opened the instructions they told me I had to give up junk food for two weeks. In any other universe I would have laughed and simply forgotten about detoxing my liver. But because I’d shelled out $50, I was invested – I decided that I hopefully wouldn’t starve from lack of junk food over two weeks and suffered through it.

If I’d gotten the detox kit for free there’s no way I would have followed those instructions. But because I was invested, I followed through and now have a healthier liver thanking me for it.

So when searching for the best diet, putting out some money on yourself and your dreams of a better body is actually a healthy thing. Just keep in mind that you shouldn’t have to spend thousands of dollars on it.

#2 Compatible with Your Tastes and Lifestyle

This is THE most crucial step however it’s the one where most people go wrong. When choosing a diet, they simply pick one and go, without considering if it is compatible with their tastes and lifestyle.

For example, if you hate feeling deprived or empty you might want to choose a program that lets you eat many times during the day so you don’t feel hungry. If you get bored easily you want a diet program that gives you tremendous variety and flexibility. If you don’t do a lot of cooking or food preparation, you’ll want to look at a program where the food is pre-made for you.

Diets are like cars – there are hundreds of different models out there, each with their own unique features. And they can get you where you want to go. But your personality might gel better with certain features than others.

Dieting is hard enough. Don’t make it harder on yourself by choosing a diet not compatible with who you are. Setting yourself up for success will also guarantee that you’ll stick it out until you reach your goal.

And one other thing, the best diet will be one that you can get excited about. Choose a diet that you enjoy, that you believe in, that may actually be – gulp – fun.

Emotional excitement will fade in time, yes. But it can give you enough of an emotional push to get you over the initial hump. By that time your first few pounds will have come off and will serve as your continuing motivation.

So those are 3 key considerations when looking for the best diet. Keep them in mind and you will progress in leaps and bounds towards your dream body. Remember, planning now may seem boring – but it’s the key to your future weight loss success.

#3 Proven Success Rate

Are there before and after pictures of people who have lost weight with that particular diet? Are there customer testimonials? Have there been independent studies done on the diet’s success rate?

The diet you choose doesn’t have to have all three of these but try to find at least some kind of proven success rate before choosing that particular program.

Finding a diet with a proven success rate not only lets you know that the diet works but it also helps give you the confidence that the diet will work FOR YOU.

Confidence is one of the most underrated factors in a successful weight loss program. If you’ve tried and failed with diets before you especially need that extra boost of confidence to carry you through the more difficult times in the diet. By reminding yourself that this diet has been proven to work – you’ll be able to keep going and reach your weight loss goals.

A related feature that gets extra points is if the diet has been recommended by an expert or a physician. Again this boosts your confidence that the diet is safe and effective.

#4 Exclude High Calorie Food

Some food have high calorie and are the main reason to let you get fat.
Here are some:

Popcorn: Hot air popcorn turns an individual into a hot air balloon when butter and salt become the star of the show.

Soups: A cup of soup can turn a Lion-Sized Appetite into a gentle purr. However, when servings aren’t kept in check and when soup comes in the form of a cream-base, grab your Diet Whip! Crackers, rolls, breads and other Soup Pals also tend to jack up the calories, particularly when butter comes calling once ‘Soup’s On!’

Sandwiches: How to turn two slices of bread, a serving of lean meat and cheese, tomatoes and lettuce into a Sandwich from the wrong side of the Diet Road:

- use 130+ calorie bread
- spread on Mayo using a paint brush
- add lots and lots of cheese
- add some more cheese
- and just a smidge more of Mayo
- oh, and don’t forget the bacon
- hey, I ordered my bread buttered and toasted!!

Baked Potato: A little dab of butter, a splash of sour cream, a cup of cheese, some tasty bacon bits – and oh yes, I guess I should sprinkle on some broccoli for color. Talking about a stuffed spud – one that your healthy diet doesn’t need.

Chocolate Skim Milk: Just because the milk is skim doesn’t excuse those chocolate calories – which can be ultra pricey when one likes their milk doubly chocolately.

Rice Cake + Peanut Butter: It’s not the rice cake the dieter has need in fretting about – rather what goes on top of it. Most of us can get a little lost in our peanut butter jar, can’t we?

Nuts: A handful of nuts can weigh in heavily on the Calorie Scales, particularly with those having large hands. Measure out servings to keep fat and calories at a healthy level. And be proud of those large hands!

Oatmeal: At 150 calories per serving and with cholesterol-lowering powers, oatmeal is a great option for dieters. However, when butter, whole milk, refined white sugar and brown sugar are added, all those healthy benefits explode – as well as the innocent dieter.

Cereal: While cereal is a healthy grain, most individuals end up eating three or more servings due to the size of their bowls. And boxed cereal can be quite tasty, thus hard to resist. Another feature is that we tend to link the finger-sized nuggets to our childhood, and the warm memories during those years.

Side Salad + Dressing: A simple healthy salad turns into a dieter’s nightmare when grated cheese, croutons, bacon bits and full-blown salad dressing is added. Opt for lite to be light.

#5 Include Top Food that can Help You Burn More Fat

These foods will help you in a variety of ways.  Some will help increase your metabolism.  Most will help make you feel more full.  Others can actually help burn fat.  The best way to add these foods to your diet is to use them to replace the junk food that you eat.  Then you’ll get a double weight loss bonus by cutting empty calories, sugars, and bad fats and by adding these diet foods.

This list is in no particular order.  There is no miracle food so number one won’t help you lose more weight than any of the other numbers.  Instead, try to add or increase the amount of all of these foods in your diet.  If you don’t like one, then focus on the other six.

1.  Hot peppers

Spicy foods such as jalape?os are one of the best diet foods.  They give a quick boost to the metabolism.  They also prove that healthy food is not necessarily bland.

2.  Broccoli

Broccoli is a powerful anticancer food.  Its high in calcium, iron, magnesium, vitamin A, and vitamin C.  It’s filling without being high in calories.

3.  Blueberries

Blueberries are full of powerful antioxidants.  They fight against disease, give you energy, and their sweet taste makes a great snack.

4.  Almonds

Of all the nuts, almonds are the most nutritional.  Have a handful of almonds in the morning during breakfast to give you energy for the rest of the day.  They are also great to replace any unhealthy snack foods which are standing in the way of your weight loss goals.

5.  Apples

The pectin in apples makes you feel more full.  This is a great way to eat less.  In addition, the pectin actually limits your cells fat absorption.  Try an apple in the morning during breakfast or try it as a midday snack.

6.  Avocadoes

Avocadoes are proof that a food does not have to be low in fat to help you lose weight.  Instead, it needs to have the right kind of fat.  Avocadoes contain more than  25 of the essential nutrients.  When you eat an avocado you’re getting B vitamins, potassium, vitamin E, and lutein.

7.  Grapefruits

Of all the citrus foods, grapefruit ranks the best as a diet food.  It can lower your insulin levels which in turn will make you less hungry.  If you don’t like grapefruit, add a different citrus fruit.  Both grapefruits and oranges can increase your metabolism.  The vitamin C actually dilutes fat.

Following above key features, you will find the best weight loss diets !