Low Carb Diet

There are many famous diets that have garnished attention around the world. While some of them work and are not too hard on your body, the majority are considered “yo-yo” diets that aren’t healthy and don’t last because people just put the weight right back on after the diet is over. Also, most yo-yo diets only make people lose water weight by dehydrating them; while it looks as if you lost a few pounds in just a matter of days, you really only lost fluids.

The trick to picking a good diet is to choose one you’ll be able to follow for many months as well as one that adheres closely to the new food pyramid, which makes sure you are getting the vitamins and nutrients your body needs on a daily basis. Here are some top famous diets:

Hollywood Diet: This is one of the most famous diets because it claims to take weight off in less than 48 hours. You can choose the 24-hour or 48-hour diet, both of which claim to detoxify your body as well as help you lose weight. The diet consists eating only cookies throughout the day and then eating dinner, or to drink fluids that give you some nutrients you need to make it through your day.

South Beach Diet: This is one of the famous diets that gives you weight loss tools and a plan to follow throughout. There are three phases. The first is to eliminate cravings and start the weight loss process. The second is to begin losing weight steadily, and the third is to maintain your ideal weight for life.

Atkins Diet: This is one of the famous diets that adheres to the low-carb diet plan, meaning you reduce or eliminate carbs from your diet by cutting out breads and pastas and focusing more on meats and seafood. However, carbs are important because they give you the energy you need to make it through the day, so this plan is not for everyone.

The Zone Diet: The Zone Diet claims to help you lose fat while also reducing cellular inflammation, which can accelerate chronic disease. The diet was developed by Dr. Barry Sears and features recipes, coaches, body fat calculators, food journals and other tools you can use throughout the diet to keep you on track.

The Best Life Diet: Made famous by Oprah, this is one of the famous diets that focuses on different levels that you can reach by following the plan. It offers exercise equipment, workout DVDs and recipes. You can earn points as you follow the diet plan, and then subsequently reach the bronze, silver and greene levels (named after founder Bob Greene, who is also Oprah’s fitness coach).

Master Cleanse Diet: This is also called the Maple Syrup or Lemonade diet and is one of the famous diets that advocates drinking fluids instead of eating, which many doctors do not support or recommend. The concoction is comprised of lemon juice, maple syrup, cayenne pepper and water. You are supposed to drink 6 to 12 glasses per day whenever you are hungry, then you take a laxative or salt water flush so you don’t get constipated (and you will since you aren’t consuming any fiber).