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If you find yourself with a few added pounds, feeling sluggish or just wanting to be the best that you can be, then your diet has a lot to do with your optimal performance.  There have been many studies on which diet works the best.  Although there are plenty of choices such as the Atkins diet, South beach diet, Mediterranean diet, etc.  Many health professionals are quick to note that not every diet is perfect for everyone.

Most health professionals agree that as long as you stay within a healthy range, then there are plenty of ways that your diet can help you take off the weight and make you look and feel great.  

Health professionals advise a person to eat a balance diet, which includes fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean meats.  Using these foods, dieters can come up with some very healthy choices to lose the pounds.  Unfortunately, when people are on a diet they think of all the foods they can’t have instead of the foods they can.  There are dozens of fruits and vegetables that can fit into anyone’s diet and plenty of lean meats that offer flavor and give you the protein that is needed daily.  Just because you can’t eat bacon or lots of butter on a diet, doesn’t mean that it’s the end of the world.

If you want to find a diet that will lose the pounds and keep it off, then don’t think of it as a diet, think of it as a lifestyle.  Choose a lifestyle with all the healthy foods that will help keep off the pounds and keep you looking and feeling great.

Everyone is different.  We all have different metabolic rates.  Finding the ‘perfect’ weight loss program is a personal choice. Base your decision on your lifestyle and ability to be flexible.   I’ve found that moderation works well for me and no one program is ‘perfect’ for me.

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