Most diets fail but do you know why? It’s because they are designed to work only in the short-term, which is not the best way to loose weight. Too often people will eat more when these short term diets are over and they are again free to choose their old unhealthy favorites.

The best way to loose weight is to find significant ways to make permanent changes to your lifestyle that will improve your overall health and fitness level.

Regular physical exercise will be building muscle and developing healthy eating habits. Over time, your body’s metabolism rate will rise – and that means you will be burning more calories – and that means you will be burning fat even while you are not exercising. What a delightful bonus, as I am sure you will agree.

There are two ways to increase your body’s metabolism. One is to increase the amount of physical activity. The other is to eat smaller meals throughout the day.

Even with the busy lives we live today, we can find ways to sneak in a bit of exercise. For example, take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator- it’s an easy way to get your heart pumping a few times per day.

While at work, you are still allowed to take a short break at least twice each day, so take a stroll around your office building to burn a few extra calories.

If you make those meals delicious and filling, smaller meals can be enjoyable. After all, who wouldn’t want to eat six times a day instead of only three? Giving your body smaller meals to process more frequently throughout the day keeps the digestive system active and prevents an excess of calories from building up.

This is a bit counter-intuitive, I know, but eating three large meals actually puts your body into a feast-famine cycle causing your metabolism to increase and slow back down several times a day. Here’s how that works: When your body senses that it has taken in more energy than it is expending, it will begin to convert the excess calories into fat as a reserve for times when food is scarce.

Of course, these small “meals” do not have to be full sized meals. Dividing your existing portions into several meals is also a good way to keep eating a steady flow of calories throughout the day. For example, a half of a tuna sandwich and a piece of fruit is around 400 calories, the perfect size for a quick midday snack. There are a number of healthy snacks you can keep on hand to give you a between-meals boost.

You’re not deprived of your favorite “goodies” just because you are living a healthier lifestyle overall. You can still add in some “forbidden” foods. Just do so in moderation. Since you are not on an extreme crash diet, there are no foods that are completely off-limits.

Because you’ve done the right thing and adopted a healthier lifestyle, give yourself a treat yourself during one of your snack breaks. A single piece of chocolate or candy or cake won’t de-rail your otherwise sensible diet.

Better than that, giving yourself permission to enjoy your favorite foods is the best way to loose weight and keep it off for the long run.

Lots of people need to free natural weight loss, and lots of people are always on the look out for diets that work. It’s not really hard to find diets that work, but finding a diet a person can stick to is the problem. The diet industry is huge. Between books, diet food programs, trainers and nutritionists, spas, and all the other elements of the health and diet industry a lot of money, over 46.8 billion dollars in 2005, is made not from people becoming healthy or losing weight, but rather from people trying to become healthy or lose weight. Because repeat business brings in the cash, the focus is naturally on methods and products that work for a short time but result in return business.

Here’s a weight loss diet menus that works. Drink only water, eat only 1000 calories each day, and combine it with 30 minutes of aerobic activity five times a week. It’s a guarantee you’ll lose weight. But there are two problems. The first is that cravings are likely to ruin the diet. Sooner or later, particularly after returning home from work outs, those 1000 calories won’t be enough to satisfy. One piece of cake, or just one bag of chips, or one extra hot dog will soon steer you to dropping off the diet. The second problem is what happens after the diet ends? What happens when the weight is gone? What, you’ll go right back to eating the same way you ate before the diet? Guess what, then the weight will return. Next spring, or next time to wear that dress or tuxedo, or next vacation, or simply the next time you glance at a mirror on the way out of the shower it will be time to return to a diet to lose the unwanted pounds.

The best diet is a permanent diet. More and more people are coming to realize that for eat more weight less it’s best to change lifestyle, including healthier eating habits and more physical activity. The Sonoma Diet, created by Connie Guttersen, focuses on ten “power foods.” These are almonds, bell peppers, blueberries, broccoli, grapes, olive oil, spinach, strawberries, tomatoes and whole grains, combined with the cuisine of the Sonoma country, which includes Asian, Latin American and Mediterranean influences. The diet includes a wide variety of real, and enjoyable foods so it’s easy to stay on it. Want a diet that works? Move your mind from a short term diet to a long term style that’s part of an overall healthy and active lifestyle. That way you won’t put on the pounds in the first place.