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What IS the BEST diet? What is the best way to lose weight fast?

Unfortunately, there is no one best way to lose weight that will work for everyone. Instead, the best strategy is to look at all of the plans available, pick and choose what might work for you, and then design your own individualized diet plan.

Everyone is different. We live in different places, have different incomes, we like different foods, and are bodies are tremendously different, along with our needs. Because of this, it is pretty obvious that no one plan will work for everyone. In fact, it is probably true that every person really needs their own, individualized diet and fitness plan.

The first step in developing your own plan is learning about nutrition and the diet plans that are already out there. Once you have done this, you can join ShapeThatBody and start using our data-driven online diet tools to build your own individualized plan.

In the meantime, a good way to start is to take a look at some of the more popular diet plans in the table below. Take your time and explore. You never know one of the plans may get you started on the road to improving your diet. But don't forgot, ShapeThatBody has been design to be compatible with existing plans, so if you join a diet plan, don't forgot to keep using your ShapeThatBody to help you customize what every diet plans you are using to your own individual needs.

All About Diets - What is the Best Diet?

Name and Link to web site	Philosophy	Book	Risks	Degree of Difficulty
Atkins Diet	no more than 20 g of carbs per day in order to burn off stored fat	Dr. Atkin's New Diet Revolution	Loss of vitamin B, calcium and potassium, owing to lack of carbs. Risk of heart disease from excess fat in diet	First two weeks difficult but you can eat as much protein and fat as you like
The South Beach Diet	"The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. Instead, it teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right fats--the good ones--so you lose weight, lower your cholesterol, reduce your risk of heart disease and diabetes, and get rid of cravings without feeling hungry."	The South Beach Diet Book	"Caution: If you have kidney problems, talk to your doctor before starting this diet. If you have diabetes, get tested to make sure that your kidneys are not impaired before starting this diet."	Can be difficult at first until you find the right foods that you also will continue to eat
Dr. Mitchell's 80/20 Diet	Be "Good" 80% of the time and you can be "Bad" 20% of the time			There is a tendency to overeat during the 20% at the beginning but after one gets used to it, not difficult to follow
Carb Addict's	eat carbs less frequently (once or twice a day) and more quickly (within an hour)	Carbohydrate Addict's Healthy Heart Program by Richard and Rachel Heller	Same as above	Easier than Atkins due to reward meal of carbs each day
The Mediterranean Diet	mostly based on vegetable products such as grains and , legumes, vegetables, and fruit and on blue fish, small amounts of meats and eggs and olive oil as a condiment.	A book by Ancel Keys and Margaret Keys entitled How to eat well and stay well, the Mediterranean way.	none
The Zone	lower carbs but balance with right amount of protein and fat	The Zone by Barry Sears	Same as above	Takes time and effort to calculate the right carb-protein-fat balance
Sugar Busters	Eliminate sugar, white rice, potatoes, carrots and beer; stick with lean meats high in protein	Sugar Busters!: Cut Sugar to Trim Fat by H. Leighton Steward and Morrison C. Bethea	Same as above	Difficult to give up sweets and fruits
Schwarzbein	Eating proteins and nonstarchy carbs together will keep food from being stored as fat	The Schwarzbein Principle : The Truth About Losing Weight, Being Healthy by Dana Schwarzbein	Same as above	Limited carbs but plenty of protein, fat and non-starchy vegetables
Suzanne Somers	Do not eat fats and carbs together, wait 20 minutes before eating carbs after fruit	Suzanne Somers Get Skinny on Fabulous Food by Suzanne Somers	Same as above	Tiresome to keep track of what to eat at what time
Dean Ornish	eat natural, whole foods, e.g., fruits and vegetables, reduce fat	Eat More Weigh Less by Dean Ornish	None	Giving up fatty foods difficult
Weight Watchers	food types given points and eat only those that don't exceed your daily total based on your weight loss plan	1-2-3 Success Plan	None	can eat any type of food as long as you stay under point total
Jenny Craig	carbs should be 60% of diet; denser ones fill you up and require more calories to digest	ABC Program	None	no cookies just granola, yogurt or raw vegetables
Satietrol	a protein, called CCK, released after eating, which gives you a feeling of fullness; a patented clinically proven formulation designed to make this "feel full" protein start working sooner and keep working longer. So you eat less at each meal and snack less between meals		none	Not a magic bullet, you still need to eat a balanced diet and exercise, just eat less
Dr. Andrew Weil's "Food as Medicine"	People should be interested in using their diet to optimize their health. This is a diet that is "easy to do and does not rob eating of all its pleasure in the name of health." Weil presently eats a Mediterranean Diet	Eating Well for Optimum Health	Makes many claims for alternative medicine that still need to be tested	Not difficult, you can still eat healthy foods and enjoy!

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