Diets That Have Come and Gone

Robin Minard

Trim to Win has given me the opportunity to reflect on years of dieting and exercise. I’ve thought a lot about what I’ve done that has worked, what hasn’t, and how I should proceed. I’m guessing that many of you have been on what seems like an endless list of diets, just like me. Here’s a sampling of what I’ve tried:

Atkins

Weight Watchers

Jenny Craig

Nutri-System

Slim Fast

Phen-Fen

Ideal Protein

Medifast

South Beach

Diet To Go

Alli

And of course the cabbage diet, the grapefruit diet, the cookie diet…and on and on….

Some of my thinner friends’ eyes will glaze over when they read this. They may be thinking, , it’s so simple: you just have to burn more calories than you consume. Duh. Well, guess what: anyone who has struggled with a weight problem already knows that. We’re not stupid. Knowing the right way to eat and then actually following through are two really different things. Every day is an adventure and a challenge. I’m not going to weigh myself again till Monday, and I hope to have a negative number to report. Till then – exercise most days and reasonable eating every day!