Do fat loss offers still work?

Yep they still work. And will NEVER slow down as long as we have crap they call food

But as one person said you need to break it down into smaller sub niches


- Robert Andrew

If the phrase "surgical solution becomes more acceptable instead of dieting" accurately sums up an Australian trend, then I feel very sad for fat Aussies who buy that dream.

Nearly everyone who wants to lose weight is strongly tempted by the many "solutions" on the market which offer the hope of not having to change what they eat. But if a long term (more than a few months), solution is sought, then the denial has to end-there is no other way to solve a problem caused by bad diet and lack of exercise, than to correct those things. Trying to avoid the obvious (change what caused the problem) ends badly.

Addressing bad diet with surgery is like addressing a gas tank full of bad gas by towing the car to your next destination; it helps for a minute, but then you still have to replace the bad fuel with good fuel to drive it again, and you must regularly give your car the good fuel, and drive it a bit to keep things from corroding, unless you want to hire a tow for every trip to the store. The least we can do is treat our bodies with as much respect as we do our vehicles; by giving them the good fuel and exercise they require-no options, no alternatives exist that will save someone in denial about those core issues.

Everyone who eats a diet consisting mainly of healthy, whole, plant based foods, some of which should be in the raw form, and the rest you should cook yourself; which includes few if any of the prepared "foods" that dominate the inner isles of every grocery store, is guaranteed excellent results. No fad or radical solution will ever improve upon good diet and exercise; the main pillars of good health. Anyone who says they followed this advice and failed to get good results, cheated. It is very very difficult for people to be honest with themselves, let alone, others, about what they eat. But the rewards of honestly sticking to a healthy diet are massive and well worth the effort.

Eat fresh, whole, plant based, plenty of raw foods, and cook it yourself, (avoid overcooking, sugary foods, oily fried foods, overly salted, and prepared foods), and you can't go wrong. Honestly followed, that simple, boring formula has the power to transform, and even save lives. The only trick is the part about being honest with ourselves; we seem to have an infinite capacity for self deception when it comes to attempts to change habits we get emotional gratification from.

PS: to clarify, I don't believe "dieting" specifically designed for weight loss helps many people, and most so called "weight loss diets" are very hard to stay on, many backfire because they fail to provide all needed nutrients, lead to cravings, and often to the yo-yo effect; more weight comes back on at the end of the diet than was shed during it; all that pain and exhausting use of willpower, for nothing. Quickly losing weight isn't a great goal; we need a diet which is healthy in the long term, allows our bodies to settle into their ideal weight over time, and is satisfying and sustainable. I know; that's not exciting. But it is real.

So when I say "healthy diet", I mean "diet" in the sense of simply "what we eat"-not in the sense of "follow this exact regimen to shed x pounds in x weeks". All anyone needs is to simply, eat nothing but, or at least a vast majority of, excellent, plant based, whole foods. I think every meal should be a pleasure, and not a cause of an internal battle of the will against the appetite due to the fact that "diets" usually mean simply deprivation. Few people can deprive themselves for long, hence the disappointing roller coaster ride.