When new studies come out about diets, it’s always wise to see what they say. The latest study is from the Harvard School of Public Health. It found that it really didn’t matter which diet you went on, it could be low carb or low fat, whatever…the result from all diets is virtually the same. There is no diet that is better than the other. So, is it goodbye to diets? What it all boils down to is calories in vs. calories out. It’s that simple…or is it?

This study took place over two years and involved over 800 people so it was a pretty broad study. What all the groups found in the study was that their weight came back again in varying degrees. This is a similar experience to a larger study by researchers at UCLA who found that over 95% of people who went on a diet never achieved permanent weight loss.

Putting it bluntly, diets don’t work. Neither do they supply the structure and support that people need when they try and lose weight. Yes, it’s about calories in and calories out. It’s also about exercise and getting a structure that people feel is easy to follow.

Most diet books, Atkins included are over-complicated and difficult to follow. Not everybody who wants to lose weight has a university degree! Weight loss programs need to be clear and simple to follow.

The best way to lose weight is not to go on a diet. It can’t be put more simply than that!

Losing weight is very much about calories in and calories out, but what’s the best way to go about this? It’s quite simple, you need to make change. You make successful change by learning new habits, slim habits. Some of the slim habits are about eating and lifestyle. They give you the structure and the means to lose weight permanently.