Fad Diets

So I am annoyed. I have GBK who I have mentioned in a few posts and she is really smart. She just finished her masters degree, and she is just a smarty smart smart. However we were texting back and forth and she said she had lost 8lbs which is supper exciting! So I asked her how she did it, and she goes on to tell me about this diet that tells her not to eat breakfast and to take 5 drops of whatever this crap is before a meal. I know I am not an expert but I am pretty sure that is a bad idea. So I asked her if she was planning on making this her food plan for life. She still has not answered me. I love GBK just so everybody knows but... she also told me that right before she got married she lost about 50lbs. She was going to the gym 2 times a day and restricting her calories crazy like.
But for some reason, she gained it all back. I know the reason, and smart people know the reason, but for some reason GBK doesn't get it. Fad diet are stupid people. Sure they work, for a while, and then when you go back to eating like a human... all the weight comes back. Duh! The only way to lose weight and keep it off is to eat a healthy whole food diet. FOR LIFE. Lots of fruits, lots of veggies, lots of whole grains, and protein,(plant or animal). That is it. There is no magic pill, or magic surgery or magic drops that will help you maintain a healthy lifestyle.
I know this, I have know it for years. The hard part is though, keeping out the junk on a regular basis and only allowing yourself those naughty items once in a while. Its hard. Its really hard. Thus the basis of this blog. I don't know all the answers, heck I don't even know half the answers, but I know what wont work. Fad Diets!