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U.S. News and World Report just came out with its list of the Top 20 Best Weight-Loss Diets of the year. Perfect timing for Weightloss Wednesdays on Ducks n a Row!

As you can see, several weight loss plans tied for the honor of whatever position they achieved but the final result is that there are 20 in all!

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Here they are:
1. Weight Watchers
2. Jenny Craig
2. Raw Food
4. Volumetrics Diet
5 . Slim Fast
5. Vegan Diet
7. Atkins Diet
8. DASH Diet
8. Eco-Atkins
8. Mayo-Clinic Diet
11. Mediterranean Diet
11. Ornish Diet
11. Southbeach Diet
11. TLC Diet
15. Vegetarian Diet
16. Medifast Diet
16. Nutrisystem
18. Zone Diet
19. Glycemic Index Diet
20. Paleo Diet

Ever tried any of these? Do you have a diet of choice? I’ve heard of many of them but some were a total mystery to me. Thanks to US News & World Report, each one is summarized in the article. (Link below).

Personally, of all of the plans on the list, Weight Watchers, Southbeach Diet and Atkins are my favorites. Weight Watchers is the easiest for me to stick with in the long term and I had been very successful on it, at one time. I lost 14 pounds and kept it off for many months. So, what happened? “Life”, I guess. But I never give up. In fact, I have started it again.
Best Diets List from US News & World Report

Related Articles:

Calculating Weight Watchers Points
Weight Watchers Food
The Dukan Diet (One that did not make the list-possibly because it is originally European.)
The Southbeach Diet
Walking Off the Pounds with Leslie Sansone

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Weight Loss Wednesdays have arrived!

Actually, I have some nerve even talking about this…especially today.
I am at an all-time high for my 5’2″ frame. I confess that way too often in recent months I’ve been topping 150-ish pounds. Clothes too tight. Totally uncomfortable. “What do you mean I can’t eat desserts twice a day, get almost no exercise, and consume major fats like ice cream, pancakes, and go out to eat four times in less than 8 days, and lose weight?” Oh…so THAT’s the problem!

Well, today is the first day of the rest of our lives, people, and it’s time to get ORGANIZED and lose weight for good!

Yes, weight loss involves organization, just like anything else that we want to be good at. So, let’s start out with some questions and for the next few weeks we’ll share some answers, and success stories, for ENCOURAGEMENT.

Questions to Ask Ourselves:
Do I need to lose weight?
How much?
How long have I been fighting this battle–and am I tired of it yet?
Am I ready to get my mind set and do this?
Do I have a plan?

GREAT INSPIRATION: Here is a video clip of Joy Bauer, the Today Show diet expert, of her recent visit on CBN’s 700 Club where she gives some weight loss tips AND a wonderful testimony from a mother and daughter, Sherrie and Courtney, who have lost a ton of weight. Courtney, 60 pounds. Her mother, Sherrie, 156 pounds. Sherrie started out on Weight Watchers and then they added encouragement and direction from Joy Bauer’s book “Your Inner Skinny”….did you know we have an inner skinny us?
Apparently we do! I love it!

For “Your Inner Skinny” Click Here

Add your comments, share your links. Let’s team up and encourage each other!

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