As the old expression goes, there is no such thing as a free lunch. If a plan sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Americans spend billions of dollars per year on diet products. The Zone is not the only plan that works- Weight Watchers also has a high success rate. The advantage to the Zone is that you are not required to join a club or pay for special meals.
Many people spend their lives on a rollercoaster, losing and gaining the same twenty pounds.
The goal should be adopting a plan that will carry you through the rest of your life. A pint of Ben and Jerrys, or a plate of pasta primavera once a month is not such a bad thing- especially if that means that you won t be able to look at Cherry Garcia for weeks. We live in a culture where anorexics appear in health magazines next to ads for Snackwells cookies and liposuction. The truth is, we are not all meant to fit in the same mold, and there are many fit, healthy, happy people that aren t a size six. Don t become obsessive- in the end, despite all of the pleasure that it gives, it s just food.