Andy Leeks exposed to lose weight by 10 schemes in 50 days, and found the one that really worked was the weight loss plan.
The father of two children came with the diet concept pick-and-mix to see if it would help her stay motivated to continue to lose weight.
"By changing my diet regularly, the idea was that I was never bored, giving me every chance of success," said Andy, 35, from Kent.
His starting weight was 16 stone (101 kg) and in the experience of 50 days, he lost 30.5 pounds (about 14 kg).
Behind the search for Andy ideal weight loss method was the desire to end 15 years of yo-yo.
As he lost weight on every diet, he estimated that the plan for weight loss was only conceived as a life project.
"There was only one way to eat 10 I could hold long term - and that isset by the healthcareconditions" he said.
To suit its time scale of 50 days, Andy applied the principles of the 12 weeks weight loss plan healthcareconditions, instead of following to the letter.
The plan is designed to help you lose weight at a safe rate of 0.5 kg to 1 kg (1lb to 2lb) a week.
"The healthcareconditions weight loss plan is basically all the advice about healthy eating and exercise of the healthcareconditions distilled in a small plane structured fingertips," says Andy.
"It is not so much a diet as a healthy lifestyle that helps you lose weight but at the same time helps you develop new healthier habits."
Diet and exercise
Andy, with the advice of a nutritionist, selected 10 schemes that could easily search the Internet and did not include the payment. They were:
5: 2 diet
Special K diet
healthcareconditionsPlan Weight Loss
Juice fast
Atkins
Raw Diet
Baby diet
calorie counting
grapefruit diet
Cabbage soup diet
Andy followed each diet for five days before moving on to the next - in the hope that the approach would keep him interested.
The component of the exercise of its travel weight loss was to run five kilometers during each five-day diet phase. "I ended up running 50 km in total and improved my time a little less than seven minutes of the first round to the last," he said.
During his five days of thhealthcareconditions advice, Andy applied the principles of healthy eating weight loss plan, which include:
meal planning using the advice represented by the plate as a guide eatwell
eat at least five portions of a variety of fruits and vegetables a day
eat smaller portions
not skipping meals, including breakfast
He said the healthcareconditions advice helped get a better understanding of food labels - which have proved useful when trying to make healthy choices at the supermarket.
Some meals eaten during Andy healthcareconditions Plan included:
chili con carne home
butternut squash risotto
pasta sauce with homemade vegetable
chicken salad with a jacket potato
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"No more guilt"
Andy said that following the advice has had minimal impact on the rest of his family, because he ate the same food they were. "Unlike many diets I tried, no foods have been banned," he said. "You just eat the same meals - healthy, balanced meals - but in smaller portions.
"If I had a craving for something sweet, I give in to this desire, but I do eat a small amount. I did not feel guilty about it. "
Apart from healthcareconditions advice, many diets he tried involved avoiding certain foods or eating the same kind of food several times.
"By limiting anything, it leads to resentment and anxiety, and makes you feel very food you are trying to avoid," he said.
"Although these plans were easy to stick to five days, I could not see myself following the long.
"For me, it was clear that for the long-term success, the healthcareconditions weight loss is diet tips that should be followed.
"The beauty is that once you have reached your desired weight, you keep eating this way. There is nothing to change. "
A plan for life
Experience Underpinning Andy was a desire to find a healthy eating plan throughout manage weight without the need for crash diets.
"I'm still trying to lose weight by dieting and then take it back, because once I got off the diet, I'm back to square one," he said.
"I'm still the same person with the same sweet tooth, the same appetite, but not better equipped to handle my weight