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Diet pills are pure placebo... meaning they're rarely more than calcium and binding agents regardless of the marketing.

Exercise and a balanced diet are the only two real ways to lose weight. Also, many of the quick diets or the diets with special food items will have you lose weight here and now, but you will regain the lost weight eventually when you're done with the diet. What you can do, is "roll your own" so to say:

1. Eat a healthy breakfast like muesli or similar. 150 grams should be enough. add in a piece of fruit like an apple or an orange.

2. for lunch, bring a salad with a limited amount of dressing, or make a vinaigrette dressing. Make sure to vary the salad, as it quickly gets boring. Use your imagination. Croutons are off limits

3. For dinner, make ONE PORTION of what you like, 100 grams of meat and the rest is salad or vegetables. Eat potatoes sparingly.

Fruit and most vegetables are unlimited.

This diet is not as effective here and now as many of the quick diets, but it helps you in the long run, as it can be integrated into your daily routine. Contrary to many diets it also teaches you to "think for yourself", making you able to integrate the routine properly and making you able to keep the lost weight in the long run. Remember, exercise is also part of this, do at least take a good walk after dinner.

Imprtant with any diet containing exercise, you may at some point gain some weight. This is natural as muscle is heavier than fat, but it's nontheless better to have.

Add extra 10 or 15 mins to your cardio routine

make sure you check food labels and avoid anything with more than 4 grams of sugar especially high fructose corn syrup per serving

Fruits and veggies are best source for fiber

join your kids when they break out the wii instead of just watching

3o minute strength training sessions each week to burn more calories

don t skip breakfast