If it were only that easy

The choices are endless. Diets I mean. And everyone has an opinion. My ears perk up when I hear things like "Oh, have you ever tried the Mayo Clinic Diet?" or "Have you ever heard of the 1 hour diet?"

See...you just did it too. The 1 hour diet - what's that? Right!?! You're wondering, what is the 1 hour diet?? And does it work??? It's MADE up. Like the rest of the - brace yourself, I'm about to be bold, snotty and fussy - sucker diets out there. They are all made up!

Even - again brace yourself, this is where some of my beloved friends who read this blurb will say to themselves "argh, she's talking about me"...I'm not - the "Eat Clean" or "Clean Eating" or "Whole Food Eating" DIET is made up!!!

But when we overhear someone say that it WORKED. Well, then who cares if it's for suckers. If it works, then I'm willing to be a sucker too. Lie #16: Diets work.

THE TRUTH IS: Diets don't work. What is at work (when a diet is successful) is the mindset of the individual adhering to it. At ANY given moment, you have the ability to eat right. You know what to do. You know what is good for you. You know how to eat 'just enough', but not too much.

You're smarter than any diet out there. Now, we just need to act like it.