At the very start of this of this year I was working at a small restaurant named “Call it a Wrap”. It was a pun off of the plethora of wraps offered on the menu. The place is a healthy restaurant, as is offers Weight Watchers portions and the option for whole wheat everything, including pasta and pancakes! Sounds like a pretty nice restaurant huh? Well if you really think about it, it was the worst time to just start a job at this specific location. Everyone and their mother came in with their New Year’s resolution to loose weight! You couldn’t believe how many people were on these FAD DIETS. It’s a terrible thing see. How about all the commercials that air just around Christmas time as you sitting on the couch eating your Christmas cookies, indulging in your last supper type of meal, promising tomorrow, “I will start all over again!” The truth is these diets do not work. They may work for a little, perhaps a month or even longer depending how long your tolerance it; nonetheless, you are bound to give in at one point or another. It is only natural! Sure the South Beach Diet will cut the weight in two weeks fast, but after that what happens? I’ll tell you, the idea of good and bad foods (may) permeate(s) the mind. This isn’t true for all; however, appears in lots of cases, this is called the DIET MENTALITY. Once the idea of bad foods is created it is forbidden and guilt is felt immediately after eaten. This leads to the depression-binging and the cycle of yo-yo dieting. The body also becomes accustomed to the low calorie intake slowing the metabolism; therefore, when calories are added, the body cannot take them and in fact stores them as fat quickly. There is actually a show on MTV called TRUE life "Im on a FAD diet", or somehting of that nature. The girl only eats cottage cheese to look good for a beauty pagent. Mean while she has a dietition working with her. What is wrong with her??!!! The cure is to eat in moderation. This is not easy for professional dieters (anyone who has been on a diet for many years) as certain foods are embodied in the mind as bad and good. The process takes time, and he or she needs to give themselves permission to eat freely again. At the end you will look like the girl below! lol