I’m a firm believer that all a person needs to do to get healthy and to lose weight is to eat natural foods without overindulging. I’m not even saying no carbs: just avoid high-carb foods. The reason I’m a firm believer is because within 10 months, I lost over 100 lbs. I did that without any pills, supplements, vitamins, surgery, drugs, or any other method used to put chemicals into the body. I did it naturally.

I know people who use certain products in their quest to become healthy. I personally believe that these products aren’t really necessary, but for some people, it seems to help. Some of these products claim to reduce hunger or give people energy, but in my experience, if you cut out high-carb foods and anything processed with added-sugar, those things happen naturally. If the foods you eat are natural, they will contain lots of nutrients and vitamins that will keep you full and give you energy. You will find yourself n not hungry between meals unless you ate a light meal.

Exercise, done smartly, is beneficial all around. As long as you’re careful and don’t overdo it, I recommend it. I don’t do any crazy difficult exercise regimen, but I do use kettle bells and walking to get the muscles moving and in shape.

I can’t say the same for the diet industry. I haven’t seen any neutral third party scientific evidence that supports the assumption that these products aid in the loss of weight. Further, in every one of the products, even in their own descriptions, they say “Coupled with a sensible diet and exercise…” Well, duh. If you do the sensible diet and exercise part without their product, guess what’s going to happen? You will lose weight.

Be smart and put good food into your body. Avoid sugar, processed foods, or high-carb foods. Get some exercise. Stick with this regiment for life. Only then will you see your weight drop and stay down.