There are a million different programs promising the moon and the stars, the reality is very few of those programs actually work.

According to Psychology, “Whether it’s “No fats for a month” or “1000 calories a day,” these fad diets have been consistently popular, but studies have shown that your body’s reactions to such dieting can actually cause more weight gain than loss.”

This is because most of the diets you see being advertised online are nothing more than fad diets that leave you looking and feeling sluggish, tired, and overweight.

Yes, you might lose a few pounds in a few short days, but the weight will come right back once you go back to your regular eating habits. They are hardly sustainable because few actually address making profound and lasting habit changes.

That’s why it is so important you choose a program that not only promotes healthy and safe weight loss, but that also considers permanency.

“People get so focused on weight loss they are willing to do unproven and potentially dangerous things that can backfire and cause serious health problems,” says Michelle May, MD, who teaches mindful eating.