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Dieting is big business, racking in over $54 billion in revenue from Americans annually. It is a consumer’s dream (or worst nightmare) to enter a bookstore and see the plethora of dieting and self-help books to choose from. The ocean waves of bookcases are covered in catchy headlines and titles that promise a different outcome than you’ve had in the past. You are bombarded upon row after row of solutions to your “bulging” problem that pains your thoughts relentlessly.

Popularized as of late by starlets around the globe, including Beyonce Knowles of Dreamgirls fame, the Maple Syrup Diet is not a diet per se. Rather, it is a cleanse, meant to detoxify the body of all previous food intake, providing a clean slate for future healthy eating. Also known as the "Master Cleanse" or the "Lemonade Diet", the program is basically a mixture of Grade B Maple syrup, fresh squeezed lemon juice, spring water and cayenne pepper that a person drinks for up to 10 days.

The South Beach Diet was created for people with cardiovascular conditions. Developed by a cardiologist, this diet allows you to eat three meals a day as well as snacks and dessert. How does this diet afford you the opportunity to lose weight? The South Beach diet encompasses a meal plan filled with good carbs. The assumption is that bad carbs, which are associated with a high glycemic index, disables the body to resist insulin, thereby unable to properly dispose of fats and sugars that accumulate in the body. The South Beach Diet has three levels or phases.

Carrie Fisher, 54, is the new celebrity spokesperson for Jenny Craig's weight loss program. Carrie Fisher was the 5” 1, 105 lbs “hottie” Princess Leia in Star Wars in the 1970's/80's. Today, at age 54, Carrie Fisher weighed 180 lbs at her heaviest, due to an accumulation of events. How Carrie Fisher gained weight,Carrie Fisher's weight gain, like many women, crept up on her due to lifestyle factors and events in her life. Lack of exercise and an unbalanced diet, together with life on the road, were the main contributing factors to her gaining weight.

Cinch, also known as the “inch loss plan”, is a weight loss program that offers software, information, and supplements to potentially aid women and men with weight reduction. Unlike some other fat loss plans and systems, this one is supposed to allow users to consume the food “they look forward to eating.” With the Cinch program, you’re able to (one) lose pounds and inches, (two) break the dieting cycle, (three) be less hungry, and (four) be healthier. There appear to be five different aspects of the Cinch weight loss plan.