Somewhere along your weight loss journey, you've probably been on a fad diet or two, or at least been tempted to try one! This issue is all about fad diets, good and bad. We do review some of the ones that are popular today, but we'd like to know... what are some of your experiences with fad diets? What are some of the ones you're curious about? Share your experiences on our Facebook wall or on Twitter! Are you a little shy? Email us directly at vincci [at] fitnutconsulting [dot] com. Who knows? There might be some prizes involved...
Enjoy the rest of your summer!
To your health,
Your FitNut Consulting Team
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Fad Diets: Why they "work" but really don't
 Everyone has at least heard of someone who has dropped lots of weight fast on a fad diet, and felt at least a little bit of temptation to try it themselves. If these diets didn't work, why else would the weight loss industry be worth billions? The problem is, almost all people who lose weight on a commercial program gain it all back, and sometimes more, within two to three years. How come these diets don't seem to produce long-lasting results? We examine three popular ones to find out.
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5 Good Things We Can Learn from Fad Diets
 Fad diets are often restrictive and promote unrealistic expectations for weight loss. But if you read between the lines, many are really sound bits of advice taken to dangerous extremes. (To boost sales, perhaps?) Here are a few things that you can take from some popular fad diets and apply to your own healthy lifestyle.
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Recipe of the Month:
Tandoori Chicken Escalopes
This recipe, adapted from the Dukan Diet book, is a quick and simple way of bringing some Indian flavours into your cooking.
While Dr. Dukan recommends this as a meal on its own in the "protein-only" Attack phase, we enjoy pairing it with vegetables and brown basmati rice or whole wheat naan.
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