Go vegan. Eat orange food on Monday and yellow food on Tuesday. Survive on baby food.
No matter which diet we pick, the problem remains the same: Eventually, it ends. And when it does, researchshows we often go right back to where we started.
So is the concept of healthy eating a farce? Are we forever doomed to swing between extremes of meticulous, measured nibbling and glutinous over-indulgence?
Thankfully, the answer is no.
Here's a list of some of the most popular celebrity eating plans which we've evaluated based on the research, so you can distinguish hype from helpful.
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Beyonce reportedly used the "Master Cleanse" to lose weight before "Dreamgirls."
The scoop: Beyonce reportedly did the Master Cleanse, which involves subsisting on nothing but lemon juice, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper, before staring in the movie "Dreamgirls;" the idea being that it detoxes your system and accelerates weight loss.
Should you do it? You never ever need to do a detox: Our bodies do it for us. While our kidneys filter our blood and remove waste from our diet, our liver processes medications and detoxifies any chemicals we ingest. Paired together, these organs make our bodies natural cleansing powerhouses. So stop eyeing that lemon squeezer. It's not worth it.
Reese Witherspoon did the "Baby Food Diet."
The scoop: The Baby Food Diet has been traced to celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson, who's since denied supporting it. It involves eating 14 jars of baby food, with the option of adding in one actual low-calorie meal, each day.
Should you do it? Nope. The jars of baby food are 80 calories: Eat 14 and you end up with rougly 1,000 calories each day plus one real meal. So long as the meal you allow yourself is ~400 calories (think a small piece of grilled fish or lean meat and some sauteed veggies) you'll definitely lose weight. But it'll be because you're not eating food, not because mushed-up fruit is a miracle diet product.
Snooki went on the "Cookie Diet."
The scoop: Snooki reportedly lost weight in 2010 with a diet of cookies: For 3 weeks, she ate 6 of the 90-calorie treats a day and 1 small meal. Alarmingly, the Cookie Diet is not Snooki's creation: Now-retired Dr. Sanford ("The Cookie Doctor") Siegal trademarked the plan.
Should you do it? Probably not. Cookie Diet cookies are no Girl Scout Samoas. The recipe's first 3 ingredients are glycerin (used to add sweetness and moisture), w