There are so many fad diets out these days that it is hard to know which ones actually work and which ones are just fads. I know from personal experience that finding the right diet from you can be very difficult. A lot of diets required me to eat foods that I just did not like. I failed countless times, which only made me feel worse about myself. I had to learn that I could lose weight, but it was something that would take time and I had to learn to believe in myself. I have compiled a list of the top diet cook books on the shelves today to help people find the perfect cook book for them. Keep in mind that buying a diet cook book is not a guarantee that you are going to lose weight; losing weight does require some effort on your part. There is a cliché that says ‘you are what you eat’ and it is true if you only eat junk food then you are going to feel sluggish and bloated, but if you eat good, natural foods then you will feel good. The first step to losing weight is to evaluate your eating habits and change them for the better; hopefully these books will help you discover a healthier way of living.

Flat Belly Diet! Cookbook

This cook book boasts that if you stick to the prescribed diet you can lose up to 15 pounds in just 32 days. It contains over 200 recipes, including: Rigatoni with meat sauce, walnut-crusted chicken breasts, and ginger macadamia nut cheesecake. The diet begins with a four day jumpstart, which is supposed to enable you to lose up to 7 pounds and up to 5 inches in your waist in the period of four days. The jump start is designed to make you feel really good about losing a lot of weight initially; so that you will stick to the diet in the long run. This diet offers a flexible meal plan; so that you don’t have to get stuck eating the same things day after day or having to eat things you just don’t like.

The SouthBeach Diet Supercharged: Faster Weight Loss and Better Health for Life

Dr. Arthur Agatston enlists the help of Dr. Joseph Signorile to revamp The South Beach Dietthat became a diet craze about five years ago. This book focuses on revving up the metabolism and preventing plateaus as a way to lose a lot of weight faster. It follows the same healthy eating principles outlined in the first book (choosing good carbohydrates, fats, lean protein, and low-fat dairy). This book utilizes a three phase diet and exercise plan to maximize weight loss. This book includes many easy to prepare meals. It also incorporates many inspiring success stories of dieters who have found success with the South Beach Diet.

The 5-Factor Diet

This book is written by celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak. It utilizes a five week program to help you lose weight and get healthy without feeling hungry or like you are being deprived of anything. The plan promotes dieters to eat five meals a day. In each recipe there are five core ingredients that help to maximize weight loss. There are more than 100 recipes in this book and each of them only takes five minutes to prepare. The plan also calls for you to do five short workouts per week. This plan promotes cardio fitness along with strength training. It also includes: shopping lists, workout plans with detailed instructions, and delicious meal ideas. Some of Harley Pasternak’s celebrity clients include: HalleBerry, Mandy Moore, Eva Mendes, and Orlando Bloom.

Cook Yourself Thin

There is a new show on Lifetime called Cook Yourself Thin, which promotes healthy and delicious recipes that will help you to lose a dress size. This cook book uses many of the recipes that are shown on the television show plus many other mouth watering dishes. There are 80 recipes to choose from and all of them are easy to prepare. The mantra of this book is to cut calories without compromising the taste of a dish. They do this by using ingredients that are fewer calories, but basically perform the same function as the more fattening ingredients. One example of this is using avocado instead of mayonnaise. This cook book will teach you how to eat better without having to cut out your favorite comfort foods.

Skinny Bitch In the Kitch

This book is brought to you by the writers of Skinny Bitch, Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. This book includes recipes for breakfasts, pissy mood snacks, appetizers, soups and stews, salads, sandwiches, Italian food, dressings and sauces, and desert. All of these recipes are good and easy to prepare. This book promotes a vegan lifestyle as a way to protect onesself against pesticides, hormones, steroids, and antibiotics found in the meat today.

The Biggest Loser Cookbook

This cook book contains 125 recipes from The Biggest Loser cast, trainers, and fans. It includes before and after photos of the cast members. There are tips from the trainers and inspiring stories to help motivate you. They give you a guide to the Biggest Loser diet and exercise plan.