Fad weight loss diets don’t work - period. And the sad fact is that nearly every new weight loss diet you hear about in the popular press is lust a fad diet. These diets, and many of the others currently doing the rounds, are just fads. They only work for a very short period of time, they only work for a small segment of the population, and most of the weight lost is quickly regained in a very short space of time.

Only a few weight loss diets work for most people, and these are diets that are realistic. They don’t work by restricting food in unrealistic ways. Rather, they work with reality, based upon how the appetite and how the body work. They appreciate the reasons why people eat too much, or too much of the wrong things, and work on this. They don’t severely restrict calories, because this isn’t sustainable and only causes weight gain over the long term, usually. In short, they teach people how to succeed with long-term weight loss, gradually and steadily.

It’s common knowledge that people love to eat. Food tastes and smells good, so why shouldn’t you love to eat, too? This is simply part of a total, enjoyable experience called eating. Unfortunately, it’s also true that people sometimes really love food that’s “bad” for them. Many of these foods taste and smell irresistible, true, but they’re unhealthy in many respects.

It can be very difficult to maintain your distance from these foods so that you can stay away from them. This, in turn, means that a lot of diets simply don’t work. If you include the fact that many people have established bad eating habits and have therefore become overweight, this eventually results in failure.

However, because people are individuals, metabolisms and tastes as well as other dietary factors differ. Different people can have different triggers that make them eat inappropriately, or turn to unhealthy foods.

Some people struggle to stay thin, while others struggle to gain weight. Some people should avoid simple carbohydrates while others don’t have to as much. Those who must avoid simple carbohydrates (and often struggle to) may not be able to cope with the excess sugar simple carbohydrates stress the body with. Still other people have trouble metabolizing cholesterol or fat. This means that a single weight loss program isn’t going to work for everyone, because it simply can’t. We’re simply not the same.

However, there is one new weight loss method that is not a fad. It doesn’t make empty promises and it’s not a diet. In fact, it’s a holistic method that has been tested scientifically. It respects your body and how it really works, which means that IT WORKS. It utilises your senses of taste and smell so that you really can effectively lose weight. In other words, your nose knows.

Medical director of the Body Metabolism Institute, Dr. Leon Massage has founded a very successful weight loss program in Melbourne, Australia. His method is natural and drug-free, and helps his patients control their appetites and avoid binge eating. As he was investigating methods for this weight loss method, he discovered some research done by the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago. The research included 108 overweight volunteers who were on average 48 years of age and 197 pounds. Their average body mass index was 31, with a body mass index over 30 being considered “obese.”

Over the course of six months, the group was given two different types of different flavored crystals every month, and they were asked to sprinkle these crystals on their food at every meal. Otherwise, they were asked to continue their normal eating and exercise patterns, if applicable. At the end of six months, 92 of the volunteers had finished the study, or 85.1%. The group lost an average of 33.6 pounds, or 5.6 pounds per month.

The trial concluded that certain tastes and smells could induce a very real sense of satiety. That is, they helped volunteers feel full. This occurred even if the same foods were eaten and volunteers did not perform any additional exercise over what they normally did. Because they did not have the desire to overeat or to eat in a way that was out of balance with their own personal chemistries, people could naturally begin to lose weight until they got to a personal ideal weight range for them, or a healthy BMI. They did not need to undertake unnatural or forced behavior patterns in order to lose weight.

Dr. Massage of the Body Metabolism Institute has gone a step further and created the BMI Weight Loss Wristband. In this wristband, he infused special scents that suppress hunger. The wristband is worn during the day and the person wearing it can simply sniff it whenever he or she wishes to eat more than is appropriate. When the wearer has the wristband on, hunger is curbed via neuro-association with the message and the smells so that he or she does not overeat.

This means that it should no longer be painful to lose weight. With this wristband, your weight loss becomes effortless, painless, natural and sustainable. The results are their own best testimonial.