Getting into the shape you always dreamed of is by no means an easy feat. If you have been so used to living a sedentary lifestyle and consuming unhealthy foods, revamping your diet and exercising may be a tall order. However, obesity is a growing problem in the US. This in turn resulted in a barrage of unhealthy and sometimes dangerous diet fads that do not work except depriving the body of essential vitamins and minerals it needs to work efficiently.