Weight loss has been an issue in the united states over the past couple of years for some adults and children and research has shown that two thirds of americans are overweight and a third are obese. There are a number of diets out there, but what's the right one for you and what do you know about them.

Three different people with three very different lives, but they all have one thing in common and they say, a weight problem. But not everyone follows the same weight loss regiment to lose weight.

Julie Szydlowski of Gainesville says her eating habits are out of control and she's going back to the gym. The forty one year old, stay at home mom has joined Gainesville Health and Fitness Center hoping to get back to a healthy lifestyle for herself and family. Along with a healthy diet, the center has put Julie on a program consisting of high intensity strength training and cardiovascular training.

Unlike the typical gym routine, Howard Gordon of Gainesville is opting to follow the Jenny Craig weight loss program. The sixty five year old, real estate agent says he started to gain the weight ten years ago. He has been on it for about six weeks and has lost at least fifteen pounds.

His goal is to lose fifty pounds for now and win a bet with his daughter. Howard says he also walks daily for his exercise.

Some people take the option of surgery, like forty three year old Carl Buz of Melrose. Carl had Ingestible Gastric Banding or a lap band done about three weeks ago. He says his weight was at three forty and he tried other options, but they didn't work. The lap band is placed around the upper portion of the stomach, decreasing the size of the stomach and causing the patient to eat less.

Howard says he lost forty three pounds just ten days out of surgery and wants to be at a healthy two hundred.

We're trailing Julie, Howard, and Carl through the end of may to see how they will do on different weight loss programs.