Posted by : Biggi Fraley in (Weight Loss)
Weight Loss Review For Most Popular Diets
Tagged Under : diet, exercise, fitness, Weight Loss
For educated decisions on the type of diet to try, you can either read the medical studies that are available or read a weight loss review. The studies are quiet dull but give an objective point of view on the diets. Locating this information on certain diets will be next to impossible because many do not have a long enough track record to be subjected to medical scrutiny. Several diet plans including Weight Watchers, Volumetrics, Dean Ornish and Slim-Fast do have medical information available on them.
For effective weight loss, choose a program that offers a support group. Support groups where the meetings are face to face have the most impact. Do not forget to include exercise in your weight loss adventure. Sometimes adding exercise to your lifestyle can mean cutting out the diet.
Weight Watchers has a long history of success. Initially the startup is $20 and $9 a week afterward. Upon reaching and keeping your weight loss goal for 6 weeks, you receive a lifetime membership and support at no cost to you.
Perhaps the best features of the program is that dieters do not feel deprived because they still get to eat the food they love. The program teaches you how to cook your food to increase fiber intake and lower fat. Eating fruits, vegetables, drinking plenty of water and increasing calcium are also focuses of the diet. Members of this program have a higher success rate than other programs.
The Slim-Fast diet means no cooking. The average cost is $40. The food is available at pharmacies and grocery stores. There is no flexibility and most quit the program. Learning to eat right will not be taught with this method.
With the next diet, avoid most diary, nuts, olives and processed food. The Ornish Diet is a vegetarian diet. Developed in the’80’s for assisting in fighting heart disease, the diet is boring and lacks taste. Low sugar and fat with legumes, fruits and vegetables are the focus.
Not widely known are the Mediterranean diets. Consist of eating good fats like nuts, olive oil, red wine and oily fish along with grains, this diet can help prevent heart disease. The Mediterranean diet, when compared to low fat and low carb diets, reduces the risk factors for heart disease and provides more weight loss.
One of the newest to the diet scene is Volumetrics. Using filling calories tricks your body into believing that you have eaten more than what you really have. By adding low calorie soups or salads to the beginning of your meal, the edge will be taken off the hunger. You will find that you are eating more and still losing weight.
No information was available for Curves for Women. This program centers on exercise that goes in 30 minute cycles. The program does suggest low-carb eating but does not require it. Members are rewarded for their attendance and reaching goals. Unfortunately, to join the program, you should plan on paying $150 with a $40 monthly fee. There are no prepackaged food or support groups with this program.
Finally, Jenny Craig averages approximately $200 to $350 dollars for the membership. The cost of the food is about $90 a week and has to be ordered. This program does not receive many recommendations. A support group is offered; but again, learning to cook and eat healthy will elude the dieter because they order prepared food. For the cost of this program, one should seriously consider Weight Watchers first.
About the Author: Biggi Fraley, a Fitness and Nutrition Enthusiast, reviews the best weight loss programs on her weight loss review site. Learn more about reaching your fitness and weight loss goals by registering for her weight loss email course now!
Popularity: 1% [?]
