Weight Loss Review – Research Before Selecting A Diet

November 22nd, 2009 by Biggi Fraley Discuss this article »

Before choosing a diet, do your research. Look for any medical studies on the diet to get an objective review of it. Diets that have been around for a while are more likely to have this information available. The reports are boring but informative. Diet plans that are known to have this information available are Weight Watchers, Dean Ornish, Volumetrics, Slim-Fast and a few more highly publicized diets. The following is a brief weight loss review.

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.

Weight Watchers is flexible with the diet. All that is needed is getting enough calcium and water, decreasing fat and increasing vegetables and fruit. No more tasteless food. Members of Weight Watchers are more successful than those that try other programs.

For those who do not want to cook, the Slim-Fast diet might sound good. At an average of $40 a week for food, it is economical. The food can be bought at pretty much anywhere. Because of the inflexibility of the program, the dropout rate is high. Again, the food is nutritious but you still will not learn how to make changes to your lifestyle.

Avoiding diary, processed food and olives while decreasing sugar and fat consumption is what the Ornish Diet offers. It is a vegetarian diet that evolved during the 80’s to help fight heart disease. The primary food is fruits, vegetables and legumes.

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.

Volumetrics is one of the newer diets available. It is meant to provide more volume per calorie which results in the feeling that people like they are eating more. People discover the foods that can be eaten in bigger amounts while still losing weight. Reducing fat and starting the meal with low calorie soups or salad reduces hunger. The result is that you consume fewer calories.

Ever increasing in popularity is for Curves for Women. The program is mainly about 30 minute aerobic exercise. No special diet is required; but, a low-carb diet is suggested. Members do receive rewards for attendance and for reaching their weight loss goals. The initial startup is $150. The monthly membership fee is $40 and there is a contract that has to be signed.

Costing $200 to $350 dollars to join with an additional $90 a week for food is Jenny Craig. This program does not come highly recommended and costs much more than Weight Watchers. A support group is available for members. While prepackaged food is convenient, again, you will not learn how to cook healthy with this program.

Author Biggi Fraley, a Certified Personal Trainer, 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 e-course now!

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