Best Diet Program Ratings for 2008
#1 Diet Program Rating: FITworks Weight Loss
FITworks is a great new program for the new year which leaves nothing to chance for the average user. They tell you what to eat, how much to exercise, and it's very reasonably priced at only $9.95/month.
FITworks™ is based on the science of "thermogenics", the manner in which food converts to energy and is burned as heat. Have you ever noticed that after eating a large meal, you sometimes feel warm or even sweaty? This is due to the thermic (or heat-producing) effect of food. With this body temperature rise, you are burning more calories. One of the fundamentals of the FITworks™ eating program emphasizes eating small meals frequently. This can actually be one way to boost your metabolism and burn more fat. FITworks™ will educate you on which foods will enhance this effect and which foods will hinder it. Another way to increase your thermic energy is through exercise. Not just any exercise, rather a specific type and duration to maximize and maintain lean muscle mass.
FITworks will show you step by step how easy it can be, in just 20 minutes a day, to maximize your effort and get the results you have been waiting for.
#2 Diet Program Rating: Nutri-System
The NutriSystem program is about convenience. They sell pre-packaged meals and send them to your home. This amounts to $280 for 5 weeks food. In an age where foods are chosen for a variety of reasons, but where convenience is the biggest reason, it should come as no surprise that Nutrisystem is becoming so popular. If you are not prepared to eat processed food (i.e. increased sodium), then this is not for you.
With the autoship option, the price gets cheaper each month, going from $280 and dropping about 10 bucks each month. This would be the only real downfall of this system.
Jenny Craig charges a membership fee for their similar system (which requires signing a contract). Nutrisystem has no contract and the membership is free.
#3 Diet Program Rating: Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers is still one of the top choices in many different reviews and reports, and it has been easily subjected to the most evaluations. This program simply encourages a healthy diet consisting of sensible, ordinary foods, a good attitude, and exercise. Weight Watchers is also bendable, which makes it easier to track, and its cost is pretty reasonable for a commercial program. Personal accountability and weigh-ins are the foundation of the plan. Some critics of the plan say that the 'point-counting' doesn't encourage healthy food choices, just less. But, overall, it's a great plan.
#4 Diet Program Rating: Slim Fast
Slim Fast is another diet plan with pre-packaged food. If you are needing to have meals on the go or don't have the time to prepare healthy meals, Slim Fast has meals-in-a-can which are nutritionally sound and the plan does produce weight loss. The downfall to the Slim Fast diet would simply be that eventually you get tired of the shakes and after a few months your weight loss will peak.
#5 Diet Program Rating: South Beach Diet
The South Beach Diet is a low-carb weight loss program. The initial stage of this diet entails high protein and low-carb intake, however, it is much less stringent than the Atkins Diet. The diet is separated into 3 different phases, where each phase has different variations of allowed types of foods. And, the goal, is that by the end of the 3rd phase you'll have eating habits that can last for a lifetime.
