Follow our “diet” plan and lose the weight! Eat more and weigh less! There are as many clever weight loss slogans as there are plans. But are any of them right for you? We have looked at many of the popular diet plans available today and are, well, ready to give you the skinny.
The Atkins Diet
This is probably one of the most well known diets of the last ten years. Dr. Atkins has created this diet focusing on eating more protein and fat while significantly reducing carbohydrates. Dieters do not really have to limit their food intake as long as their carb count is low. But for some, walking away from carbohydrates can be quite difficult. Other than that, following this diet is fairly simple and does not require weights and measures to portion food. This diet can give you a lot of fast “bang” for your buck.
There is usually a fairly quick weight loss involved with this diet – but will that continue in the long term? Some folks find their body begins to crave carbs later in the diet plan, and can easily jump ship and gain the weight right back.
Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers teaches its followers how to live a healthy lifestyle with a healthy and balanced diet. Calories are counted carefully with this plan and carbohydrates are allowed. Emphasis is made on vegetable, whole grain and fruit fibers. Fat intake is low with this diet. Pre-made Weight Watchers meals are available in most grocery stores, making meal preparation fairly simple. The Weight Watchers diet is known for its good successful retention rate.
Slim-Fast Diet
If you do not particularly enjoy preparing meals and measuring ingredients, the Slim-Fast plan may be the way to go. Participants replace two meals out of their day with diet shakes and diet bars. The Slim Fast diet has balanced nutrition and has a good short-term weight loss rate. Weight gain may occur once you are off the plan.
South Beach Diet
The South Beach Diet allows what are deemed as good carbs and fats on the menu. It is more balanced than the Atkins Diet. There are three phases to this diet. Fat is discouraged in all three of these phases. The first requires a reduction of bad carbohydrates. Whole grains and fruits are added in the second, while the third allows three servings of each a day. The dieter must be able to stick to an eating regimen for this plan to work. Once a person reaches phase three, it may be easy to fall back into old habits and gain the weight right back.
Jenny Craig Diet
As with the Weight Watchers program, Jenny Craig works hard to teach a healthy lifestyle. Exercise is included in the plan and support is there to teach you a new and healthy way to live. Meals are prepared for you and can even be delivered to your home. Of course this can mean a greater cost and can be inconvenient to travelers. Jenny Craig supporters can brag of a healthier life and slimmer waste – but must work at keeping it up once they begin to prepare their own meals.