Best Diet & Weight Loss Programs
It can be tempting to buy into meal plans for weight loss that promise quick and dramatic results, but these don't always deliver the results you want. Knowing what to look for in diet and weight loss programs can help you achieve your personal goals and be one step closer to a happier and healthier you. Continue reading...
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CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet 🏆 2024
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Completed the first week following the meal plan exactly.... Read more The quantities are far too large such that I ended up with a huge surplus, of food almost all of which I found borderline inedible. Tried to contact support to request a refund because the product did not meet my expectations, and despite sending 2 further follow up emails have never received a response, even to decline the request or ask for specific feedback.
My Muscle Chef 🏆 2024
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Lite n' Easy 🏆 2024
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Cohen's Weight Loss Clinic
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Back to Basics by Lyndi Cohen
Macros
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Food has been consistently great. Cannot fault in any way.
Everything else however has significantly deteriorated since I started using the service (originally in 202... Read more
1). New website is beyond painful to change anything. Customer service is non existent. If trying to position yourself as a upmarket brand (significantly more expensive than Muscle Chef ) ; you can't do this without customer service and a platform to allow you to order smoothly.A Life Plus
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Garden of Vegan
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Equalution
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Refuse to give refunds and continuously debit you, even if you’ve asked for them to stop their customer service. Literally don’t give a S&!*
Cookie Diet
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The Ketogenic Switch
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Putting Health At The Top
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Same experience as everyone else.
Joined for 3 months for around $40 then was charged unexpectedly for another 3 months o... Read moref $149. I searched my emails for any email notification to advise my membership was due to expire and I would be charged again. This is what nice, considerate companies do. However, no email. Yes there is a subscription you agree to with finer print details. But where is the warning email to allow ppl to consider cancelling their subscription?!? Complained to staff 3 times and requested a refund, they refuse to and could NOT care less. [Name Removed] & team are multi millionaires and this is how they get their money - from pure theft. No sympathy, no consideration. Just outright THEFT!! You [Content Removed].
Tony Ferguson Weightloss Program
Weight Watchers
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The program just works..the daily poin… Read more · 2
ts you can use them to suit you and your lifestyle. The app is fantastic and even better than It used to be. You can be as involved as much as you want in their social channels or just not at all.Be Fit Food
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Jenny Craig
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Hi James, you may have heard the unfortunate news that Jenny Craig USA and Canada have closed and now filed for bankruptcy. As a result of this, we have had no option but to appoint Voluntary Administ... Read more
rators to Jenny Craig Australia and New Zealand to help us navigate through this. Our Jenny Craig Australia and New Zealand businesses are continuing to operate. We are here for you and will continue to support you with food and coaching to help you reach your weight loss goals, both in centre and online. As always, our priority is to continue providing the best possible service and care to you, our valued clients. We thank you for your continued patience and support during this time.The Dukan Diet
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The Gabriel Method
Curves
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Atkins
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Types of diet and weight loss programs
Meal replacement products
Meal replacement products are kiloujoule-controlled products - often liquid drinks - that are designed to assist with weight loss. These products generally try to help users shed weight quickly or do a detox or “cleanse” of their body. Because of this, they're typically only meant to be used over a short period of time, or to only replace 1 or 2 meals a day.
Weight loss drinks, such as the VLCD Optifast diet drink are often found at supermarkets, pharmacies, and health stores.
Ready-made meals
There are now a plethora of food delivery services that offer healthy, ready-made meals as part of a diet plan, however you may have limited access to these if you live in a more remote area.
If you want to save time and energy and forgo grocery shopping and cooking altogether, then ready-made meals, such as Jenny Craig meals, might be suited to you.
Recipes and meal plans
Recipes and meal plans are exactly what they sound like, programs that include recipes for meals that help you reach your health goals and plans for when you should be eating them.
For some, a weekly planner of what and when they should eat helps motivate them to achieve more long-term goals.
What to consider when choosing a diet or weight loss program
Your personal circumstances
If you already have a health condition, then make sure that your program is suited to your specific situation.
You may already follow a diet, such as a vegetarian or vegan diet, or have certain religious or cultural requirements when it comes to food; a good diet for you shouldn’t make you abandon these beliefs and preferences.
Your diet should also match your eating style and lifestyle. If a plan encourages only 2 meals per day but the 3 you eat currently still leaves you snacking inbetween meals, then it’s probably not suited for you. Similarly, if it recommends 2 hours of exercise per day and you’re a relatively sedentary person, then don’t assume you’ll be able to easily follow it.
Also consider whether your diet would accommodate eating out, and how much food preparation is involved - time-poor people may have less choice in weight loss programs.
The diet itself
Any Google search on weight loss will yield results on a bunch of popular diets, but just because a diet is popular, does not mean that it is safe, healthy, and effective.
A good diet should:
- Meet your nutritional and health needs
- Include a variety of foods from all the different food groups
- Be realistic
Be skeptical of diets that:
- Avoid entire food groups
- Promise rapid weight loss without medical supervision
- Recommend unusual foods or eating patterns (such as restricting food altogether)
- Encourage the use of pills and tonics that are thought to help you lose weight
Here’s an overview of some common diets followed today.
- Keto diet. A keto (ketogenic) diet is a low carb, high fat diet that’s designed for you to get more calories from protein and fat and less from carbs.
- Paleo diet. This diet tries to emulate the same diet followed by hunter-gatherers before the development of agriculture. It emphasises lean protein, vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, and whole foods, while cautioning against grains, processed foods, sugar, and dairy.
- Mediterranean diet. Traditionally followed by people living in the Mediterranean, this diet is rich in foods such as fruit, vegetables, seafood, and wholegrains, with dairy and poultry eaten in moderation. It’s widely considered to help prevent heart attacks, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.
- Pritikin diet. This is a low fat, high fibre diet that limits red meat, processed food, cholesterol-rich foods, refined grains, and alcohol.
Not all diet programs will follow a specific diet. In fact, most healthy and effective programs take your dietary preferences into account so that you’re more likely to follow through with it.
The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet, for example, is a 12-week program that generally follows a high protein, low GI plan, but is still tailored to your specific diet personality. It not only includes a CSIRO diet plan that facilitates sustainable weight loss, but also includes simple weight loss workouts that you can follow at home.
Effectiveness
It’s easy to get sucked in by testimonial ads and dramatic before and after weight loss pictures, but try not to take a program for its word without doing your own research.
Reading reviews will help you see whether the program was effective for different people - this can refer to whether they’ve felt healthier or better about themselves, whether they’ve made steps towards their goal weight, or any other personal diet or health goals.
It’s also a good idea to see how easy or difficult reviewers found the program, and whether they enjoyed it. A simple-to-follow, enjoyable (and tasty!) program will help ensure that you can actually keep up the program and sustain any health results you achieve.
Support
Some people prefer to follow a diet program on their own, while others prefer extra support, such as from a dietician or similar professional, or a support group with others who have similar health goals to them.
Think about your own personal preferences and what helps motivate you. For some people, talking with someone about their progress, either online or in person, can help keep them accountable to their goals.
Price
Diet and weight loss plans can vary a lot in price, depending on what kind of food or exercise they entail. Make sure that any program you choose is one that you can afford in the long run.
You may even be able to find free online weight loss programs, however these often only give you limited access to a more comprehensive meal plan that you need to pay for.
Extra tips on choosing a meal plan for weight loss
- Keep your doctor involved in your weight loss efforts. Before you start a program, speak with them so that they can check whether it’s suitable for you, your medical issues, and any medications you might be taking. They can also help dispel diet myths and help you seek additional support from a dietician or other health practitioner.
- Choose a program that includes foods you actually like and would happily eat forever.
- Supplement any diet plan with physical activity and exercise. If your goal is weight loss, then moving your body can help counter the muscle mass loss that occurs when you lose weight.
- If it sounds too good to be true and promises rapid weight shedding with little effort, then it probably is.
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