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With obesity on the steady rise in this country, a lot of Americans are trying to get healthy again and are signing up for different weight loss programs to help them achieve that goal. The article discusses four favorite diets and the different methods such as using scales or digital scales to weigh portions for Weight Watchers or eating the prepackaged meals from Nutrisystem. In addition to these two programs it will also look at the eDiets program and the Zone diet.

Weight Watchers is one of the most popular diets and has been successfully helping people to shed weight since it started its business over twenty five years ago. It has always advocated that people have to lose weight while eating real food, not prepackaged meals that they can’t eat for the rest of their lives. They have two options of attending a weight watchers group in your area once a week or doing the program by yourself online. The system gives points to all foods and beverages and once you hit your total points for the day, you are done eating. This method helps participants choose whether they want the higher point foods versus the lower ones. It also takes into account exercise which is an important component of this program too. The Duchess Fergie has been a longtime spokesperson for this plan.

Nutrisystem is also a popular weight loss program with three meals plus a snack given to the participants one month at a time. Many people like this because all of the work is done for them and no cooking is involved. You must also add your own fresh fruits to the meals and their website is a wealth of information with counselors on hand to answer concerns in addition to chat rooms to talk to other people who are going through the same thing. The most recent celebrity success stories to have used Nutrisystem were Valerie Bertanelli and Marie Osmond who both lost over 40 pounds.

The eDiet program is another popular choice because of the convenience to it over the website. It gives every person a customized plan that will work with their personality, lifestyle and how much weight they must lose. This online program offers weekly meal plans with recipes, a virtual fitness trainer that will suggest different exercises in addition to counseling and other kinds of help. This program follows the recommendations of the USDA food guide pyramid and a lot of followers have had continued success from it.

The final one is the Zone diet which seems to attract several celebrity clients such as Jennifer Aniston. This diet was made up by Dr. Barry Sears who is a biochemist. To compile your daily calories, it uses the formula of having 40% carbohydrates, 30% proteins and 30% fats. For ease, a lot of people have special zone diets delivered which is costly. There has been some criticism on the lower carbs and higher protein diet but a lot of participants have lost weight on it.

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