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The South Beach fat loss program is also a reasonably stern low carbohydrate program – particularly during the 1st phase. Though it is maybe not as stern as the Atkins program.

For instance, I have noted the higher carb foods on the South Beach menu are severely limited in portions in the first part of the diet and this stops a standard quantity of carbohydrates (80 – 140g) from being eaten in the first phase.

in truth, almost all of the foods which dieters are able to eat in unlimited portions during phase one are protein foods and super-low-calorie veggies. For example, the South Beach menu permits unlimited lettuce during phase one yet it constricts the portions of tomatoes, onions and peanuts as these are high carb vegetables. I hope you can get creative with just lettuce for a salad.

You can have sweets

in addition, the ’sweet snacks’ which are permitted on the South Beach menu are restricted to an insignificant 75 calories each day during phase 1. So though the South Beach plan permits ’sweet snacks’ – they are severely restricted to just 75 calories a day and that is less calories than a single large cookie contains.

Also, this diet appears to have no end in sight since you can never come back to a standard carb lifestyle where carbohydrates do not have to be closely counted. I don’t know that that is a bad thing but most people will not be prepared to do that.

You are permitted more and more carbohydrates to be eaten as the program progresses but even after six months dieters are still told to observe their carb intake to some degree every day, and you appear to need a whole life commitment of some sort.

So it is a permanent lifestyle change which is necessary for this diet, and many dieters could find it hard to never be able to enjoy their favorite carb-filled restaurant meals which can be eaten completely, as served, without any limitations.

The South Beach fat loss program will work if you can stick with it.

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The Jenny Craig weight loss program is a bit more traditional and simple, though it probably costs a bit too much for the average person. It’s also a little too basic in its principles.

This entire diet seems to be based on eating fewer calories while exercising more, which follows the very outdated ‘Calories in – calories out’ concept. With Jenny Craig you get assigned your own weight loss expert (nutrition counselor) who will help to keep you motivated each week so that you’ll remain on the diet and attain Weight Loss Results.

Weekly weight loss center visits

This is possible because Jenny Craig has many weight loss centers throughout the world, and if dieters live close to a facility then they can choose to meet with a nutrition consultant in person. Or, if dieters do not live near a facility then they can choose to meet with their nutrition counselor by telephone each week.

Regardless of whether you meet with your nutrition consultant via telephone or in person, you’ll still have to buy Jenny Craig’s expensive pre-packaged meals. That’s the downside of this diet program in my opinion, since you have to continually buy Jenny’s pre-packaged meals which are fairly expensive when compared to normal meals.

Buying your pre-packaged meals

From everything I’ve seen these pre-packaged meals seem to be lower calorie versions of normal meals, so they don’t seem to be anything too earth shattering or special.

So with Jenny Craig you’ll basically be eating fewer calories – smaller portioned meals – and exercising more while meeting weekly with a nutrition counselor who will keep you motivated so that you don’t quit the diet or the program.

The Jenny Craig program relies heavily on celebrity endorsement some of who get fired for putting on weight again. They have the incentive of payment and you don’t. It seems that you have to most of the work that the diet should be doing.

So, overall I don’t think that it’s smart to use the Jenny Craig program, since any diet that requires you to continually spend money for special meals is not a good choice in my opinion even though it can be less hassle.

It is generally not recognized that there is no one diet that suits all people – even if they were all in prime health. You may need to try several diets to find the one that suits you best.

Do not beat yourself up if a fat loss program does not work for you when you have done all that was asked of you. It may be the wrong weight loss program for you and may even work against you.

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The Atkins Fat Loss Program relies on eating few carbs, and this is particularly true during “Phase 1″. I suspect that it is one of the strictest lo-carb diets on the market, particularly during “Phase 1″. It is essentially a ketosis diet.

There’s no mistaking this program for anything aside from a particularly strict low-carbohydrate plan, since it only permits eighty carb calories every day in the first phase – twenty grams of net carbohydrates is roughly eighty carb calories each day – and that is less carbohydrates than you will find in an apple, since even a large apple has more carbohydrates than that.

Phase one of the Atkins Diet is now listed as ‘optional’ – but even if Phase one is skipped I am still think that the overall carb limitations make it a particularly tough low carbohydrate diet.

It gets results but you have to be serious

the Atkins High Protein Low Carb Diet isn’t for the faint of heart, since only really committed dieters will generally be in a position to bear Phase one of this program. I would recommend that you have your health practitioner monitor you as you may get bad breath from the ketones created and some people get constipated.

Whilst you may likely shed pounds with this kind of diet, the genuine benefit is in controlling and lowering your blood sugar levels so that your insulin response can be repaired.

The reason why I mention blood sugar levels is that 100 years ago we ate about 1 pound of sugar each year. now we are eating about a pound a week. It has a profound effect on our weight management systems and our health generally.

We have grown used to our western diet and for most people the thought of giving up, or dramatically reducing sugar intake, is scary.

One main advantage of the Atkins High Protein Low Carb Diet is that it will teach you how to eat for long-term health and weight management. Healthy blood sugar levels are mentioned in the 4 Essential Factors for Weight Loss report.

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The Zone Diet for Weight Loss Results is based on the theory of 40/30/30 – which means that 40% of calories should be from carbs, 30% from protein, and 30% from fats. This program was created by Barry Sears and a well known book was published about this diet called “Enter the Zone”.

When a dieter eats a meal which is 40/30/30 – then it’s referred to as a “Zone Favorable” meal. Barry Sears, the author of the Zone Program, claims that if you make all meals Zone Favorable then your body will have reduced insulin levels, which will lead to weight loss and fat burning. 

However, I do not agree that eating a 40/30/30 Zone Favorable meal is the best way to reduce initiate Weight Loss Results. Although it probably works well as a maintenance diet. To increase blood sugar responses and reduce insulin levels temporarily, you would need to go on a ketosis diet and that is so strict that it makes every other diet look like a feast.

Another thing to remember is that it can be difficult to follow the Zone Diet because everything must be calculated precisely at every meal and most people will find such calculations very tedious, especially people with busy schedules. The prospect of measuring everything for every meal for the rest of your life is too daunting to think about.

If you had eaten this way all your life, you probably would not need to go on a weight loss program now. I believe that average dieters may find this program too difficult to use for any serious length of time, and therefore most would find the Zone Diet program too strict to integrate into their lives.

The makers of this diet have even created their own line of Zone Favorable Food products such as Zone bars, Zone Shakes, and other Zone products for dieters. 

But of course, such products cost much more than average food so many average dieters may discover that buying such products is not economical for them.

There is no doubt that you can get good Weight Loss Results from The Zone Diet.

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Weight Watchers weight loss programs was started by a 1960’s New York housewife in her kitchen. She lost 20 pounds and then got her friends on board to support her further and they all lost weight.

This is the basis of the group meetings that are central to Weight Watchers group counseling and weight loss system. They have tried to shift the concept into this century by going on-line but their best results still come from the personal touch.

Counting points is still counting calories

Instead of counting calories directly, Weight Watchers has developed their own Points System so that you can monitor your food intake. You can get this information at the weigh-in meetings or online. There is a monthly membership fee for these services of around $50 a month and they offer a special joining fee at a dollar.

You are required to follow a core diet plan using the points system to choose you food and to attend a weigh in each week. It is reported that the best results come to the people who stay for the meeting and do not just weigh and run.

From reports of friends of mine that have tried Weight Watchers, it seems that many consultants use the ‘cringe factor’ to keep you on track. I have heard horror stories of crushing public humiliation and embarrassment used to shock a client to greater efforts. Having said that, I have heard some very public success stories.

Where are the results?

Weight Watchers has had a noticeable lack of long term results in their clients. This is perhaps, because their basic ‘calories in – calories out’ model is flawed as a weight loss system. It is too simplistic. Also the meetings do not promote self reliance.

The people they attract are mostly not wanting to change the way they live their lives forever and learn to eat and exercise properly. They just want the fat to disappear and never come back. When they go back to their old ways the fat piles on again.

So to conclude, Weight Watchers weight loss programs are a very basic, proprietary calorie counting system with weekly group counseling and online resources.

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