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How
to lose weight?
Dieting,
exercising, and discipline are key to losing weight and keeping it off
We
have been discussing the weight problem in America and how
we all need to be very careful
about our diets if we want to lose weight, since even
American children are either obese or overweight. In
the second part we discussed the reasons for obesity and the
role of diets in weight loss. Here we will review
some diet and weight loss programs so that you can decide
which one to pick.
Which weight loss program works best?
While all programs produce results if you follow them religiously, it is not possible to compare them and rate them against each other since the approach is different. Here are the attributes of the four programs that I like.
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Truestar Health |
Beachbody |
eFitness |
South Beach
Diet |
| Main attributes |
Focuses on all key elements of
overall well-being: diet, exercise, attitude, sleep, and
supplements |
Has fitness programs, nutrition
guides, supplements, community activities and designed to
get fit. |
Complete programs to lose weight by
monitoring nutrition and exercise |
Primarily a diet program. Has meal
and nutrition planner and you can generate your shopping list |
| Who is it for? |
Someone who wants a total makeover
(not only of body but also lifestyle) |
Someone who needs to belong to a
community and needs motivation and support |
"Essential" is for those
who only want exercise and "Turbo" is for both
exercise and nutrition |
If you hate to exercise or already
exercise and simply need help on diet, this plan is for you |
| What to expect? |
You will feel like a new
person. Not only will you have a better body you are
likely to keep your weight off because you will have better
habits |
The programs are time-compressed so
that if you do everything in the program you will see results in
90 days or 6 weeks |
You work on your own pace and
change when you are ready. Highly personalized approach to
fitness |
Most people fail with dieting
because they don't know what to eat and how much. This
program simplifies your life |
| Our rating (1-5) |
4.0 |
5.0 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
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