Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Trying to lose weight? Try on of these top ten diets.

Health magazine gathered a panel of experts to analyze 60 diets and narrow them down to the top ten diets in America. Below are the ones that made this year’s list.

The Structure House Weight Loss Plan, structurehouse.com: takes a holistic approach to weight loss including addressing the “why” in the relationship between people and food and exercising. This home-based plan follows the residential treatment plan of the actual Structure House in Durham, NC.

The Step Diet: This diet has participants walking and cutting their current food intake by 25 percent. For dieters who like things simple, like having choices and control, this plan is for you.

Weight Watchers, weightwatchers.com: This is a classic plan that continues to work for millions of people. The online option helps those not interested in going to meetings.
The EatingWell Diet, eatingwell.com: The focus of this plan is on behavior changes and sustained weight loss.

The Volumetrics Eating Plan, volumetriceatingplan.com: This plan focuses on making sure that people feel full but eat healthy.

The Best Life Diet, thebestlife.com: This program, created by Bob Greene who has helped Oprah in the past, offers people a way to ease into losing weight and does not advocate keeping strict track of calories.

The Solution: This program helps people figure out why they are overeating

You: On a Diet, realage.com/ct/shape-up-slim-down/you-on-a-diet: This program motivates and educates about weight loss in a fun way.

The Sonoma Diet, sonomadiet.com: This diet is based on the Mediterranean way of eating.

The Spectrum, ornishspectrum.com: This program emphasizes nutrition, exercise, stress management, and personal relationships.

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