Top 3 Diet Plans Reviewed

There are plenty of diet plans for helping you lose weight, and maybe that is the problem. Because, how do you know which one to choose from teh many available? Life was so much simpler before: there was one, or maximum 2 and you picked it – or maybe picked both, but you didn’t have to wade through 25 different programs, try each out for a week, just to decide on the best one for you.

The job is already done, you still have to choose but only between the top 3!

1. The South Beach Diet – this is one of the most popular diet programs around. Created by Arthur Agatston, a cardiologist who lives and works in Miami, Florida, this diet focuses on permanent weight loss by encouraging good eating and exercise habits.
   The South Beach Diet is contained in three phases. The first phase is quite restrictive. It basically restricts every food listed high on the glycemic index, such as bread, cereal, grains, anything with flour, and starchy vegetables. Of course, if you are one of the people who aren’t too fond of these foods, you’ll find this stage a smooth ride.

   During the first phase, you can eat meat as long as it’s not fried. Skinless chicken, beef, turkey, and fish are fine, as long as it’s baked or broiled. As usual, you’re encouraged to eat plenty of fresh vegetables. You can drink water, tea, and coffee as much as you want. Many people who used this diet, and really followed phase one without deviations, said they lost up to 10 pounds during the first two weeks.

   The second phase of the diet is much easier. You are allowed to eat more foods, but in moderation. You should eat lots of fruits and whole grains during this phase. It lasts the longest, simply because you’re supposed to abide by it until you’ve lost the desired amount of weight. So for instance, if you want to lose 20 pounds, you stick with phase two until you lose those 20 pounds. Once you’ve lost that amount of weight, you start phase three. This is the phase where it becomes more of a way of life rather than a diet. Basically this is where you set your the eating habits that will last a lifetime. You should eat three small meals a day, with snacks in between each meal.

2. The Medifast Diet – The Medifast 5 & 1 Plan allows you to eat 6 meals per day, our of which five must consist of Medifast products. The sixth meal can consist of regular food that you usually eat. You can eat the meals in any order you choose, as long as you have all the 6 means. So for example you can have four Medifast meals, the plain meal, and then another Medifast, that’s ok. Not everybody is happy with the prices for thse means, simply because you must have 5 Medifast meals per day and that is not cheap. Prices for the meals range from $140 for two weeks worth of food to $275 for four weeks worth of food. However if you have the cash to stick with this mean, do it, it’s highly recommended and it brings quite strong results.
3. The NutriSystem Diet Program – The NutriSystem diet program is a whole weight loss system. It’s not intended for quick weight loss. With NutriSystem you need to buy their pre-packaged food. They recommend purchasing a month’s worth of food at a time, so that you won’t run out in the middle of the month, and youhave plenty of time to order more before the end of the month.Although there is quite a nice selection of food, some people who’ve used the NutriSystem diet complain about the taste, or that the menu isn’t diverse enough to keep the diet interesting. Other people say the NutriSystem diet is good for a short term period because else you’ll get bored with eating the same food all the time. Nevertheless, this is a matter of opinion. If you’re interested and want to try out NutriSystem, don’t let the reports of bad food change your mind. I think best is to see for yourself before deciding. There are plenty of folks whom are quite happy with it and got really strong results, despite the sometimes lacking taste of the package.

There you you have 3 top diet plan choices voted by consumers the last few years. Try the one you feel more drawn to and stick with it for a while. Don’t give up at the first opportunity. However, if you discover that it’s not for you, try the second one. However in most of the cases, no matter which plan you try, you will find that you will get good results with it. Usually people’s instincts are quite good at picking what’s best for them the first time around.