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How
They Rate
The
weight loss reviews and the weight loss plan rankings were based on
certain criteria. The criteria included food, exercise,
support,
tools and ease of use.
Other things that were taken into
consideration were longevity of the program, proven success and the
overall weight plan package.
Note that only the paid weight loss programs were rated. To
see reviews on free online weight loss programs, click here.
The ratings received a 1 (worst) to 5 (best).
Reviews
Ratings Table
| Criteria |
Weight
Watchers |
Diet
Watch |
Diet.com |
Fit
Forever |
Start
your
diet |
Calories
Count |
ediets |
Food
Healthy |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
Food
Variety |
5.0 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
Food
Ease of use |
4.0 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
| Exercise |
3.5 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
| Support |
5.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
| Tools |
5.0 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
| Price |
3.5 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
| Website |
5.0 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
Overall
Total |
4.44 |
4.31 |
4.06 |
4.00 |
3.69 |
3.69 |
3.25 |
Below
outlines the criteria used when determining the best weight loss plans
and what criteria was used for the weight loss reviews.
Food
Plan
I rated the food plan on 3 different factors.
- Healthiness
of the food plan. Does it include all food groups?
Is it a
well balanced food plan? Does the food plan promote healthy
eating for life?
Although people do lose weight on fad diets
that restrict certain foods (such as a low-carb diet), studies show
that it is harder to stay on track with these programs.
Additionally, the success of keeping weight off on these fad diets is
very low in comparison to a healthy weight loss meal plan.
- The
food plan was also rated on variety. Does the meal plan offer
a
variety of foods? Does it provide for the occasional “fun
foods”? Does it provide a method for you to select your foods
within their meal plan program?
It is much easier to stick to a
plan when it can include some of the foods you already enjoy.
Obviously with flexible plans, you want to make sure that you focus on
not only variety, but the healthiness of the weight loss eating plan.
- Lastly
I rated the food plan on ease of use. Is there a lot of
counting
calories or carbs? Is there weighing of food involved or
reading
labels?
Although counting calories really is the key to a
successful weight loss, when doing the weight loss reviews and ratings,
I looked at how the meal plan made this counting easier for
you.
Does the plan provide for a quick way to determine the calories or
carbs or fats? Does it give you the tools needed to quickly
track
your food intake?
Exercise
Each
weight loss plan was rated on their inclusion of exercising.
Does
the plan provide an exercise plan? Do they stress the
importance
of exercising for weight loss? Do they provide tools and
information on how to perform the exercises and what are the right
exercises to do?
Exercise is a key factor to any successful
weight loss plan. The exercises do not have to be complicated
or
intense, but each plan should provide some focus on exercising and
provide guidance to you on which exercises to do and how to perform
them correctly.
Support
As
part of the weight loss reviews, support was one key item that was
researched. Does the plan include support? What is
their
support system structure? Do you have access to experts in
the
field?
Support is a key factor to your weight loss goals.
Losing weight can be a huge challenge, and the better your support
system is the better you can meet and beat the challenge.
Support
is also a great motivator. Finding people in your same
situation
is one of the best ways to stay motivated to losing weight.
Weight Loss Tools
Another
key factor to meeting your goal is, knowing how well you are
doing. So during the weight loss reviews, I looked at
their
tools to see what they had to offer.
Things that were considered
were weight tracking tools, food database or recipes, exercise and
weight loss tips, charts and/or progress reports.
Price
Price
was also part of the ratings of the weight loss reviews.
Let’s
face it, if you can’t afford it, then what good does it do
you.
So price is a key factor in the ratings for these reviews.
Don’t
worry; the weight loss plans reviewed on this site are all reasonably
priced, for us in the real world, and not at a price range for only the
rich and famous.
Website
Lastly,
I rated the website on how easy it was to use and find useful
information. What “freebies” did the site provide and how
well
the website was laid out and how quick the response time was.
Why
did I include a rating on the website if this really has nothing to do
with rather or not they have a good weight loss plan? Well,
with
today’s world everything is online, so now more than ever the website
is an important tool to the overall product that companies
offer.
Also, if a website is hard to maneuver and find things, then
you may be missing important information. Additionally if the
website is slow, you may become frustrated and quick logging on to
track your progress and get the helpful tips and tools you want to stay
on track. So, I felt it was important enough to include in
the weight loss reviews and ratings.
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