Welcome to the future: Weight loss on the Internet.
There are over 2 million searches on the Internet every month for 'diet' & 'weight loss'. The good news is that there are several proven, fast weight loss programs out there.
Unfortunately there are also too many diet fads that take your money, promise fast weight loss and give you nothing in return. So how do you decide which is which? How do you find a diet that works? We've listed 3 of our best weight loss programs below (as well as 3 of the top diet fads which will waste your money).
Our top 3 picks for best online weight loss programs offer:
- Proven Success(testimonials, before and after pictures, etc.)
Best Weight Loss Picks:
People who lose weight and keep it off make things as easy for themselves as possible. Medifast helps by doing all the hard work for you. You don't count calories, carbs, or fat grams. You don't prepare complicated meals with ingedients you've never heard of.
Medifast is a meal-replacement program that includes shakes, granola bars, soups, oatmeal, chili, etc. The meals have been prepared with the right balance of nutrients and vitamins to properly keep your body nourished. You don't get hungry on Medifast because you eat every 2-3 hours. This also keeps your metabolism stoked for maximum fat-burning.
Medifast has been around for over 25 years and the actual Medifast diet has been clinically proven at Johns Hopkins University to help people lose weight quickly and without harmful side effects.
It's recommended by over 15,000 physicians as the weight loss program of choice for their patients (which means that although you can lose weight very fast, you have the peace of mind that you're doing it safely).
One of the best things about Medifast is that it delivers fast results. You can expect to lose 2-5 pounds a week or up to 20 pounds in 30 days. This fast weight loss also keeps you motivated to stay on the program until you've reached your goal weight.
Medifast offers some of the most inspiring success stories we've read and loads on online support (message boards, free downloads, etc). Overall, we gave the Medifast diet 5 stars for fast results, affordability (about $10 a day), safety, support and ease of use.
The Idiot-Proof Diet is a completely different way of losing weight and it's quickly becoming the most popular online diet plan. It's fun, simple, affordable and fast. People have reported losing up to 9 pounds in 11 days.
Based on the principle of shifting your calories, the diet shocks your metabolism into burning fat at a higher level - including the hard-to-lose fat many people have had since childhood. This ensures you don't damage your metabolism and then suffer from the weight piling back on after the diet.
- why you must eat more than 3 times a day to lose weight
- why low fat and low calorie diets absolutely do NOT work - and what does
- how rotating your eating patterns can jump start your metabolism for maximum fat-burning
- The 10 'Idiot-proof' rules of weight loss
and more. You can even take a free test drive to try it out. The Idiot-Proof diet works best for people who are sick of traditional 'diets' or for anyone who gets bored easily.
Overall, we give this diet 4 stars because it's fun, affordable, simple and fast. Best of all you won't damage your metabolism or feel hungry because you'll be eating frequent meals. And since it's an online program you can get started losing weight right away - no waiting for the mail.
eDiets is one of the most popular online diets on the web with over 1.2 million members. Part of this is probably because of their huge selection of weight loss programs to choose from and loads of weight loss support.
They offer: Personalized diet plans, loads of articles covering diet, nutrition, fitness, health, style and beauty, online support/meetings, expert online guidance and 24/7 support.
Also, no matter what kind of dieter you are, you're bound to find a plan that suits you at eDiets. Here's a sample of what they offer:
- Total Body Makeover (By Oprah's Personal Trainer)
- Diabetes Specialized Plans
- Perricone Nutritional Face-lift plan
They even offer a plan that's especially tailored for kids - which is almost impossible to find online or off. The only thing we didn't like is that some of the programs can require a lot from you - like the Total Body Makeover plan requires you to exercise 6 days a week. Thus ease of use may not be great, depending on the plan you choose.
However if you're looking for the best weight loss support online - eDiets is really the place to find it. Final Verdict: 3.5 Stars for variety and support.
The Lemons (Don't Even Think About These Fad Diets!):
#1) Any type of 48-hr Juice Diet .
Simply put, we've tried them, they didn't work. You're told not to drink any soda (even diet) or anything else besides the juice, which leads us to believe that possibly any weight loss that occurs could perhaps be water weight loss.
What it DOES give you is a lot of suffering for no reason (We LIKE to eat - food is good.)
#2) Any Diet Pill With Ingredients You Can't Even Pronounce.
It sounds funny but surprisingly, there are too many people buying these types of pills. If you don't understand what's in it, how do you know what it's doing to your body?
It might help you lose weight (we stress MIGHT) but what else is it doing to you? Is it damaging your metabolism? Is it harming your internal organs? You don't know. So please be safe and if you can't pronounce it => Don't Buy It!
#3) Any Product Whose Weight Loss Promises are NOT Physically Possible!
This includes anything that promises to drop 20 lbs in 2 days and all those carb and fat blocker products. We're sorry to rain on the parade here but there's a reason why these products keep selling...and reselling...and reselling...and reselling.
They might actually work on the 50th time you buy it, but we're not betting on it. These products waste your time and money. So why not invest your cash in something that has been proven to work like the programs above.
