DietWatch
Nutritionally sound and extremely customizable, DietWatch is an
excellent program.
Using DietWatch is straight-forward, and they have now introduced a 12
week emotional eating course. Highly Recommended.
Suitable if you: Aren't interested in all the different 'fad' diets and
diet books, and want a diet that is more than just meal plans.
DietWatch.com was one of the first weight loss programs to provide a
complete Internet-only weight loss program. They appeared in about 1999
backed by dietitian Jennifer May.
The DietWatch Eating Plans
There are 4 diet options:
No Restrictions - A balanced eating plan for general weight loss.
Reduced Carb - not to be confused with low carb diets such as Atkins -
here the carbs are set at 40%.
Mediterranean - this heart healthy diet plan will keep saturated fats to
a minimum.
Vegetarian - a lacto-ovo diet plan (includes eggs and milk)
You can choose to lose weight or maintain weight. Their free diet
profile will take your information and come up with a daily calorie
level (even including vitamins and other micro-nutrients).
 Emotional Eating Addressed
DietWatch have introduced a superb 8 week course called "Mastering
Food". This is an on-line interactive program that gets to the root of
your eating problems. You will learn how to listen to your body, how to
manage hunger, prevent binges, and many other things.
 An Excellent Program
DietWatch provides all the features and tools you would come to expect
in a subscription-based weight loss program. Personalized meal plans, a
comprehensive diet planner and log, fitness and exercise workouts,
shopping lists, message boards, and a great community.
The calorie levels, and nutrient mix appear to be very sensible and well
thought out. From our own profile, the nutrient ratios for the balanced
plan appeared to be around 50% carb, 20% protein, and 30% fat - which is
an excellent balance between the current low-fat vs low-carb debate.
This program seems to be immune to the proliferation of diet fads and
extremes, and appears to take the best of current nutrition research to
come up with their plans. They also display all fees upfront (unlike
most other on-line diets that conceal fees).
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