Americans spend more than $40 billion a year on dieting products. With all the pills, supplements, beverages, bars and diet plans, it isn’t that difficult to understand. Unfortunately, America, for all its efforts just seems to be getting fatter and fatter every year. How can that be when we spend so much money on results
Check your cupboard. How many overpriced diet products do you have lying around and haven’t been used in weeks, maybe months?
Jenny Craig can cost more than $300 a year. NutriSystem can cost as much as $290 a month.
I don’t know about you but I don’t have that kind of change lying around. Following are a few low-cost suggestions that may just be able to reap you some well deserved benefits in the form of pounds lost.
This is a free service that offers a wide range of diet and fitness tools, including fitness programs, meal plans, a calorie counter and a weight tracker. You can also build a personalized home page and blog there.
Diet.com has several free services like online forums, dieting tips and a database of more than 1,000 calorie-conscious recipes. A six-month membership costs a little over $85.
A three-month membership costs $38.87. A full year costs $77. Members get diet and nutrition information, online support and tailored meal plans. There is also a course on mastering emotional eating.
A six-month membership will cost you $14.95 and you’ll get “daily strategy” e-mails for your first 90 days. This plan also offers you 24-hour e-mail support. You can email them a question about your diet or fitness regimen and somebody on staff will email you back promptly. This program also offers personal coaches who aim to make contact with every member at least once a week.
Maybe you’re a diet loner who likes to wing it or maybe you like a little more accountability. Whatever you’re looking for, you may want to check out these services to see if one may be right for you.