Diet options
When your trying to manage your weight it seems everyone has the “perfect” diet. In fact there are so many different types of diet it’s easy to get confused. The pages below give you some idea of what’s out there and which diet might be right for you:
All the diets below are essentially ways in which companies help you to stick to your chosen diet. We think that’s fine. It’s often really helpful to have all their hints and tips and encouragement. Even the seemingly scary social networks which sometimes go along with the diet can be really useful in helping you stick to your plan. However if you think you can do it by yourself then follow this link to discover how to define your own healthy diet.
The GI diet is the one that doctors reckon we should all be on to curb the obesity crisis and prevent Type 2 Diabetes. Based on reducing carbohydrate and sugar, this diet flies in the face of received wisdom at times and is has certainly had it share of critics. But fans know this diet can have dramatic results, without the need to ban ‘healthy fats’ like olive oil, avocados, nuts and oily fish. Click here for the full lowdown on what the GI diet is about.
We all know how hard it is to diet but imagine how easy it would be if you had your own personal chef who planned your meals, measured out the portions and did all the cooking for you. Well now you can! Diet Chef send you a hamper full of chef-prepared ready meals for dinner, soups for lunch, granola for breakfast and healthy snacks for those hungry moments. They have pre-counted the calories of all the Diet Chef meals so you will be averaging less than 1200 calories a day which means that most people will be burning fat at a rate of 800 calories a day. Best of all they’ve used low GI ingredients so you will feel full for longer and won’t feel hungry. It costs about £6.79 per day which is probably not much more than you’re spending on food anyway. To find out more click here.
Weight Watchers:
Weight watchers is the classic point-counting diet which promises that you can eat what you like (as long as you don’t eat too much of it). What is really useful is their flexible food plans which help you to understand what yor eating and keep a track of it. It’s a great diet to help you learn how to make healthy choices that will help you lose weight and keep it off. You can also attend classes with other people trying to lose weight, get lots of support from your leader and buy loads of tools and treats to keep you on track.
This one is clever. It links your shopping order to your diet. With the click of a mouse, Tesco Diets will provide you with a personalised meal plan. Your meal plan and shopping list will be designed to help you reach a healthy weight for your height, taking into account your lifestyle and food preferences. Three main meals and a snack every day will help you to learn about healthy eating and the importance of controlling portion sizes in losing weight and maintaining weight loss. With 15 diet types including Gi, Low Fat, Low Carb Plan, Low Cholesterol, Mediterranean Diet and Gluten Free there is a diet plan to suit your needs and requirements. As soon as you register your plan will be available for you to print off in the comfort of your own home! Dr. Siegal’s® COOKIE DIET™: A strange one this but perhaps worth a go. It was created in 1975 by renowned physician, author and weight-loss expert Sanford Siegal, D.O.,M.D. More than 500,000 overweight people have used Dr. Siegal’s hunger-controlling foods. However, until recently, the only place to get them was at Dr. Siegal’s clinics in Florida but now you can get them online too from their web site.