This is a guest post by Kim from the Weight Loser Blog.

For those that don’t know, Consumer Reports is a large, independent, and nonprofit publication that reviews and compares a wide range of consumer products and services. Consumer Reports also has their own testing labs and millions of dollars to spend each year testing and getting real feedback from real consumers.

Consumer Reports is probably best known for their reviews and testing of automobiles, but they also test loads of other products and services. Let’s take a look at a recent study they did on the best and worst diet plans. Here is their list of the top diet plans available:

Generally Good Diet Plans:

1. The Volumetrics Eating Plan – Maximizes amount of food per calorie.
2. Weight Watchers – Good for long term dieting.
3. Jenny Craig's – High dropout percentage, but good results.
4. Slim-Fast – Great for people that can’t cook and have little time.
5. eDiets.com – Tons of customizable plans.

Generally Not So Good Diet Plans:

1. The Zone Diet – Requires a lot of math and average weight loss was low.
2. Ornish Diet – Very low fat vegetarian diet with had an extremely high dropout percentage.
3. The Atkins Diet – Too restrictive for most, however many are less hungry on this diet.

If you are interested in losing weight and want to try out a diet plan, things can get complicated in a hurry. Hopefully these two lists will help you find the diet that is right for you and help you to shed some pounds!

For more information about these and other diet plans, check out WeightLoserBlog.com.

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Comments (10)

No diets for me
written by MrCooker , June 02, 2008

Surprisingly the Atkins diet is in the "Not to good" diet plans. Didn't see that one coming.

Anyway, you won't see my following a diet. Just watch my food, hit the gym often and there you go. Weight loss and muscle gain all without a diet.

Not a Huge fan of Diets
written by Tom , June 02, 2008

I am not always a fan of many diets, especially so called fad diets. Like you said with the Atkins diet, it can be too restrictive. I think many diets are not necessarily geared towards long-term success, and some can be dangerous. This is not to say that there are not good diet programs, because there are numerous that do work and are healthy. However, I suggest using caution when jumping into a set program that requires a great deal of change.

Weight Loss Plans
written by Akavar , June 26, 2008

i thot the weight watchers one would be up there... my bro and sister both did it and had good results - they were always counting and checking their points on their smart phones.
-Jason

mmi
written by mmi , July 31, 2008

i often try to diet, sometimes success but not longer...

and then my weight was back.
sometimes i was so despreate.

2 Easy Ways To Conquer Weight Loss Plateau
written by Leo Pierson, Jr. , August 16, 2008


You were probably losing weight successfully for the first few weeks after you joined a new diet program, only to be stuck to a certain point later. When people start a diet program they rapidly lose a few pounds, because most diet programs are created to offer you 'instant weight loss'. Sadly enough, this 'instant weight loss' is more often than not 'temporary' weight loss.

You will lose weight very quickly for the first few weeks but after that, you will suddenly discover that the scale is not going down anymore! You are not losing any more weight than what you have lost already! You have hit a situation commonly known as weight loss plateau! In such situations, the only remedy is a complete overhaul of your lifestyle habits.

You have probably done the same sets of exercises as well as ate the same types of foods over and over again during those first few weeks when you were losing weight. As a result your body got accustomed to your diet and exercise routine. When that happened, your weight loss methods failed to bring any sustainable results!

If you want to go beyond this point, you need to change your diet and exercise regimen.

Here are two methods you need to follow to get out of the weight loss plateau.

1. Calorie-counting is not the way to go: When you count your calories, you basically limit the intake of calories to an abnormally low level. When you eat low calorie foods, there is no incentive for your body to increase your metabolic rate since it has to burn only a few calories. The result is that your metabolic rate always remains at a very low level. When your metabolic rate is low, you aren't able to burn fat!

In order to burn fat and lose weight successfully, you need to forget about calorie counting and eat enough so that your body is forced to keep your metabolic rate at a high level. Your body needs fuel to burn fat, and it can get that fuel only from foods!

2. Exercise more: If you have been avoiding exercises altogether, or have been doing only light exercises, then you cannot lose weight. Weight loss is only possible if you perform high intensity workouts daily. Instead of being afraid of exercises, try to love them. Exercises are yet another powerful way of increasing your metabolic rate.

Follow these two methods and you will soon be able to acquire the slim body you desire!

2 Easy Ways To Conquer Weight Loss Plateau
written by Leo Pierson, Jr. , August 16, 2008

2 Easy Ways To Conquer Weight Loss Plateau

You were probably losing weight successfully for the first few weeks after you joined a new diet program, only to be stuck to a certain point later. When people start a diet program they rapidly lose a few pounds, because most diet programs are created to offer you 'instant weight loss'. Sadly enough, this 'instant weight loss' is more often than not 'temporary' weight loss.

You will lose weight very quickly for the first few weeks but after that, you will suddenly discover that the scale is not going down anymore! You are not losing any more weight than what you have lost already! You have hit a situation commonly known as weight loss plateau! In such situations, the only remedy is a complete overhaul of your lifestyle habits.

If you want to go beyond this point, you need to change your diet and exercise regimen.

Here are two methods you need to follow to get out of the weight loss plateau.

1. Calorie-counting is not the way to go: When you count your calories, you basically limit the intake of calories to an abnormally low level. When you eat low calorie foods, there is no incentive for your body to increase your metabolic rate since it has to burn only a few calories. The result is that your metabolic rate always remains at a very low level. When your metabolic rate is low, you aren't able to burn fat!

2. Exercise more: If you have been avoiding exercises altogether, or have been doing only light exercises, then you cannot lose weight. Weight loss is only possible if you perform high intensity workouts daily. Instead of being afraid of exercises, try to love them. Exercises are yet another powerful way of increasing your metabolic rate.

Follow these two methods and you will soon be able to acquire the slim body you desire!

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written by runrun ukiuki , August 22, 2008

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my friend had good result.
written by Kim, Aromatherapy Online , August 27, 2008

My friend did it and he had good result.:)

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written by Health and Fitness , November 25, 2008

Thanks for this very informative post. This is a nice blog and will be looking forward to read more from you.

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ill try it
written by Ammy , December 11, 2008

Good posting ..iam going to try it and ill write the result wait for that...