Pre-packaged diets like Atkins, Nutrisystem, and Jenny Craig have made their mark in the weight loss industry. You see them everyday on TV and other forms of media ads.
We have heard the results they claim - lose 50 lbs in 4 weeks, eat pizza and lose 40 pounds, various 'chocolate' diets. We all know this is impossible, but they are still making the claims and some people get sucked in.
You would have to deprive yourself of food altogether for these fads to work as they claim. An interesting point is, part of the weight may be muscle tissue. The digestive system can consume protein out of your own body!
Pre-packaged diets can end up taking advantage of you in a variety of different ways. For example, Nutrisystem advertises a great average price per meal. Nevertheless, it's basically eating out day after day after day, and we all know how much money that ends up taking.
The cost per meal as advertised by Nutrisystem is around $3. For the women's program, this increases to $7 per day or over $200 a month. And that's for the base price which they can increase without notice.
These programs also charge periodically from your credit card so if you forget to cancel, it may be costly. Take notice of the claims on the ads and especially the small print. the big weight loss claims are for the entire program. Read the small print - they will have a disclaimer "Results not Typical"!
So do not become a victim of these inflated claims as they are probably untrue or taking the example of the extreme cases who managed to lose a lot of weight, but are the exception. Of course it is possible to lose 40 pounds, but in most situations you will most likely lose less than a quarter of that. They do not promise you anything and blame you if the system does not work.
If yo do the math, this equates to $800 for 40 pounds which is a LOT of money. It is better to do the noralt things to lose weight like healthy exercise and eating. A lot of these programs will leave you out of pocket and no weight loss to show for it. These programs are designed for people with a lot of funds available or they will not succeed. There is never a guarantee that you will be one of the few that will succeed. - 16463
We have heard the results they claim - lose 50 lbs in 4 weeks, eat pizza and lose 40 pounds, various 'chocolate' diets. We all know this is impossible, but they are still making the claims and some people get sucked in.
You would have to deprive yourself of food altogether for these fads to work as they claim. An interesting point is, part of the weight may be muscle tissue. The digestive system can consume protein out of your own body!
Pre-packaged diets can end up taking advantage of you in a variety of different ways. For example, Nutrisystem advertises a great average price per meal. Nevertheless, it's basically eating out day after day after day, and we all know how much money that ends up taking.
The cost per meal as advertised by Nutrisystem is around $3. For the women's program, this increases to $7 per day or over $200 a month. And that's for the base price which they can increase without notice.
These programs also charge periodically from your credit card so if you forget to cancel, it may be costly. Take notice of the claims on the ads and especially the small print. the big weight loss claims are for the entire program. Read the small print - they will have a disclaimer "Results not Typical"!
So do not become a victim of these inflated claims as they are probably untrue or taking the example of the extreme cases who managed to lose a lot of weight, but are the exception. Of course it is possible to lose 40 pounds, but in most situations you will most likely lose less than a quarter of that. They do not promise you anything and blame you if the system does not work.
If yo do the math, this equates to $800 for 40 pounds which is a LOT of money. It is better to do the noralt things to lose weight like healthy exercise and eating. A lot of these programs will leave you out of pocket and no weight loss to show for it. These programs are designed for people with a lot of funds available or they will not succeed. There is never a guarantee that you will be one of the few that will succeed. - 16463
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Dr. Jeff Arteta is a top professor and authority in health and dietary issues. He is also a strong advocate for Fat binding diet pills as a means to promote sustainable weight loss.
