eDiets® Weight Loss PlanStart me on this diet

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exclusive on dietTV:Food at home and on the go! we show you what you can eat anywhere you are.

Diet TV Eating Out Guide:

Dunkin' Donuts (162):

bagel sandwich, bacon, egg, cheese; bagel sandwich, egg, cheese; bagel sandwich, ham, ...full list

McDonalds (159):

bacon egg & cheese biscuit; bacon egg & cheese mcgriddle; big breakfast; deluxe break ...full list

Subway (129):

breakfast sandwich, bacon & egg; breakfast sandwich, cheese & egg; breakfast sandwich ...full list

Starbucks (94):

banana loaf cake; brownie, espresso; crumble coffee cake; oatmeal raisin cookie; lemo ...full list

Arby's (87):

bacon & egg croissant; bacon biscuit; ham biscuit; ham & cheese croissant; sausage & ...full list

Diet TV Frozen Food Guide:

Green Giant (28):

carrot, honey glazed, frozen; corn, cream style, frozen; spinach, frozen; asparagus c ...full list

Flav-R-Pac (24):

asparagus cuts, frozen; baby carrots, whole, frozen; broccoli cuts, frozen; carrot, s ...full list

Cascadian Farm (10):

corn, sweet, frozen; spinach, chopped, frozen; squash puree, winter, frozen; asparagu ...full list

Start me on this diet

What can I eat:

AlcoholSmall amounts of alcohol
BeansLegumes (beans, peas and lentils) in moderation
BreadBreads in moderation
DairyDairy in moderation
EggsEggs in moderation
FatsFats in moderation
FishFish and shellfish in moderation
FruitAssorted fruits in moderation
JuiceFruit juice in moderation
MeatMeat in moderation
NutsNuts and seeds in moderation
OilsOils in moderation

What can I snack on:

CerealHigh fiber cereals
CheeseLow fat cheese and low fat cottage cheese
CrackersWhole grain crackers
Dried FruitA variety including apples, figs, cranberries and mangoes
FruitAll varieties
Granola BarsLow fat granola bar
MuffinsSuch as small, whole grain muffins
Nuts & SeedsA variety including walnuts, almonds, and natural peanut butter
Pita ChipsBaked whole wheat pita chips
PopcornAir-popped popcorn
PretzelsWhole wheat pretzels
VegetablesAll varieties

Nutritionist review:

The eDiets Plan is an innovative way to start a weight-loss program that can be tailored to your needs. With so many options for helping different types of dieters and its flexibility in regards to cooking, this may be a plan that can be followed long-term.

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eDiets Weight Loss Plan

The eDiets Weight Loss Plan is an online program that customizes a diet to your body type, your likes and dislikes, your health status and your special dietary needs. It helps organize your meals by providing weekly menus and shopping lists. Your diet is based on a customized weight-loss calorie level, and is low in saturated fat and total fat. If you have a health condition that requires low cholesterol, low sodium or some other dietary modification, the diet can be customized accordingly.

What makes eDiets Weight Loss Plan different?

The eDiets Weight Loss Plan is a personalized calorie counting diet. What separates eDiets from other calorie counting diets is that it is very user-friendly and does not require you to do too much of the calorie counting. The plan offers many choices, including convenience meals that require little preparation and easy fast food substitutions.

The flexibility of the plan, the weekly menus and the many recipe ideas reduce the burden of counting calories. With so many options, it is easy to just turn on your computer and plan your meals.

What is eDiets Weight Loss Plan?

The eDiets Weight Loss Plan is a calorie controlled online plan that customizes a diet for you by asking a series of questions. After filling out a profile, you receive a specialized diet plan that will work well for your goals and lifestyle.

The questionnaire asks you a multitude of questions like your current exercise habits, your medical conditions, foods you dislike, types of diets you are interested in, your current weight and your target weight. You then have a choice of several options for the type of diet you want, including a low-cholesterol diet or a high fiber diet.

One unique feature of the eDiets Plan is that it provides three lifestyle options:

A plan that downplays food preparation. This provides options for eating fast foods and convenience foods with little preparation.
A plan for those who like to cook.
A combination plan focusing on convenience eating at breakfast and lunch and cooking meals for dinner.

Personalized weekly meal plans and shopping lists with recipes are provided for all options. The weekly shopping list will cover all of your food needs. You can substitute meals of similar calorie levels, which is easy online.

There are even fast food options to choose from, as well as other tips on dining out. In addition, there is an online support service where you can ask a nutritionist questions, and live online meetings where various topics are discussed.

Once your goal weight is reached, the plan will modify your calorie intake to enable weight maintenance. It seems like they thought of everything!

This online diet definitely is not inexpensive, but it may be worth it for the personalized diet regimens and easy access to support. How much it costs does depend on what you get. You have options to pay for items besides the diet, including a pedometer, vitamins, a home meal delivery service called "eDiets Express" and a recipe club where you can access additional recipes. You should make sure to read the cancellation policy for any of these additional costs, should you want to do discontinue the plan. At the end of the day, you have to weigh eDiets' costs against the perceived benefits of having an online diet plan, support, and other services.

What are the weight loss expectations on the eDiets plan?

eDiets recommends about two pounds per week as healthy weight loss.

Does the eDiets plan promote exercise?

There is no exercise plan with eDiets, although there is an option to sign-up for online fitness programs, including the "eDiets Fitness Plan" or Bob Greene's "Total Body Makeover." These plans give you weekly workouts, online support and guidance and other features (but come at an additional price).