The diet industry is bursting at the seems with so many weight loss plans. This can make it difficult for anyone to chose between the right, wrong or safe weight loss plans. This is a brief summary with regards to some of the more poplular main stream diets.

The Jenny Craig Diet

Jenny Craig first opened it's doors in the early 1980's in Australia. As it became one of the more popular weight loss plans the company made its way to America in the mid 1980's. Many dieters are fond of The Jenny Craig technique because of the support given with program. You can learn about meal portion control, overeating and general well being. The program also teaches you about exercise and how you can get a balance between becoming active and eating healthy. This technique is about a life time change. It is a way of developing better eating habits whilst increasing your energy levels. There is another appealing convenience of purchasing pre-packaged meals and cook books.

Weight Watchers

I have participated in both the Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers weight loss plans. I do find a great deal of similarity in them both. Weight Watchers have great support, weekly weigh in's, books and recipes. They teach you about portion control. You have the convenience of using a points based system opposed to a calorie counting system. They have their own brand of food which is not necessary to buy. You have the flexibility of dinning out and eating the foods that you like but it does come with portion control.

Calorie Shifting

This has recently become one of newest weight loss plans. It comes under various names and has a focus on changing the amount of food you eat in every seating. The idea is to determine your weekly calorie count. Each day varies in the amount of calories eaten per meal. At the end of the week the amount of food you have eaten should equate to your weekly caloric intake. I think the theory is to keep the body guessing what it is going to have next. It seems to be a technique used to avoid reaching a plateau. So overall if you were supposed to have 10,500 calories per week. On Monday you may decide to have 1,900 calories and on Tuesday you may decide to have 1,750 calories etc. By the time you reach Sunday evening you should have eaten a total of 10,500 calories.

SureSlim

I am not a fan of this method but it may be of interest to you. In fact I rate this program as one of the worst weight loss plans on the planet! There are some people that I personally know who have lost weight using this program, that's not the issue.

Its more about the technique used to do it. You can read more about that from other Sureslim Reviews on the Internet. Before you begin you have to take a blood test, this costs around $800.00. From this point your Sureslim menu plan is worked out and you are given a list of foods to eat.  You can only eat three meals a day five and a half to six hours apart. Certainly not something I could do but it may appeal to you. I however do not deem this as a safe weight loss method.

Chose your weight loss plans wisely. Losing 10 pounds or more in one week is not healthy or good for you. Opt for programs that are going to give you longer lasting results.