eDiets

eDiets can be referred to as the “biggest” name in online weight loss today, due to their popularity. Their name has become synonymous with almost any web-based diet program and people often talk about “doing an e diet”

eDiets have been around since the early days of the internet, from 1996, and claim over 1.8 million members so far. They have been ranked as the #1 Most Trafficked Health, Fitness & Nutrition Site, and have been voted “Best of the Web” in the diet and nutrition category by Forbes.

Some of the advantages of eDiets are the message boards, where many thousands of users support and encourage each other, which for some people can mean all the difference between successful weight loss and failure.

Overview:

eDiets is a subscription-based community located at ( www.ediets.com ), offering a large variety of services, such as diet and meal plans, shopping lists, recipes (depending on your specific meal plan), email assistance, online calculators, support and health tips.

If you need to lose weight and are looking for help with organizing your life and your health-habits for the better, this service may be worth considering.

One of the advantages of eDiets is that it doesn't restrict users to just one diet plan.

Instead, they support the principle that every person is unique and that even if a particular diet was flexible to modify, it is still better to offer contrasting diets that are different from the ground up.

Members can substitute or change any item on their meal plans.

• eDiets Weight Loss plan
• Atkins Nutritional Approach
• Glycemic Impact Diet
• Mediterranean Diet
• Slim-Fast Optima Diet
• Type II Diabetes Plan
• Heart Smart Plan
• Low-Sodium Plan
• Cholesterol-Lowering Plan
• High-Fiber
• Hypoglycemia/Low-Sugar Plan
• Healthy Soy Plan
• Vegetarian Plan
• Lactose-Free Plan
• Low-Fat Plan

Pros:

• Plenty of weight loss strategies to choose from, both fitness and nutrition based
• Special analysis tool helps members choose the right diet plan for them
• One of the largest support communities on the web, to not let dieters on their own
• Good track record in the industry since 1996
• Access to nutrition and fitness experts
• Reasonable price

Cons:

• Plenty of newsletters available, but not that easy to find
• Deliciously Yours did have some customer service issues in its early days

Conclusion:

Even if one could find the many diet choices at eDiets a bit overwhelming at first glance, the service has good reputation and it has stood the test of time. A research around opinion sites shows that people have lost weight with eDiets and that it works well once you choose the right plan for you. Bad reviews are rare.

Plan is reasonably priced at $3.99 per week. The Deliciously Yours diet delivery is free for the first week and after that it's $99 for 5 days.