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.
The claims are ridiculous - lose 40 lbs in a week by eating pizza or other various pronouncements whereby you lose weight by sitting around. We all know these claims are impossible, but some folks can't help themselves.
For these diets to work as they claim, you would have to go on a starvation diet, of a diet of no nutritional value for it to work. And the the interesting point is, a lot of the weight may be from muscle tissue as the digestive can consume 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.
Nutrisystem advertise a cost per meal of around $3. This rises to $7 a day for the women's program which comes to over $200 per month. An that's the base price! You can add as much as you want for the real cost and the base cost may rise without them telling you.
A lot of these programs charge automatically from your credit card, which can leave you out of pocket when you if yo forget to cancel. You see the ads all the time, but take notice of the fine print. The extravagant claims of losing 40 pounds are for the whole program, and they come with the disclaimer "Results not typical"!
So don't fall for their extravagant claims because they are either faking it or taking the anomalies, the ones that don't follow the typical trend. When they tell you that you can lose 40 pounds, you can, but in a typical situation you will lose a quarter of that amount. They are not promising you anything. In any case, that 196 dollars you gave to Nutrisystem is like paying $20 for one pound gone.
For 40 pounds at the same rate, you're paying $800. Do NOT do that to yourself. Stick to what you know and remember that those one shot deals that 'give' results really don't give anything but debt and a lack of results. If anything, those are scams. Nearly everyone who buys into those schemes either has lots of money or will fall short in the end product. Don't assume that you're part of few that actually takes something out of the programs. - 16004
The claims are ridiculous - lose 40 lbs in a week by eating pizza or other various pronouncements whereby you lose weight by sitting around. We all know these claims are impossible, but some folks can't help themselves.
For these diets to work as they claim, you would have to go on a starvation diet, of a diet of no nutritional value for it to work. And the the interesting point is, a lot of the weight may be from muscle tissue as the digestive can consume 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.
Nutrisystem advertise a cost per meal of around $3. This rises to $7 a day for the women's program which comes to over $200 per month. An that's the base price! You can add as much as you want for the real cost and the base cost may rise without them telling you.
A lot of these programs charge automatically from your credit card, which can leave you out of pocket when you if yo forget to cancel. You see the ads all the time, but take notice of the fine print. The extravagant claims of losing 40 pounds are for the whole program, and they come with the disclaimer "Results not typical"!
So don't fall for their extravagant claims because they are either faking it or taking the anomalies, the ones that don't follow the typical trend. When they tell you that you can lose 40 pounds, you can, but in a typical situation you will lose a quarter of that amount. They are not promising you anything. In any case, that 196 dollars you gave to Nutrisystem is like paying $20 for one pound gone.
For 40 pounds at the same rate, you're paying $800. Do NOT do that to yourself. Stick to what you know and remember that those one shot deals that 'give' results really don't give anything but debt and a lack of results. If anything, those are scams. Nearly everyone who buys into those schemes either has lots of money or will fall short in the end product. Don't assume that you're part of few that actually takes something out of the programs. - 16004
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Dr. Jeff Arteta is a top lecturer and authority in health and dietary issues. He is also a strong advocate for Fat binding diet pills as a means to promote efficient weight loss.
