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Four Diets for Four Types of Women

Weight Watchers: The perfect program for those who have more time to prepare meals

Pros:
1. Excellent for long-term weight loss and maintenance.
2. It has variety - you can pretty much eat anything on Weight Watchers.
3. Accountability: Group support can be encouraging.

Cons:
1. Shopping, preparing meals and snacks, attending meetings and keeping track of all the requirements can be time-consuming.
2. It's a slow process, which is healthy ? but watch out for plateaus.
3. If you?re shy or private - group meetings might not be appealing.

Jenny Craig: The perfect weight loss program for the busy person

Pros:
1. The food is delicious! Most of the meals are frozen and are prepared by gourmet chefs. You add fresh fruit, veggies and dairy.
2. The one-on-one support is excellent.
3. It?s easy! You can experience consistent weight loss on Jenny Craig because it's all planned out.

Cons:
1. Most people don't like portion control and Jenny Craig is portion-controlled.
2. You do have to check in at the center and get your food, which some people may find inconvenient.
3. It does require willpower.

NutriSystem: A good program if you want the food delivered to your door

Pros:
1. The food is delivered to your door, you add your own fresh fruits, veggies and dairy.
2. They offer telephone support and an online community, if you need it.
3. You can lose weight.

Cons:
1. The food can be bland.
2. Takes lots of will power, plus there's not much leeway in dining out.
3. The portions are extremely small.

Slim Fast: The perfect diet if you just have no time to stop and eat

Pros:
1. It's basically mindless, drink two shakes, eat dinner.
2. The shakes are delicious if they're very cold.
3. You can lose weight.

Cons:
1. Is drinking your meal enough? It takes serious willpower.
2. The products can be expensive in some stores.
3. Too much sweet flavor - usually chocolate, vanilla or strawberry.