Diet Watch - Online Weight Loss Program

DietWatch.com was one of the first weight loss programs to provide a complete Internet-only weight loss program. They appeared in about 1999 backed by dietitian Jennifer May.

The DietWatch Eating Plans

There are 4 personalized diet options:

• No Restrictions - A balanced eating plan for general weight loss.
• Reduced Carb - not to be confused with low carb diets such as Atkins - here the carbs are set at 40%.
• Mediterranean - this heart healthy diet plan will keep saturated fats to a minimum.
• Vegetarian - a lacto-ovo diet plan (includes eggs and milk)

You can choose to lose weight or maintain weight. Their free diet profile will take your information and come up with a daily calorie level (even including vitamins and other micro-nutrients).

Emotional Eating Addressed

DietWatch have introduced a superb 8 week course called "Mastering Food". This is an on-line interactive program that gets to the root of your eating problems. You will learn how to listen to your body, how to manage hunger, prevent binges, and many other things. Note: This is an extra fee.

An Excellent Program

DietWatch provides all the features and tools you would come to expect in a subscription-based weight loss program. Personalized meal plans, a comprehensive diet planner and log, fitness and exercise workouts, shopping lists, message boards, and a great community.

The calorie levels, and nutrient mix appear to be very sensible and well thought out. From our own profile, the nutrient ratios for the balanced plan appeared to be around 50% carb, 20% protein, and 30% fat - which is an excellent balance between the current low-fat vs low-carb debate.

This program seems to be immune to the proliferation of diet fads and extremes, and appears to take the best of current nutrition research to come up with their plans. They also display all fees upfront (unlike most other on-line diets that conceal fees).

Go to the DietWatch program

How Does DietWatch Compare?

DietWatch has a number of similarities to another on-line weight loss program: eDiets.

However when it comes to value for money - DietWatch is superior:

DietWatch offers a select set of nutritional options - and does them well (including one of the most comprehensive nutritional databases on-line). They have a simple cancellation process and even the option to pay by Paypal.

Is It Good?

We recommend this program. (Hint - if subscribing for a full year - the price works out to be 50% cheaper).

Try the Free Diet Profile at DietWatch.com

Some parts of the Dietwatch site appear to be down such as the customer service and help desk.

Last updated 12 March 2010