Plan Review

Ellie Krieger, a celebrity chef, dietitian and author of "Small Changes, Big Results" as put together her healthy weight loss through healthy diet and exercise in an accessible and friendly online diet program.

Healthy Living with Ellie Krieger offers users flexibility that will fit anyone's busy life. Krieger's diet and weight loss mantra is "small changes, big results" and this in itself makes weight loss goals seem much more attainable and do-able.There's no pressure for extreme exercise every day or to stop eating any particular food entirely.

The weight loss plan is easy to follow, offers a varied and tasty menu and incorporates healthy eating and exercise. Focusing on balancing all aspects of your life, the Healthy Living with Ellie website is easy-to-navigate and offers members many tools and information to keep your diet and fitness plan on track.

• Customizable meal plans
• Users can choose from hundreds of Food Network-approved recipes and make a shopping list
• Store your favorite recipes in a Recipe Box
• Get advice with the Eating Out Guide
• Customizable fitness and exercise plan
• Online journals and food logs

Choosing foods is made easier with Krieger's food classifications: always, rarely, never - indicating how often different foods should be eaten. So, theoretically, you can still enjoy foods that are often "forbidden" in other diets; Krieger just advises you should not eat foods from this category more than once a week. Once you get the hang of which foods belong in what group, it's easy to make smart food choices and even make up your own menus.

As Krieger is a celebrity chef and dietitian, plan on tasty meals with lots of nutritional value. Since there are no forbidden foods, you won't feel deprived with this diet plan. Recipes are accompanied by nutritional values in case you are counting calories or monitoring fat, fiber or sodium intake. Healthy Living supports eating throughout the day with three meals and two snacks on the menu. If you enjoy your kitchen time, this diet is perfect; if you don't have a lot of time to cook or don't enjoy it, meal planning will be a minor challenge.

Balancing a healthy diet is an active and healthy lifestyle. Krieger's fitness plan allows users to create thier own exercise program that's tailored to your level of fitness, time commitment and lifestyle. The fitness program incorporates strength training and cardio to burn fat and build muscle. All the exercises are explained well and offer alternatives for different fitness levels.

Healthy Living with Ellie's completely customizable weight loss plan is flexible enough to work into anyone's busy life. You'll enjoy healthy and super tasty Food Network-approved recipes and the friendly online support tools help keep you stay on top of your weight loss plan. Healthy Living with Ellie Krieger's online program could be your just what you need if your goals are gradual or you need to ease into changing your lifestyle. Remember: small changes, big results.