Plan Review

A full-featured weight-loss portal, DietWatch supplies everything you need for a successful diet and exercise program – except the food itself. Although centered around four diet plans, each with its own focus, DietWatch can also be customized for dieters using meals by Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, or any other source.

DietWatch offers these four plans:

• The “No Restrictions” meal plan. For those without specific dietary concerns, but are looking to make healthy and balanced choices in what they eat.
• The “Reduced Carbohydrate” meal plan limits carbohydrate intake to 40% of total calories. This is not a low carb diet like Atkins, and does not induce a state of ketosis – where the body tries to hang onto its fat because it thinks it is starving.
• The “Mediterranean/Heart-Healthy” meal plan is modeled after the traditional eating habits of Mediterranean societies that focus on healthy mono- and polyunsaturated fats while limiting saturated and trans fats.             
• The “Vegetarian” is for those who don’t eat meat, although it does include dairy and egg – as well as a variety of soy foods and meat substitutes.

DietWatch balances its meal plans with an interactive exercise log. Calorie counters allow you to factor in the calories you are burning as well as those you consume.

DietWatch also offers a great deal of information on making good food choices on your own. The “Eat Right” section is a guide to nutrition basics, from the Food Guide Pyramid, to smart shopping and information about healthy eating habits.

The “Food Focus” section provides weight loss information, and the “Fast Food Quest” lists calorie and nutrition information from over 40 fast food and chain restaurants.

DietWatch balances all of this raw information with a “softer” side – including a section on goal setting, positive thinking and stress management. There is even a virtual “Meditation Room” with calming music and inspirational messages.

Weight Loss Plan Rundown: A comprehensive web-based resource for DIY dieters, offering 4 distinct meal plans and a full host of dieting tools, weight-loss calculators, exercise tracking, and motivational features. No matter what source you use for your food, DietWatch helps you know exactly what you are eating – and how to control it.