Beware of the Pre-packaged Diets
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 chocolate 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.
You would have to deprive yourself of food altogether for these fads to work as they claim. An interesting point is, part of the weight may be muscle tissue. The digestive system can consume protein out of your own body!
Diets that are per-packaged can mislead you in many different ways. As an example, Nutrisystem claims an average price per meal, but it is still eating out everyday. I don’t need to tell you that this always ends up costing you a fortune.
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.
Another miscalculation in time can also leave you with a dry credit card when you forget to cancel. Do you see those ads? Take a look at the bottom next time. The claims of losing 40 pounds (in the entire program) are not typical. They even say “Results not typical”.
Beware of these near impossible claims as they are mostly untrue or giving you examples of extreme cases that are not in the least typical. Yes, some have lost 40 pounds but it is more likely that you will lose less than a quarter of that. They do not make any promises of significant weight loss. When the programme does not work, they will blame you for not sticking with the rules.
At this rate, for 40 pounds weight loss you’ll pay $800. This is not good for your finances. These deals must be carefully thought out before you commit, but generally they are all hype and bluster that will get you into debt. Most people who buy those products will either fail or have a lot of cash to spend. You cannot guarantee that you will be one of the few who will benefit from these programs.