The Zone Diet vs. Jenny
Craig Weight Loss
Our Review of these 2
programs:
The Zone Diet is based on the
theory of 40/30/30 -- which means that 40% of calories
should be from carbs, 30% from protein, and 30% from
fats. This program was created by Barry
Sears......and a well known book was published about
this diet called "Enter the Zone".
So when a
dieter eats a meal which is "40/30/30" -- then
it's referred to as a "Zone Favorable" meal.
The
author of the Zone Program (Barry Sears) claims that if
you make all meals "Zone Favorable" then your body will
have reduced insulin levels, which will lead to weight
loss and fat burning.
However, we do not
agree that eating a 40/30/30 meal (Zone Favorable meal)
is the best way to reduce insulin levels.
Also,
another thing to remember is that it can be difficult to
follow the Zone Diet because everything must be
calculated "precisely" at every meal (and most people
will find such calculations very tedious, especially
people with busy schedules).
We believe
that average dieters may find this program too difficult
to use for any serious length of time, and therefore we
do not like the Zone Diet program.
The makers of
this diet have even created their own line of Zone
Favorable Food products (such as Zone bars, Zone Shakes,
and other Zone products for dieters).
But
of course, such products cost much more than "average
food" costs......so many average dieters may discover
that buying such products is not economical for
them. This is yet one more reason why we do not
recommend using this program.
The Jenny
Craig weight loss program is a bit more traditional and
simple in our opinion, though it probably costs a bit
too much for the average person (it's also a little too
basic in its principles, in our opinion).
This
entire diet seems to be based on eating fewer calories
while exercising more, which is a very old
concept. With Jenny Craig you get assigned your
own weight loss expert (nutrition counselor) who will
help to keep you motivated each week so that you'll
remain on the diet.
This is possible because
Jenny Craig has many weight loss centers throughout the
world, and if dieters live close to a facility then they
can choose to meet with a nutrition consultant "in
person". Or, if dieters do not live near a
facility then they can choose to meet with their
nutrition counselor "via telephone" each
week.
...But regardless of whether you meet with
your nutrition consultant via telephone or in person --
you'll still have to buy Jenny Craig's expensive
"pre-packaged" meals. That's the downside of this
diet program in our opinion, since you have to
continually buy Jenny's pre-packaged meals (which are
fairly expensive when compared to normal
meals).
From everything we've seen these
pre-packaged meals seem to be lower calorie versions of
normal meals, so they don't seem to be anything too
earth shattering or special (from our
perspective).
So with Jenny Craig you'll
basically be eating fewer calories (smaller portioned
meals) and exercising more while meeting weekly with a
nutrition counselor (who will keep you motivated so that
you don't quit the diet).
Plus, don't forget that
you'll be required to buy Jenny Craig's pre-packaged
food every single week -- which can be expensive over
time.
So overall we don't think that
it's smart to use the Jenny Craig program, since any
diet that requires you to continually spend money for
"special meals" is not a good choice in our
opinion.
When we compare the Zone Diet to Jenny
Craig we find that both programs have too many negative
qualities to recommend -- though the Zone Program is
probably just a tad better in our opinion.
But overall we strongly recommend against both
of these weight loss programs.
END OF
REVIEW.
If you want to lose 9 lbs. every
11 Days then read about this new
diet right
here. |
