Hello-

You can lose 30 pounds in 3 to 4 months with the Zone diet and spend almost $5k to do it. Or you could spend as little as $214.80 with a Weight Watchers plan and lose those same 30 pounds.

What the heck am I talking about?

I came across this article about how much does it cost to lose 30 pounds with some of the popular diet plans out there. The costs ranged from $214.80 with Weight Watchers to $4,798.80 with the Zone diet.

Other plans Bankrate looked at were LA Weight Loss, Nutrisystem and Jenny Craig.

The main reason these programs cost so much was they were delivering most or all of the food to you. So if you have trouble with portion control then you can use these programs to discipline you to only eat what you should. The programs do work as long as you stick to them. Most of them helped you lose between 8 to 10 pounds a month so it would take you 3 to 4 months to reach your goal of losing 30 pounds.

Even if I had the money, I don’t think I’d spend up to $40 a day on diet food to help me lose weight. Because you’re not going to be on these programs for the rest of your life. You’ll probably get bored eating the same foods over and over again. You always have to have variety. There’s only so many different kinds of oatmeal you can eat.

I know I got tired of eating oatmeal everyday for breakfast.

Some days I would eat eggs, some days pancakes, some days sugary cereal. I couldn’t stick with eating the same thing over and over again. And I’m sure I’m not the only one who has that problem.

But I have lost a little bit of weight - about 10 pounds - so that kind of keeps me motivated to stick with eating less and eating the healthy foods but I still do cheat once and a while.

There are cheaper weight loss plans out there that allow you to eat regular food, just less of it. And they work just as well too. If you have the money and don’t mind spending it on a diet plan, call the Nutrisystem or Jenny Craig people.

If you want a lower cost option which is just as effective, check out the Top Secret Fat Loss Secret.

Have a great day!

-Chris

How to lose 30 pounds