Someone seeking to lose weight is confronted with a myriad of options when it comes to weight loss programs. Trying to decide which one (if any) to select can be difficult. Convenience, lifestyle, location, goals and cost will all play a major role in making your decision. This chart compares the cost of the various weight loss programs.
Name | Features | Cost |
Weight Watchers Meetings – Attend a weekly meeting in your area. Each meeting lasts less than an hour and covers a new topic each week. The topics covered are nutrition, activity and healthy habits.
Weight Watchers Online – Step-by-step online plan includes interactive tools, tips, recipes and more.
Weight Watchers Etools – Designed for the individual that is already attending the meetings. Allows access to the online interactive tools, tips, recipes and more. | ~No registration fee ~Pay as you go: $12/wk ~10 wk plan $99 or $9.90/wk
~Registration $29.95 ~Standard Plan $16.95/mo ~3 mo plan $11.69/mo
~No registration fee ~Standard Plan $12.95/mo ~3 mo plan $9.98/mo for the 1st three months and $12.95/mo for each add’l mo
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Online weight loss program which includes health and weight loss information, tools and support.
The core of the Nutrisystem program are the meal plans. You can choose from a variety of pre-packaged meals and desserts which can be ordered online and delivered to your doorstep. | ~Free
~28 day program without auto delivery $321.62 + $16 shipping or $12.06/day
~28 day program with auto delivery $289.46 (free shipping) or $10.34/day (automatically receive a new order every 4 weeks) | |
Offers a variety of plans for weight management, healthy living, fitness, recipes and support.
Meal plans include: The Mayo Clinic Plan, Glycemic Impact Diet, New Mediterranean Diet, Atkins, Bill Phillips Eating for Life, Slim Fast Optima Diet, Perricone Nutritional Face Lift, eDiets.com – Alternative to Jenny Craig, eDiets.com – Weight Loss Plan, Trim Kids.
Prices are not readily available. I had to sign up for a particular plan in order to get pricing. I signed up for the Perricone Nutritional Face Lift and discovered the pricing in the fine print (at which point I did not enter my credit card number so could not go further). This included online expert support 24/7, personalized weekly menus (no food), and one year subscription to Eating Well Magazine.
I signed up for the Fresh Cuisine Healthy Meals and discovered the various pricing plans. At this point, since I really just wanted the pricing information, I did not enter my credit card information in order to proceed. |
~$3.99/wk
~Plans ranged from $22.99/day to $34.99/day. The higher cost represents more options. | |
Online weight loss tools, tips and advice, message boards and more.
Individually tailored programs. There are various program levels and comparison is difficult because pricing is not available online. The programs include personalized menus, activity and motivational plans, one-on-one consultations, 24/7 customer care support. You can also order food online to be delivered to your doorstep. | ~Free
~Not available* | |
Fitness and weight loss facility which provides nutritional information for women. | ~Not available* |
*At the time I wrote this article, I attempted to call both Jenny Craig and Curves for Women to obtain pricing. The results:
~ Curves did not have a toll free number for pricing. Instead, I obtained the number to the local facility which was closed
~ Jenny Craig – I called the toll free number and held for 16 minutes and 20 seconds before deciding to hang up.
