You know we have talked about the different diet plans out there
but what do you think about diet pills?
A- I would avoid them with a passion.

What are some of the risks involved?
A- Well some of the obvious ones are the “over the counter ones�
which were pulled off the market. To me it’s liked the preverbal
band-aid you aren’t helping yourself you are just covering it up.
I mentioned Weight Watchers awhile back. They have been around
for a while and the one thing that they do differently is that they
have their support groups. Number one is it takes too much of a
persons time to attend those meetings, two they don’t like the
interpersonal confrontations of being a member of one of those
groups, they want to do what they want to do but the statistics
show that they work.

If someone were looking for a particular weight loss plan or group
should they look for one with the availability to partner with someone?
A- Well it is something to look at. I would look at a few things in
particular and one of the first things is, does the particular weight
loss plan advocate certain foods, in other words Jenny Craig says
you have to eat my food and you have to have Jenny Craig drinks
and entrees. Jenny Craig is very profitable.

One of the things I would look at, does the diet plan introduce you
to eating normal food. A second thing to look at does the diet plan
teach you good nutrition, you know what should you be eating, how
to interpret the food labels and how should you shop. Those kind of
things.

Diet plans that keep you focused in a certain area or a particular
niche that they have tried to carve out in a marketing opportunity, I
would avoid those with a passion. I would try and go with the plans
that give you a normal way of eating. There is certainly nothing
wrong with the partnership like with Weight Watchers if for no other
reason it is a good way to develop social skills and just get together
with some other people.

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Christopher Berry
Diabetic Discussion