Diet Plans  

Confused by all of the choices? Unsure if you should be counting calories or points? or eating low carb or low fat?  Finding the right diet plan for your body type and lifestyle takes time. Listed below are links to free diet plans to help you lose weight by selecting a program that fits your life.

The 21 Day-Diet ™

By Rosa Smith-Montanaro. This plan is based on reducing simple carbs to kick start your metabolism and putting your body into a fat burning mode. It is ideal for people who are insulin resistant. The 21 Day-Diet™ ebook is free when you sign up for the it by selecting the link.

Eat Well, Live Well

Created by Wegmans, this program is used within organizations to help employees implement healthy eating habits and increase activity. It is well outlined and creates competition by having teams track their individual and collective totals of fruits and vegetables consumed as well as total steps taken.

The Point System:

Weight Watcher's point system is popular and well like. It assesses a point value to foods and requires trackin points consumed without exceeding the daily allocated amount.

                  http://www.peertrainer.com/articles/weight_watchers_points.htm

                  http://www.healthyweightforum.org/eng/articles/weight_watchers_points/

                  http://www.buzzle.com/articles/weight-watchers-points-list.html

The Zone Diet:

The Zone is a food plan that is based on balancing protein, carbohydrates and fat. It is scientifically based with a great deal of research to support the break down suggested. This program is highly calculated and ideal for people who are active or can consume more carbohydrates.

                  http://www.buzzle.com/articles/zone-diet-calculator.html

                  http://www.buzzle.com/articles/zone-diet-basics.html

                  http://www.drsears.com/

MUFA:

Eating healthy fats with your meals explained. People use this plan to rebalance the body and hormone levels. It teaches you what are essential fatty acids and the benefits to adding healthy fats to meals.

                  http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/flat-belly-diet

                  http://www.prevention.com/flatbellymufaslideshow/index.html

                  http://www.ehow.com/how_4710082_do-mufa-diet.html

Gluten Free:

With all of the food sensitivities and allergies people unknowingly have a gluten free diet may help you determine what your body is reacting too. This is the stricter plan because gluten is in a large number of foods.  

                 http://www.gluten.net/

                 http://www.gicare.com/Diets/Gluten-Free.aspx

Wheat Free:

If you suffer from a wheat allergy, eating wheat free will give you immediate relief. Weight loss becomes a side benefit when the body is in balance.

                 http://www.ediets.com/diet/wheat-free-diet/

Low Fat:

If counting fat grams helps you to stop the insanity, this is a simple program. Monitor the fat in foods while choosing healthy fats and tracking daily.

                 http://search.foodfit.com/query?q=Search+FoodFit.com&category=Low+Fat&go.x=24&go.y=4

                 http://www.gicare.com/diets/Low-Fat-Diarrhea-Gall-Bladder.aspx

Low Carb:

Ideal for people with insulin resistance or have had success losing weight reducing carbohydrates.

               http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/

                http://lowcarblinks.blogspot.com/

                http://www.lowcarb.ca/

 The Mediterranean Diet:

This food plan is a natural way of eating for people who enjoy whole grains, olive oil, goat cheese, fresh fruits and vegetables and red wine. It is a good balance of foods prepared in a healthy manner. Requires meal planning, preparing and cooking.

               http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mediterranean-diet/CL00011     

               http://www.ehow.com/how_5297985_follow-mediterranean-diet-meal-plan.html

               http://www.diettv.com/diet/mediterranean-diet/description.html#

               http://www.mediterranean-food-recipes.com/mediterranean-diet-plan.html