DietWatch is an on-line diet and weight loss plan. The program has a solid track records (over 6 years) and has one many awards for their innovative tools.

Many on-line programs offer quite a similar set of subscriber-only tools. The main feature is a personalized meal plan - based on dieters preferences. Along with this come extensive support groups, workout plans, journals, shopping lists, and recipes.

More recently DietWatch have introduced a 12 week course on emotional eating (Mastering Food). The course was created by psychologist Dr. Roger Gould.

Dietary Options

DietWatch.com allows the user to select from a number of different nutritional plans.

Balanced (typically around 50% carbohydrate, 30% fat, 20% protein)
Low Cholesterol (lower in saturated fat)
Vegetarian (includes eggs and milk)
Reduced Carb - a macronutrient ratio of 40% carbohydrates.

Macro-nutrient and micro-nutrients (such as sodium and calcium) are calculated based on you personal statistics.

DietWatch is the powerful food and calorie database (one of the most comprehensive in the industry) this the reason for which it is liked by many users. This enables the user to track virtually every food you can think of.

DietWatch also take a very balanced and "un-faddish" approach to weight loss (based on the guidelines of nutritionist Jenny May).

On-line Diets - Worth It?

Nutrition for weight loss is often a very personal thing - what works for one may not work for another. However, nutrition is only part of the puzzle and dedication, consistency, planning and goal-setting all plays their parts. This is where online programs offer tremendous assistance. Like any program they require you commitment in order to receive results.

When choosing an on-line program - DietWatch is arguably one of the most superior products around.