Easiest Diets to Follow: in Pictures

By U.S. News Staff

25 diets ranked by how well each one helps dieters stay on board

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Hard work is always going to be part of the diet equation, but some plans and approaches are easier to follow than others. U.S. News's new Easiest Diets to Follow list ranks 25 popular diets. The highest scorers are typically tasty, flexible, convenient, and filling, while those at the bottom of the pack may emphasize unfamiliar ingredients or cut out entire food groups.

Here’s a look at the rankings, along with pros and cons for each diet.

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jung 10:36AM February 05, 2012

I did the Nutrisystem flex program: weekdays on weekends off...I felt like I had the best of both worlds and it teaches you HOW to eat real food...I would never have done it without that flexibility. You can "tweak" the meals with spices or convert them into other options...you don't have to eat them like t.v. dinners (which are gross BTW...not an accurate comparison). It was the only thing that worked for me initially.

nokikbax4me 5:48PM January 09, 2012

All I can tell you is that after years of trying every diet known, I was never successful until I tried Nutrisystem. It is easy to follow, it requires minimal food prep (even for non-supplied grocery items), and it satisfies the "sweet tooth" with its various deserts. I've done Weight Watchers (bah on counting points), Jenny Craig (food is not as good as Nutrisystem, there is not enough variety, and much of it requires special prep), liquid diets (lost weight fast but was it healthful and did the weight stay off?), Atkins diet (lost weight fast but then nothing came off and I was far from goal). I have lost more weight on Nutrisystem than any other program and it is a slow steady weight loss. You don't want to cheat because the food is so good. So I would rank it number #1 and I have over 50 years of trying to back that opinion up.

Monica Harris of AZ 12:46AM January 06, 2012

Easiest Diets to Follow: in Pictures

25 diets ranked by how well each one helps dieters stay on board

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