Consumer Reports asked readers to tell about the problems they encountered with different weight-loss programs.
Did the program have higher costs than you were led to believe?
- Extra more likely: Jenny Craig (47%), Nutri-System (47%)
- Extra less likely: Weight Watchers (7%), HMR (17%)
Was there strong pressure to buy the program's products?
- More pressure: Jenny Craig (55%), Nutri-System (55%)
- Less pressure: Weight Watchers (5%)
Was there strong pressure to join or stay in the program?
- More pressure: Nutri-System (34%), Jenny Craig (31%)
- Less pressure: Medifast (11%), Weight Watchers (12%)
Was the dieting method artificial and difficult to incorporate into daily life?
- More artificial: Medifast (40%), Optifast (37%), Nutri-System (31%)
- Less artificial: Weight Watchers (6%)
Were you always hungry?
- More hunger: Medifast (22%)
- Less hunger: Weight Watchers (10%)
