|
No1Reviews.com >> Diet & Fitness Software >> Diet Master Review |
 |
Diet Master Review
Cost Choose from:
Features of Diet Master:
Editor's Verdict:
DietMaster is notable amongst other dieting software systems for offering a wide range of different packages to suit various dieting needs and pockets, from DietMaster Lite to DietMaster Deluxe and DietMaster Pro. This is no one-size-fits-all system. Unlike a lot of packages which were designed from scratch for personal use, the home version of DietMaster is actually the junior member of a family of software packages used by health professionals at different levels. So, for example, there's DietMaster Pro for personal trainers and health club owners or DietMaster Med for Medical practitioners. Even the home-use version of DietMaster comes in several different flavors, so it's well worth taking a minute to outline which is which. The personal use versions of DietMaster fall under the banner of "DietMaster 2100" and there are three basic packages on offer. "DietMaster 2100 Download Only" is the cheapest and most basic option. It comes without the additional CD ROM media, but it's also the easiest to get started on. You could buy it right now, download it now whilst you're waiting for the kettle to boil, install it and set up a profile whilst you enjoy the hot beverage of your choice, and then you'll be all set to starting working out how to log the caffeine intake on your profile. it's that quick. Even so, it does include almost everything the casual dieter could wish for. For a few dollars more, "DietMaster 2100 Lite" is even better at helping you improve your diet and lifestyle, if not your spelling. It includes all the instructional bumph and a CD ROM containing the tutorial media. This too can be downloaded right away so you can get started whilst waiting for the literature and packaging to arrive in the mail. Given that "DietMaster Deluxe" aims itself more at the serious dieter, the differences between this and the "Lite" version are not that striking - although the "Deluxe" does come with a tape measure and set of body fat calipers to better chart your progress from portly to pert. Comparatively speaking the prices for these three packages straddle the lower end of the price range for dieting software, so even the Deluxe package is hardly expensive as these things go. The DietMaster website you visit to download the software is accessible and well designed, despite a few distracting banners, but a little broad in its focus. There are some nice video testimonials but details on how the different packages actually compare are a little sketchy, although there are a few screen shots to look at. Hidden amongst these screen shots, however, is a fairly useful comparison chart designed to help you decide which version to buy. It would have been nice if the website had featured this more prominently, as it's easy to miss. Please note that the website itself isn't actually called "DietMaster", it's called www.lifestyletech.com, which is DietMaster's parent company. If you type in "DietMaster" as a URL, or search on that name, you'll find yourself at the site of an unrelated company. Once you find the site you can choose to buy online and get started right away or order by phone - either way there are no refunds (if this bothers you, check out the products higher up our Top 10, most of which do offer money back guarantees if you are not satisfied). This shortcoming might have been mitigated by a free trial period, which again many of its competitors offer, allowing you to decide whether DietMaster is for you or not before you buy. Sadly there isn't one of those either. The software itself is impressive, slick and well-designed. A lot of thought has clearly gone into developing an interface that users will find intuitive and easy to use after only a minimum of tuition and initial fumbling around. Tracking your progress is also simple and rewarding using the wealth of graphs and charts available. As with most of the best diet software packages, exercise is also taken into account, allowing you to record your workouts in some detail and then see how they affect your calorie levels. Whether you're logging calories in or out, the process is surprisingly quick and simple given the level of detail involved. Menu planning with DietMaster is both sophisticated and surprisingly easy to get your head around. The software makes it relatively straightforward to break down your foods into the constituent nutrients and work out when (and if) you should be eating them. You can even search the food database by protein, starch and carbohydrate content, making this package especially useful for dieters with special nutritional needs. Whilst some diet software systems excel in their ability to track a huge range of nutrients or statistics, DietMaster comes into its own as a meal planning tool, a strength that is also evident in its provision of expertly designed meal templates. DietMaster 2100 comes with 2 free low-carbohydrate meal plan templates (one for male dietary requirements and one for female), each featuring 7 days worth of detailed food plans devised and approved by professional dietitians. There is also the option to buy and import into the program any number of a huge range of additional meal templates catering to a staggering range of dietary requirements. Options include templates for body-building, low cholesterol, sports performance training, mature women, vegans, cancer or stroke prevention, Kosher and even Mediterranean or Asian style diets. This range is impressive, but the price tag of $19.95 per template (or $349 for a collection if you have money as well as calories to burn) seems a little steep, especially compared to the low price you pay for the software itself. Clearly, it's the highly specialized expertise you pay the extra for. In the unlikely event that you can't find your way around DietMaster, the inbuilt help facility is wide-ranging and context-sensitive, with several handy tutorials. If you still have questions, email technical support is free, as are calls to technical support, though only for the first 90 days. After this period technical support calls will cost you $20 each. This seems like an odd proviso to make - do enough people still have technical queries three full months after purchase to make this worthwhile? When the software is as good as this is, it seems a shame to have to quibble over these peculiarities in the service and the lack of a free trial or money-back guarantee. Overall, DietMaster offers an excellent balance of sophistication and usability and is flexible enough to meet the needs of most users, be they looking to lose half their body weight or just a few pounds. Combined with the low price tag (add-ons aside) this makes DietMaster a serious competitor in the weight loss software marketplace. Click the button below to check it out for yourself...
Diet Master User Reviews
Post a Review for Diet MasterIf you would like to post a review for Diet Master then please click the button below to proceed to our review form...
>> Click here to visit Diet Master or << Back to the rest of our Diet & Fitness Software Reviews
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top 10 Diet Software
Web site and all contents © Copyright No1Reviews.com
, All rights reserved.
Review of Diet Master |
||||||||||||
