Diet Reviews

Warning that your membership will automatically renew without much warning And once it does they have a no refund policy It makes the company seem dishonest in my opinion I was unaware my membership was about to renew I only got an email with the receipt after I was charged I contacted member support who did not care I was caught by surprise with the charge and explained they do not issue refunds even if contacted on the day of renewal I looked back through my email and found a notification that was easily missed One full month before renewal in what looked to be a newsletter unrelated to me at the very bottom mention of renewal It was easily overlooked If you plan to use this diet very carefully keep up with your renewal date which I also found hard to locate in my account

This diet app is extremely cumbersome compared to any other diet app I ve tried I feel like with a diet coach it might be a great concept I didn t need help with working out as I have been fairly athletic in life The recipes aren t budget friendly and if you re a single person there is too much on the grocery list I haven t used the app for months because half the food I wanted to input didn t exist in the database I switched to Noom and it has worked so much better Buyer beware you will not get a renewal reminder email The reminder comes with an automatic charge to your card on file

Second update This program was a remarkable waste of money I just spent the last five minutes trying to enter last night s dinner made from a MCD recipe It isn t in their database Their recipe is not in the tracker database Recommended exercises to ease someone into the habit include planks I m recovering from a long illness there s no bloody way my first week back will see me on the floor I ll never get back up without assistance This plan works for some Kudos It does not work for anyone outside a certain demographic upper class young food abundance I ll go back to what my providers will support I may be on a plateau but at least their guidance is reasonable Update Mayo Clinic Diet staff reached out after my initial review posted They changed my program to the Rx meds That took some time and it was worth it I now have access to a program that supports my weight loss journey I ve been at it for 14 years Last year I was able to break an 18-month plateau with the addition of miracle drugs GLP-1 The Rx plan at MCD will help me lose the last 20 which will bring my total weight loss to 140lbs and help me keep it off as I transition off the meds I finally feel at home Original review I signed up because advertising and webinars indicated a new book for those on diet medications would be available only through a subscription The live webinars I attended were led by experts and I picked up useful information from each one Once I subscribed I quickly learned that the website and app are difficult to navigate -- and I m a software engineer I found the food tracker is deeply flawed It s impossible to enter exactly what one eats unless it s a broad generic wheat bread or one of a handful of brand name items The latter are woefully lacking - Quest Nutrition makes great protein bars only a few flavors out of 19 are listed at least one has been discontinued for several years This diet plan is perfect for someone who s brand new to dieting and doesn t want to think about the details But for those of us who have to carefully track carbs fiber fat and protein the data available is insufficient for positive results I don t have a choice to stay subscribed because there are no refunds While I ve had a most disappointing experience it doesn t mean this plan can t be useful to others Just look into it carefully before you take an expensive leap

While the Mayo Clinic Diet is probably a good one for many people it was not good for me I experienced some unwelcome surprises 1 They don t teach you how to eat as much as what to eat You select a plan and your recipes arrive All of them required more preparation than I am willing to do three times every day I am okay with following a recipe for dinner 2 Their membership fee is NOT refundable if you decide you may want to quit 3 I sent in questions My questions were not answered There was a response but it seemed they really didn t read the question For example I asked for directions to locate exercise tracking on the app The response was that exercise tracking is on the app That is not a respectful response 4 I anticipated with the price I was paying there would be some personalization There is not I attended 2 webinars The content and presenter were good but the only interaction is through the Q A and only a few questions get addressed 5 In view of the fact that this is run by a highly respected medical institution and there was a brief questionnaire when signing up I anticipated that there would be recommendations for how best to use this opportunity for pre diabetes or hypertension etc There isn t any Again no personalization 6 Fleming 2008 in Go Dairy Free reports on studies related to dairy intolerance and dairy allergies I am not the only one with a dairy allergy According to this source about 15 of caucasian adults cannot tolerate dairy Those percentages climb steeply for other ethnic groups landing at 90 for people of Asian descent Yet this diet is heavy on dairy While some dairy is easily substituted milk for almond milk for example cheese is a very different story No cheese substitute really tastes and melts as cheese does So why so little attention to dairy allergies and intolerances when they are so prevalent 7 I did not lose any weight I gained a few pounds

I got lured by the Mayo Clinic name and got locked into a subscription after having little success I followed the start up menu strictly and only lost 2lbs with expectations of losing 6 to 10lbs I found the meals repetitive and a lack of online support Don t fall for it

I canceled my subscription July 2022 I never actually completed filling out the plan with regards to meals yet here it is July 2023 and each month they continue to bill me 52 month I just logged on and I see that I can t cancel until October 2023 It s impossible to get anyone on the phone There has been absolutely no activity on my account since last year yet they continue to steal my money

I am currently a member of the diet I am on my 3rd month signed up for a year This program has a Web site with lots of info but really lacks personal connection structure extra opportunity for accountability support or motivation You get the info and you are on your own Yes there is a FB page for all members but it is administrated by mayo clinic stuff and on my opinion heavily promotes positive posts about the program and moderates anything else Their couching sessions are pre-recorded except one separate for questions and lack any personal connection Same 4-5 sessions run every month over and over and over again Even the videos are bad quality Really not much besides web site with info recipies an app for tracking your weight and daily intake that shows you food groups and general questions tech support email

Very poor so-called customer service they say they literally have no phone to call backk with faulty cancellation process and like monkeys they take your money and run DO NOT FALL FOR THIS SCAM

I can not get onto coaching sessions because the reminders don t contain zoom info Very irritating Plus there is no way on Mayo Clinic s app for me to contact anyone I checked home tracker weight and meal plan Why hide basic info

Rip off They lock you into a long term contract Be aware that Mayo Clinic monitors your private record of information your weight and consumption you enter daily I m sure they use our information for their own purposes Possibly they sell or provide the collected info to other organizations Read the fine print carefully I didn t and regret it now