DietPower for Windows

User Reviews

• Great "Computer" Diet Program

  1/23/2016

  Pros

  Diet Power has many key features that supports the dieter in losing weight. It's strengths are its nutrition calculations and record keeping. When I used the program several years ago -- tech support was near immediate. Very affordable and their satisfaction guarantee is unmatched in the industry.

  Cons

  The greatest weakness and it's Achilles Tendon is the perception and perhaps reality is that the program is not being updated nor "keeping up with the times". Version 4.4 is ancient though still being advertised as NEW. Tech support has slowed as well. I waited a week for a reply. I believe tech support is reliant on one person.

  Summary

  It saddens me that Diet Power hasn't kept up. I can only suppose the reason is financing expert programmers. Thousands of dieters have moved to their mobile devices and it seems that Diet Power has stagnated and is still far from a mobile application. I lost 70 pounds using Diet Power and I recommend the program to anyone who is tied to their notebook or desktop computer and has low expectations of timely tech support and "exciting" upgrades. You will be most happy with the programs features and cost.

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• Routinely Crashes - No Customer Support

  hairyeye10810/5/2011

  Pros

  Very useful tracking program.

  Cons

  Bugs. No support. Loses stars.

  Summary

  It's 2011 and Jenramlor's review "Great Program, Lots of Bugs!" on December 1, 2009 is still describes DietPower 4.4. Almost 2 years later and the version is *still* 4.4 - no bug fixes. My earlier version was rock solid. 4.4 [frozen in time] seems to be all about cashing in on musty software with no intention of spending money/time improving it.

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• Good Software Product needs some bells and whistles B+.

  Goldware43387/15/2010

  Pros

  Good Product.

  Cons

  Data Base needs to be more responsive. Exercising "esc key" or new search each search is time consuming and boring. Could be improved in my opinion especially for the price being asked.

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• Excellent program and features. No bugs after 6 months

  cnetacct131911/10/2010

  Pros

  I've been using this software for about 6 months now, and have lost 31 pounds. I NEVER have had it crash, and I've never lost data.

  Cons

  After six months of daily use I love it and continue to find things I appreciate. If I find one I will come back with an update.

  Summary

  I love the look and feel of the program. It is intuitive and easy to use, which makes entry quick and painless. It has too many really great features to list, but I looked at all of the competitors before I made the decision to buy it, and the competition is way overpriced by comparison. The least important factor to me regarding the decision to purchase was the low price for such a complete weight loss and nutrition management and analysis program. It has a huge food database which makes input on most foods automatic. It offers customization to every area - Foods, Menus, Exercise etc so it can be tailored very specifically to suit your preferences and needs. The backup and restore functions work excellently, again I have never lost data or had any other problem. I use at home and at work so I backup to a thumb drive at home in the morning and put it on my computer at work. Vise-versa in the evening. The user license allows this. Anytime you have important data you should back up frequently, even several times daily because you never know when your computer or power etc may fail. It only takes a few seconds to do so. This way you only lose data entered after the last save. I love this software and I recommend that you do not take anyones word or review as your basis for decision. You need to try it for yourself on your computer, and the competition as well. This is when you truly appreciate the difference! I love the look and feel. I love the fact that it is so easy to use. I love the results that I have gotten, as being able to see visually on the graphs for weight loss, nutrients and exercise, provides a visual day by day history that shows my progress, and achievement. Really keeps me motivated to continue. Good luck, and I hope this was helpful.

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• Great Program, Lots of Bugs!

  jenramlor12/1/2009

  Pros

  I have never found any program that is as comprehensive as Diet Power. It does it all - nutrition, recipe calculation, exercise tracking, calorie tracking. Its integrated functions are really awesome.

  Cons

  Its old-fashioned interface and frequent crashes make it annoying to use. If you don't back up daily, you can frequently lose information and have to start all over.

  Summary

  I've had this program for nearly 5 years. I had to pay $50 for the original 4.0, then $30 to upgrade to 4.4 - that was insulting, especially since they've lowered the price for the new program to $29.99. I think you still have to pay for updates. It really is simple to use, and a joy... when it does function properly. Unfortunately, that's not all that frequently. Also, the appearance is of about 1995 - very simplistic. A minor issue, but if you're going to spend a significant amount of time tracking your food and analyzing your own recipes, it should at least look attractive! It really could use an overhaul. The worst part is that I've recently lost three years' worth of nutritional recipes that I was compiling for a cookbook. Diet Power crashed and wiped out my stuff. My backup files failed, so all my hard work is gone forever. I've been a regular with Tech Support, via email and phone calls - which is usually very good, depending on who you get that day. No program should require this much maintenance. I've suffered through several catastrophic crashes, unfixable glitches, and bugs (usually caused by minor updates, which thankfully they no longer require me to pay for) that required me to either re-install or go through hours at a time with tech support. I'm giving up finally. This is the second time I've lost nearly everything I compiled over the years. I'm going to use a lesser calorie-tracking program, then a separate one for my recipes (Living Cookbook is outstanding, by the way!). As annoying as it will be to use two separate programs when Diet Power can do it all, I can't risk losing any more of my information - and time. If you're willing to take the risk on Diet Power, take it from me: back up daily, using the Travel Bag option! You can't transfer or save files in any other format that Diet Power will recognize. Any change (i.e. transferring manually) will cause the program to fatally crash. Also be aware that many of your user files are not in one file within the program itself; they are secreted in various files all over your computer (in My Documents, Program Data) - and are hidden, so if you do try to find them manually, it's almost impossible. I don't know how they wrote this program, but it just seems to be a mess. I'm sure I'm overlooking the MANY other problems I've had with Diet Power... but this is enough of an idea. Hope it helps. Good luck!

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• Worth the registration-only because it costs so little

  angell2--20088/4/2009

  Pros

  Good weight tracker.

  Cons

  Limited home cooking database, have to pay to reinstall.

  Summary

  If you want a simple application to help you track your weight, this is it. The graphing options are also nice. The food database that comes with the program is quite large, but limited. The database includes very few home cooked recipes. It does have an editor to let you add your own foods, or you can try to match up your cooking with a chain restaurant or prepackaged meals from the store. The calorie count in their database does not always match the calorie count from a restaurant?s nutritional information sheet. If you enter calorie information daily, you are forced to enter a weight daily, you cannot enter the program without inputting a weight. If you only weigh yourself weekly this provides a very skewed graph showing progress like a set of stairs instead of gradual over the week. I used this for 6 months then got a new computer, I should have read the fine print! You have to pay an extra $6.00 every time you reinstall the registered program. It wasn?t worth the extra cost, I took it off and will never use it again.

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• Best I have Found!

  DietGal6/7/2009

  Pros

  Large database, great graphics, smart at figuring calorie and exercise goals,tells you if you are low or high on a nutrient and what you need to do to fix. I tried other programs like Calorie King and found this to have better food content/features.

  Cons

  Large database of food items, sometimes hard to find what you are looking for. That is a plus also, not limited to any specific food. Watch startup video or you could be lost, it is ez to use, but you need the quick instruction to use well.

  Summary

  Get it! You can't loose, free trial. I have used this site for years and this is the first review I felt compelled to write. I am surprised cnet has not reviewed this product.

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• Couldn't figure out how to install.

  tkcas012/2/2009

  Pros

  never got that far.

  Cons

  The download is a PHP file. I understand that is a scripting file, but how am I supposed to know what to do with it? I am on Vista Home Premium and it didn't have a clue.

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• For losing weight or gaining muscle!

  Rockon382/27/2008

  Pros

  I've been using Diet Power for about 6 months now and have lost close to 13lbs. (I've got it on the 'Very Easy" setting, which is why it's taking so long). I love the fact that it breaks everything down nutritionally so you have a real good idea of the nutrients you're taking in. <p>Highly recommended! <p>- If you think it's too much work entering in all of the food items, just know that it takes only about 5 minutes a day after the first two or three week period.

  Cons

  - The interface is still somewhat clunky. A good example of this is when one checks their "Weight History" it would be nice if there were some kind of zoom feature there. But overall this is highly recommended, definitely check it out before going to Weight Watchers.

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• Very helpful -- its lifesaving

  Jake61861/5/2007

  Pros

  After I was diagnosed with diabetes I had to lose weight -- and keep it off. Dietpwoer has been a big part of my success. Plus - whenever I've had a tech support issue, they have provided a level of service I haven't seen with any other software. They are there for you and will help.

  Cons

  I'd like to see a new version with a larger list of foods. What's there is extensive, but more would help.

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