Losing weight is one of the most common New Year's resolutions. Some people choose to go it alone, while others pay weight loss companies to help. Two of the biggest, Jenny Craig and Nutrisystem give you the food you're supposed to eat. But how does it actually taste?

Consumer Reports did a taste-off to find out. . The magazine asked its experienced taste testers to sample 65 products from breakfasts and dinners to snacks. The results - most of the foods weren't all that tasty.

Testers found the Nutrisystem meatloaf and tomato sauce had an "old flavor". The Jenny Craig Salisbury steak was better and had flavorful potatoes and vegetables, but the mushrooms were slightly rubbery. Neither company's snacks and desserts were much of a treat.

If you want to go it alone, there are six small changes Consumer Reports' experts say will take a few pounds off if you really stick to them: - Stop drinking your calories. For most of us that means cut out the sodas and high calorie coffee drinks.