A lot of us want to shed some pounds for summer. Of course, eating healthy and exercising is the way to do it. But the market's flooded with tempting diet pills and fads -- most which, let's face it, don't work. But from everything I've read about Dr. Siegel's Cookie Diet®, it actually does work (even though it sounds like an oxymoron). He's been at it since 1975, so there must be some method to his madness!
The Product
Dr. Siegal makes his products by hand in his own private bakery in Miami. Pretty crazy, eh? Hope he doesn't have arthritis, what with all that mixing. The cookies come in five flavors: chocolate, oatmeal raisin, blueberry, banana, and coconut. Yum. They also have shakes, tea, and nutritional supplements, but c'mon -- we want the cookies! Each of the products contains the secret protein formula that makes these things supposedly work so well.
The Plan
The plan is simple: eat six of Dr. Siegel's cookies a day to control hunger, then eat a sensible meal at night. "Sensible" to the doc means about 300 calories. No, that's not much, but it's doable. You're supposed to lose an average of 10 lbs. a month. They say even if you don't want to diet, some people use Dr. Siegal's shakes and cookies as a low-cal snack to fight the munchies. Me likey.
The Copycats
Since Dr. Siegal's program has been around for so long, there are a few copycat cookie diets out there now. But they don't have Dr. Siegal's secret protein mixture. This is the "real" cookie diet. It's even been profiled by dozens of pretty reputable sources like People magazine, E! News, ABC's Good Morning America, The New York Times, and Forbes.
The Cost
My only qualm is with the price: $59 per box, which will last you a week. But when you break it down, that's only about $4 per replaced meal. And that's not so bad, really. I need payday to roll around again, but I really think I'm going to give this a try. If you want to read more about this cookieliciousness, check out http://www.cookiediet.com/
Let me know if you've heard anything good or bad about Dr. Siegal's plan, or if you've tried it! I'll check back in after trying it out myself.
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Comments: 14
The cookie diet is also composed of healthy eating and exercise. I think she has probably maintained that weight but haven't aaked her.
I was very skeptical, but any diet that has ALL the proper nutrients will NOT leave you hungry, and this fact alone will promote weight loss.
People can do this cheaper with eating fruits and salads and making homemade veggie soups and exercise, even walking and oging to the gym.
Once a person starts eating citrus, for example, lemons- they will STOP craving white sugar and white flour - white sugar CAUSES cravings for more white sugar - so does white flour- thus causing weight gain.
But fruits and veggies are so full of nutrients, they promote weight loss.
and rarely will you want regular orange juice or anything that is pasteurized, which is anything in a box or a can or jar, because all the lovely fresh enzymes are killed in the heating pasteurization process.
Fresh citrus makes a person's lips plump, and cheeks turn pink, great for the skin and arteries, a real longevity booster.
Real lemons, not the pasteruzed squeeze.
And less expensive.
Time for my lemons and seltzer.
And my coffee. getting a bit tired this time of day.
Has anyone used or has tried a diet program designed to help you lose weight fast. It’s called The Smart For Life Cookie Diet. Their web sites which speak about diet, weight loss, and the cookie diet are at http://www.smartforlifedietcookie.com or http://www.smartforlife.com, or even http://www.thecookiediet.com, they are all the same. I have tried it and it seems to be a great way to control your appetite. Their medical diet program claims to help you lose 14 lbs. in a very short time. But you have to be examined by a doctor first. So I don't know anyone has been on this long term and its effects.
Thanks.
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