The famed “cookie diet” is based on eating six cookies a day along with one healthy dinner. It also has shakes. (This concept is very similar to Slimfast.) This cookie diet was created by MD Dr. Sanford Siegal.
500,000 people, including celebrities feel his diet is wonderful. These cookies aren’t dessert cookies; these cookies are full of protein and fiber. Protein and fiber is what keeps you full according to Dr. Siegal. He bakes these cookies every day in his own bakery.
There are pros and cons to this diet however. The program is calorie restricted, the basis being 800-1000 calories per day. Your meals during the day are the cookies or a shake. This diet may work well for some, but will not work for everyone. If the cookies or shake doesn’t satisfy your appetite, you will be tempted to eat more which will add more calories. Anything that is too restrictive will be hard to follow.
Another point is that there is no exercise or weight maintenance program once you have reached your goal. So when you go off the diet, you will eventually gain back the weight unless you resume dieting. Permanent weight loss is obtained when you permanently change your normal eating habits. Studies show that once you go off a diet and resume normal eating, most dieters tend to gain the weight back plus an additional 10 pounds or more.
Although many celebrities swear by this diet, and it does work short-term, it’s not the best choice for everyone. Some people suffer from Hypothyroidism, a problem with the thyroid, which makes it almost impossible to lose weight. Hypothyroidism also causes Insulin Sensitivity, another medical condition that makes weight loss almost impossible. In cases like these, such restrictive caloric intakes would cause the metabolism to decrease to a crawl. In other words, if you have one of these conditions, this program will not work.
Pros: For many people, this diet does work. Featured on CNN “The Morning Show”, and Today Celebrities like the Kardashian sisters, Denise Richards, Ashlee Simpson and more all endorse this diet. These cookies are much better for you than other snack foods
Cons: At 800-1000 calories per day, it is much more restrictive than other diets. Many people find it difficult to eat something besides a healthy dinner and six cookies a day. The program does not cover weight maintenance or exercise Although the cookies do in fact, help curb hunger, they are not sweet cookies, and many people say they do not taste very good
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