4 Things To Consider Before You Start The Cookie Diet
January 3, 2008
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Should you even start the cookie diet?
Dr. Siegal’s COOKIE DIET™ is getting a lot of attention. In fact, the cookie diet doctor will be featured in a two-hour E! Entertainment special on January 5 and 6. In the special, he will discuss his hunger-controlling meal replacement cookies, shakes, and soups while also interviewing patients who have successfully lost weight by eating his products. Dr. Siegal’s cookies have been around for over 30 years and have helped over 500,000 people lose weight, and this telecast is expected to generate a lot of attention for him. But before you run to place your order, here is what I have gathered on the cookie diet based on my knowledge and research:
It may work, but it sounds better than it really is.
- Are the cookies delicious? After all, you won’t eat them if they don’t taste good, right? These FDA-approved cookies come in chocolate, blueberry, oatmeal raisin, coconut, and banana flavors. The texture is light and spongy, similar to a muffin or banana bread. They taste good, but delicious they are not. It is after all, a diet food for suppressing hunger. Some dieters prefer to heat them in the microwave before eating.
- How does the diet work? On this diet, you have only one daily meal … a protein-rich dinner. Your one meal should consist of a lean meat and a cup of vegetables. You skip all other meals and you eat a diet cookie whenever you get hungry. The cookies contain drug-free hunger-suppressing ingredients and you must eat six cookies a day. With the dinner and the cookies, you will consume approximately 800 calories per day. You should also drink 8 glasses of water, coffee, or tea per day. Following Dr. Siegal’s cookie diet, you can expect to lose on average 15 pounds per week.
- Is it a healthy diet? This is a low-calorie, low-carb diet. The cookies consist of amino acids in the form of hunger-suppressing proteins, including oats, rice, whole wheat flour, and bran. The recipe makes it possible for someone to eat only 800 calories per day and not get hungry. However, it is lacking in essential vitamins and minerals. With only one meal per day and a low 800 calories, it lacks necessary fruits, vegetables, and calcium. The dieter will need to rely on supplements to get the proper nutrition. You should consult your doctor before beginning this cookie diet.
- Is Dr. Siegal’s cookie diet a safe diet? Because this diet is a very low calorie diet and because it lacks the proper nutrition, I would not consider it a safe long-term diet. Once you lose your goal amount, you should quit the cookie diet and maintain your weight with healthy balanced meals and adequate exercise.
Will you really lose weight?
With a low 800 calories per day, it is almost certain that you will lose weight. But is 800 calories too low? For a person extremely overweight, this may be a great solution for losing weight quickly. As long as it is discussed with a doctor and used on a short-term basis and then followed with a healthy eating plan. Keeping the weight off is going to be the hard part.
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