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Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet Book: How a Doctor and His Cookie Helped 500,000 People Lose Weight Fast

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by Ernesto Martinez

Everyone is talking about the cookie diet made famous by its creator; Dr. Sanford Siegal. He is a medical doctor who has devised a weight loss plan based on “healthy cookies” and shakes as meal replacements. Similar in concept to the Slimfast Plan, the diet consists of eating 6 cookies a day and 1 healthy meal for dinner.

500,000 swear by his diet, including many celebrities. His special “cookies” use protein and fiber to keep you felling full, longer. He even has a special bakery to bake these cookies.

However, despite this program’s great success, there is a downside as well. These cookies and this diet stress the caloric intake of no more than 800-1000 calories per day. Also, Cookies and shakes might leave some people feeling satisfied, but not others. When that happens, you’ll be tempted to snack more, adding more calories to your diet. Diets that are very complicated or restrictive are difficult to follow.

Another drawback is that the program doesn’t cover permanent weight loss; there is no change in long-term eating habits, or focus on exercise. Unless you plan on eating these cookies for the rest of your life, you will eventually gain back the weight you lost when you return to your regular eating habits. This is the flaw in most diets. This is why ex-dieters usually gain back the weight they lost along with 10 extra pounds.

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: Lots of people swear by this diet TV shows like Today, CNN and “The Morning Show” have featured the cookie diet. Ashlee Simpson, Denise Richards and the Kardashian sisters, are just a few of the celebrities who endorse this product. As far as snacks go, these cookies are one of the healthiest non-vegetable snacks you can eat

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