The Dr. Siegal Cookie Diet Revealed!
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.
According to his star clients, this diet does work. He has had success with over 500,000 patients following his program. He uses his own special protein-based formula for his cookies which helps with appetite control. Protein and fiber helps you stay fuller longer. He even bakes the cookies in his own special bakery every day.
The main drawback of this diet is how restrictive it is. It focuses on only having 800-1000 calories each day. The majority of its meals are made up of either a cookie or shake. Some people can work well with this restrictive diet, while others are still looking for snacks even after the cookies.
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.
While this diet does help some people lose weight, and some celebrities love it, the cookie diet is not suitable for everyone. Specifically, this diet is not suitable for people with Hypothyroidism or Insulin Sensitivity. Both of these conditions are medical conditions that not only make it hard to lose weight, but can actually make a person gain weight as well. This is because the metabolism is much slower than it should be. Restrictive dieting with not enough calories causes this already slow metabolism to slow down even further. That means that this diet would actually be ineffective for people with these conditions.
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