Anyone here doing Dr. Siegal's cookie diet?
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They probably don't know what's in it either... thus the "secret"... :noway:0
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sounds wack... more of the same from these "DIET" groups. "Eating inherently evil, so eat our product instead." Oh okay, easy as that huh?!0
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I am on day 5 of Dr. Siegal's cookie diet.
For the past 3 1/2 years I have been maintaining a large weight loss.
Right now my weight is at the top of my maintenance weight range,
and I need to drop 5 or 10 lbs.
I decided to do this meal replacement plan for a few weeks
or until I reach my weight goal,
or until I'm sick of it.
If you'd like some Supportive company at a selective forum,
I started posting on a Yahoo Group forum that has some people who've been doing it.
It is called CookieDietSupport.
Catherheath, it looks like you have also just begun the same thing,
and I am interested in seeing if your experience is similiar to mine.
How is it going for you OR for any of you who has actually tried it?0 -
i think what everyone is trying to say is: if it is not a healthy lifestyle, it probably isn't good for you0
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hi Bright Angel, we seem to be in a similar situation :)I will look into your forum.
I have also lost a great deal of weight by eating healthy and exercising. I started at 215 and now weight 165. It took me 1 year to reach 165, and I've spent another year stuck there. This is why I wanted to do something different and extreme to get my body past the plateu. So far, I like the cookie diet. Specially after my first week, I really feel full quickly and find that I'm ok not eating much. Is this diet extreme? yes, obviously it's a low calorie diet. Is it unsafe? no, I don't believe so. I take vitamins, I get everything my body needs and it's also doctor supervised. I'm healthy, and I'm not going to die from eating just 850 calories a day. No, of course this isn't a lifetime diet, that's ridiculous. But I know how to eat healthy and exercise and maintain a healthy lifetime diet, Right now, this is something I'm doing short term to get the little push I needed, and there is nothing wrong with that.0 -
Wow, I've been on a cookie diet for years....maybe that's why I'm here now lol0
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Catherhealth,
It sounds to me like you are taking a very reasonable approach.
Congratulations on your loss from 215 to 165 - a 50 lb loss.
AND on MAINTAINING that 50 lb loss for a year.
I am female, 5'0" , 115 lbs and 60+.
Almost 17 years ago I weighed 271 lbs, had a gastric bypass and dropped to 160 lbs.
I maintained that for several years, and then weight began creeping back.
5 years ago, I weighed 190 lbs and through eating an average of around 1200 calories
I dropped down to my goal weight of 115 lbs.
For the past 3 1/2 years I've been maintaining that weight-loss,
and it's taken very hard work to stay between 115 and 110 lbs.
Despite the fact that I've added an hour plus of daily low-impact exercise,
and a bit of strength training,
My total daily average calorie BURN is normally only between 1000-1200 calories.
This means, of course, that when I need to take off a few pounds.
I must average a smaller amount of daily calories.
Larger, younger, active people simply do not understand the reality of this situation,
and I continually get the bad advice to eat at least 1200 calories daily.
I've run many experiements in this area,
and found that eating that high a calorie average
causes my weight to gradually climb, and climb, and climb.
All bodies are not the same, even at the same age, size, and weight.
I suggest that those who think they know all the answers
due to scientific research review this link.
http://www.pcollins.com/upload/Scientific Research.gif
The good thing about doing a "meal replacement" plan for a while
is that it helps clarify one's eating patterns. Since it is pre-measured,
it is simple to eat a specific amount at a specific time,
which makes those additional (often unnoticed) bites or extras extremely obvious.
Good luck to you.0
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