Dr Seigal’s Cookie Diet

The secret to eating cookies and losing weight

For those of us that are addicted to cookies, Dr Seigal’s Cookie Diet sounds like an easy way to lose weight while enjoying our favourite food. I know when I heard about it the thought occurred to me that this was a diet that would guarantee me success.

Of course, what seems too good to be true usually is, and although the Dr Seigal’s Cookie Diet does consist of cookies, you will not find your typical chocolate chip or peanut butter cookie on this diet. The cookies are specially formulated to work with any diet but are not your typical snack cookie variety.

The cookies for this program are used as replacement meals for any time during the day you become hungry. During the day you can eat six of the cookies that average 90 calories each and a high protein dinner that consists of up to six ounces of fish, chicken, turkey, or other seafood—no red meat is allowed because of fat content—and one cup of vegetables.

Several of my friends and I started the Dr Seigal’s Cookie Diet at the same time, and each of us had the same reaction—thee is not enough dietary fibre to prevent fatigue and the diet is boring. I was fortunate because I only had about ten pounds to lose, and since the diet only allows about 800 calories daily, it only took me about three weeks.

On the other side of the circle, however, I found it very easy to gain back the ten pounds I lost. The diet does not include an exercise plan nor does it include any type of guidance for maintaining weight loss. I really had to watch my eating after I lost the ten pounds and get myself into an exercise routine so that I would not gain any of the weight back.

The Dr. Seigal's Cookie Diet only created temporary success for me though it did give me the boost I needed to do what was necessary to lose the ten pounds I had been promising myself and my family I would lose for a while. I’m a stay at home mom, so the real boost for me was when my husband told me he wasn’t going to give me money to buy new clothes because I had two closets full of clothes that I would be able to wear if I lost even five pounds.

I would recommend Dr. Seigal's Cookie Diet to anyone who is looking to lose a few pounds quickly for vacation or a special event or for someone who is looking for a quick start toward losing weight. For the long-term or someone who needs to lose a great deal of weight this diet is not the way to go.

The cookies themselves cost about $56 a week, and for that price you can buy healthy foods and utilize a healthier food plan. Lack of carbohydrates on this program made me quite exhausted, and at the end of three weeks it took me another week to regain my strength.

It has been about three months now and with some help from my family and friends I have been able to keep it off.

Review by Becky Jamison