Quick! Raise your hand if you like cookies.
Let's face it.
Everyone likes cookies.
And now, you can continue to eat your favorite cookies while losing weight in the process.
Impossible? Not according to Dr.
Siegel, the originator of the "Cookie Diet" which has actually been around since 1975 and enjoyed enormous success.
The doctor decided to create the cookies for his patients in his Miami practice.
He felt like if patients could eat something healthy to satisfy cravings they would be much more likely to remain with the weight loss program.
So as you may have guessed, these aren't your mothers chocolate chip cookies.
These diet cookies are designed specifically to help reduce cravings and control appetite.
There are approximately ninety calories in each cookie and all of the ingredients are on the low Glycemic index.
There is also an unspecified amount of protein in the cookies which are most likely the reason that an appetite reduction takes place.
These cookies can actually be used with any eating plan as an alternative to unhealthy snacks that so many of us indulge in.
These 'treats" can be ordered online and come in five flavors including blueberry, oatmeal raisin, coconut, banana, and chocolate.
Dr.
Siegel recommends eating the cookies any time you feel hunger coming on.
As far as his recommended eating plan, he suggests eating six cookies during the day and then a high protein dinner.
This results in a total caloric intake of around 800 calories a day.
This plan will help those dieters who constantly crave sweets and will help to reduce cravings.
However, this plan is lacking in nutrients and is extremely low calorie.
There also is no exercise recommendation which is an automatic red flag.
You can expect rapid weight loss on such a low calorie diet but keep in mind that this type of loss is almost never permanent.
It can also be expensive as you have to continually order the cookies.
As a permanent solution, The Cookie Diet comes up a little short.