Cookie Diet?

Date: 1/16/2009 5:43:23 PM
Author: decodelighted
The commercials are all over TV right now. If you've been wondering why the airwaves are filled with Shamwow! and HairBumpits and Pedeggs -- its because commercial time is CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP right now cuz no one is buying it. Same with that ridiculous 'I Stole The Cookie From The Cookie Jar' commerical for the cookie diet plan. Its everywhere. And sooooo annoying. Do I think it works? LOL no.

Date: 1/16/2009 7:19:29 PM
Author: vespergirl
Maybe I should be more specific - it's called Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet - it's a diet food plan developed by a doctor, so you have to buy his oatmeal cookies. They are specially formulated, more like a power bar than a keebler cookie. I have an acquaintance who said that she lost about 20 lbs. on it, but I wanted to hear from more people to see if it really works. I think it costs about $50 per week to but the cookies, so I wanted to hear more about it before trying it.

Just so you guys know, i work out 1 hour a day, 6 days a week, but I gained a few pounds last year (I have Hashimoto's Disease, so unless I'm on a perpetual diet & work out like crazy, I gain weight). At 5'9', I still fit into my size 8 jeans, but they're getting a little snug. I just want to lost about 10 pounds, and I thought maybe a month on this meal-restriction plan would help me break my plateau.

Here's the info so you know what I'm talking about:

http://www.cookiediet.com/?gclid=CNWQlYKqlJgCFQwNGgod9HHWnA

Date: 1/17/2009 1:25:49 AM
Author: Smurfysmiles
i just wanted to say that i actually gave in and got a pedegg and i LOVE it lol
ok that's all
back to your regularly programmed thread

Date: 1/16/2009 7:00:06 PM
Author: emeraldlover1


Hey! Don't forget the SNUGGIE!


Any of that crap...cookie diet, soup diet, gummy bear diet, special k diet, they all just limit the calories. I could eat chocolate cake for breakfast lunch and dinner and still lose weight but I wouldn't be very healthy.


Balance nutrition in smaller portion is the only thing that works. Hence the reason that Weight Watchers and such plans work so well.

Date: 1/19/2009 8:10:38 AM
Author: goodfun7580
I tried the cookie diet for about 6 months. You can lose weight very fast on the diet, but when I couldn't keep up the cost of the cookies and the weekly doctors visits (this diet should be monitored by a dr.), I gained all of the weight back plus some (I lost about 60lbs). I think by eating so much less that you should, it messes with your metabolism. Plus since I was so deprived for 6 months, I think I over did when I went off of the diet, which was totally not my intention. I kept justifying to myself, all I ate for 6 months was nasty cookies (the cookies do not taste good) and salad and chicken, so surely I deserve some pizza, or nachos, or whatever. Now I'm having to undo the damage and I've chosen weight watchers, which is much more of a realistic plan. The diet works, but I'm not sure I would recommend it, unless you were doing it for a short amount of time and knew for sure you could maintain your results.

Date: 1/19/2009 8:33:21 AM
Author: vespergirl


Thanks for your reply, goodfun. I guess that I'm worried about being able to stick to the cookie diet. Since I love to cook, I may get bored eating packaged foods and then just boring salad w/grilled chicken. Maybe I do really need to check out WW.

I think that I'm going to try just a regular calorie restriction diet for the next few months, but if the extra weight isn't off by this summer, I may try a month of the cookie diet just to see if I can break my plateau.

It's weird, because after I had my baby, I was able to lost all of the baby weight with little effort in only 7 months. It seems like it's easier to lost a large amount of extra weight, but it's these stubborn last 10 pounds that don't want to go away. I smoked for years, and I gained 10 pounds when I quit, and now it seems like I'm stuck with them for life. My husband told me that he would rather have me be healthy & non-smoking than 10 lbs thinner, but it's hard to accept that I may never be a small size 6 again

It's funny because whenever you see the celebs so skinny (like Jennifer Aniston) or read books like French Women Don't Get Fat, what they don't tell you is that those women are generally smoking a pack a day (most of Hollywood, nearly everyone in Europe). In my opinion, it's no coincidence that once there was a real push in this country to eliminate cigarette smoking, obesity rates sky-rocketed. Not that I gained that much after I quit, but I know that a lot of people replace cigarettes with food - I know that before when I was bored I would have a cigarette, but now it's easy to reach for a snack instead. I wish that I lived 50 years ago before they knew that all this stuff was bad for you. I was watching an episode of Mad Men where they showed a largely pregnant woman with a cigarette in one hand and a martini in another, and I totally wish we could still get away with that

Date: 1/24/2009 9:30:27 AM
Author: steph72276
Technically, you could make your own cookies and lose weight. If you ate one cookie in the morning and one cookie for lunch and then dinner, then you are taking in very few calories. Same thing as the slim fast plan, the Special K cereal challenge, etc. It is all about calories in vs. calories out. Why do you think billions of dollars are spent on these diet products every year and we have such a high obesity rate? Because people go on these diets and then lose what they want and then go back to eating normally and the weight is back on in an instant. There are no quick fixes, you have to find a plan you can do long term if you want long term results. If you just want to lose a few pounds for a vacation, sure this would work just fine.

Date: 1/24/2009 9:07:58 PM
Author: Sally B Good
I've tried Slim Fast and Special K and found niether of them to be filling and satisfying. I'm sure they work for some people. I agree it is simply a matter of calories in but some of us need more help then simply... 'eat less'... duh

Date: 1/25/2009 8:43:36 AM
Author: steph72276


My point is, what happens when you get sick of these cookies or decide you don't want to spend a fortune on them anymore and go off this diet? Then you have learned nothing about how to successfully take the pounds off and keep them off which is the hardest part. You say you have tried Slim Fast, Special K, now this cookie diet and who knows how many others...well guess what, I tried them all too and the only thing that really works is portion control and exercise....just good old fashioned hard work! Something like Weight Watchers or sparkpeople.com will give you the tools you need to keep it up over a lifetime so you don't gain it right back. Sorry if I sound harsh, it's just that I've been there, done that, bought the tshirt and know what happens as soon as you get tired of these fad diets. Maybe you could join us in the healthy lifestyle thread?

Date: 1/25/2009 11:40:56 AM
Author: neatfreak



I agree with Steph. These types of quick fix plans are exactly what someone who needs more help DOESN'T need because it doesn't teach you anything about maintaining it in the real world. If you know nothing going in and nothing coming out, the weight will just pile right back on. Might take longer but in the long run it's much better to actually learn healthy habits so it's a lifestyle change instead of a diet.