The Cookie Diet? My blood pressure is rising!

I hesitate to even write about it because my acknowledgement of it gives it publicity.

And risk lawsuits, as other fitness pros who have talked about this diet, have found out.

But it’s time for people to stop looking for the quick fix.

Look at the major challenges facing the United States today.

The Gulf oil disaster. The recent economic meltdown.

Weren’t both of these caused, in part, by cutting corners?

The “cookie diet” I’m writing about is another gimmick that will ultimately lead to failure.

To sum the diet up, he wants you to replace your breakfast and lunch with six cookies spread out over the course of the day. Then you can have a sensible dinner.

According to his website, the creator of the diet “mixes every batch of his secret amino acid protein blend with his own hands in his private bakery”.

Well… it may be secret, but I can tell you exactly what he’s mixing (I have the ridiculous image of a mad scientist standing over a cauldron mixing cookies in my mind).

Well, as stated on the nutrition information that he is regulated to list, here’s the first five ingredients of his “secret amino acid” blend in his oatmeal raisin cookies:

1) water
2) glycerin
3) whole wheat flour
4) beef protein hydroslate
5) crisp rice

And of course, when you are consuming nothing but this (plus your dinner) each day, you will start seeing nutritional deficiencies, so they also sell vitamins to take with the diet.

Of course, you will lose weight on this if you are consuming less calories than you burn off during the day. But is this really a long-term solution? I’d ask the creator of the diet (name withheld due to liability concerns) to give us some statistics on what percentage of his customers actually maintain their weight loss after they return to their previous eating habits (you can’t eat the cookies forever).

Ultimately, programs like this won’t work for the long-term and programs like these are why the diet industry, although a huge money maker, has an absymal success rate.

What really works?

No magic potions or gimmicky diets. That’s for sure.

What works is dedication to consistent and physically challenging exercise along with a balanced diet which emphasizes whole foods including lean meats, fruits, veggies, and whole grains.

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