Comments on: Losing Weight on a Cookie Diet?

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:36:29 +0000

I think alot of the problems are more from “sugar withdrawal” then the actual cookies themselves. It takes one whole week of heachaches – feeling sick – throbbing in the head – and then the suagr withdrawal is over and the diet is much easier.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:25:50 +0000

Deb,

Losing 7 pounds in 6 days is way too fast. I can see you are committed but you need to do it in a safe manner. Two pounds a weeks is a safe recommended by most in the weight loss industry. Be safe and remember, things in moderation are always best.

By: Deb

Deb — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:20:59 +0000

I am currently trying Dr. Siegal’s diet cookies. I have Irritable bowel syndrome and after day 2 of the diet I began to have stomach issues and fatigue and general not feeling well. After I e-mailed Dr. Siegal’s website to find out if the cookies were incompatable with IBS, they just responded “check with your doctor.” Isn’t Dr. Siegal a doctor? Shouldn’t he know what he puts in his cookies? Since he invented the recipe, you would think he would know what was in the cookies and how they affect someone with IBS. I don’t want to waste my money since I ordered a whole month worth and wasn’t offered a refund. I started eating only two cookies a day and then substituting other foods for when I would need another cookie (baked chicken, yogurt, etc.) things that are around 90-100 calories. So far this has worked o.k. for me, I’ve lost about 7lbs in 6 days. I think that you could be successful with this method. They just want you to eat six cookies so it’s more money in their pocket. At this rate, my cookies will last three months and by then I hopefully will be well on my way.

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:01:00 +0000

Well I have heard some good and some bad on these cookies. I am thinking about trying smartforlife cookies. I do not have a center close to me with in driving distance to visit. I though the cookies would help me eat during the day and have something in my stomach every few hours. Because the way I work I don’t eat much when I am at work and if I do it is a quick candy bar. When I wake up I don’t eat breakfast right away or even think about it until I am at work. I have taken a lunch to work and found that I am to busy at times to eat it. So something like the cookies would be healthy enough for me to eat and keep me satisfied during the day until I get home to make a balanced dinner. I have never been good at preparing food and taking it to work especially if I am on a diet.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:04:25 +0000

Perhaps my bodily metabolism is unusual, but I never got the chance to see if the Smart For Life cookie diet worked (I’m also $280 in the hole). The ingredients on the label looked pretty good, and I thought the cookies would substitute for the protein bars I ate while at work to stave off hunger cravings. After one chemical-tasting cookie, I felt queasy, developed a headache, became extremely fatigued. The next day my appetite was totally gone, and I was so fatigued I had to lie back down immediately after visiting the restroom. OK, it might have just been a coincidental bug. After recovering two days later, I experimented by eating only half a cookie to see what happened. I really wanted the diet to work. The queasiness, headache, and chemical taste in my mouth returned to a lesser degree, the fatigue not as much. I”m used to eating lots of sweets, but my meat and veggies are mostly organic–so I might just be extra sensitive to artificial stuff. But if that were the case, I’d get sick eating regular protein bars, right. Hopefully, others will have a better experience and will end up losing weight. But for me, and perhaps to some others out there, the cookies are poison.

By: Carmencita

Carmencita — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:16:01 +0000

What I really think is unhealthy is eliminating a food group (Atkins and South Beach). Carbs are necesary for a balance and healthy body function. The cookies from Smart for Life contain complex carbohydrates, fiber and protein. Even diabetics benefit from it!!! I lost 34 pounds in almoust 4 months last year and have been able to mantain it. How? Not by going back to my old eating habits!!! I eat 6 small meals during the day, have a sensible dinner and I excercise 5 times a week.

By: kit

kit — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:02:22 +0000

I was a patient of Dr Siegal’s when he and the Dr.for Smart For Life were affiliated.The Siegal cookies were awefull, fear factor food we used to say. Dr Moulavi from Smart For Life was awesome though. I stuct with the program trough the seperation between Siegal and Smart For Life. Smart For Life evolved into an incredible program with mostly organic and yummy products. Siegal and his food were not missed for a second. They were un organized and didn’t seem to care as opposed to the Smart For Life medical staff and plan. They took the program to a whole new level of which the other Dr. will never acheive.Save the lawsuit conversation…if you want to lose the weight. I lost 52 pounds back in 2006, went on ther maintenance progarm and have not gained an ounce back,

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:28:59 +0000

My husband and I have been trying the cookie diet just because the name sounded fun and it was on sale at costco.

In 2-3 weeks we lost 5-8 pounds (each) – but were quite hungry. (I have since found out their recommendations to not be hungry. The one day I tried them, their recommendations worked.)

I think a diet like south beach probably would be better — but this at least got us to cut our portions way down which helped us greatly. I doubt it is a great diet for the long term – but it does help train one to eat less. Also, I *love* cookies – and though these are perhaps not the best cookies – they really are fun after a few days (the first day or two they don’t taste great)

A side note: this is a very low fat diet. Your cholestral may go up (my husband’s did) You may need to supplement with flax seed oil or the like as that will help the cholestral not spike. I take primrose oil and that worked to keep mine down.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:16:25 +0000

Janis, I’ve seen many of those “before and after” pictures of “real people” on all kinds of diet programs. If you read the fine print on most if not all of them (they say “Not typical”.
I stick with the old saying…if it seems to go to be true, it probably is.

Losing weight should not fast. I’ve never found losing weight to be easy either.

By: Janis

Janis — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:48:56 +0000

I have had the pleasure of working with the “cookie diet” when it was Dr. Siegal’s and afterwards, as Smart for Life (I make sauces and now salad dressings). I wasn’t on the program so I couldn’t verify what the calorie count is / was… but I have heard from people who have been on the program and swear by it.

The first time I went into one, I was pretty skeptical, which is pretty funny if you think about it since I was coming in as a vendor and had never been in a “center” before. After looking through the Before & Afters and seeing real people, it seems like it worked pretty well.