When it comes to dieting the biggest challenge many people face is that they feel far hungrier than they would normally as the amount of food they consume has been reduced. But, The Cookie Diet Plan which as devised by Dr Siegel in 1975 is offering dieters a solution to this problem. Even though you need to eat cookies as part of the diet it works in such as a way that you can still lose weight.

The cookies used in this diet have been specially formulated by Dr Siegel so that when you are exercising and dieting you reduce the amount of hunger you feel. Exercise is crucial to many when trying to lose weight and may find after working out they want to eat more. This is simply because their muscles in order to recover need more food and will tell the brain that this is what is needed. However, the cookies you eat as part of the plan helps to control these urges and so they then control their eating habits.

But the Cookie Diet isn't solely about you eating cookies in order to lose weight. Rather what it is a diet which is medically supervised as it requires the user to only consume around 800 calories each day for with no specifics on how long it should be used for. Before anyone is able to use this particular diet they will have a complete medical checkup which involves lab work and a complete breakdown of their medical history. Throughout the term of the diet you will need to see a doctor regularly to be weighed and also to discuss how the diet is progressing.

With this particular diet the emphasis is placed on suppressing a person's appetite and this is what the cookies are used for. These particular cookies are baked specifically for Dr Siegel's clinics and are low in the Gylcemic index products like whole meal flour and oatmeal. Instead they contain an amino acid mixture which is what helps to suppress the dieter's appetite.

For this particular diet instead of eating three meals each day two of them usually breakfast and lunch require that you replace them with cookies. For each of these meals you will need to be eating six cookies each day. Then the other meal you have each day in the evening is where you eat a source of protein such as lean meat along with one cup of vegetables.

So what happens if you start to feel hungry again? Remember this diet does restrict your calorie intake and many people who have been on it for a few days find that they have difficulty controlling their hunger feelings. So to help further prevent this occurring around 60% of all people who use the Cookie diet will also be prescribed another kind of appetite suppressant.

There are many problems associated with diets where the calorie intake is severely restricted such as this one. One of the problems faced with such a restricted diet is that you are unlikely to be getting the required amounts of vitamins and minerals that your body needs each day. However, to help counteract this problem Dr Siegel recommends that supplements are used and even if the diet is stuck with for several months it doesn't cause any ill effects in those on it.

When it comes to the Cookie Diet plan Dr Siegel estimates that around three quarters of all the patients who use it will lose 15lbs each month. Plus it is because they lose the weight more quickly compared to other diets this helps them psychologically and they can stay on track much better when trying to lose weight.