British diet author, Sally Ann Voak assures dieters that they can follow "The Chocolate Diet" and lose 7 pounds in 2 weeks.
Diet Basics
The Chocolate Diet, created by Sally Ann Voak, enables dieters to break their addiction to chocolate and learn how to include it in their daily diet without compromising on weight loss.
Chocolate addicts are categorized into six categories and through a series of quizzes dieters can check which category they belong in. Each category contains dietary strategies, exercise recommendations and a calorie controlled diet plan.
The six categories of chocoholics include:
1. Secret Bingers
They eat chocolate secretly or hide it in unusual places.
2. Romantics
Commonly, single people who use chocolate as an alternative for physical and emotional affection.
3. Comfort Eaters
They eat chocolate when they feel stressed or tired.
4. Weekend Indulgers
Use weekends or celebrations as an excuse to indulge in chocolate.
5. Sugar Addicts
Get most of their daily calories from carbohydrates and may eat chocolate as an energy booster when they are feeling tired.
6. Premenstrual Cravers
Women who overindulge in chocolate only at certain times, during their monthly cycle.
All of the diet plans start with a complete removal of chocolate, for one week. Through this they can control their cravings for chocolate. Following this initial week, dieters are provided with a daily chocolate allowance.
Recommended Foods
Low-calorie vegetables are recommended in large amounts. The free vegetables include mushrooms, peppers, spinach, tomatoes and watercress.
The dieters are advised to replace coffee with herbal tea and drink skim milk every day.
Sample Diet Plan
The meal plans includes:
1. 1000 calories per day in week 1
2. 1200-1300 calories per day for week 2 and beyond
3. Men can have an extra 300 calories per day
The plans are different for each category, but commonly include a 250-calorie breakfast, 1 or 2 small meals of 300 calories, and 1 main meal of 400 calories.
After the first week a chocolate is also allowed, between 50-300 calories per day.
Exercise Recommendations
It depends on what type of chocoholic you are. Secret bingers, sugar addicts and premenstrual cravers are advised to walk for at least 20 minutes daily in addition to relaxing exercise, such as swimming or yoga a couple of times a week.
Romantics and comfort eaters are advised to swim or do yoga a couple of times a week.
Weekend indulgers are advised to play sports such as golf or tennis.
Pros
- Good for dieters who do not want to leave chocolate or crave it everyday
- Has an exercise component
- Promotes intake of vegetables
- Includes a detailed maintenance plan
- If good quality dark chocolate is chosen, it can provide a source of antioxidants
Cons
- Calories can be very low for most dieters, especially those who are very physically active
- Most dieters may experience hunger on this plan
- Lacks guidelines of how to select foods
- May not prove helpful for dieters who do not crave chocolate
- Some dieters believe that chocolate, even in small amounts, can increase their cravings
Conclusions
You will not be happy with this diet plan, if you are searching for a diet that allows you to eat chocolate all day and still lose weight. It is a low calorie diet plan, where only small amounts of chocolate are allowed daily. Dieters will lose weight on this diet plan because of low calories and exercise. The long-term success of this diet plan has been shown to be unreliable for most of the dieters.
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