Author Jennifer Sander, to help her with her own weight loss goals, wrote the "Martini Diet". She encourages dieters to indulge their cravings for high calorie foods, but with awareness.
The Basics of The Martini Diet
Sander suggests that dieters can eat anything they like, as long as it is of the highest quality and made from real ingredients. Each constituent in a meal must fit into a 3oz. Martini glass.
She advises dieters to eat only one third of the meal that is on the plate in restaurants, and take the remaining amount home, to eat later. Snacking is not allowed and dessert should be limited to one bite only. Alcohol consumption is also limited.
Sample Diet Plan
Breakfast
Fresh strawberries, sour cream waffles, cafe latte
Lunch
1 Slice fresh baked bread, 1/2 cup creamy vegetable soup
Dinner
1 Glass red wine, 1/2 cup garlic mashed potato, 1/2 cup grilled vegetables, 1 Lindt Chocolate ball
Exercise Recommendations
Elegant forms of exercise are recommended such as ballet, horseback riding, swimming, and ice-skating.
Pros
- Includes recipes
- Recommends the consumption of whole foods and fresh ingredients
- Promotes physical activity
- Portion control is a successful method of weight loss, as a short-term strategy
Cons
- Dieters may feel hungry between meals, because of the small portions
- Portion control can be appropriate for high calorie foods, but it is not appropriate to limit the serving sizes of fruit, vegetables and salads
- Some recommendations are not good for physical and emotional health such as drinking black coffee in place of eating
- The majority of readers will not be able to afford the lifestyle recommendations
Conclusions
Portion control may work as a short-term plan for weight loss. Also, there are some benefits such as it can allow dieters to learn what is a reasonable portion size for weight loss.
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