My Review of The Hungry Girl Diet by Lisa Lillien
Generally speaking, I don't
believe in or follow diets. To me, the word “diet” equates with
something temporary, so I don't view it as a real lifestyle change.
Nonetheless, I found myself wanting to drop a few pounds for a photo
shoot, so going on a temporary eating plan to accomplish this goal
seemed reasonable. To assist in the process, I purchased a book
called The Hungry Girl Diet by Lisa Lillien
I was attracted to this book
because I like to eat! I was happy to discover the book outlined
very reasonable meal plans which, when followed, will lead to weight
loss. I was pleasantly surprised by how ordinary and normal the menu
selections were. In other diets I have tried, the plans cut out
whole food groups or require you to eat or drink weird things in
attempt to whittle down the waistline.
When I first started The
Hungry Girl Diet, I balked at the instruction to write down
everything I eat. After a few days, I began see the wisdom in this.
I discovered that when I have to “own” everything I eat by
writing it down, it makes it less likely that I will eat stuff that
is high in calories.
A typical lunch or dinner on
The Hungry Girl Diet consists of a sandwich and salad – both
filling and with bread (although the plan recommends small portions
of 100 percent whole wheat products). The diet even allows for three
snacks a day!
There is nothing
earth-shattering or drastically new in The Hungry Girl Diet.
However, Lillien does a
wonderful job of listing the foods that give you the most bang for
your buck. Lillien also has lots of great tips for making the plan
work and for cutting out needless calories. Many of these
suggestions can be found on Lillien's website
http://www.hungry-girl.com
The Hungry Girl Diet
claims that people who follow
the plan can lose ten pounds in four weeks. I lost ten pounds in
three weeks which even
included a few cheats! I was never hungry and found this to be a
very simple and reasonable plan for losing weight. Hats off to Lisa
Lillien for a great weight loss plan! I am awarding The
Hungry Girl Diet four stars on
my Goodreads page
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4673038.Adele_Park
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