Smart for Life
A low calorie cookie diet supervised by a medical doctor.
BACKGROUND
Eat decadent carbs like cookies and muffins and lose weight? Sounds great, doesn't it? That is the premise behind the Smart for Life diet. The program uses its own line of "no hunger" foods and its own interventions like vitamin injections that are used to correct any metabolic conditions. All of this is accomplished under the supervision of a medical doctor. Smart for Life promises to help you lose 12-15 pounds in one month as long as you adhere to their program.
The Smart for Life program is built on the premise that 25% of overweight or obese people have metabolic or hormonal conditions that prevent them from losing weight.
With a line of "no hunger" foods like muffins, cookies, soups, shakes and desserts, all of the foods are made with organic and natural ingredients and contain protein, fiber and amino acids. Most famous for the Smart cookie, the product line has expanded to include different flavors and products of their trademark line.
The program also includes education and motivation instruction to help you target the emotional and mental issues behind your cravings, binges and weight issues. As part of the program, you are teamed up with a physician who works one-on-one with you to customize a program and treat any underlying metabolic dysfunction that you may have.
Once you sign up, you undergo a comprehensive physical examination that includes blood work, an EKG, a Body Mass Index analysis and a discussion of the program vitamin and supplement component. In some cases, injections of Smart injections at done at specified Smart for Life Centers.
You work with the Smart for Life staff at the designated Smart for Life Centers each week to monitor your weight loss. Once you've reached your weight goal, you enter into Phase 2 of the program which is the maintenance stage. Constant contact with the trained health professionals is required until you feel confident enough to keep your weight under control on your own.
PRO
- There is medical supervision for the Smart for Life program
- Addresses underlying emotional issues of eating
- Teaches healthy eating habits that will allow you to maintain weight loss
- Food products are organic and all-natural
- Maintain healthy blood sugar levels and metabolism
CON
- No scientific proof that the metabolic and hormonal conditions cited as being dysfunctional in overweight people are in fact dysfunctional
- Eating the trademarked Smart for Life line of food is no magic bullet for losing weight
- Smart for Life food line may be more of a marketing hype than the real deal
- Extremely low calorie diet
DIET and NUTRITION
On the Smart for Life eating program (the program doesn't like using the word "diet") you consume seven balanced meals throughout the day, which are intended to keep you in the fat burning zone continuously. Smart foods are designed to keep your blood sugar balanced, so you are less likely to feel hungry and more likely to burn fat.
Daily caloric intake for Smart for Life is about 800 calories per day, eating seven meals and their food products, namely the Smart for Life cookies, and a healthy, low fat, high protein dinner. The program estimates that since a person's average caloric need is around 2500 calories, your body will be burning up to 1700 calories per day from fat you have already stored.
EXERCISE
On the Smart for Life diet, exercise is only a part of the maintenance of your weight loss. You will work with a Smart for Life health representative to work out an exercise plan that allows you to maintain your goal weight.
CONCLUSION
The Smart for Life program is not that much different from other similar diet programs that have you consuming specific trademarked food in order to achieve weight loss. This program is at least under the supervision of medical doctors who can monitor your progress safely. The use of vitamin injections to balance out any metabolic or hormone imbalances is a bit suspect since there is scanty scientific evidence that shows being overweight or obese is due to a physiologic malfunction.
Rather, research on successful weight loss programs has shown us that long-term and immediate weight loss comes from a smart exercise program and an eating plan that includes a low calorie, low saturated fat diet. The good news is that the Smart for Life program does incorporate such an eating plan with the addition of using their specific foods as well as an exercise plan once you reach your maintenance phase.
Moreover, this program does instill in the dieter tools and knowledge for keeping weight off for good. In an era of fast fixes that don't stand the test of time, the Smart for Life's behavioral emphasis is a welcomed and needed component.
Common Misspellings
Smart Four Life, Smart for Live, Smart Life, Soup and Cookie Diet, Cookie and Soup Diet, Smart Cookie Diet, Smart for Life Diet, Smart Life Diet, the cookiediet.com
Related Diets: Duke Diet, Dr. Siegal's Cookie Diet, Hollywood Cookie Diet, Revival Diet, Soypal Cookie Diet, Jenny Craig, Genisoy, Glenny's, Vitalicious
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Great program, great product.
I lost 40 pounds in 3 months.
Smart for life is a great program! There foods are 60% organic, they taste great, and you loose the weight fast. So far i have lost 20 pounds and let me tell you i am not bored not one bit :) i cant wait to see what week 7 brings!
Becky! I hope you nuke the cookie before putting Equal on it--Equal is NOT heat stable and should never be microwaved!!! Very unsafe.
The SFL diet plan is the best! I started the program in Oct. 07 and lost 25 lbs. by Jan. 08. The plan is truly effective if you have the mindset. It does take a comittment and at times it is a challenge, as any diet can be. I am back on the plan to lose a few pounds that I put on. The doctors and office staff are extremely supportive, I look forward to weighing in each week and chatting with the girls in the office. No diet is easy and weight can be put back on after completing any diet! I get that comment a lot , that o...you will put it all back on with this diet. I feel that is so untrue , because after losing on any diet the risk is there. It is of course, up to the individual on how the future pans out. My favorite cookie is the chocolate chip in the microwave for 10 seconds. I have not ventured much into the soups and shakes. I also love to know I can throw the cookies in my purse and my day is planned w/o any tupperware or much thought! I highly recommend this plan to anyone looking to lose weight quickly.
ldiot savant
i began the program this past saturday. according to the Tanita scale in my gym at work, i'm down 6.5 lbs as of today. i'm excited, but have found myself hungry on this program. i'll try to remain optimistic.
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I love this diet. I have been on many, many different diets over the years and I find the Smart For Life cookie diet to be the easiest diet to follow, so far I have lost almost 50 pounds. I have recommended the diet to my friends and they are having the same great results that I have had. I recommend this diet to everyone.
Costco has the 42 day program on their website for only $199!!!!
42-Day Kit includes:
14 packs Oatmeal Smart Cookies Squares
14 packs Chocolate Chip Smart Cookies Squares
7 packs Blueberry Smart Cookies Squares
9 Shake Pouches (4 Vanilla, 4 Chocolate, 1 Egg Custard)
6 Shake Bottles (3 Vanilla, 3 Chocolate)
12 Chicken Soup pouches
1 Instructional Brochure
1 Dinner Guide
I bought it and will give it 42 days and see what happens. I absolutely LOVE food but need to lose 30 lbs.
The first time I did the cookie diet , I lost 40lbs. I gained some back but I have restarted because this diet works. It's a no-brainer. You eat 6 cookies a day one real meal for dinner, and drink plenty of water. You don't have to think about it, you just do it.
I have been on the Smart for life program for 4 1/2 months now and I have lost 52 lbs. I can't tell you how easy the program is to follow especially when you are one of those people who like to be told what they can have and what they can't. The cookies are delicious with a variety of flavors. and oh my goodness the muffins are a great treat for after dinner. Thank you smart for life for transforming my life.
Who knew that losing weight could ever be this easy and convenient. I lost 38 lbs. in 12 weeks and couldn't believe it that the weight was simply falling off. I ate a muffin for breakfast, then a cookie, a soup, a crunch, a cookie, a healthy dinner and saved a cookie for after dinner. These are all natural products that keep you satisfied without drugs or toxic ingredients. You can actually read the ingredients label and understand what you see. There are centers in many locations or you can do it yourself when you buy it online at their website. Give it a shot...it really works!
I have been on the program for 2 weeks. I love the chicken soup but it is very expensive at $3.50 a cup. I hated the cookies at first, but then put them in the freezer and now I love them!!! I have decided not to weigh myself for a month but I can already see a difference. This program is sooo easy.
I was borderline diabetic with high cholesterol of 352, I have been on the medical portion of this prgram for 8 months and have been taken off my sugar pills and my cholest has been reduced to 184. i have never felt better and will probably eat some cookies for the rest of my life to maintain my weight, because I am addicted to eating them..LOL!
I did the diet about 3 years ago, Smart for life had started out with only 3 flavors, when they were Siegal. I had lost about 10lbs my first month. Unfortuantley I was getting sick of the cookies. I had to rejoin due to me putting weight from a surgical procedure. I have to tell you they have 7 different flavors and the cookies are incredible. They also have soups, shakes, and mini muffins which taste like pieces of cake. Its incredible!! I have lost a total of 43 lbs in 3 months!! People can't believe how great I look. I thank the lord for having Smart For Life!!
Good Luck JayQ I think you are going to do just fine! Stick with it, it works if u are strict and follow the program to the tee. I have lost about 28 lbs. in 3 1/2 months The diet is great!
I started at the smart for life in jupiter as well. I wanted to start before the holidays.So far I lost 18lbs in almost 6 weeks and thats with Thanksgiving thrown in there. The staff has been fantastic and has really helped me stay committed. I look forward to graduating to their maintenance program but am a liitle nervous!!!!
I just started and it is pricey. (but, I know well worth it) It is a change that you will have to overcome. I have not been on the plan long and I am already seeing results. I workout and eat 4 oz of protein 1 hour before my workout and it is just will power in my opinion. I love food and I think I am just eating smarter on this plan. WIsh me luck!
The prices are not that high in the smart for life jupiter location, i paid $199 to start up that included everything but my product. You should give them a call they have many different options to choose from and they are very helpful there number is 561-745-4888.
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There are other centers if you dont live close to jupiter.
I was considering starting, emailed them yesterday will probably start friday, however they are telling me it will cost 350$ a month and 300$ to start it off. Those sound kind of steep as I'm reading other sites saying it only costs 150$ to startup and 200-300 a month. could someone please comment on their price they paid?
I had been thinking of starting the Smart for Life diet for some time but was a little skeptical. A friend of mine had been on it for a couple of months and she lost over 30lbs and she looks fantastic, so I decided to give in a try it. I'm just finishing up day 4. So far, it's been difficult because of the foods that are not allowed, and I feel tired and lethargic because of the lack of energy and iron in the diet. The cookies are bland at best, but having paid the 280$ and witnessing the results, I feel confident that it'll work for me too.
I love them , I sprinkle equal on top of choc chip an microwave 14 seconds they are delicious. I have lost 10 pounds in 1 week and I am not hungry.
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