Diet for Good Health

The chocolate diet, sounds too good to be true doesn’t it? How is it possible that by incorporating chocolate in your diet, you can actually lose weight? But miracles do happen. British diet author, Sally Ann Voak formulated this diet plan and promised practitioners that they can lose up to 7 pounds by eating chocolates, while following her diet plan strictly.

What is the Chocolate diet?

This diet advocates a 1000 calorie intake per day, during the first week and 1200-1300 calories in the second week. It is kinder to men; they are allowed a leeway of an extra 300 calories. Voak categorized chocolate addicts into 6 categories. These are: Secret bingers, Romantics, Comfort eaters, Weekend indulgers, Sugar addicts and premenstrual cravers. Depending on the type of chocolate addict you are, a special diet plan is drawn up for you and if you follow that diet plan strictly, you can lose up to 7 pounds in two weeks!

Pros

1. Since this diet allows people to indulge in their favorite food, it does not give its practitioners any scope for depression.
2. If dark chocolate is your favorite. Here is some good news for you. Dark chocolate is packed with anti-oxidants, which is extremely beneficial. So fans of dark chocolate are in luck!
3. This is not merely a diet, but is a combination of eating the right foods as well as exercising. This is one of the biggest benefits of the Chocolate diet.
4. It encourages the consumption of vegetables.

Cons

1. This diet is not a good option for those who have a high level of physical activity because daily caloric intake according to this diet plan is very low.
2. Most practitioners tend to feel hungry while following this plan. This is a major side-effect of the chocolate diet.
3. Some chocolate addicts might find that even in small amounts, chocolate can lead to an increase in their cravings.
4. There are no specific guidelines regarding what food to eat and a daily diet plan, though a few chocolate diet recipes can be found online.
5. 3 kgs of weight loss per week is unhealthy.
6. The chocolate diet may not be effective in the case of those who are not addicted to chocolate!

Like all things, the chocolate diet also has its benefits and side-effects. So here’s something to think about – miracles do happen, but at what cost?