Tip: Swap a cup of pasta for a cup of vegetables

While on the R&D Diet Cookie Weight Loss Program, for your evening meal, swap that cup of pasta for a cup of vegetables.  You can save from 100-200 calories if you reduce the portion of starch on your plate and increase the amount of vegetables.

The calorie savings is important but it is even more important that the vegetables will promote fat burning while the pasta promotes fat storage and hunger by increasing insulin levels in your blood.

Dorothy Palmer
Sr. Research Scientist
R&D Diet Cookie

Always have R&D Diet Cookies on hand for a healthy snack.

Having ready-to-eat snacks always on hand sets you up for success. You'll be less likely to go to the drive-through or grab a bag of chips or candy if you have a healthy snack available that will not only curb that hunger but also any associated cravings that go along with it!

Other snacks, even when they sound healthy, may actually promote hunger so it is always safer to reach for an R&D Diet Cookie.
Dorothy Palmer
Sr. Research Scientist
R&D Diet Cookie

Success Story From An R&D Diet Cookie Customer!

I love sharing GOOD NEWS with all of you!  I received the following email yesterday from a very dear, repeat customer out of Garland, TX.  ...

Thank you so much, Dorothy, for your wonderful cookies!

Thanks to your cookies, I have met my goal of losing 20 lbs by my
69th birthday, which is today. I just made my goal today. I cut it so
close that I didn't think I was going to make it.

I started your Cookie Diet on Memorial Day and now weigh 196.
Can't tell you how happy I am to be under 200. And I have complete
confidence that I will keep on meeting my goals.

I'm a turtle, not a hare. I just keep on keeping on until I get there.
I've hit plateaus and I've taken a few little detours, but I got right
back on the Cookie path. And every day, I ate some cookies,
even when I cheated, because I knew they would help me and,
besides, they're sooo good! The cookies are a good habit now.

I'm setting a new goal of 20 more lbs by November 19. I'll be so
motivated by then, I'm confident that I'll be able to handle the holidays much
better than I ever have.

So glad I found your cookies. They are so much better for me than any of
the other cookies. I'm feeling good - blood pressure is perfect - life is
good on the R&D cookie diet.

Thanks again, Dorothy.A.W., Garland, TX

Submitted by:
Dorothy Palmer
Sr. Research Scientist
R&D Diet Cookie

R&D Diet Cookies Are Several Mini'Meals Eaten During The Day

You try to eat fewer calories each day with the goal of losing weight.  If you eat fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight. But when you're hungry all the time, eating fewer calories can be challenging.  Usually it is the number 2 reason for failing at your diet (number 1 is cravings).
Experts suggest people eat 4 to 5 mini meals or snacks per day in order to control their appetite and weight.

Your R&D Diet Cookies satisfy this "mini meal" suggestion plus they have the added advantage of being a natural appetite and craving suppresant because of their proprietary ingredients.

Enjoy your cookies as small meals or snacks during the day.  Dinner should be the last time you eat.

Dorothy Palmer
Sr. Research Scientist
R&D Diet Cookie

How Can You Tell If It's Really Hunger?

Whenever you feel like eating you should look for the physical signs of hunger in order to determine if it really is hunger.  Hunger is your body's way of telling you that you need fuel.  So if you eat for any other reason rather than hunger you won't actually be satisfying your desire to eat and you can end up overeating and taking in too many calories.

Your stomach is only the size of your fist so it takes only 1 or 2 R&D Diet Cookies to fill it comfortably.  Keeping this in mind will help get you more in touch with your feelings of hunger and fullness and will help you learn how to maintain after you lose the weight.

When you're done eating, you should feel better and satisfied -- not stuffed, bloated, or tired.

Dorothy Palmer
Sr. Research Scientist
R&D Diet Cookie

Diet Tip - Drink Plenty of Calorie-Fre Beverages

You can help keep your daily calories low while you are on the R&D Diet Cookie  weight loss program by drinking plenty of water or other calorie-free beverages.

People sometimes confuse thirst with hunger. So you can end up eating extra calories when an ice-cold glass of water is really what you need.

If you don't like plain water, try adding a splash of lemon or other juice, or brew infused teas like peach, which have lots of flavor but no calories.

Diet Tip to Tame a Sweet Tooth

Here's a simple suggestion to cut calories while on the R&D Diet Cookie weight loss program...

After a meal, I tame my sweet tooth by leisurely drinking a cup of hot, fruit-flavored tea sweetened with artificial sweetener (Splenda). 

Who's In Control of Your Life?

It’s your life so you need to decide what you are going to do with it.  If you don’t run your own life, someone else will. 

If you make your own decisions, you are in control of your life.  If you let others make decisions for you, you give up control.  If you control the decision, you control the action.

Take charge of your life so there is no need to ask permission of others.  When you ask permission you are giving someone veto power over your life.

One decision you can take control of is your eating habits.  Don’t let your eating habits control you!  Take control back by using R&D Diet Cookies.

Only you are responsible for your life so take control and start making those decisions.

How to Safely Lose Weight Fast

What's wrong with dropping 20 pounds fast so you can wow your friends and family with a svelte new shape?  They do it on The Biggest Loser all the time.

The truth is that nothing is wrong with losing weight rapidly -- as long you do it the right way, says Michael Dansinger, MD. He's the medical doctor for NBC's The Biggest Loser show, which spotlights quick and dramatic weight loss.

"In theory, one could drop as much as 20 pounds in a week following a very ambitious eating and exercise plan, devoting more than seven hours per week to rigorous exercise, and under a physician's care like we do on the television program," he says.

Most of us can't drop everything to go to a weight loss "boot camp" nor can we exercise seven hours per week (wouldn't if I could).  We can still safely lose 3 or more pounds a week at home with a healthy diet… and the R&D Diet Cookie program is a healthy diet.  The cookies eliminate hunger and cravings so that you can stick to your diet.  Since the cookies curb hunger, you can forget the marathon exercising by lowering the number of calories you eat.

In fact, having a goal like looking great at a wedding or reunion can be a great motivator.  But don't wait until one week before the reunion to try and lose 10 pounds.  You need to plan ahead and allow enough time to make changes to your shape.

Use the R&D Diet Cookies to take care of your hunger so that you can reduce the number of calories you eat and lose weight permanently and quickly.

How to Lose Weight Fast

Losing weight is a simple mathematical formula: You need to burn more calories than you eat. Experts generally recommend creating a deficit of 500 calories per day through a combination of eating fewer calories and increasing physical activity. Over the course of a week, this should yield a loss of about 1-2 pounds of fat.  For most of us this is too slow!

Here at R&D Diet Cookie we believe losing weight faster is a great motivator and if you are otherwise healthy, there is no reason to lose weight slowly.

If you want to lose weight faster, you'll need to eat less and/or exercise more. On this type of plan, you can expect to lose 3-5 pounds the first week, or more if you weigh over 250 pounds.  We don't require (or even recommend) exercising while on the R&D Diet Cookie program because it is simply not necessary and could actually hinder results.  If you must exercise, make sure you are not compensating the calories burned by eating more!

Dieters who follow the plan can lose 2 pounds each week, and even more if they have more to lose, because the more fat you have to lose, the faster it comes off.

You may lose even more weight initially if you limit carbohydrates.  A recent study conducted by R&D Diet Cookie showed that combining the R&D Diet Cookie with a low-carb diet such as Atkins resulted in greater weight loss than simply dieting alone.

Dieting is Best For Fast Weight Loss

When it comes to weight loss, calories count the most.  We recommend around 800 to 1000 calories per day while on the R&D Diet Cookies weight loss program.  Dietitians more typically recommend 1,200 calories as a daily minimum but here at R&D Diet Cookie we think “quicker is better”.  Of course, some days you will simply want more calories and on those days you should!  The number one rule is to never go hungry.

R&D Diet Cookie advocates a diet that minimizes starches, (even healthy whole grains should be controlled), and added sugars. For rapid weight loss, dieters should eat mainly fruits, veggies, egg whites, soy products, skinless poultry breasts, fish, shellfish, nonfat dairy foods, and 95% lean meat.

There are other ways to control calories, such as minimizing total fat, but we believe that tends to be more challenging than his suggested weight loss plan.  Another way is minimizing carbohydrates which actually proved to be the most effective way to lose weight using the R&D Diet Cookies.

Other experts recommend tactics including drinking lots of water, eating plenty of protein, and keeping a food journal.

Eat enough protein to minimize muscle loss and maximize fat loss.  It’s also a good idea to swap out carbs in favor of veggies.

Weighing yourself daily and tracking your food intake can also help you keep focused, experts say.

You Don't Have To Exercise In Order To Lose Weight

R&D Diet Cookie absolutely does NOT believe in exercising for fast weight loss!  Exercise can make you feel good but it won’t actually help you lose more weight.  It could, if you have the will-power to not eat more to compensate for the calories you burned while exercising but that is unlikely to happen.  Your body works at maintaining an equilibrium between the amount of food you eat and your level of activity.  That means, if you eat less it tells you to sit on the couch and watch TV in order to burn less.  If you eat more than you need, it tells you to go do chores (or some other activity) in order to burn some of it off.  It's the same with exercising... if you go to the gym and burn more calories, your body will tell you to eat more!

You have heard the phrase “work up an appetite”.  That is what our bodies are doing when we exercise.  You burn a few calories but your body wants you to replenish them.  The way your body makes you replenish them is by becoming hungry!  You eat more because you are hungry because you exercised!  What a cycle!

So don’t feel bad for not including exercise in your weight loss program. It’s actually better not too!  There is plenty to time (and good reasons) to add exercise to your life after you lose weight.

Behavior Modification

Habits, good and bad, are formed by repetition. Eating habits are no exception. If you are in the habit of snacking when you watch TV, you were reinforcing that habit until finally it became a part of you. Other habits are formed in the same way. Some of these habits could be: eating while reading, eating the minute you come in the house, eating when the kids come in from school, or eating while cooking dinner.

We also find that certain moods such as anger, boredom, loneliness, happiness, nervousness cause us to eat even if we are not hungry. The list is endless. Habits are hard to break. We must not only break old habits, but we must make our goal to form new ones in the same manner through repetition. Make some daily commitments. Work to meet these commitments each day whether you feel like it or not.

Resisting temptation is difficult. However, if you succeed in resisting the first time, it becomes easier to resist the next time.  In a way, eating is like an addiction to cigarettes… there’s two parts to the addiction, one is the physical addition (the habit of eating) and the other is the chemical dependency which would be like the hunger or cravings.  R&D Diet Cookie can take care of the hunger and cravings but you still have to work on the habit of eating.

Try substituting another activity for between meal snacking. If you are in the habit of going straight to the kitchen and eating every time you walk in the house, try to change this habit by going to another room of the house when you come home. Better yet, eat an R&D Diet Cookie on your way home.  It will take away away your hunger so you can break the habit of automatically eating when you get home.  

When you are tempted to eat, try to use one of the following substitute activities:

FIRST... eat an R&D Diet Cookie and then:
Take a walk
Take a long bath
Call a friend
Get out of the house
Write a letter
Read a book

Or busy yourself with a hobby such as:

Painting
Floral arranging
Ceramics
Wood working
Gardening
Genealogical research
Surf the Web
Catch up on your email!!!

Keep A Positive Attitude!

Once you have made up your mind to lose weight, you should make that commitment and go into it with a positive attitude. We all know that losing weight can be quite a challenge. In fact, for some, it can be downright tough. It takes time, practice and support to change lifetime habits. But it's a process you must learn in order to succeed. You and you alone are the one who has the power to lose unwanted pounds.  Believe me!  The R&D Diet Cookie will make it a lot easier but it will still take commitment from you.

Think like a winner, and not a loser - - remember that emotions are like muscles and the ones you use most grow the strongest. If you always look at the negative side of things, you'll become a downbeat, pessimistic person. Even slightly negative thoughts have a greater impact on you and last longer than powerful positive thoughts.  For example, don't dwell on the fact that the R&D Diet Cookie doesn't taste like Mrs. Fields cookies... Think about how good they taste for bieing a diet product!  Mrs. Fields cookies won't help you lose weight... the R&D Diet Cookie will!  Think about how they taste like a muffin top or even a European pastry (not too sweet).  Have you ever been to Europe and seen their highly decadent-looking pastries?  Your mouth waters as you order the most sinful looking chocolate cake... bite into it... and frown because it's just not as sweet as it looks?  Theirs is similar to the sweetness of our cookies.  Think of the taste as a healthy muffin top and enjoy them with a cup of flavored coffee and you won't be disappointed!

Negative thinking doesn't do you any good; it just holds you back from accomplishing the things you want to do. When a negative thought creeps into your mind, replace it reminding yourself that you're somebody, you have self-worth and you possess unique strengths and talents. Contemplate what lies ahead of you. Losing weight is not just about diets. It's about a whole new you and the possibility of creating a new life for yourself.

There are success stories across the country today. On television and in newspapers, magazines and tabloids about people who have miraculously lost untold pounds and kept it off. In all instances they say their mental attitude as well as their outlook on life has totally changed.

It Takes Effort to Lose Weight

In order to be successful at losing weight, you must take action.  That doesn’t mean it has to be difficult, it means you can’t simply ‘wish’ your weight away.

Nothing is more frustrating than to see that you are gaining weight again.

It pays to be prepared, and that comes down to having a plan that works. It's not always exciting. It's not always fun. It is, however, always necessary. The R&D Diet Cookie can help here.  You know it works… you just have to allow it.

By being prepared, you have to create a game plan to get back on track right away without beating yourself up. My game plan is the R&D Diet Cookie. What's yours? Maybe it's taking it a day at a time, going back to your diet tomorrow. Maybe it's getting angry and becoming more determined than ever to succeed.

Have you ever been at a Weight Watchers or TOPS meeting and noticed several people there who are slim and trim? What about those Jenny Craig and Nutri/System ad's with their before and after pictures? They make losing weight look so effortless, but remember, in reality, these people have been dieting for years. And you know something they don’t… the R&D Diet Cookie takes away hunger and cravings so it is actually easier for you to stick to your diet than it was for them to stick to theirs.

Without effort and action, you will not succeed. You can't wish your weight away. You have to work at it and be prepared for those times when you slip, so you can pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and "get right back on the horse".

There is No Such Thing as Cheating

There's no right or wrong way to eat.  There will be times when you eat a high-fat meal or eat beyond fullness. This happens.  It's normal. But it's very important that you don't get down on yourself and abandon your new healthy lifestyle when this happens.

If you're like most people, your reaction to these diet lapses is guilt. You feel as if all your hard work has been for nothing. "I blew it; I was doing so well. Oh well, I might as well enjoy this weekend and start over on Monday." Or even worse: "I quit."  Feeling defeated, many people discontinue their cookie diet and return to their old routine until some mythical time in the future.  This kind of scenario is a perfect example of the bad diet mentality at work.

An all-or-nothing attitude is why so many people have so little success; we choose structured programs such as the R&D Diet Cookie because they are easy to follow.   A properly designed program makes sense, but expecting to stick to a structured eating plan for an extended period of time without ever deviating makes no sense at all. Life is full of unplanned obstacles, distractions, and temptations. Your best approach is to prepare for them, keeping an open mind and maintaining a positive attitude.

It's very important that you begin your cookie diet with an understanding that there will be days when you will stray from the program. Before you begin, tell yourself that no matter what happens, rather than quitting, you'll resume your cookie diet as soon as you can; it is equally important that you feel confident, not guilty, about doing so. Whatever the temptation or obstacle is, keep in mind that it's not wrong or bad to eat fattening foods once in a while. Just remember to resume your cookie diet. If you keep moving forward and you don't let guilt and discouragement stop your program all together, you'll eventually have improved eating habits and lose the weight you want. Good luck and enjoy all the wonderful benefits of the R&D Diet Cookie.

A Bad Day or Two is Fairly Harmless

Don't expect perfection as you work towards your goal of a healthy and fit lifestyle.  Truth is, anyone trying to lose weight and get healthy is going to experience some off days so you may as well expect them and accept them.

It takes about 3,500 calories to gain a pound of weight, so an occasional slip in your R&D Diet Cookie weight loss program won't completely wipe out your efforts.  The bigger issue is an inability to cope with the slips.

Here are a few tips that may make those tough times a little easier:

• Let go of perfectionist thinking.  Accept that you may have a bad day and slip with your fitness and diet plan once in a while. 
• When you feel that your goals are just taking too much time, stop and think clearly about your healthiest options at that moment. And remember "Slips Happen".
• Write out a plan on how you are going to get yourself back on track. 
• Do something positive.  Go for a walk or get some other form of exercise, or eat something healthier than you had planned.

A bad day or two is fairly harmless.  Just do whatever it takes to get back on track.  And if it will make you feel better, plan the next day to include foods that are lower in carbs to make up for the slip.  And remember, here at R&D Diet Cookie we cherish your business and support you in a healthy lifestyle change.

Cookie Diet - Is It a Fad?

As a scientist and I can tell you that many studies can be interpreted in multiple ways.  You can usually find an expert who will agree with every imaginable side of a topic… and that doesn’t only apply to weight loss.

Here is my belief… fast weight loss is better than slow.  People do better if they bite the bullet and get down to a weight they desire and then try to maintain it.  It's a myth that if you lose weight slowly you do better in the long run.  Scientific studies do not support that!  For some, yes, but there is a large portion of us who will not stick to a weight loss program if we don't see results quickly.

So called "experts" will tell you that, "Very low calorie diets are usually not sustainable and people usually gain the weight back when they go off the diet and return to old habits."

That’s where the R&D Diet Cookie  weight loss program is different.  It’s not like other very low calorie diets!  It IS sustainable because you are not starving yourself.  The cookies keep you feeling satisfied and full and you don’t crave foods.  Also, you won’t go back to the way you were eating before.  Being on the  R&D Diet Cookies teaches you how to eat better, make better choices, and eat less.  You can use the cookies to ‘wean’ yourself off the diet so you stay in control and do not gain the weight back.

So, the best way to lose weight is QUICKLY by:

1. Replacing 2 meals with the R&D Diet Cookies (also all snacks)
2. Eating a low calorie, sensible, balanced dinner
3. Don’t ever go hungry!  Eat a few more cookies on the days you need to

Once you’ve lost the weight, start cutting back on the cookies and start eating other regular foods like yogurt, fruit or anything else ‘healthy’.  I always recommend you start the day with the R&D Diet Cookies.  It helps you maintain control and make better choices throughout the day.

Study: Quick Weight Loss Yields Lasting Results

R&D Diet Cookie has always promoted quick weight loss.  Here is another study that supports our beliefs:

A study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine suggests that, for obese patients in the initial stages of weight loss, shedding pounds quickly may actually be key to keeping them off.

Researchers at the University of Florida analyzed weight loss information for 262 obese women.

They found that, women who had initially dropped weight most quickly tended to shed more weight overall and maintain the weight loss longer than those who had a more gradual start. Researchers noted that women who had dropped weight more quickly were no more likely to regain that weight than those whose pace had been more moderate.

In the year after the six-month intervention phase, only 17% of women in the slow group had reached their goal, while 36% in the moderate group and 51% in the fast group reached their goals.

The authors sum up:

"... Losing weight at a fast initial rate leads to great short-term weight reduction, does not result in increased susceptibility to weight regain, and is associated with larger weight losses and overall long-term success in weight management."

You Don't Have To Exercise For Weight Loss

The best way to lose weight is by reducing your calories.  The easiest way to safely reduce your calories is by using R&D Diet Cookies.  I think everyone who has tried them can tell you that they are very good at what they are designed to do… eliminate hunger and cravings so that you can stay on a low calorie diet.

I would not bother with exercise while you are trying to lose weight.  Too many changes can be detrimental and if you give up on exercising you may be tempted to give up on your diet too.  Exercising will not increase or speed up your weight loss.  It may actually slow it down because you may be “working up an appetite” by exercising and end up eating more to compensate without even realizing it.  You burn very little calories when you exercise so you can easily compensate by eating a little more.

There is plenty of time to exercise after you lose the weight you want to lose.

Four Common Weight Loss Myths

We are on the R&D Diet Cookie program in order to lose weight once and for all!
Here are 4 common weight loss myths that may actually ruin our efforts to shed pounds:

1. Cardio burns more fat than strenght training.   
2. Certain exercises can cause spot reduction.    
3. Do not eat after 7:00 pm    
4. Do not eat in between meals.

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R&D Diet Cookie: Much Better Than Diet Meds!

I urge you to use the R&D Diet Cookie for safe, fast weight loss...

In the constant desire to achieve a lean body, many individuals choose to go to the extreme end of the road. Quick fat loss methods are being propagated with the use of medication and supplements. But are you really aware how safe are these? It is time that you stop and think about your body before taking such medication and supplements. There are many misleading advertisements of “safe” and “clinically proven” doing the rounds of the weight loss circuit. But this could cause grave side effects when taken indiscriminately. Two of such medication and supplements that may pose severe health risks are Advantra Z and Xenadrin EFX!

Continue reading about studies and side effects...

There was a study conducted by the University of California San Francisco, using these medication and supplements.  Basically, what they found was that both Advantra Z and Xenadrin resulted in an increase in the heart rate very similar to the side effects that were noticed while using the banned ephedra medication and supplements.

In 2004, FDA had banned ephedra due to its adverse side effects. However UCSF studies reveal that the ephedra-free medications and supplements that are being sold are nothing better. These supplements are equally hazardous to health and could lead to grave problems. People having health concerns like heart ailments or hypertension, should completely avoid these 2 supplements! It might result in worsening their condition.

R&D Diet Cookie will never recommend the use of any medication or supplement to lose weight.  You don’t have to use drugs because the R&D Diet Cookie is a natural food that completely eliminates hunger and cravings so that you can stay on your diet and lose weight.



Three 'Healthy' Foods That Really Aren't!

You may not spend your days eating pizza and burgers but there are many foods that sound healthy, maybe even diet-friendly, but when you look closely at them, they are the total opposite.

1. Muffins - A muffin is basically a giant cupcake minus the frosting.  Even bran muffins sound healthy but are often full of refined sugar and white flour.

2.  Nutrition Bars - Many of the popular brands of nutrition bars are high in saturated fat, refined sugar, and hydrogenated oils.  Some of them even contain the calorie equivalent of a candy bar!

A better option would be an R&D Diet Cookie:  High in protein, fiber, and whole grains while low in fat and calories.  Plus you get the added benefit of satiety with the cookies – keep you feeling fuller longer.

3.  Commercial Smoothies - Some of the commercial smoothies use full fat yogurt, ice cream, fruit drinks, syrups, and lots of sugar!  cound on 500 plus calories.