This diet is making quite a buzz in and around weight loss and weight management communities especially for those dying to lose their unwanted pounds and are quite intrigue with “successful” celebrity diets; apparently, Best Life Diet has all the right ingredient to rise above others in the market today: weight loss campaign and hotshot celebrity to promote the diet.
Best Life Diet is developed by Bob Greene. Bob Greene is the famous exercise physiologist and personal trainer to Oprah. This diet plan, as it was said, helped Oprah to lose and maintain weight as she was struggling with it for quite sometime back then. Along with Oprah’s weight loss success came the Best Life Diet book and has shoot right on top of Amazon.com bestseller’s list prior to its release.
While Best Life diet has Oprah to back up the claim, it also has its fair share of critics. Critics dismiss Best Life diet as yet another fad diet bound to fail but Bob Greene’s promoter is solidly behind his back as far as the diet plan goes. Promoters claim that Best Life diet is not a fad diet although it gathers quite a number of followers nowadays; insisting that the diet itself is a lifestyle change meant to be practiced everyday and not for just a period of time. This diet also targets what most diet plans fail to see: the emotional aspect of weight loss.
The diet consists of three phases. The first phase lasts for a month which will be spent on immediate concerns such as your weight and addressing the root cause of your weight gain especially if it’s emotional. It is important that these issues were addressed and settled before introducing healthy eating habits. In this phase you will also be advised to do without the usual weight gain culprits such as fried foods, soft drinks, white bread, pastas, high-fat dairy products, and foods laden with trans-fats; foods that are referred to as the danger six by Bob’s diet plan. The second phase is all about gradually adapting to healthy lifestyle and right food choices that will help you lose weight in a manner that you will be able to stick with it for the rest of your life. You will also learn to prepare recommended foods as there are recipes you can find in the book. Best life diet plan consists of mostly fruits and vegetables but it will not restrict you of other food groups as well.
The book also stresses the importance of right exercise and how to incorporate it with your daily life. Overall, the Best Life diet doesn’t seem so bad as it promotes healthy lifestyle; aside from the fact that it tackles the emotional and spiritual sides of weight management. For seniors trying to lose weight or maintain weight for health reasons, consult your doctor first to make sure if the Best Life diet is the best option for you and will not interfere with your current medications and nutritional requirements.
