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When the Today Show's nutrition expert Joy Bauer set out to create a program to help dieters lose weight, she went one step beyond what most diet plans bother to do: She created an honest no-nonsense system that doesn't simply help you shed pounds, but keeps them off for good without feeling hungry, deprived or bored.
Unlike most diet plans that promise instant results, the LIFE Diet is a very honest approach to weight-loss that shows dieters how to change their nutritional habits and incorporate regular exercise to get results that last long after you've reached your weight-loss goal. All of the recipes are easy to prepare, and surprisingly tasty and filling. It's also not bogged down with the usual scientific clutter meant to prove why a diet is so unique. Instead, it's designed in a very direct, easy-to-understand manner that walks dieters through the process without confusing them.
Is the diet healthy?
Absolutely. The plan promotes eating plenty of healthy foods and doesn't restrict calories excessively just to give dieters immediate-- and unrealistic --results. Another key component is that it asks dieters to do some form of exercise, whether it's cardio or resistance training, seven days a week. Not only is this essential for helping dieters lose weight without having to starve themselves, but it's a plan that will definitely strengthen the heart and bones, as well as build lean muscle tissue.
What do the experts say?
"All of the nutrients that we like to see in a well-rounded nutrition plan are in there, especially plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole grains," says Cheryl Orlansky, RD, LD, CDE, a medical nutrition therapist for the Laureate Medical Group in Atlanta, GA. "The program also makes it very easy to follow a lower-calorie, high-fiber diet plan, which can leave many dieters feeling as if they aren't dieting at all." That edge, according to Orlansky, makes it easier for dieters to stick with the diet long enough to see results, as opposed of quitting earlier than they should.
Orlansky did have two issues that she was concerned with. The first was how the diet recommends that 'all men and active women are allowed to eat unlimited amounts of protein at each meal.' "Controlling your portion sizes is important when it comes to healthy weight loss, and although the book explains that point and recommends it quite often with other types of foods, not having some type of limitation when it comes to protein could have some dieters eating more than they should be," she says.
The second is that Orlansky would have preferred to see a nutritional analysis of all the recipes in the book. "None of the recipes are broken down so that dieters can see exactly how many calories they're eating, as well as how many grams of protein, carbohydrates, fat and fiber are in each meal," she says. Orlansky, a medical nutrition therapist who counsels patients that include diabetics, says that information is necessary for those who may need to monitor exactly what they eat, but assumes that the author may have wanted to do this to keep dieters from being too obsessed with counting calories.
Who should consider the diet?
Anyone who is looking to lose weight in a safe, efficient, believable way.
Bottom Line There is no hook or spin to her plan. Instead, the Joy's LIFE Diet is a solid program that almost any nutritionist would agree with that specifically shows you what to eat and how to exercise in order to lose weight at a healthy pace.
What you can eat: Filet mignon, chicken, pork tenderloin, fish, egg whites, fat-free cheese, yogurt, non-starchy vegetables, fruits and tea. What you can't: For the first three weeks, artificial sweeteners, processed foods, alcohol, starches at dinner or salt. After three weeks. almost everything is fine, but only in specific portions.
Fitness expert Myatt Murphy is the author of the best-selling books, The Body You Want in the Time You Have, Ultimate Dumbbell Guide and The Men's Health Gym Bible.
See the LIFE Diet at a Glance
Unlike most diet plans that promise instant results, the LIFE Diet is a very honest approach to weight-loss that shows dieters how to change their nutritional habits and incorporate regular exercise to get results that last long after you've reached your weight-loss goal. All of the recipes are easy to prepare, and surprisingly tasty and filling. It's also not bogged down with the usual scientific clutter meant to prove why a diet is so unique. Instead, it's designed in a very direct, easy-to-understand manner that walks dieters through the process without confusing them.
Is the diet healthy?
Absolutely. The plan promotes eating plenty of healthy foods and doesn't restrict calories excessively just to give dieters immediate-- and unrealistic --results. Another key component is that it asks dieters to do some form of exercise, whether it's cardio or resistance training, seven days a week. Not only is this essential for helping dieters lose weight without having to starve themselves, but it's a plan that will definitely strengthen the heart and bones, as well as build lean muscle tissue.
What do the experts say?
"All of the nutrients that we like to see in a well-rounded nutrition plan are in there, especially plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole grains," says Cheryl Orlansky, RD, LD, CDE, a medical nutrition therapist for the Laureate Medical Group in Atlanta, GA. "The program also makes it very easy to follow a lower-calorie, high-fiber diet plan, which can leave many dieters feeling as if they aren't dieting at all." That edge, according to Orlansky, makes it easier for dieters to stick with the diet long enough to see results, as opposed of quitting earlier than they should.
Orlansky did have two issues that she was concerned with. The first was how the diet recommends that 'all men and active women are allowed to eat unlimited amounts of protein at each meal.' "Controlling your portion sizes is important when it comes to healthy weight loss, and although the book explains that point and recommends it quite often with other types of foods, not having some type of limitation when it comes to protein could have some dieters eating more than they should be," she says.
The second is that Orlansky would have preferred to see a nutritional analysis of all the recipes in the book. "None of the recipes are broken down so that dieters can see exactly how many calories they're eating, as well as how many grams of protein, carbohydrates, fat and fiber are in each meal," she says. Orlansky, a medical nutrition therapist who counsels patients that include diabetics, says that information is necessary for those who may need to monitor exactly what they eat, but assumes that the author may have wanted to do this to keep dieters from being too obsessed with counting calories.
Who should consider the diet?
Anyone who is looking to lose weight in a safe, efficient, believable way.
Bottom Line There is no hook or spin to her plan. Instead, the Joy's LIFE Diet is a solid program that almost any nutritionist would agree with that specifically shows you what to eat and how to exercise in order to lose weight at a healthy pace.
What you can eat: Filet mignon, chicken, pork tenderloin, fish, egg whites, fat-free cheese, yogurt, non-starchy vegetables, fruits and tea. What you can't: For the first three weeks, artificial sweeteners, processed foods, alcohol, starches at dinner or salt. After three weeks. almost everything is fine, but only in specific portions.
Fitness expert Myatt Murphy is the author of the best-selling books, The Body You Want in the Time You Have, Ultimate Dumbbell Guide and The Men's Health Gym Bible.
See the LIFE Diet at a Glance
