Ann Collins, a nutritionist, runs a popular Internet website service for dieters. You pay a $19.95 membership fee good for a year. This entitles you to diet plans, tips to stay motivated, exercise plans and access to a weight loss forum where you can ask for advice and network with others on the diet. She offers nine different diet plans: this is the Balanced Weight Loss Diet. This 28-day plan includes all kinds of choices not usually on reducing diets, such as wine, beer, candy, cookies, fast food and frozen meals. There’s a section on how to prepare bag lunches too. Dieters can choose between making food at home or buying convenience foods. It is low calorie: 1100 calories per day, but you can increase that number up to 2000 per day, based on how quickly you want to lose weight. Here is a sample daily menu. You get to chose snacks from a list of approved ones if you wish to increase your calorie intake.
Created:
2000
Categories:
Low Calorie
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Meetings:
No
Books:
No
Sample Menu:
Breakfast
Option 1
Pancakes, Bacon & Berries
2 'lite' pancakes , 1 tbsp maple syrup, 2 slices Canadian bacon, ½ cup berries.
Option 2
Yogurt, Wheatgerm & Fruit
1 cup fat-free yogurt, 2 tbsp wheat germ, 1 medium-sized banana, 1 tbsp sesame seeds.
Lunch
Convenience Option
Subway 6 Inch Roasted Chicken Breast Sub (311 calories), 1 serving fruit.
Home Option
Soup and Veggie Sandwich
1 cup low-fat canned ready-to-serve soup, 2 slices whole wheat bread spread with 2 tbsp fat-free mayo, filled with chopped vegetables, 1 oz fat-free cheese.
Main Meal
Convenience Option
Lean Cuisine Angel Hair Pasta (220 calories), 2 cups salad, 1 tbsp fat-free dressing, 2 graham crackers with 1 tbsp fat-free cream cheese, 1 serving fruit.
Recipe Option
Pasta with Meat Sauce, Salad, Milk
Ingredients: 1 oz dry weight pasta or thin spaghetti, 3 oz very lean ground beef, 1/2 cup sliced bell peppers, 1 large tomato chopped, 1 clove minced garlic, 1/2 tsp oregano, 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning.