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1. Winda says:

   September 27, 2009 at 2:53 pm

   I tried this “diet”, exactly as directed. The cookies don’t taste really good; some flavors are better than others: chocolate chip probably being the best, followed by oatmeal and then lemon. I would NOT recommend this product to others mostly because of the cost. The instructions tell you to eat one cookie for breakfast, one for mid-morning snack, one for lunch, and one for as an afternoon snack; followed by a sensible dinner. The chocolate chip and oatmeal cookies are 150 calories each, while the lemon is 140 calories; that means, by dinner time, you have consumed 600 calories, give or take 10 calories. There are soooooo many other choices out there — make that cheaper choices — one could eat before dinner and still stay within the 600 calorie total: Quaker Weight Control Oatmeal is only 160 calories; Slim-Fast has a couple of different options as does South Beach. Lastly, why not just eat a big salad with low-fat dressing and a can of tuna for lunch and forget the afternoon snack. Try a Lean Cuisine or Healthy Choice Dinner and remember to drink plenty of water. This is quite simply, another gimmick diet. If you are one of those folks, with a rushed life, it might be fine for you to grab a cookie and run, but like I said: Check other choices (and save your buck$ for new clothes after you reach your goal weight) with more protein, etc. Special K has a 10 gram protein bar that I think is 180 calories — the list goes on.
2. Maddy says:

   September 27, 2009 at 8:23 pm

   I will agree that there are other choices, but this is a great way to drop some weight easily & inexpensively after you drift above your self-imposed weight ceiling. Friends told me the lemons weren’t edible, but they weren’t too bad. Certainly the chocolate & oatmeal raisin are better, but you don’t buy these for the great taste…just be glad they taste good.

   The reason I like this cookie is that it follows the fundamental weight loss theory: more small “meals” keep your metabolism humming. I add fruit & nuts to my daily diet when eating these cookies, and the weight falls off at a good clip. So let your upper limit weight, buy some of these, and use them when you drift up, or if you want to build in some margin.

   As for cost, you are having them in lieu of breakfast or lunch, so this diet may actually save you money as well! I did buy several variety packs on Amazon, on sale, but at the normal $19.18 per box price, you may be better off buying directly from Hollywood Cookie. Good luck all.
3. Lincoln says:

   September 27, 2009 at 9:58 pm

   This is a great product for those who are looking for a tasty meal on the go. They don’t really keep you full for several hours. I suggest an appetite suppressant as well. I lost 5 lbs in a week and with a shrunken stomach and decreased food intake I have kept them off for 2 weeks so far. There are better options if you have the time. I got these because I am constantly on the go and don’t have time to make small meals like oatmeal or something all day. If you have time for that I recommend it because this is unnecessarily expensive. This was great for a week but I found that eating cookies all day gets old after a while.