The Every Other Day Diet

One of the most popular diets available online, The Every Other Day Diet promotes a calorie-cycling regimen in which - as the name suggests - the main dietary restraint is followed only on alternate days. However, the "normal" days, while certainly allowing the dieter's preferences to be indulged - even if those preferences are mainly junk food - still have limitations as to the total food intake recommended.

Users typically find it easier to maintain the motivation to stick to the tightly-controlled days because of the more relaxed conditions available in between. The calorie cycling helps to promote a full-speed metabolism, in contrast to the slowdown experienced by those who follow a simple calorie-reduced diet. The plan describes three levels of commitment, allowing users to break themselves in gently or go all-out as they wish. The Every Other Day Diet program has received endorsements from a number of qualified individuals.

Despite all this, some users report that extra resolve, particularly for those with demanding jobs, may be needed on the diet days because the food intake allowed on those is so small (300-400 calories). It has also been suggested that the low-calorie intake on these days is the main reason for the weight-loss experienced by users and that the fat-burning promoted by the "normal" days is not hugely significant.

However, as with many of these weight-loss schemes, there is no denying that the system works: it is merely an alternative approach which ultimately leads to the same benefits as offered by other packages, and in that respect is far preferable to the low-fat/low-calorie myth promulgated by the mainstream diet industry. The user may decide whether the approach offered by The Every Other Day Diet fits best with his or her lifestyle.

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The Every Other Day Diet Reviews And Comments

Some days when I work out I may eat 2500 calories. I think that this EODD is working for me because I know that tomorrow I can have a peice of chocolate if I want. Or That hamburger. Or that burrito. But don't get me wrong you still need to watch what you eat. A woman needs at leat 1200 calories on the "ON" days. (Comment by "indian_princess135" on the womens-health.com forum)

Jon has done an excellent job of really providing sound nutritional advice along with strong motivation to get off the couch and get moving. (Endorsement by John Matt Yuill, M.D., Board Certified, Internal Medicine)

As both a scientist and a coach, I don't go for gimmicks. When evaluating The Every Other Day Diet, I asked myself three questions: 1) Is this program scientifically sound? 2) Does this program have real-world support? 3) Is this program one that people can and will actually follow? The answer to all three of these questions is yes. (Endorsement by Dr. John Berardi, Assistant Adjunct Professor, University of Texas; President, Precision Nutrition)

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