`Pocket Dieting` is the New Fad

Sure there are fashion trends, and fads in speech, but we all know that the biggest fad in the word is the diet fad. A study in 2004 conducted by Wisconsin`s Community Memorial Hospital, showed that 38 people lost a total of 295 pounds in just six weeks - thanks to a new eating plan. The Pocket Diet lets you eat almost anything you want - including formerly forbidden carbs. With pita pockets full of food three times a day, and two snacks in between, dieters are more likely to stay with the diet as a long-term lifestyle change.

The Pocket Diet also offers an important feature many other diets don`t - convenience. Pocket Diet meals can be eaten almost anywhere and customized for the whole family. And other than the pita, no special foods have to be purchased. (And even the pita is optional after you`ve learned how to control your portions.)

So, how does The Pocket Diet let you eat all that tasty food and still lose weight? The answer is portion control. `In this world of overabundance and fad diets, it has become difficult to know what normal eating really is,` notes Barb Taggart, RD. `The Pocket Diet is all about re-teaching that concept of normal eating. By fitting each meal into a pita pocket, you`re eating about two to three ounces of food at a time -not too much or too little. And as co-author and dietitian Caitlyn Lorenze notes, `Putting your food in a pita pocket is much easier than trying to visualize a portion the size of a tennis ball, or toting around food scales or measuring cups.`

                                 

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