Every Other Day Diet Review

 Reviewed By Scott Bibbs
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Every Other Day Diet REVIEW

It’s no shocker to say that there are MANY diets out in the marketplace at any given time. In fact, if you search long enough, chances are you will continue to find new ones with seemingly no end in site.

 Therefore, it can be a tough task when looking to review diet plans that are found on the internet. From time to time, however, some diets rise in popularity and are worth at least a cursory glance.

One that has caught my eye as of late is called the Every Other Day Diet, or EODD and was designed by Jon Benson (you may have heard of his Fit Over 40 diet plan as well…)

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The Good

Like many people, the EODD intrigued me because of its somewhat unique approach to eating. Basically, the diet allows you to eat many of the foods you love including burgers, pizza, etc, which can be a great reason for just about anyone to give this diet a try.

 Instead of just restricting calories, the Every Other Day Diet makes you CYCLE your calories. What this means is, one day you might eat MORE calories than your daily intake requires, then the next day you would eat less. The net result over time is that you are actually eating less.

 The diet doesn’t make you feel like you are starving yourself though because of the days when you can “splurge” and overeat to some extent. This cycling process in effect tricks your body into keeping your metabolism burning in high gear even though you are actually restricting the overall calories your body is getting.

 On most calorie restricting diets I have come across, your bodies metabolism has a good chance of actually slowing down because the calories are restricted on a regular basis. This approach can actually result in weight gain over time if your eating habits return to normal at any time.

The Bad

One interesting concept of the EODD is that when choosing portions, you don’t need a scale or a chart that gives you a breakdown of different foods and their calories content, instead, all you need is your hands.

 The EODD contains a system that will allow you to choose the portions of foods you eat by the size of your hands. For instance, one meal might call for a portion of protein (meat, fish, etc) that is the size of your palm.Your cupped fingers might represent a portion of starchy carbs. While this sounds unique and inventive, what happens when your hands are much larger in proportion to your body size?

 That is MY situation anyways and I found the hand measurement approach a bit clumsy and less than scientific. I believe Jon has a good concept here, but a backup measurement system would be welcome by folks like me.

Conclusion

Overall, I would say the Every Other Day Diet is a pretty cool approach to losing weight and getting back into shape. Jon lays down a solid foundation of what to expect in the diet and definitely puts the success or failure of this or any diet squarely on the dieter and their commitment to the program.

 Also, he definitely states that exercise, in some fashion or another, HAS to be a part of your life if you are serious about losing weight and keeping it off. All his advice is logical and sound.In addition, if you are someone who has always had trouble sticking to any diet because you can’t have your favorite foods, then the EODD might be the one for you.

Check it out for yourself, learn the program thoroughly, and then give it at least 6 weeks and check your results. Many swear by the Every Other Day Diet for its ability to help you lose weight quickly and keep it off long term.

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