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Peanut Butter Diet

About

In it's simple terms this is a low calorie diet that includes peanut butter. SO if you want to lose weight and are a lover of peanut butter and do not want ot give it up then this could well be the diet for you.

The diet focuses on the good aspects of peanut butter and the good fats that it provides you with to encourage you that it is actually healthy for you (which when eaten in moderation is actually true). Along with the peanut butter you follow a low calorie diet based on eating small regular portions throughout the day.

Be warned though that this is not just a diet, for it to work you need to exercise and it is recommended that 45 min of moderate aerobic activity in conjunction with the diet will allow you to lose about 1 or 2 pounds per week. So if want to lose weight quickly then look ealsewhere, this is more about a steady healthy weight loss plan.

How Does The Peanut Butter Diet Work

You are allocated an amount of peanut butter you can eat during the day and combine this with a general low calorie diet.

A sample day for this plan may consist of the following:

Breakfast - Cereal with skimmed milk

Lunch - Peanut butter sandwich with a piece of fruit

Snack - Peanut butter on low fat rice cake

Dinner - Skinless chicken breast with steamed vegetables

Summary

The name "Peanut Butter Diet" is essentially a branding tool to sell the diet, but behind it is a sound healthy diet which is does not have the strict restrictions that come with other diets making it easy to follow.

If you are going to do the Peanut Butter Diet then you can expect to lose a steady 1 or 2 pounds per week which is regarded as a healthy weight loss amount without getting cravings or hunger pains. However, it is important to remember that 45 min of moderate aerobic exercise is essential in the success of this diet so do expect results with this.