Jerusalem Diet Review

What You Should Know

The Jerusalem Diet is not based on Jewish beliefs, and only in a manner of speaking does it come from Jerusalem. The diet was invented by Ted Haggard, and rumor has it that he thought it up during his visit to Jerusalem. It approaches weight loss one day at a time, using exercise and healthy eating as means to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. He has written a book about it, which serves as a guide to anyone wishing to follow his example.

List of Ingredients

The Jerusalem Diet works on the concept of ìfat daysî and ìnormal daysî. On ìfat daysî, controlled portions of healthful foods like nuts, fruits, and vegetables, as well as lots of water are the course for the day. Addictive and habit-forming items are also to be reduced, such as caffeine, cigarettes, junk food, and sugar.

Product Features

The list price for The Jerusalem Diet by Ted Haggard is USD 18, but used and new copies can be acquired for significantly lower prices at online retailers. One must not confuse this with another book of the same name by Judith Besserman.

The diet works on the concept of ìfatî and ìnormalî days. Normal days are those days when you are at your desired weight, while fat days are those when you are not. On normal days, you can eat what you want, staying within reasonable limits of course. On fat days however, the dieter needs to eat healthful foods only, and drink plenty of water. Exercise is recommended, and should be done every day. The approach allows you take weight loss one day at a time, meaning you diet only when you need to, allowing you to enjoy on ìnormalî days. Junk food, caffeine, nicotine, and sugar are to be avoided as much as possible, so any such habits need to be broken.

This is a gradual-effect, long-term solution to weight loss that relies on a dieterís discipline and honesty with himself or herself. The Jerusalem Diet would require an accurate weighing scale, to ensure correct measurements of body weight on a day-to-day basis.

Pro’s

• The concept is simple.
• No expensive commercial products like supplements and meal replacements.
• Looking at it one day at a time can help prevent diet fatigue.
• Smart eating choices, exercise, and healthy living are emphasized.

Con’s

• Spiritual advice is spread throughout the book, which may not mesh with usersí beliefs.
• Ted Haggard has had a history of drug use, so as a source of diet advice, he is sure to raise a few eyebrows.
• Many if not all of the diet components are not new.

Conclusion

The Jerusalem Diet by Ted Haggard does not offer much in the way of the new. It mostly contains advice on things everyone knows about weight loss. The only thing that makes it different is the one-day-at-a-time perspective, which in turn is practiced by many even without the book. The final word is the book does not offer anything new, and weight loss in this program is achieved by common sense means healthy eating, exercise, and vice-free living.