special K plan

dillywilly · Post by **dillywilly** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 2:55 am

Has anyone tried the Special K plan? does it work..and umm..if it worked for you, how much did you exercise a day?
thanks

tealady · Post by **tealady** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:40 pm

friend had great success with it! and then she gained it all back.

I tried it and it didn't seem to help me too much.

Tea

SarahPT · Post by **SarahPT** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 5:13 pm

I'm not surprised by tealdy's response. It's a fad diets. Fad diets tend to have the same endings. A bit of fast weight loss, then some weight gain, then frustration on the part of the dieter.

As far as fad diets go Special K is certainly not the worst one out there. However, it does not compare to what eating healthy, natural, unprocessed foods and consistent exercise will do for you.

Sarah

sameey70 · Post by **sameey70** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 9:42 pm

The Special K diet is nothing more than a decreased calorie diet. Any meal plan that reduces calorie intake will promote weight loss. The Special K concept is a temporary and is realistic for long term success.

leahvictoria · Post by **leahvictoria** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:34 am

^ do you mean unrealistic?

I tried this for a few days, literally.. and got so bored with it.

I've done lots of fad diets, they do not work!!

sameey70 · Post by **sameey70** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:27 pm

leahvictoria wrote:^ do you mean unrealistic?

I tried this for a few days, literally.. and got so bored with it.

I've done lots of fad diets, they do not work!!

Sorry Leah, I do mean unrealistic. And you're exactly right. These diets offer little variety and people get bored with them.

madridspector · Post by **madridspector** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 6:57 pm

friend tried this diet. she ended up losing about 15 pounds in about 2 months but found it extremely hard to stick to. i'm sure you can get the same results through eating low calorie meals, and would have more variety to your food!