The Martha's Vineyard Diet

The diet also relies on many supplements and services that leave most doctors and nutritionists shaking their heads in disbelief. (In fact, the book even instructs you on how to explain the concept of detoxing to your doctor, since they'll most likely be alarmed when you tell them what you're about to do.) Some of the treatments the program recommends are so outrageous they bring into question the validity of the program itself, such as having lymph drainage massages, cellulite treatments, a liver flush and even spending up to an hour a day on a "Chi machine" -- a device that swings your legs back and forth to improve the flow of your "life force." It even suggests that jumping on a trampoline three times a week detoxifies your lymphatic system and purges fluid from it, causing you to lose weight.

Bob Greene Best Life Diet

Because of Bob Greene's affiliation with Oprah (she wrote the foreword to his book and says the diet mirrors how she eats and lives now), many skeptics have dismissed the Best Life Diet as another celebrity weight loss fad. However, it's become highly regarded among nutritionists because of its motivating tone and and honest approach to nutrition and exercise. The average number of calories dieters can expect to eat is 1,700 per day, which makes it easy to create well-balanced meals compared to many restrictive diets that tend to be deficient in certain nutrients because they allow far fewer calories and a Another plus is how dieters are encouraged to exercise as a way to earn rewards. Depending on how much exercise you're doing each week, dieters are allowed to eat additional calories per day.