The sex diet

Forget the 'no pain, no gain' philosophy on slimming down, if you want to lose weight, the hottest new diet is the 'Sex Diet', a way to trim down, shape up and make your love life better than ever.

The one-month 'Sex Diet' uses critical libido-boosting foods and couples them to scheduled sexual activities. It's a "diet and do-it" philosophy that uses positive reinforcement to peel off the pounds and it's all in the book "The Ultimate Sex Diet".

Dr. Erika Goodstone, a clinical sexologist says it works. "Sex is just one other way to boost your metabolism." She says everyone can learn to use food to maximize their sex life and use their sex life to maximize weight loss.

Here are some of the rules of the diet:

Don't starve yourself. "If you're really starving yourself, you're not enjoying, and nurturing the part of you that would also really enjoy sex," says Goodstone.

Rule number two: "Make foods sensual. Indulge in soft, suggestive foods like bananas or peaces and sweet treats like strawberries dipped in heart healthy dark chocolate. Dr. Goodstone says because they're high in libido boosting arginine, even beans are on the list. "And we never think of beans as a sexy food."

Rule number three: Don't eat too much before the act, just sample and savor.

Susan Nowrouzi, a nutritionist at Miami's Baptist Hospital, says sex can curb your appetite. "When you do have orgasm after sex, you kinda feel calm, and that takes away from cravings," according to Nowrouzi.

Rule number four: Warm up your bodies and your passion with special made-for-two stretching exercises like the 'crunchy kiss' or the 'see saw'. Do it daily and then just do it.

The book calls for daily sex in a variety of unmentionable but calorie burning positions. "The more vigorous it is, the more calories you lose," says Nowrouzi.

And if you can't do it daily, just do it more. "You do lose calories, 100 to 300 calories depending on the time. But again this is putting all in perspective something you can achieve. Something that makes sense" says Nowrouzi.

Rule number five: Enjoy. It refers to enjoying your food and each other. "When you're trying too hard to not enjoy foods, and you're trying to eliminate all these foods that you enjoy, you're not going to be enjoying sex either," according to Dr. Goodstone.

She adds that if you spend more time in bed, you'll spend less time at the table.

CBS4 Health Specialist, Dr. Sean Kenniff