Losing Weight with the 3-Day Diet

Losing Weight with the 3-Day Diet
If you badly want to lose weight fast, and don't mind
feeling famished, consider the 3-Day Diet - desperate times
call for desperate measures. Here are the steps needed to
make the 3-Day Diet a success:
1. Stock up on coffee, water, grapefruit, saltines and lean
protein like tuna or chicken
2. Remove all enticing foods from your kitchen. Enlist the
support of your significant other
3. Weigh yourself the morning you begin your diet, and
follow the plan precisely. Make sure you exercise as well,
as this will enhance weight loss.

The 3-Day Diet was actually a craze, dating back to 1985,
which has amazingly endured the test of time. The diet is
often erroneously called the Cleveland Clinic Diet, and it
is a strictly controlled plan that must be done for three
days at a time, followed by regular eating for four or five
days before opting to recommence the plan. One of the
drawbacks is that the guaranteed weight loss (up to 10
pounds) is likely due to fluid loss and not the more
desirable fat loss.

Here is the 3-Day Diet meal plan:

Day 1

Breakfast Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low
or Equal
1/2 grapefruit or juice
1 piece toast with 1 tablespoon peanut butter

Lunch
1/2 cup tuna
1 piece toast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal

Dinner
3 ounces any lean meat or chicken
1 cup green beans
1 cup carrots
1 apple
1 cup regular vanilla ice cream

Day 2

Breakfast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal
1 egg
1/2 banana
1 piece toast

Lunch
1 cup cottage cheese or tuna
8 regular saltine crackers

Dinner
2 beef franks
1 cup broccoli or cabbage
1/2 cup carrots
1/2 banana
1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream

Day 3

Breakfast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal
5 regular saltine crackers
1 ounce cheddar cheese
1 apple

Lunch
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal
1 boiled egg
1 piece toast

Dinner
1 cup tuna
1 cup carrots
1 cup cauliflower
1 cup melon
1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream

In addition to its strict daily food prescription, dieters
drink 4 cups of water or noncaloric drinks daily.

Although the 3-Day Diet has a bad reputation as a "fad"
diet, we can see that these meals are actually balanced.
Unlike other diets, which encourage you to limit your
intake of carbohydrates and protein, the 3-Day Diet ensures
that you get all the nutrients your body needs for the day.
Most people's everyday eating habits do not match the
completeness of this diet.

In spite of this, the best way to lose weight is the old,
traditional way, although it takes a little longer. Eat
lots of green, leafy vegetables, and also fruits in
moderation, cut out processed and fatty foods, don't snack
between meals, and exercise regularly. You can go jogging
or bike riding, or even swimming. Within a few months, you
will find that you are slimmer, and a lot healthier than if
you had depended solely on the 3-Day Diet.

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Astrid Bullen is an avid fitness enthusiast and writer.
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