Sorors, here is a diet that I use whenever I want immediate results. However, I believe that if you really want to change your weight, you must change your lifestyle. This diet really does work, however, it is not a permanent or very healthy solution.
New Mayo Clinic Diet
Breakfast:
½ grapefruit (or) ¼ cup unsweetened grapefruit juice
2 eggs - any style
2 slices of bacon
Lunch:
½ grapefruit (or) ¼ cup unsweetened grapefruit juice
Salad with any dressing
Meat - any style/any amount
Dinner:
½ grapefruit (or) ¼ cup unsweetened grapefruit juice
Meat - any style/any amount (fish may be substituted)
Vegetable - any green or red (cooked in butter or any seasoning)
Bedtime Snack:
Glass of tomato juice or skim milk
Instructions
1. At any meal, you may eat until you are full.
2. Don't skip bacon at breakfast or omit salads. It is the combination of
foods that burn fat.
3. The grapefruit is important because it acts as a catalyst that starts the
burning process.
4. Cut down on coffee, it affects the insulin balance that hinders the
burning process (limit 3 cups per day).
5. Don't eat between meals. If you eat the combination of foods suggested,
you will not get hungry.
6. Do not eat desserts, breads, or white vegetables. You may double or
triple helpings of meat, salad or vegetables. Eat as much as you want. The
more you eat of the proper combinations of foods, the more you lose.
Notes
1. This diet completely eliminates sugars and starches, which are lipids and
form fat. Fat does not form fat. It helps burn it so you can fry foods in
butter and use butter generously on vegetables.
2. You can lose 10 pounds on 10 days. There will be no loss the first 4
days, but you will lose 5 pounds on the 5th day. There after, you will lose
1½ pounds every 2 days until you are at your desired weight.
3. All soft drinks need to be diet and caffeine-free.
4. You may not have: white onions, potatoes, or celery.
5. You may have: red onions, broccoli, lettuce, tomatoes, bell peppers, green
onions, cabbage, radishes, spinach, and carrots.
Important
Stay on the diet for 12 days and stop dieting for 2 days.
**This diet is given to heart patients needing to lose weight quickly for
by-pass surgery**
[This message has been edited by Skeeopatra (edited March 31, 2000).]
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