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02.02.13, 03:04
Surprisingly surviving the test of time, the 3 Day Diet is another fad diet, dating back to 1985. Copies of the "3 Day Diet" continue to float around cyberspace, promising quick weight loss, cleansing, lower cholesterol and increased energy. However, no diet book exists to substantiate the science behind the "unique metabolic reaction."
Often mistakenly called The Cleveland Clinic Diet, the 3 Day Diet is a regimented plan that must be followed exactly for three days at a time, followed by normal eating for four or five days before opting to resume the plan again.
Followers of the 3 Day Diet are promised up to a 4.5kg (10lb) weight loss in three days, although realistically, most of that weight is likely due to fluid loss and not the more desirable fat loss. To achieve the proposed loss, exercise is not mentioned in the plan.
What you can eat
The 3 Day Diet is a very specific food plan that must be followed precisely. Portions must be eaten exactly as specified and dieters are warned not to overeat - otherwise the promised 4.5kg (10lb) weight loss may not be achieved. Likewise, dieters should not undereat, even if they are not hungry. The detailed plan does not mention or recommend any exercise.
The 3 Day Diet meal plan:
Day 1
Breakfast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets artificial sweetener
1/2 grapefruit or juice
1 piece toast with 1 tablespoon peanut butter
Lunch
150g (5.5oz) tuna
1 piece toast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets artificial sweetener
Dinner
85g (3oz) any lean meat or chicken
150g (5.5oz) green beans
125g (4.5oz)carrots
1 apple
125g (4.5oz) vanilla ice cream
Day 2
Breakfast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets artificial sweetener
1 egg
1/2 banana
1 piece toast
Lunch
225g (8oz) cottage cheese or 150g (5.5oz) tuna
8 cream crackers
Dinner
2 beef sausages
85g (3oz) broccoli or cabbage
65g (2.5oz) carrots
1/2 banana
65g (2.5oz) vanilla ice cream
Day 3
Breakfast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets artificial sweetener
5 cream crackers
25g (1oz) Cheddar cheese
1 apple
Lunch
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets artificial sweetener
1 boiled egg
1 piece toast
Dinner
150g (5.5oz) tuna
125g (4.5oz) carrots
140g (5oz) cauliflower
175g (6oz) melon
65g (2.5oz) vanilla ice cream
In addition to its strict daily food prescription, dieters drink 950ml (1.75 pints) of water or non-caloric drinks daily.
How it works
By some unspecified force, the combination of the suggested foods included in this plan is supposed to create a unique metabolic reaction and boost fat burning.
Without an author or book, there is no documentation or explanation of how the 3 Day Diet food combinations burn fat, increase energy, cleanse the body or lower cholesterol.
As the name suggests, the 3 Day Diet lasts only three days, though it's said that it can be repeated indefinitely, as long as you alternate with four to five days of undefined "normal eating". The purpose of returning to your usual eating style is to keep your metabolism from slowing, reverting to fat-storing, starvation mode.
Source: Boots website [UKs no 1 pharmacy lead health & beauty retailer]
Often mistakenly called The Cleveland Clinic Diet, the 3 Day Diet is a regimented plan that must be followed exactly for three days at a time, followed by normal eating for four or five days before opting to resume the plan again.
Followers of the 3 Day Diet are promised up to a 4.5kg (10lb) weight loss in three days, although realistically, most of that weight is likely due to fluid loss and not the more desirable fat loss. To achieve the proposed loss, exercise is not mentioned in the plan.
What you can eat
The 3 Day Diet is a very specific food plan that must be followed precisely. Portions must be eaten exactly as specified and dieters are warned not to overeat - otherwise the promised 4.5kg (10lb) weight loss may not be achieved. Likewise, dieters should not undereat, even if they are not hungry. The detailed plan does not mention or recommend any exercise.
The 3 Day Diet meal plan:
Day 1
Breakfast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets artificial sweetener
1/2 grapefruit or juice
1 piece toast with 1 tablespoon peanut butter
Lunch
150g (5.5oz) tuna
1 piece toast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets artificial sweetener
Dinner
85g (3oz) any lean meat or chicken
150g (5.5oz) green beans
125g (4.5oz)carrots
1 apple
125g (4.5oz) vanilla ice cream
Day 2
Breakfast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets artificial sweetener
1 egg
1/2 banana
1 piece toast
Lunch
225g (8oz) cottage cheese or 150g (5.5oz) tuna
8 cream crackers
Dinner
2 beef sausages
85g (3oz) broccoli or cabbage
65g (2.5oz) carrots
1/2 banana
65g (2.5oz) vanilla ice cream
Day 3
Breakfast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets artificial sweetener
5 cream crackers
25g (1oz) Cheddar cheese
1 apple
Lunch
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets artificial sweetener
1 boiled egg
1 piece toast
Dinner
150g (5.5oz) tuna
125g (4.5oz) carrots
140g (5oz) cauliflower
175g (6oz) melon
65g (2.5oz) vanilla ice cream
In addition to its strict daily food prescription, dieters drink 950ml (1.75 pints) of water or non-caloric drinks daily.
How it works
By some unspecified force, the combination of the suggested foods included in this plan is supposed to create a unique metabolic reaction and boost fat burning.
Without an author or book, there is no documentation or explanation of how the 3 Day Diet food combinations burn fat, increase energy, cleanse the body or lower cholesterol.
As the name suggests, the 3 Day Diet lasts only three days, though it's said that it can be repeated indefinitely, as long as you alternate with four to five days of undefined "normal eating". The purpose of returning to your usual eating style is to keep your metabolism from slowing, reverting to fat-storing, starvation mode.
Source: Boots website [UKs no 1 pharmacy lead health & beauty retailer]