If you just want to lose weight for a special occasion and don’t care about long-term weight loss, then the 3 Day Cheese Grapefruit Diet may be for you. That said, you probably want to avoid it if you have long-term weight loss goals.
The best thing about this diet is that you can lose up to 10 pounds in 72 hours. The bad news is that you will almost certainly gain all the weight back soon after you quit the diet. It would also be very unhealthy to remain on this diet for long periods of time as you would be malnourished, tired and vulnerable to illness as your immune system would be compromised.
But, there’s nothing wrong with trying it out for the short term. If you want to go to a high school reunion or look good at a friend’s wedding, this might be for you. Just be careful with it.
The 3-Day Cottage Cheese Grapefruit Diet helps you shed excess water weight, reduce bloating and burn some fat through a reduced calorie intake. It is the extremely few calories that will cause you to gain the weight back when you eliminate, as your body’s natural response will be to store fat when you start eating regularly again.
An important note here: You should avoid this diet if you are on any type of antidepressant or anti-anxiety medication. Both of these types of drugs can have negative and dangerous effects with grapefruit.
The key is to follow the diet properly. Any replacement would mean that all your efforts have gone in vain!
day 1:
Breakfast: a cup of black coffee or tea, and a slice of toast; Eat half a grapefruit or drink a glass of grapefruit juice.
lunch: Have a full cup of cheese, a slice of toast, and a cup of black coffee or tea.
dinner: Eat three ounces of any lean meat, one cup of carrots, one cup of ice cream or frozen yogurt, one apple and one cup of black coffee or tea.
Day 2:
Breakfast: a cup of black coffee or tea, and a slice of toast; Eat half a grapefruit or drink a glass of grapefruit juice.
lunch: A full serving of cheese, five salt crackers and a cup of black coffee or tea.
dinner: Two hot dogs, half a cup of carrots, one cup of broccoli, one banana, and one cup of black coffee or tea.
day 3:
Breakfast: Black coffee or tea, five Salt crackers, one ounce of Cheddar cheese, and one apple.
lunch: A boiled egg, a piece of toast and a cup of black coffee or tea.
dinner: One serving of cottage cheese, one cup of carrots, one cup of watermelon, ½ cup of ice cream or frozen yogurt, and one cup of black coffee or tea.
So, there it is. Hot dogs, saltine crackers and all. But before you embark on the 3-Day Cottage Cheese and Grapefruit Diet, ask yourself: Is it really worth shedding a few pounds of water weight in exchange for feeling hungry, cranky, and miserable?
Source by Cornell Dayne
