3 Day Diet
The 3 Day Diet is essentially a meal plan for 3 days. The claim that you can lose 10 pounds in 3 days, is inaccurate because we are all different, and have different caloric requirements!
Simply put - if you can't imagine yourself still eating like this in say, a years time, then it's not a sustainable diet. Judging by the meal plan, the 3 day diet is a very low calorie diet (VLCD), but retains a reasonable balance of fats, carbs, and proteins.
This is one of the most popular "Fad" diets on the internet and despite the warnings people still want a quick fix instead of doing the work it takes to achieve long term results.
Downsides?
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Be Careful Not To Lower Metabolism
3 days is about the longest you should go on a very low calorie diet. Beyond this your body will go into starvation mode, and begin to adapt its metabolism. This of course, can mark the beginning of yo-yo dieting.
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Due to the low calories, you will feel hungry often.
Dieters will probably end up reaching for the junk food as they will feel deprived.
- The lack of any snack will also lead to up and down energy levels.
- Long term results are not typical.
3 Day Diet Alternative?
Find a better diet plan ! -see the best weight loss programs
One of the safer diet programs for quick weight loss is the medically proven program Medifast - calories are restricted to under 1,000 per day. The Medifast food is specifically prepared to include all necessary nutrients. This is a recommended alternative.
3 Day Diet - Meal Plan
| DAY 1 |
| Breakfast |
Lunch |
Dinner |
| Black coffee or tea (Sweet & Low or Equal) or water
1/2 Grapefruit or Juice
1 slice toast with 1 Tbsp. Peanut Butter |
1/2 Cup of Tuna
1 slice toast
Black coffee or tea (Sweet & Low or Equal) or water |
3 oz. any lean meat
1 cup green beans
1 cup carrots
1 cup vanilla ice cream
1 medium apple
Black coffee or tea (Sweet & Low or Equal) or water |
| DAY 2 |
| Breakfast |
Lunch |
Dinner |
| Black coffee or tea (Sweet & Low or Equal) or water
1 egg (any style)
1 slice toast
1 banana |
1 cup cottage cheese or tuna
5 saltine crackers
Black coffee or tea (Sweet & Low or Equal) or water |
2 beef franks or hot dogs
1/2 cup carrots
1 banana
1 cup broccoli or cabbage
1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
Black coffee or tea (Sweet & Low or Equal) or water |
| DAY 3 |
| Breakfast |
Lunch |
Dinner |
| Black coffee or tea (Sweet & Low or Equal) or water
5 regular saltine crackers
1 oz.(slice) cheddar cheese
1 apple |
1 hard boiled egg
1 slice toast
Black coffee or tea (Sweet & Low or Equal) or water |
1 cup tuna
1 cup carrots
1 cup cauliflower
1 cup melon
1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream
Black coffee or tea (Sweet & Low or Equal) or water |
Last updated 28 JAN 2010
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