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The Grapefruit Diet

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This diet is very similar to the Scarsdale Diet and a cousin of Atkins. It is sometimes called the Mayo Clinic Diet, and the rumor is the prestigious health care center uses it to help patients lose weight quickly for surgery. The Mayo Clinic denies this or any association with the Grapefruit Diet.

 

The Grapefruit Diet was probably invented sometime in the 1970s. The theory is that grapefruit has magical qualities that help you lose weight. It is supposed to act as a catalyst to make your body drop excess pounds. Interestingly, since that time, scientists have found that certain medications cannot be combined with grapefruit because of its potent chemical composition.

 

Created: 1970

Categories: Fad

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Sample Menu:

BREAKFAST
1/2 grapefruit or 8 oz. unsweetened juice
2 eggs, any style
2 slices of bacon
Black coffee or tea, no sugar


LUNCH
1/2 grapefruit or 8 oz. unsweetened juice
Salad and or raw vegetables (any dressing, not low-fat or fat-free)
Meat (cooked any way)


DINNER
1/2 grapefruit or 8 oz. unsweetened juice.
Meat (cooked any way)

Vegetables (any green or red, may be cooked in butter or seasoning) or have a salad as you did at lunch

Black coffee or tea, no sugar


BEDTIME
8 oz. Tomato juice or skim milk (optional snack)


INSTRUCTIONS


1. Eat only until you are full.

 

2. The combination of foods makes you lose weight, so you cannot skip any of the listed foods.


3. Drink eight glasses of water every day.


4. Limit coffee to one cup per meal.


5. Do not eat between meals.


6. You might not lose any weight until the fifth day, when you may lose five pounds or more.

 

7. Stay on this diet for twelve days and then go off it for two days.

8. YOU MAY NOT HAVE: White onions, potatoes, celery, peas, cereal, carrots, corn, starchy vegetables, bread, noodles, rice, potato chips, pretzels, fruit, or diet dressing.

 

9. YOU MAY HAVE: Red onions, bell peppers, radishes, broccoli, cucumbers, green onions, leaf spinach, cabbage, tomatoes, green beans, lettuce, chili (no beans), mayonnaise, any cheese, hot dogs, cole slaw, regular salad dressing, green vegetables, dill pickles, or bread and butter.

 

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