The 3 day diet (loose 10 lbs in 3 days)
The Three Day Diet has been around for quite a while, and is a caloric-limiting diet that consists of eating very few calories over a three day span. Most claim that you can lose up to 10lbs if you stick to it straight, and with eating so few calories, I can see how some one might.
What Can You Eat?
Not a lot!
Here's the meal plan for the Three Day Diet, and after it a breakdown of what one can eat each day.
Day One
Breakfast:
- Coffee or tea, with a sugar substitute if needed.
- 1/3 of a grapefruit
- 1 piece of dry white toast
- 1 tablespoon of peanut butter
Lunch
- ½ cup of tuna
- 1 piece of dry toast
- Coffee or tea with a sugar substitute
Dinner
- 3 ounces of lean red meat or chicken
- 1 cup of green beans
- 1 cup of carrots
- 1 apple
- 1 cup of vanilla ice cream
Day Two
Breakfast
- Coffee/tea with a sugar substitute
- 1 egg
- 1 slice of dry toast
- ½ of a banana
Lunch
- 1 cup of cottage cheese or tuna
- 8 saltine crackers
Dinner
- 2 franks
- 1 cup of cabbage
- ½ cup of carrots
- ½ of a banana
- ½ cup of vanilla ice cream
Day Three
Breakfast
- Coffee or tea with a sugar substitute if needed
- 5 saltine crackers
- 1 ounce of cheese
- 1 apple
Lunch
- 1 boiled egg
- 1 piece of dry toast
- Coffee or tea with a sugar substitute if needed
Dinner
- 1 cup of tuna
- 1 cup of carrots
- 1 cup of cauliflower
- 1 cup of a melon
- ½ cup of vanilla ice cream
During the three days, you must drink about four cups of water each day to go along with it.
Day by Day Breakdown of the Three Day Diet
Day one
The first day of the three day diet has you eating less then 500 calories! This isn't healthy at all, and can have seriously negative effects on your body, and metabolism.
Your body starts storing fat and saving energy, because it realizes that there's a problem with your food intake. There's so little to process, and even less nutrients!
Day Two
You're still not consuming enough calories to keep your body running, and at this point you'd probably feel dizzy, tired, run down, and have serious hunger pains, which is your body telling you that you haven't eaten enough!
On the bright side, though, there is some sort of meat with it - either chicken, or red meat - but on the downside, it's only three ounces, which isn't too much at all.
Day Three
Again, there is so little in the third day that your body is literally crying out for food, and your metabolism has slowed down a great deal. Not only do you feel tired, you probably feel extremely weak, and some who are used to a high caloric intake each day may actually pass out.
To avoid this, don't do too much heavy exercise or excessive walking, and instead relax more - read a book, surf the web, or do simple exercises.
Why it's Supposed to Work
The reason that so many people try this, and find that it works for them, is because one who is on the Three Day Diet practically starves themselves to lose a few pounds.
You shock your body each and every time you do this diet and those prone to eating as few calories as in the diet are more likely to have internal organ problems, and an overall slower metabolism.
Who is This Diet For?
The best type of person to use this diet is one who has a very high daily caloric intake, because your body is more likely to lose more weight by the drastic change.
Less dramatic results, and sometimes none, are more common with people who average 1000 calories a day, as their body is used to a small caloric intake, and it makes it easier adjust. If you have a low caloric intake each day, this isn't the best diet for you - try finding one that isn't a caloric restricting diet, as you'll have the best results.
How Can I Get The Most Out of The 3 Day Diet?
To get the most out of any diet, make sure you hold a steady exercise routine, as this can help any diet speed along.
Be careful when using exercise with the Three Day Diet, because it can cause more sever hunger pains/needs, excessive weakness, dizziness, and even heart problems. This is because of the low caloric intake.
Three Day Diet users often opt out on the exercise because they say they're more likely to give into temptation when doing both.
Also, stick to the diet precisely to get the best results, and follow the size measurements exactly! There's a reason why there are such strict guidelines with the Three Day Diet. It's best to buy a food scale to make sure you're sure about some things. If you stray from the requirements, you may not see the results you expect to.
Final Thought
This diet is dangerous. Eating so little for three days isn't healthy in any way, shape, or form, and it could cause sever health problems. Many people are so desperate for a 'quick solution' that they simply don't stop to look at how much food, or calories, they're consuming at one time. All they want is the final result, and because of this fall for fad diets that can harm you.
Please, use your head if you're considering this diet. It's unhealthy, and not recommended.