Some fad diets have an underlying priciple (such as eliminating carbohydrates) while others are mainly starvation. This particular diet just seems weird.
The Promise:
In 2 1/2 months you should lose 52 pounds…
The Rules:
- You must drink eight 8oz. glasses of water daily (64 oz. total
per day). - At any meal you may eat until you are full.
- You must eat the minimum listed at each meal. (yep, this diet
list the minimum you should eat). - You cannot eliminate anything from the diet. Especially the
bacon at breakfast and the salads. You must eat the bacon and
salads. These combinations of food burn the fat, omitting one part
of the combination will cause the whole thing not to work. - The grapefruit or fruit juice is important because it acts as
a catalyst that starts the burning process. Don’t add or reduce
the amount of grapefruit or juice. - Cut down on coffee, it affects the insulin balance that
hinders the burning process. Try to limit to 1 cup at meal time.
- Don’t eat between meals. If you eat the suggested foods you
will not get hungry. - You can fry food in butter and use butter generously on
vegetables. - Do not eat desserts, breads, and white vegetables or sweet
potatoes. - You may double or triple helpings of meat, salad or
vegetables. - Eat until you are stuffed. The more you eat the more weight
you will lose. - Stay on the diet 12 days, then stop the diet for 2 days and
repeat.
Breakfast:
- Either 1/2 grapefruit OR 8 oz. juice (unsweetened)
- 2 eggs any style
- 2 slices of bacon
Lunch:
- Either 1/2 grapefruit OR 8 oz. juice (unsweetened)
- Salad with any dressing
- Meat any style and any amount.
Dinner:
- Either 1/2 grapefruit OR 8 oz. juice (unsweetened)
- Salad with any dressing OR a red or green vegetable cooked in
butter or spices. - Meat or even Fish any style cooked any way.
- Coffee or Tea (1 cup)
Bedtime Snack:
- 8oz. glass of tomato juice or 8 oz cup of skim milk.
Have | Have |
White onions | Red onions |
Potatoes | bell peppers |
Celery | Radishes |
Peas | Broccoli |
Cereal | Cucumbers |
Corn | Carrots |
Starchy vegetables | Green Onions |
Potato chips | Leaf Spinach |
Peanut Butter | Cabbage |
Pasta | Tomatoes |
Corn chips | Green Beans |
Jelly or Jam | Lettuce |
Sweet pickles | Chili (no beans) |
Pretzels | Mayonnaise (hence the term Mayo diet) |
Fruit | Any cheese |
Low-fat / fat free or diet salad dressings | Hot Dogs |
Cole Slaws | |
Reg. Salad Dressing | |
Green Vegetables | |
1 tsp Dried Nuts | |
Dill or Bread / Butter Pickles |
This diet is also known as the New Mayo Diet.