One-Week Weight Loss Wonders
See how diet fads actually work
Updated 7:59 AM EST, Mon, May 18, 2009
Ever wondered if those out-there diet plans really work? News4 enlisted a team of five dieters at Gold's Gym in Clarendon to test them out.
Grapefruit Diet:
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.
More on the Grapefruit Diet: Click Here
Russian Airforce Diet:
Day 1
Breakfast
Coffee
Lunch
2 eggs + 1 tomato
Dinner
7 ounces of red meat + green salad
Day 2
Breakfast
Coffee + toast or saltines
Lunch
7 ounces of red meat + green salad
Dinner
5 1/4 ounces of ham + 1 cup yogurt
Day 3
Breakfast
Coffee + toast or saltines
Lunch
Green salad + 1 tomato + 1 mandarin or orange
Dinner
3.5 ounces of ham + fruit salad + 2 eggs
Day 4
Breakfast
Coffee + toast or water saltines
Lunch
5 1/4 ounces or gruyer cheese +1 egg +1 carrot
Dinner
Fruit salad + 1 yogurt
Day 5
Breakfast
5 1/4 ounces of ham + 1 cup carrots
Lunch
7 ounces of broiled fish + 1 tomato
Dinner
8 3/4 ounces of red meat
Day 6
Breakfast
Coffee + toast or water saltines
Lunch
1/4 chicken baked + citric fruit
Dinner
2 eggs + 1 cup raw carrot
Day 7
Breakfast
Coffee + toast or saltines
Lunch
7 ounces of red meat + citric fruit
Dinner
Anything you like ( in moderation) Not over 500 calories.
Then repeat the entire diet for 7 more days.
More on the Russian Airforce Diet: Click Here
Chicken Soup Diet:
On the chicken soup diet you are allowed one breakfast a day. Now you can try a different breakfast every day, and this is the best way because it will give you a good nutritional balance. Since there are only 5 different ones to choose from, for the last two days of the diet, repeat the ones you liked the best. Okay, here are the Breakfast dishes:
Breakfast 1:
1 cup vanilla nonfat yogurt combined with 1/2 cup chopped fruit salad and sprinkled with wheat germ.
Breakfast 2:
1 cup ricotta cheese combined with 1/2 tsp. of sugar and a dash of cinnamon.
2 pieces while-grain bread, toasted
3 dried figs
Breakfast 3:
1 1/2 cups Total cereal
1/2 cup nonfat milk
1/2 cup calcium enriched orange juice
Breakfast 4:
1/2 cup prune juice
1 small whole-wheat bagel, topped with 1 oz of fat-free cheddar cheese melted.
Breakfast 5:
1 1/2 cups cooked Wheatena Cereal
1/2 cup nonfat milk
More on the Chicken Soup Diet: Click Here
7 Day Diet:
Monday
All the fruit you want except banana
Tuesday
All the vegetables you want (you can use soy sauce, vinegar or mustard)
Wednesday
All the fruit & vegetables you want.
Thursday
5 bananas with 5 glasses of milk
Friday
4 (3 oz beef/chicken or fish steaks) With fresh vegetables
Saturday
4 (3 oz. Beef steaks) With fresh vegetables
Sunday
4 (3 oz. Beef steaks) With fresh vegetables
More on the 7 Day Diet: Click Here
Bread & Butter Diet
Day One:
Breakfast:
1 slice whole wheat bread
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
1/2 cup orange juice
Lunch:
3.5 ounces drained water-pack tuna
gree salad
1 slice portein bread
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
1 small apple
Dinner:
4 ounces broiled cod
1cup steamed broccoli
1/2 cup steamed peas
1 slice rye bread
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
1 orange
Day Two:
Breakfast:
1 slice raisin bread
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
1 soft boiled egg
Lunch:
3.5 ounces pink salmon
3 ounces lettuce
1 tomato
1 slice white bread
1teaspoon butter
Dinner:
4 ounces broiled hamburger
1 hamburger roll
1 pickle
green salad.
Day Three:
Breakfast:
1 slice corn bread
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
1 cup grapefruit juice
Lunch:
2 hard-boiled eggs
1 green pepper
1/2 cup green beans
1 slice French bread
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
Dinner:
4 ounces broiled white meat chicken
1/2 cup mixed vegetables
1 slice bran bread
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
Day Four:
Breakfast:
1 slice cracked wheat bread
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
Lunch:
1 ounce Muenster cheese
1/2 cup stewed tomatoes
1 cup steamed summer squash
1 slice Italian Bread
1 Teaspoon butter or margarine
Dinner:
4 ounces dark meat turkey
1/2 cup corn
green salad
1 slice pumpernickel
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
More on the Bread & Butter Diet: Click Here
Watch the videos to see how our dieters did.
Check back tomorrow for the next diet that our team tested.
First Published: May 11, 2009 9:15 AM EST
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