Friday, January 30, 2009

How To Lose Excess Pounds Fast

By Ron C George

Human beings like quick fixes. Long term programs do require perseverance and patience, but they work the best. Both elements often give people trouble. Weight loss is no different. People who want to lose weight are are always looking for the fast weight loss diet. The issue is the pounds return after the diet ends, the yo-yo effect. Many fast loss diets are fad diets that don't work, but if integrated into an overall eating plan they can have benefits.

Here's a three day diet guaranteed to take off the weight. But make sure it's just one element of an overall healthy eating plan.

On day one breakfast is black coffee or tea with Sweet & Low or Equal or water, 1/2 Grapefruit or 8 oz Juice, and 1 slice of toast with 1 Tbsp. Peanut Butter. Lunch is one half Cup of Tuna on one slice of toast and to drink black coffee or tea (sweetened with Sweet & Low or Equal) or a glass of water. Dinner should be 3 oz. of a lean meat, a cup of green beans, a cup of carrots, a cup of vanilla ice cream, 1 medium apple, and as usual black coffee or tea (with Sweet & Low or Equal) or a glass of water.

Day two breakfast consists of black coffee or tea (with Sweet & Low or Equal) or a glass of water, 1 egg any way,one piece of toast, and 1 banana. Lunch is one cup of cottage cheese or tuna, five saltine crackers, and black coffee or tea with Sweet & Low or Equal or a glass of water. Dinner includes 2 beef franks or hot dogs, 1/2 cup of carrots,one banana, one cup of broccoli or cabbage, 1/2 cup of vanilla ice cream, and black coffee or tea with Sweet & Low or Equal or water.

And lastly for day three breakfast consists of black coffee or tea (with Sweet & Low or Equal) or a glass of water, five plain saltine crackers, 1 oz.(slice) cheddar cheese, and an apple. Lunch includes a hard boiled egg, one slice of toast, and black coffee or tea (with Sweet & Low or Equal) or water. Dinner consists of one cup of tuna, 1 cup of carrots, one cup of cauliflower, 1 cup of melon, a half cup of standard vanilla ice cream, and black coffee or tea (with Sweet & Low or Equal) or a glass of water.

Cottage cheese can be substituted for tuna, an orange can be substituted for grapefruit, frozen yogurt can replace the ice cream, and as much lemon, salt and pepper, and mustard can be used as wanted. Please remember that this fast weight loss diet is a three day diet, only to be used along with an overall healthy diet. Consider asking the local hospital for their version of a low calorie diet. - 15255

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