If you're looking to lose weight in a hurry, you may be tempted to try the 3 Day Diet, also known as the Cleveland Clinic 3 Day Diet. The 3 Day Diet is a fad diet that involves eating a strict portion of different foods throughout a three-day period to restrict calories and cause weight loss. Consult your doctor before trying the 3 Day Diet and follow it only under her supervision.
History
The origins of the 3 Day Diet are unknown, according to Diet website in the article "Cleveland Clinic 3-Day Diet," but it has been falsely attributed to the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. As of 2010, the Cleveland Clinic stated that the 3 Day Diet started several years ago and is not related in any way to the Cleveland Clinic. A three-day dietary change will not cause health benefits or sustain weight loss, notes the Cleveland Clinic website.
Features
The 3 Day Diet emphasizes strict portion sizes of low-calorie foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner for three days. According to dieting website EveryDiet, a sample breakfast plan is black tea or coffee, 1/2 grapefruit and one slice of toast with 1 tbsp. peanut butter on top. A sample lunch plan is 1 cup tuna or cottage cheese, five crackers and black tea, black coffee or water. A sample dinner includes 1 cup carrots, 1 cup cauliflower, 1 cup melon, 1 cup tuna, 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream and black tea, black coffee or water.
Considerations
To spice up the 3 Day Diet meal plan, dieters may add or substitute a few ingredients, EveryDiet notes. If desired, add lemon to flavor tea, vegetables and meat, cooking spray to cook the food, a small amount of salt and pepper for flavor and mustard to add flavor to sandwiches or meat. Substitute green beans for broccoli or cauliflower, frozen yogurt for ice cream, toast instead of five crackers and beets instead of carrots, if desired.
Benefits
The 3 Day Diet is a calorie restricted diet that includes low-calorie, low-fat foods. If you are eating a diet that is lower in calories and saturated fat than your typical meal plan, weight loss is likely to occur. Much of this weight may be water loss, according to EveryDiet, which may be gained back after concluding the diet.
Expert Insight
The American Heart association warns about fad diets, like the 3 Day Diet, that involve eating very limited amounts of the same foods over and over again to achieve rapid weight loss. According to the American Heart Associations, fad diets may also be ineffective and not easily maintained because they do not usually involve an exercise plan.
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