The Stewardess Diet, otherwise known as the TWA Stewardess Diet or even the New Mayo Clinic Diet, is a diet program that was introduced in the early 1980s and even published in an issue of "Glamour" magazine. Made popular by the glamorous, slender stewardesses of the air, women flocked to the grocery store to load up on grapefruit to follow the diet and get slimmer figures. Not as popular now, the Stewardess Diet can still help you lose weight as your restrict calories and eat a large amount of fruits and vegetables.
Step 1
Print out a copy of the Stewardess Diet meal plan (see Resources). This diet is not the type that you can make substitutions. You are to follow a strict regimen of food choices, as according to Stewardess Diet lore, create a chemical reaction in your body to metabolize food faster and burn more calories.
Step 2
Eat half of a grapefruit with every meal. Grapefruits are highly acidic and contain 4g of fiber per 100g of fruit, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Eating a grapefruit before each meal helps fill you up so that you eat less food overall.
Step 3
Eat meats and salads for your main meals. Eating fiber-rich vegetables that are low in calories, like lettuce, celery and tomato can bulk up an otherwise small meal. Prepare meat without extra oil or fats, by broiling or grilling, to keep the calorie count down.
Step 4
Avoid starchy fruits and vegetables, potatoes, potato chips, rice, noodles, carrots and peas or onions.
Step 5
Drink plenty of water. Water is important for hydration, and coffee and tea are acceptable ways to get in at least eight glasses of water per day while on this diet. You can also drink skim milk or tomato juice for variety.
Step 6
Follow the diet plan for 12 days at a time, with two days off of the diet. It works well if you start the diet on a Monday so that every other weekend give you two days off of the weekend where you are allowed to eat whatever foods you want. Start back on the diet on the next Monday if you're still not satisfied with your results.
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