The 4-day Stewardess Diet has been known by many names, including the TWA Diet, the TWA Stewardess Diet, the Flight Attendant Diet and the Mayo Clinic Diet. Although widely panned as another unhealthy fad diet by health food specialists--including the Mayo Clinic, which claims to have no association with the diet--it is conceivably a means to weight loss through its restriction of calories. If you choose to follow the strict diet, consider fine-tuning some of its guidelines to see the best possible results.
Step 1
Eat half a grapefruit for breakfast and drink unsweetened coffee or tea on the side. This initial diet guideline jump-starts your daily metabolism because you will be eating---as well as consuming caffeine---first thing in the morning. To avoid adding unnecessary calories to your breakfast, do not add any sort of cream to your coffee or tea and sugar to your grapefruit. Grapefruit on its own will provide you with nutrients, including vitamins A, B5 and C, dietary fiber (which helps you stay full for longer) and folate.
Step 2
Eat lunches consisting of protein, fruits and vegetables. The diet plan includes four diversified lunches, described in the following section. By eating low-calorie, high-fiber vegetables, you will fill up more without gaining weight. However, be sure to avoid eating fruits and vegetables that are high in salt and sugar---this is especially true if you plan to eat canned fruits or vegetables---and avoid adding any type of dressing to your salads or any other component of your meals.
Step 3
Make your dinners a lighter version of your lunches. Most dinners laid out by the Stewardess Diet plan contain protein, fruits and vegetables. The same low-sodium, low-sugar, no-dressing rules also apply to dinners. Eat a single serving size (about the size of a deck of cards) of meat and make sure it is trimmed of fat.
Step 4
Eat as many designated vegetables as you want to ensure that you are full by the end of your meals. By staying full, you will prevent your body's metabolism from slowing down to store fat, and you will prevent yourself from overeating later.
Lunch and Dinner Menus
Step 1
On Day 1, eat a lunch of broiled steak, a lettuce-and-tomato salad and a small apple. For dinner, eat two hard-boiled eggs, green beans and a grapefruit.
Step 2
On Day 2, eat a lunch of a pork chop, a lettuce salad and 6 oz. of tomato juice. For dinner, eat cauliflower, squash, green beans and 6 oz. of applesauce.
Step 3
On Day 3, eat a lunch of a hamburger patty, a celery-and-lettuce salad and a small apple. For dinner, eat broiled chicken, stewed tomatoes and 6 oz. of prune juice.
Step 4
On Day 4, eat a lunch of two hard-boiled eggs, green beans and 6 oz. of pineapple juice. Your final dinner is broiled steak, a lettuce-and-tomato salad and 6 oz. of tomato juice.
Tips and Warnings
- Speak with a registered dietitian to learn about all of your weight-loss options before you commit to this diet.
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