Crash diets are the extreme evolution of diets. For those who want to lose several pounds in a week, crash diets are the way to go, but it's not all fun and games. Crash dieting can be extremely challenging both mentally and physically. They are also only meant to be used short-term. Crash diets limit your food resources in an effort to purge excess fat from your system and make you leaner, but if used for a long period of time, they can cause exhaustion, malnutrition and other health problems. You can crash diet a number of different ways, but however you do it, you need to know how to persist--and when to quit.
Step 1
Decide what type of diet plan you are going to do. You have several options, including vegetable- or fruit-only dieting, or you could go on the grape diet or tuna diet. The grape diet's advantage is that it bombards your body with antioxidants, helping you lose weight not only by burning off fat but also by purging your body of toxins, which can contribute to the development of fat. The tuna diet focuses on producing lean muscle matter and removing fatty tissue.
Step 2
Decide on which particular diet you want to commit yourself to. Make sure whatever diet you choose, you are getting at least 500 calories into your system each day.
Step 3
Drink plenty of water, regardless of what diet plan you choose. At least 8 glasses (64 oz.) each day is recommended.
Step 4
Decide how long you want to diet and how much weight you want to lose. Whichever goal you reach first, that's when you should quit. Typically, crash diets are not recommended beyond a week, and sometimes it is less. The tuna diet, for example, is not recommended to use beyond three days. The grape diet, on the other hand, is not supposed to be done for less than three days, so your body has time to flush toxins out of the system. If you are unsure how long you should diet, talk to your doctor about your weight loss goals and the diet you are considering.
Step 5
Always take at least one multivitamin each day you are crash dieting.
Step 6
Keep your exercise minimal. You don't want to become completely sedentary, but exercising without proper nutrition to support you is also dangerous. Limit yourself to walks or short runs, and quick if you become overly tired.
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