New diet someone sent me- should I try it?

Ok below is an email I got from someone. What are your thoughts on this?
Is this healthy and ok to do?

Starts here...

Hello,

Here is a copy of a new diet I am about to launch, and I thought you might be interested.

Please try it and give me your feedback, but DO NOT give it to anyone else at the moment, because I have not launched it to the public yet.

It's Safe, Effective and Totally Healthy.

God Bless You and Yours!

Farmvile Diet: Lose 10-17 lbs. per week (7 Days) whenever you chose to lose

This program is designed for a target weight loss
of 10-17 lbs per week. It will also improve your
attitude and emotions because of its cleansing
systematic effects.

The effectiveness of the Farmville 7 Day Diet Plan
is that the food eaten burn more calories than they
give to the body in caloric value.

This plan can be used as often as you like without
any fear of complications. It is designed to flush
your system of impurities and give you a feeling
of well being. After seven days you will begin to
feel lighter because you will be lighter by at least
10 lbs. You will have an abundance of energy, and
an improved disposition.


During the first seven days you must abstain from
all alcohol

You "MUST" drink 10 glasses of water each day

Day One

All fruits except bananas. Your first day will
consist of all the fruits you want. It is strongly
suggested that you consume lots of melons the
first day. Especially watermelon and a loupe.
If you limit your fruit consumption to melons,
your chances of losing three lbs. on first day
are Very Good.

Day Two

All vegetables. You are encouraged to eat until
you are stuffed with all the raw or cooked vegetables
of your choice. There is no limit on the amount or type.
For your complex carbohydrate, you will start day two
with a large baked potato for breakfast. You may top
the potato with one pat of butter.

Day Three

A mixture of fruits and vegetables of your choice. Any
amount, any quantity. No bananas yet. No potatoes today.

Day Four

Bananas and milk. Today you will eat as many as eight
(8) bananas and drink three (3) glasses of milk. This
will be combined with the special soup which may be
eaten in limited quantities.

Day Five

Today is feast day. You will eat beef and tomatoes.
Eat two 10 oz. portions of lean beef. Hamburger is
OKAY. Combine this with six whole tomatoes. On
day five you must increase your water intake by
one quart. This is to cleanse your system of the
uric acid you will be producing.

Day Six

Beef and vegetables. Today you may eat an unlimited
amount of beef and vegetables. Eat to your hearts content.

Day Seven

Today your food intake will consist of brown rice,
fruit juices and all the vegetables you care to consume.

Tomorrow morning you WILL be 10-17 lbs. lighter
than one week ago.

If you desire further weight loss, repeat the program
again. You may repeat this program as often as you
like, however, it is suggested that you are allowed
two glasses of white wine in addition to the instructions
on the program. You may substitute champagne for
white wine. Under no circumstances are you to drink
any other alcoholic beverages with the exception of
beer which is allowed. Any liquor (bourbon, vodka,
rum) is forbidden. Cream drinks are especially forbidden.
You may have an occasional cordial such as Creme De
Menthe or Schnapps, but you must always limit yourself
to two drinks. If you wine, drink only wine that day. If
you have beer, drink only beer that day, etc. Alcohol
adds empty calories to your diet. However, after the
first week it will help your digestion and settle your
stomach.

Farmville Soup

The following soup is intended as a supplement to your diet. It can be eaten any
time of the day in virtually unlimited quantities. You are encouraged to consume
large quantities of this soup.

28 oz, Water, 6 Large Onions, 2 Green Peppers, Whole Tomatoes (fresh or canned),
1 Head Cabbage, 1 Bunch Celery, 4 Envelopes Lipton Onion Soup Mix, Herbs and
Flavoring as desired.

Additional Comments

Vegetables as may be taken in the form of a salad if desired. No dressing except
malt, white or wine vinegar, squeezed lemon, garlic, herbs. No more than one tea
spoon of oil.

You have been given a recipe for the WONDER SOUP which can be eaten in unlimited
quantities. This soup is a supplement while you are on the program and it should
be a pleasure to eat. Not everyone likes cabbage, green peppers, calory etc.
This recipe is not inflexible. You may substitute vegetables according to your
taste. You may add any vegetables you like: asparagus, peas, corn, turnips,
green beans, cauliflower, etc. Try to stay away from beans (lima, pinto, kidney,
etc.), however, because they tend to be high in calories even though they are
very good for you.

Beverages
you may consume while on the program :

1. Water (flavoured with lemon/lime if desired).
2. Club Soda is OK.<br>
3. Black Coffee. No cream or cream substitute. No sugar or sweetness.
4. Black Tea = Herb or Leaf.
5. Absolutely nothing else except the fruit juices which are part of day seven.
No fruit juices before day seven.

How and Why It Works

Day One you are preparing your system for the upcoming programme. Your
only source of nutrition is fresh or canned fruits. Fruits are nature's perfect
food. They provide everything you could possibly want to sustain life except
total balance and variety.

Day Two starts with a fix of complex carbo-hydrates coupled with an oil
dose. This is taken in the morning for energy and balance. The rest of day two
consists of vegetables which are virtually calorie free and provide essential
nutrients and fiber.

Day Three eliminates the potato because you get your carbohydrates from
the fruits. You system is now prepared to start burning excess pounds. You will
still have cravings which should start to diminish by day four.

Day Four, bananas, milk and soup sound the strangest and least desirable.
You're in for a surprise. You probably will not eat all the bananas allowed. But
they are there for the potassium you have lost and the sodium you may have
missed the past three days. You will notice a definite loss of desire for
sweets. You will be surprised how easy this day will go.

Day Five, Beef and tomatoes. The beef is for iron and proteins, the
tomatoes are for digestion and fiber. Lots and lots of water purifies your
system. You should notice colorless urine today. Your allowance calls for the
equivalent of five "quarter ponders". Do not feel you have to eat all this beef.
You must eat the six tomatoes.

Day Six is similar to day five, Iron and proteins from beef, Vitamins and
fiber from vegetables. By now your system is in a total weight loss inclination.
There should be a noticeable difference in the way you look today, compared to
day one.

Day Seven finished off the program like a good cigar used to finish off
Victorian meals, except much healthier. You have your system under control and
it should thank you for the flushing and cleaning you just gave it.

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Replies

  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    No you should not do this. It's idiotic, it's not necessary.

    Any DIET that tells you exactly what you eat should be discarded immediately as it very clearly is not considering your individual needs or your tastebuds.
  • 1104Jen
    1104Jen Posts: 27
    I've actually seen this diet before. I remember because of the massive amts of bananas you had to eat, lol. I wouldn't do anything that has you eliminate certain foods or foodgroups from your diet. If you did get weight loss, It'd just come back once you go to eating normally again. A diet like this isn't sustainable and if you want the weight to stay gone forever, then you have to make a lifestyle change, not use a fad diet.
  • Newf77
    Newf77 Posts: 802 Member
    I stopped at "target weight loss of 10-17 lbs per week", this is in no way healthy. As to your question, I would not do it.

    Okay out of temptation read the rest, you will lose weight on this fad diet, just like the good old cabbage soup diet you will be running to the bathroom every five minutes.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    This is either Tracy Anderson's Metamorphisis program or a copy cat of sorts.

    Oh, and the answer is No.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    To elaborate on my previous comments and hopefully steer you in the right direction:

    Weight loss is caused from creating an energy deficit. Essentially, eat less calories than you burn. Nutrient sufficiency is also important (micronutrients, and protein/carb/fat grams) but very generally speaking, you need to eat less than you burn.

    So, if someone hands you a list of food and says "Eat this *kitten* for 2 weeks", it would work as long as that list of crap totals less calories than you burn. And in most cases with these fad diets, the list of foods for you to eat is not calorie dense, so you lose weight.

    But the issue is, you could ALSO lose weight without eating food off of some arbitrary list. Rather than eating a bunch of bananas or continually eating cabbage soup, you could just eat pretty much whatever the hell you want, in the correct quantities, and lose weight just fine.

    Here's what I'd do:

    1) Create a reasonable calorie deficit.
    2) Consume adequate macronutrients (Protein and fat minimums need to be met. Eat at least enough carbs to train hard).
    3) Exercise. Resistance training will "probably" be a great idea.
    4) Just use some common sense with your food. If you want a cookie, eat a cookie. Don't eat 30 cookies. Etc.
    5) Rest.

    And don't look for any gimmicks or shortcuts. Just do the above. That's it. Period.


    And get up again and do it tomorrow.


    And be patient.
  • JenniferNoll
    JenniferNoll Posts: 367 Member
    This is the cabbage soup diet that we all did in the early 90's. All it will do is give you diarrhea on an epic scale, so epic that one of my friends ended up in the ER with an electrolyte imbalance.

    Don't do it. You won't lose anything near that kind of weight, and you'll be sick.
  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    blah blah blah

    eat right.work hard. period.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Diarrhea on an epic scale...

    How do I get me some of that??!??!!!
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    This is the cabbage soup diet that we all did in the early 90's. All it will do is give you diarrhea on an epic scale, so epic that one of my friends ended up in the ER with an electrolyte imbalance.

    Don't do it. You won't lose anything near that kind of weight, and you'll be sick.

    You beat me to it. You probably lose that much becasue you spend the whole week pooping.
  • it's called the farmville diet.. did that not raise even the tiniest of red flags for you?
  • Michellereducf
    Michellereducf Posts: 168 Member
    Sounds like crap (no pun intended) to me.
  • aubreykkkk
    aubreykkkk Posts: 147 Member
    This is the Sacred Heart Diet! It's also known as the Cabbage Soup Diet (the food you eat with the cabbage soup). It's really common in the anorexic community and it's viewed as a crash diet.
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    FarmVille_logo.png???


    Don't do it. It's a big pile of steaming brown stuff.
  • Can't tell if spamming or just stupid.
  • Anything that tells you *just* to eat fruit or *just* vegetables I'd stay well away from...
  • Heyyleigh
    Heyyleigh Posts: 268 Member
    If you have to ask you know the answer. Diet and exercise, period. Slow and steady wins the race.
  • Avandel
    Avandel Posts: 283 Member
    Oh yeah!!! :huh: That 10-17 lbs of weight loss per week is all poop! :explode: I think this diet is a load of krap!!! :grumble: Talk about $hitting through the eye of a needle!!!
  • frando
    frando Posts: 583 Member
    fad diets are bad diets...

    ... its why it rhymes ;D
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
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  • jonnyman41
    jonnyman41 Posts: 1,032 Member
    was known as the cabbage soup diet in the UK and has been around for years. there was a myth attached to this stating that it was good for you because it was given to patients about to under go heart surgery so that they could lose some unhealthy weight beforehand however that myth has been proven false and there is no link to the heart foundation or any hospitals. don't think a week on this would do you much harm and you would lose weight but it wont do you much good either and you would soon gain back any lost weight once you started eating normally again.
  • mrsgoodwine
    mrsgoodwine Posts: 468 Member
    This has to be one of the most stupid diets I have ever seen. No, you should not try it.
  • AmyFett
    AmyFett Posts: 1,607 Member
    Is this for real? Please tell me you're joking.. :laugh:
  • Leeanne1974
    Leeanne1974 Posts: 207 Member
    I thought it was going to be a joke... That if you sat and played farmville on facebook for 7 days you would forget to eat.

    Its a very odd diet...
  • dlcam61
    dlcam61 Posts: 228 Member
    hahaha please tell me that is actually a joke! :laugh:
  • WendyFitMomCHANGED
    WendyFitMomCHANGED Posts: 311 Member
    To elaborate on my previous comments and hopefully steer you in the right direction:

    Weight loss is caused from creating an energy deficit. Essentially, eat less calories than you burn. Nutrient sufficiency is also important (micronutrients, and protein/carb/fat grams) but very generally speaking, you need to eat less than you burn.

    So, if someone hands you a list of food and says "Eat this *kitten* for 2 weeks", it would work as long as that list of crap totals less calories than you burn. And in most cases with these fad diets, the list of foods for you to eat is not calorie dense, so you lose weight.

    But the issue is, you could ALSO lose weight without eating food off of some arbitrary list. Rather than eating a bunch of bananas or continually eating cabbage soup, you could just eat pretty much whatever the hell you want, in the correct quantities, and lose weight just fine.

    Here's what I'd do:

    1) Create a reasonable calorie deficit.
    2) Consume adequate macronutrients (Protein and fat minimums need to be met. Eat at least enough carbs to train hard).
    3) Exercise. Resistance training will "probably" be a great idea.
    4) Just use some common sense with your food. If you want a cookie, eat a cookie. Don't eat 30 cookies. Etc.
    5) Rest.

    And don't look for any gimmicks or shortcuts. Just do the above. That's it. Period.


    And get up again and do it tomorrow.


    And be patient.


    ^^^ All of This!!! ^^^ Plus, he's hot....... you have to listen to guys when they're hot. :)
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    I also stopped reading at "lose 10-17" pounds a week. REALLY?!
  • rextcat
    rextcat Posts: 1,408 Member
    ima call BS from a distance 10-17 puhleez
  • A girl in my class did this for two weeks, she lost weight but it messed up a lot of other stuff and she'll probably gain the weight back.

    Don't do it.
  • StarvingDiva
    StarvingDiva Posts: 1,107 Member
    This "diet" has been around for a 100 years, I saw it back when I was in high school which was 20 years ago. I definitely wouldn't do it.
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    To elaborate on my previous comments and hopefully steer you in the right direction:

    Weight loss is caused from creating an energy deficit. Essentially, eat less calories than you burn. Nutrient sufficiency is also important (micronutrients, and protein/carb/fat grams) but very generally speaking, you need to eat less than you burn.

    So, if someone hands you a list of food and says "Eat this *kitten* for 2 weeks", it would work as long as that list of crap totals less calories than you burn. And in most cases with these fad diets, the list of foods for you to eat is not calorie dense, so you lose weight.

    But the issue is, you could ALSO lose weight without eating food off of some arbitrary list. Rather than eating a bunch of bananas or continually eating cabbage soup, you could just eat pretty much whatever the hell you want, in the correct quantities, and lose weight just fine.

    Here's what I'd do:

    1) Create a reasonable calorie deficit.
    2) Consume adequate macronutrients (Protein and fat minimums need to be met. Eat at least enough carbs to train hard).
    3) Exercise. Resistance training will "probably" be a great idea.
    4) Just use some common sense with your food. If you want a cookie, eat a cookie. Don't eat 30 cookies. Etc.
    5) Rest.

    And don't look for any gimmicks or shortcuts. Just do the above. That's it. Period.


    And get up again and do it tomorrow.


    And be patient.


    ^^^ All of This!!! ^^^ Plus, he's hot....... you have to listen to guys when they're hot. :)

    See above. :drinker: