Three days diet. Who wants to try it?

OR you could just eat healthy, and exercise, and not worry about a 3 day FAD diet.

*Applause*

Have you actually read the link you posted?

It specifically (and rightly) says to avoid this type of short term dieting.

My question exactly. Here is a quote from what the OP posted: Following a plan with fewer than 1,000 calories a day concerns Moore. "The plan yields about 1,000 calories a day which has the ability to lower metabolism so when you revert back to normal eating, you regain weight even quicker."

ummmm, think I'll pass.

Quoting from the diet page on the website linked

"By some unspecified magical force, the combination of the suggested foods included in this plan is supposed to create a unique metabolic reaction and boost fat burning."

Ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaa :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Think I will stick to eating well and exercising, I'll leave the magical forces to the Harry Potter!

The problem with this diet is as follows:
- It's too low in calories for most people.
- There is no proof that this selection of food is going to increase fat burning.
- Truthfully, the food is mostly poor quality. Here is why:

Day 1
Breakfast

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal
1/2 grapefruit or juice (juice is no comparison to fruit!)
1 piece toast with 1 tablespoon peanut butter (Most toast is just a waste of carbs - and with so few calories, even whole grain there are better choices)

Lunch
1/2 cup tuna (not bad)
1 piece toast (nothing worthwhile)
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal

Dinner
3 ounces any lean meat or chicken (good)
1 cup green beans (good - but there are better choices like broccoli, asparagus and spinach)
1 cup carrots (good)
1 apple (good)
1 cup regular vanilla ice cream (Are you kidding me?! How about 200 calorie of fruit or Greek yogurt!)

Day 2
Breakfast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal
1 egg (good)
1/2 banana (not bad - but there are better fruit choices)
1 piece toast

Lunch
1 cup cottage cheese or tuna (not bad)
8 regular saltine crackers (LOL, really!)

Dinner
2 beef franks (total trash - but hey, if you made it this far)
1 cup broccoli or cabbage (good)
1/2 cup carrots (good)
1/2 banana (nothing special)
1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream (LOL)

Day 3
Breakfast
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal (Not really sure what this is for - )
5 regular saltine crackers (dumb)
1 ounce cheddar cheese (not bad - but low-fat Swiss or string cheese is better)
1 apple (not bad)

Lunch
Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal
1 boiled egg (good)
1 piece toast (stupid!)

Dinner
1 cup tuna (good)
1 cup carrots (good)
1 cup cauliflower (good)
1 cup melon (good)
1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream (!!!!!!!!)

It IS plenty of calories for just three days, yes. Your body will not go into starvation mode because you are still receiving nutrients.
I can start this tomorrow..well...or today. What do you say?

---this was the rest of the post..after what you quoted though...

"And the diet is so monotonous, dieters gladly return to their old eating habits. "What good is it to go back to the old habits that caused the weight gain, without resolving weight issues?"

-but like I said, if you can do this and continue on with eating healthy afterwards, it could just be a nice little kickstart to a weight loss program

Long term success is a result of changing a life style, not engaging in quick fixes now and then. Just my two cents.

OP, I'm sorry I'll have to pass on this. Fad diets were the start of my problems and then thru the years of yo-yo fad dieting I found myself weighing 290 pounds. MFP, my dietician and my doctor have served we well for the last almost 11 months.

I read the entire article and use Web MD quite frequently. One of the statements that I fully support is: Bottom line: keep looking for a well-balanced weight loss plan that controls calories every day, includes exercise, and allows a wide variety of healthy foods. To lose weight, it is simply not enough to eat a prescribed diet for three days without addressing eating habits that cause weight gain.