Dr Oz's 2 Week Rapid Diet Plan?

DR. OZ’S TWO-WEEK RAPID WEIGHT LOSS PLAN

WAKEUP: Start day with cup hot water & ½ lemon
BREAKFAST SMOOTHIE: (see recipe)
GREEN TEA: preferably organic
PROTEIN: one 6-oz. serving of meat (chicken, turkey or fish) per day
CARBS: ½ cup of cooked brown rice a day (otherwise no carbs/starches)
FATS: good fats in moderation (e.g. olive oil and avocado)
DAIRY: 1 cup of 2 % plain Greek yogurt per day (otherwise no dairy)
VEGETABLES: unlimited low-glycemic vegetables (see list) and Detox Broth (see recipe).
SNACKS: Hummus, pickles, a couple handfuls of nuts

WHAT YOU NEED TO ELIMINATE
• No wheat (only ½ cup brown rice)
• No artificial sweeteners (this includes all diet soda)
• No white sugar
• No alcohol
• No caffeine (ONLY green tea)
• No dairy (except Greek yogurt)
• No additional exercise
• No meals between 8pm-8am

OTHER THINGS TO DO
• Take probiotic in the morning
• Take a multivitamin (preferably ½ in the morning & ½ at night)
• Detox bath every night (soak with 2 cups Epsom salt & 1 cup baking soda)

LOW-GI VEGETABLES
Artichokes
Artichoke hearts
Asparagus
Bamboo shoots
Bean sprouts
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cauliflower
Celery
Cucumber
Daikon
Eggplant
Leeks
Lentils
Beans (green, kidney, garbanzo)
Greens (collard, kale, mustard, turnip)
Mushrooms
Okra
Onions
Pea pods
Peppers
Radishes
Rutabaga
Squash
Sugar snap peas
Swiss chard
Tomato
Water chestnuts
Watercress
Zucchini
Cabbage
(green, bok choy, Chinese)
Salad greens (chicory, endive, escarole, iceberg lettuce, romaine, spinach, arugula, radicchio, watercress)

SHOPPING LIST
• Rice protein powder (28 tbsp)
• 1 ¾ cups ground flaxseeds
• 3 ½ cups brown rice
• 1 bottle olive oil
• Balsamic vinegar (or other preferred vinegar) for salad dressing
• Green tea
• Epsom salt
• Baking soda

SHOPPING LIST (EACH WEEK BUY)
• 4 lemons
• 4 bananas
• 56 oz frozen berries
• 2 qts unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 4 avocados
• 7 plain 2% Greek yogurts (6-oz serving size)
• 1 ½ lbs chicken, turkey, or fish combined

SHOPPING LIST (DETOX VEGETABLE BROTH)
4 large onions 8 carrots
4 cups winter squash 8 celery stalks
2 cups cabbage Dried ginger
8 cloves whole garlic Sea salt, to taste
4 cups root vegetable (any of the following: turnips, parsnips, rutabagas)
8 cups chopped greens (any of the following: kale, parsley, beet greens, collard greens, chard, dandelion)
(Or you can buy low sodium organic broth from the grocery store) DR. OZ’S TWO-WEEK RAPID WEIGHT LOSS PLAN

RECIPES
Breakfast Smoothie Vegetable Broth
• 2 tablespoons rice protein powder
• 2 tablespoons ground flaxseeds
• ½ cup frozen berries
• ½ banana
• 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

For every three quarts of water add:
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 1 cup of winter squash cut into large cubes
• 1 cup of root vegetables: any of the following: turnips, parsnips, and rutabagas for sweetness
• 2 cups of chopped greens: any of the following: kale, parsley, beet greens, collard greens, chard, dandelion,
• 2 celery stalks
• ½ cup of cabbage
• 4 ½-inch slices of fresh ginger
• 2 cloves of whole garlic (not chopped or crushed)
• Sea salt, to taste

Add all the ingredients at once and place on a low boil for approximately 60 minutes. It may take a little longer. Simply continue to boil to taste. Cool, strain (throw out the cooked vegetables), and store in a large, tightly-sealed glass container in the fridge.

Heat gently and drink up to 3–4 cups a day.

Makes: 2 quarts or 8 cups

Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes

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Draw your own conclusions, but this jump-started my 30# weight loss, and it gave a guide to follow to get started. No one is saying you have to stay on it... but it's just as good as any plan to start from IMHO.

this just sounds like a "socially acceptable" pro ana diet.

I saw the links posted all over here, hard to miss lol


I wouldn't say McCaskill called Jim a quack as much as reprimanded him for using misleading language about certain diets. It didn't appear that she disparaged his work altogether.

Besides that, though, judging the diet as bad just based on its end-user, rather than criticizing specific components of the diet itself seems unhelpful to me.

Some have voiced such concrete criticisms about the 2 week plan, which I found useful. I find the pros posted useful as well. If someone examines the diet (posted in this thread twice) and has some specific disadvantages to point out about it, I would be so interested !

This is one the things the Senator said to Oz:
>>>When you feature a product on your show, it creates what has become known as ‘Oz Effect,’ dramatically boosting sales and driving scam artists to pop up overnight using false and deceptive ads to sell questionable products,” the Senator explained. “I’m concerned that you are melding medical advice, news and entertainment in a way that harms consumers.” <<<<


His plan is not completely awful. The problem is that it more complicated than it needs to be and it promises too much.
Most importantly, we do not need to detox. Our bodies are cleaning machines.

Here is what is not useful/ not good/ not necessary/or a waste:
protein powders -- most people do not need them
brown rice -- regular white rice or similar carbs work just as well
balsamic vinegar -- this is only if you want / like/ already use balsamic vinegar
Espom salt -- not a requirement by a long shot

The broth looks tasty. Keep in mind the it will have a diuretic effect.

Yes, you are on a good path right now. Keep it up.

Weight loss isn't linear. Water weight happens.
You're also following a fad diet from a man who was just grilled by the government today.

And yes, it is calories in and calories out. If you are not seeing results, you are not eating at a calorie deficit and are overeating. Nobody is immune from this. If you consume more energy than you spend, you will gain. Period.

I would love it if someone explained how

"it is calories in and calories out," yet "weight loss isn't linear" and also how long does "water weight happen?"

If it were cal in cal out, then weight loss WOULD be linear. I have plotted my cal and estimated wt (based on the deficit/ 3500) and it works to the decimal for a few days, then suddenly i'll either gain or maintain.

To "water weight," I still cannot find any good explanation of this one.

(People always ask posters, so- My diet since 06/09 has been strictly this thread's topic diet (exception- had only one avocado last week, no more). I go to the gym and strength train for about 30 min with occasional days of spin class for the same amount of time. I also started going after work to Tae Kwon Do class, which is about 30 min of interval cardio and some strength. M-F only. S-S lightly active. )

DR. OZ’S TWO-WEEK RAPID WEIGHT LOSS PLAN

WAKEUP: Start day with cup hot water & ½ lemon
BREAKFAST SMOOTHIE: (see recipe)
GREEN TEA: preferably organic
PROTEIN: one 6-oz. serving of meat (chicken, turkey or fish) per day
CARBS: ½ cup of cooked brown rice a day (otherwise no carbs/starches)
FATS: good fats in moderation (e.g. olive oil and avocado)
DAIRY: 1 cup of 2 % plain Greek yogurt per day (otherwise no dairy)
VEGETABLES: unlimited low-glycemic vegetables (see list) and Detox Broth (see recipe).
SNACKS: Hummus, pickles, a couple handfuls of nuts

WHAT YOU NEED TO ELIMINATE
• No wheat (only ½ cup brown rice)
• No artificial sweeteners (this includes all diet soda)
• No white sugar
• No alcohol
• No caffeine (ONLY green tea)
• No dairy (except Greek yogurt)
• No additional exercise
• No meals between 8pm-8am

OTHER THINGS TO DO
• Take probiotic in the morning
• Take a multivitamin (preferably ½ in the morning & ½ at night)
• Detox bath every night (soak with 2 cups Epsom salt & 1 cup baking soda)

LOW-GI VEGETABLES
Artichokes
Artichoke hearts
Asparagus
Bamboo shoots
Bean sprouts
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cauliflower
Celery
Cucumber
Daikon
Eggplant
Leeks
Lentils
Beans (green, kidney, garbanzo)
Greens (collard, kale, mustard, turnip)
Mushrooms
Okra
Onions
Pea pods
Peppers
Radishes
Rutabaga
Squash
Sugar snap peas
Swiss chard
Tomato
Water chestnuts
Watercress
Zucchini
Cabbage
(green, bok choy, Chinese)
Salad greens (chicory, endive, escarole, iceberg lettuce, romaine, spinach, arugula, radicchio, watercress)

SHOPPING LIST
• Rice protein powder (28 tbsp)
• 1 ¾ cups ground flaxseeds
• 3 ½ cups brown rice
• 1 bottle olive oil
• Balsamic vinegar (or other preferred vinegar) for salad dressing
• Green tea
• Epsom salt
• Baking soda

SHOPPING LIST (EACH WEEK BUY)
• 4 lemons
• 4 bananas
• 56 oz frozen berries
• 2 qts unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 4 avocados
• 7 plain 2% Greek yogurts (6-oz serving size)
• 1 ½ lbs chicken, turkey, or fish combined

SHOPPING LIST (DETOX VEGETABLE BROTH)
4 large onions 8 carrots
4 cups winter squash 8 celery stalks
2 cups cabbage Dried ginger
8 cloves whole garlic Sea salt, to taste
4 cups root vegetable (any of the following: turnips, parsnips, rutabagas)
8 cups chopped greens (any of the following: kale, parsley, beet greens, collard greens, chard, dandelion)
(Or you can buy low sodium organic broth from the grocery store) DR. OZ’S TWO-WEEK RAPID WEIGHT LOSS PLAN

RECIPES
Breakfast Smoothie Vegetable Broth
• 2 tablespoons rice protein powder
• 2 tablespoons ground flaxseeds
• ½ cup frozen berries
• ½ banana
• 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

For every three quarts of water add:
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 1 cup of winter squash cut into large cubes
• 1 cup of root vegetables: any of the following: turnips, parsnips, and rutabagas for sweetness
• 2 cups of chopped greens: any of the following: kale, parsley, beet greens, collard greens, chard, dandelion,
• 2 celery stalks
• ½ cup of cabbage
• 4 ½-inch slices of fresh ginger
• 2 cloves of whole garlic (not chopped or crushed)
• Sea salt, to taste

Add all the ingredients at once and place on a low boil for approximately 60 minutes. It may take a little longer. Simply continue to boil to taste. Cool, strain (throw out the cooked vegetables), and store in a large, tightly-sealed glass container in the fridge.

Heat gently and drink up to 3–4 cups a day.

Makes: 2 quarts or 8 cups

Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes

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Draw your own conclusions, but this jump-started my 30# weight loss, and it gave a guide to follow to get started. No one is saying you have to stay on it... but it's just as good as any plan to start from IMHO.

My first problem with something like this is just that I don't understand why people would want a plan telling them what they can and can't eat (unless those rules were actually connected to what you need to do to lose weight, which they aren't here). It seems infantilizing to me. Without an understanding of why certain foods and amounts are chosen, a lot of people tend to treat it like magic--like if you eat 8 oz of meat instead of 6 or blow off the lemon in the water, it won't work. At least this doesn't actually give you menus for each meal, but it's pretty close.

It also seems designed to create a really low calorie total, even though it's possible to follow the rules and eat more calories. As a result, it's going to mostly work by being a typical VLCD, not through any special formula created by Dr Oz that works better than other menus with the same calories.

Beyond that, there are lots of rules that make no sense:

(1) lemon water. Nothing wrong with this, but not necessary. I like plain water, so a diet that requires me to start the day with lemon water seems silly and the suggestion that this matters a whit to weight loss raises my suspicions.

(2) No caffeine and green tea. Similar issue. I think green tea can be good for you, but I generally don't care for it and do like coffee. There's nothing special about green tea or negative about coffee when it comes to weight loss.

(3) Breakfast smoothie--why? Personally I am much more satisfied if I eat my breakfast, and there's nothing all that special about the ingredients. In fact, I personally choose not to drink store-bought almond milk (not exactly "non-processed" for those on that kick). I'm also not a fan of rice protein powder, but whatever.

(4) Protein -- 6 oz of meat per day. Based on this and other elements it's trying to lower animal protein in the diet. Fine, whatever, but there's no real need to do this for any but ethical reasons (and then why go half-a**ed)? Certainly it has nothing to do with weight loss. In fact, I've increased my meat/dairy consumption as part of my weight loss plan, because it tends to make me feel more satisfied and I don't generally overeat on it and feel good eating this way. Mostly this seems like a personal choice and a dumb thing to dictate.

(5) half cup of brown rice and otherwise no carbs/starches -- this is ridiculous. Why can't I eat oatmeal or potatoes or sweet potatoes or whole grain bread or even white rice or pasta and lose weight if I count calories? Why are all these foods verboten. Answer--because he's creating a VLCD. Also, it's dumb to say no more carbs and include not only lots of vegetables (which are carbs) but even beans. The diet fails as a basic educational tool. At least the inclusion of the beans allows one to up the protein in what would otherwise be an overly low protein diet, except that assumes that people choose them, and people will lose more weight if they don't (since beans have far more calories than broccoli).

(6) Dairy -- see Protein, and also the limitation to 1 cup of 2% yogurt is just weird. Why not 0% yogurt if I like it better? Why does eating cottage cheese or having some milk screw up the diet plan? What about using whey protein instead of the rice protein? It's just kind of arbitrary.

(7) Detox broth -- why on earth?

(8) Vegetables -- great, I like veggies and think they are important, and I'm glad he includes beans. But the low GI think is kind of trendy silliness that he must know means little in that foods are eaten in combination and GI index is the effect if you eat it alone. That is, if I chow down on a plain potato it may well have a certain effect (although without a medical condition I am unsure why that matters). But almost no one does that. If I eat my potato with salmon and previously cooked it in some olive oil, it's GI index on its own is irrelevant.

(9) Elimination -- most of these are "why?" from a weight loss POV, but just because it's a pet peeve, why "white" sugar? What's so special about white sugar vs. other sorts. This is why people do idiotic things like replace sugar with "in the raw" or brown sugar or maple syrup or honey, etc. and think there's some health advantage. "Greek yogurt" -- basically regular with the water strained out, but regular yogurt is verboten.

(10) Others: detox bath, no eating between 8 and 8, no additional exercise -- all quackery.

DR. OZ’S TWO-WEEK RAPID WEIGHT LOSS PLAN

WAKEUP: Start day with cup hot water & ½ lemon
BREAKFAST SMOOTHIE: (see recipe)
GREEN TEA: preferably organic
PROTEIN: one 6-oz. serving of meat (chicken, turkey or fish) per day
CARBS: ½ cup of cooked brown rice a day (otherwise no carbs/starches)
FATS: good fats in moderation (e.g. olive oil and avocado)
DAIRY: 1 cup of 2 % plain Greek yogurt per day (otherwise no dairy)
VEGETABLES: unlimited low-glycemic vegetables (see list) and Detox Broth (see recipe).
SNACKS: Hummus, pickles, a couple handfuls of nuts

WHAT YOU NEED TO ELIMINATE
• No wheat (only ½ cup brown rice)
• No artificial sweeteners (this includes all diet soda)
• No white sugar
• No alcohol
• No caffeine (ONLY green tea)
• No dairy (except Greek yogurt)
• No additional exercise
• No meals between 8pm-8am

OTHER THINGS TO DO
• Take probiotic in the morning
• Take a multivitamin (preferably ½ in the morning & ½ at night)
• Detox bath every night (soak with 2 cups Epsom salt & 1 cup baking soda)

LOW-GI VEGETABLES
Artichokes
Artichoke hearts
Asparagus
Bamboo shoots
Bean sprouts
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cauliflower
Celery
Cucumber
Daikon
Eggplant
Leeks
Lentils
Beans (green, kidney, garbanzo)
Greens (collard, kale, mustard, turnip)
Mushrooms
Okra
Onions
Pea pods
Peppers
Radishes
Rutabaga
Squash
Sugar snap peas
Swiss chard
Tomato
Water chestnuts
Watercress
Zucchini
Cabbage
(green, bok choy, Chinese)
Salad greens (chicory, endive, escarole, iceberg lettuce, romaine, spinach, arugula, radicchio, watercress)

SHOPPING LIST
• Rice protein powder (28 tbsp)
• 1 ¾ cups ground flaxseeds
• 3 ½ cups brown rice
• 1 bottle olive oil
• Balsamic vinegar (or other preferred vinegar) for salad dressing
• Green tea
• Epsom salt
• Baking soda

SHOPPING LIST (EACH WEEK BUY)
• 4 lemons
• 4 bananas
• 56 oz frozen berries
• 2 qts unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 4 avocados
• 7 plain 2% Greek yogurts (6-oz serving size)
• 1 ½ lbs chicken, turkey, or fish combined

SHOPPING LIST (DETOX VEGETABLE BROTH)
4 large onions 8 carrots
4 cups winter squash 8 celery stalks
2 cups cabbage Dried ginger
8 cloves whole garlic Sea salt, to taste
4 cups root vegetable (any of the following: turnips, parsnips, rutabagas)
8 cups chopped greens (any of the following: kale, parsley, beet greens, collard greens, chard, dandelion)
(Or you can buy low sodium organic broth from the grocery store) DR. OZ’S TWO-WEEK RAPID WEIGHT LOSS PLAN

RECIPES
Breakfast Smoothie Vegetable Broth
• 2 tablespoons rice protein powder
• 2 tablespoons ground flaxseeds
• ½ cup frozen berries
• ½ banana
• 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

For every three quarts of water add:
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 1 cup of winter squash cut into large cubes
• 1 cup of root vegetables: any of the following: turnips, parsnips, and rutabagas for sweetness
• 2 cups of chopped greens: any of the following: kale, parsley, beet greens, collard greens, chard, dandelion,
• 2 celery stalks
• ½ cup of cabbage
• 4 ½-inch slices of fresh ginger
• 2 cloves of whole garlic (not chopped or crushed)
• Sea salt, to taste

Add all the ingredients at once and place on a low boil for approximately 60 minutes. It may take a little longer. Simply continue to boil to taste. Cool, strain (throw out the cooked vegetables), and store in a large, tightly-sealed glass container in the fridge.

Heat gently and drink up to 3–4 cups a day.

Makes: 2 quarts or 8 cups

Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes

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Draw your own conclusions, but this jump-started my 30# weight loss, and it gave a guide to follow to get started. No one is saying you have to stay on it... but it's just as good as any plan to start from IMHO.

I've been on the ice cream diet for about a month and have plateaued...obviously. I'm going to give Dr. Oz's quick start diet a go just to sort of re-group and get back on track. I like lemon water. I like rice. I like vegetables and I like smoothies but I love ice cream most of all. I think I'll put some of my smoothie fruit in the greek yogurt and freeze it a bit to delude myself into imagining it's ice cream. No matter what, losing a quick few pounds is all the motivation I need, fad or no fad. I might also try jumping from one fad diet to the next just for variety. I mean, they ALL work so what's the big deal? Have some fun! Go crazy!

This diet works - but it is healthy (I wouldn't really call it a diet, it's more of a change of eating habits).. my sis lost 45 pounds and is still going.. She has been on it much longer than 2 weeks, which is completely safe because it is healthy.. If you try it, I wish you the best. I'm going to!

I happen to love dr oz ! Some of the things he talks about are very interesting this plan doesn't look so bad I say go for it! It's your body and what works for you may not for another good luck!!!