Is this diet healthy? Impressive Results & Side Effects

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BasemB
BasemB Posts: 1 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hey guys,

The following diet by an anonymous local source has shown quick weight loss results to many people (General Rule: when it's a quick loss, something might be wrong)


Side Effects:

Affects the Kidneys: If not much water is consumed, pee colour turns very dark and has a smell (As reported by some users)

The Diet:

(Note that the breakfast is fixed throughout the diet: Half an orange/grapefruit + 2 boiled eggs)

Week 1:

Day 1

Lunch: Any fruit choice - eat until full (no quantity specified)
Dinner: Grilled meat

Day 2

Lunch: Grilled Chicken + Tomato + Orange/Grapefruit
Dinner: Boiled egg + Salad + 1 toast + Orange/Grapefruit

Day 3

Lunch: Fat-free white cheese + 1 toast + Tomato
Dinner: Grilled meat

Day 4

Lunch: Any fruit choice - eat until full (no quantity specified)
Dinner: Grilled meat + Salad

Day 5

Lunch: 2 boiled eggs + boiled vegetables
Dinner: Grilled or cooked shrimp + Salad + Orange/Grapefruit

Day 6

Lunch: Any fruit choice - eat until full (no quantity specified)
Dinner: Grilled meat + Salad

Day 7

Lunch: Grilled or cooked chicken + cooked vegetables + Orange/Grapefruit
Dinner: Cooked vegetables

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Week 2:

Day 1

Lunch: 2 boiled eggs + boiled vegetables
Dinner: 2 boiled eggs + Orange/Grapefruit

Day 2

Lunch: Grilled meat + Salad
Dinner: 2 boiled eggs + Orange/Grapefruit

Day 3

Lunch: Grilled meat + Cucumber
Dinner: 2 boiled eggs + cooked vegetables

Day 4

Lunch: 2 boiled eggs + cheese + cooked vegetables
Dinner: 2 boiled eggs + cooked vegetables + tomato

Day 5

Lunch: Grilled or cooked shrimps
Dinner: Oranges + Apples + Watermelon

Day 6

Lunch: Grilled meat + Tomato + Orange/Grapefruit
Dinner: Fruit mixture (Oranges + Apples + Watermelon)

Day 7

Lunch: Grilled or cooked chicken + tomato + carrots + Orange/Grapefruit
Dinner: Cooked chicken + Tomato + Oranges + Grapefruit

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Week 3:

Day 1

Whole day: Any type of fruits, at any time, in any quantity except for (Grapes, Mango, Banana, Dates)

Day 2

Whole day: Any type of cooked vegetables, at any time, in any quantity except for (Potato)

Day 3

Combination of day 1 and day 2 above (of week 3)

Day 4

Whole day: Shrimps + Lettuce Salad (in any quantity at any time)

Day 5

Whole day: Meat or Chicken + Cooked Vegetables (in any quantity at any time)


Day 6

Whole day: One type of fruit to be consumed at any time in any quantity

Day 7

Whole day: One type of fruit to be consumed at any time in any quantity


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Week 4 is kinda similar in nature to the 3 weeks above.


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Is this diet any healthy? Is it high in protein and is that safe?

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Would love to know your thoughts !!







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  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
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    No, it's not.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    edited May 2015
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    There aren't any quantities shown.

    Size matters.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,089 Member
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    It sounds like a ridiculous diet. It makes no sense to me at all.
    Most diet plans that I've seen have a 49/30/30 split and are just suggesting which foods you can eat to hit your macros and stay within your calorie goal.But this diet plan looks like a mess to me.
  • jddnw
    jddnw Posts: 319 Member
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    Ridiculously restrictive and extreme. Not enough calories. Why would anyone find it appealing?
    When you lose weight on an extreme diet like this, you just gain it back when you starting eating normal again.
  • SonicKrunch
    SonicKrunch Posts: 192 Member
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    I would not call this a good diet...

    Tons of sugars from the fruit, which isn't terrible but they are suggesting a lot of fruit. No portion sizing mentioned so is it 4oz of grilled meat or 8 or 10 or ? If it's only 4oz and you are only eating it once a day, you are missing a lot of protein. 2 hardboiled eggs and a 4oz piece of meat will not be enough for most people.

    The only thing good about this "diet" is the fact that it's recommending whole foods. I'm not saying it won't work but you will be a skinny rail(no muscle). If that's what you are aiming for...sure.

    Also with all that fruit, you are looking at a large grocery bill depending on what you buy.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,089 Member
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    Meant 40. Not 49%. I'm on my cell phone so couldn't edit that.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    Cut most of that fruit. Add more protein, veggies, fat. Add dairy if you want.
    Use the tracker to calculate the calories using specific amounts.
  • bunsen_honeydew
    bunsen_honeydew Posts: 230 Member
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    PSA if you take statins, don't have grapefruit.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
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    I think this is the second time someone asked about this. The other person was actually doing it with her husband and she called it the egg diet.

    Not safe.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
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    Very detailed, as well as very unspecific, very strange, very stupid. Has to be a joke. Of course it isn't healthy. Who would believe this to be safe safe and/or work for weight loss??
  • andrikosDE
    andrikosDE Posts: 383 Member
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    It looks like somebody hit the "random food diet generator"
  • Sarasmaintaining
    Sarasmaintaining Posts: 1,027 Member
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    Yuck, why would you want to do that to yourself?
  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
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    What is the goal. For weight loss all that is needed is to reduce caloric consumption.
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
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    It's goofy. There's no reason to have days which are restricted to just one fruit, in any quantity. There's plenty wrong with it but just looking at that tells you to keep on walking... nothing to see here.
  • evileen99
    evileen99 Posts: 1,564 Member
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    My first thought was that the number on the scale wouldn't be moving because I'd be so constipated, but I see by the end of the diet they have you consuming only one fruit or vegetable for an entire day, so yeah, the resulting diarrhea would probably blow everything out.

    It's just ridiculous--how can you look at something like that and think it's reasonable?
  • madz0007
    madz0007 Posts: 31 Member
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    Looks like a version of the mayo diet that was popular about 30 years ago. It will work in the short term but not in the long term.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,576 Member
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    The instructions are too generic to know.

    It could an extremely low fat diet, which would not be healthy in the long term.
    It could be an very high or low calorie diet, which also would not be healthy in the long term.
    It could also be pretty well balanced, which likely would healthy in the long term.

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