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3 Day Hot Dog Diet
This diet is sometimes called the
Cleveland Clinic Diet, but has no association with Cleveland Clinic
or any other organization. The diet is extremely low calorie and
consists of eating two hot dogs on the second day of the diet. Other
foods on the diet are tuna, lean meat, veggies, and ice cream. The
diet claims that you can lose up to 10 pounds in three days and
instructs that you should stay on the diet for three days only.
After that time, you should go back to normal eating for at least
four or five days before following the diet again. Foods you don't
like can be swapped out for foods with the same
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Cabbage Soup Diet
If you love cabbage, then this diet
might be right for you. It consists of a soup made of cabbage and other
veggies that you eat for a certain number of days, depending upon how
much weight you'd like to lose. You will eat only cabbage soup during
this time. While weight loss is fairly fast, eating only one type of
food without variation can be quite unhealthy. The diet is made for
quick losses. You may wind up gaining the weight back when you go back
to regular eating patterns. Other fad diets listed on this site include
the
Apple Cider Vinegar Diet and the
Peanut Butter Diet. | |
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Chicken Soup Diet
With the Chicken Soup Diet, you will eat
breakfast each day and then snack on chicken soup for the rest of the
day. The soup is made from a very specific recipe and you must choose
from a specific list of breakfast choices as well. Some other diets
you'll find on this site include the
Russian Air Force Diet and the
Lazy Zone Diet, which is modeled after The Zone. The Zone is a
fairly healthy eating plan, consisting of 40 percent healthy carbs, 30
percent protein and 30 percent fat. With the Lazy Zone, you simply have
an easier pattern to follow for counting your percentages. | |
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Grapefruit Diet
Among fad diets, the Grapefruit Diet has
been in existence for many years. It dates back as far as the 1930s. It
is sometimes called the Hollywood Diet or the Mayo Diet. It is not
connected to the Mayo Clinic in any way. It is a high protein, low
calorie diet of between 800 to 1000 calories. There are many variations
of the grapefruit diet. You'll also find information on many other diets
at WebMD, including reviews on how healthy or unhealthy they might be.
You'll even find a vegan diet called the
Hallelujah Diet. | |
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Mono Food Diet
If you've ever thought that you love a food
so much you could eat only it, then the mono food diet might be the fad
diet you want to look at. Although eating only one food for an extended
period of time is not a good idea, most of these diets are very short
term plans. You'll find details on food combining diets, how it all
works, the way your body is likely to respond and even a
question and answer area about following a food combining or mono
food diet. | |
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Hay Diet
This diet was created by Dr. William Hay, a New
York physician. The idea of this diet is that the body digests foods in
different ways, so they need to be eaten in a specific order and in
certain combinations. Most of the diet is made up of veggies, fruits and
some protein. Starches and simple sugars are limited on this diet. The
diet is pretty complicated to follow, which can be one of the major
drawback of this fad. You'll find many other diet related articles, such
as one about
diet tea and another about
fat flushes. | |
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Lemonade Diet
Also called the Master Cleanse and the Lemon
Diet, the Lemonade Diet consists of fasting on a juice concoction for 10
days to cleanse the body of toxins. It is a fast, so you will want to
get your doctor's okay before going on this or any diet. If you try the
Lemonade Diet and things aren't going well, you might want to read about
common mistakes people make on this diet and do some
troubleshooting. You'll also find a complete list of supplies you'll
need, including organic Grade B maple syrup and probiotics. | |
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Pasta Chocolate Diet
Are you interested in a diet where
you can eat chocolate, pasta, and popcorn? This diet allows you have a
little of all of those things, in moderation, along with fruits and
salads. You'll also need to drink a lot of water on this diet and stay
away from fried food and high fat fare. You'll also find other articles
on this site that can help you as you try to stick to any diet.
Diet tips include not skipping breakfast, chewing gum to keep hunger
in check, fill up by eating foods high in fiber, and go ahead and eat
what you're craving because you'll wind up eating it anyway. | |
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Peanut Butter Diet
Natural peanut butter and other nut
butters can be healthy. This diet was tested by Prevention readers, who
saw a lot of success with the diet. Since most people enjoy eating
peanut butter, dieters didn't grow tired of the food choices. The plan
is about 1500 calories a day, which translates into a pound or two of
loss each week for most users. While it may not result in as fast of a
loss as some other plans, many doctors believe it is best to lose weight
slowly and change your eating habits. The site also offers an area
called
Belly Bytes, where you can learn about the nutritional and calorie
content of different types of food. | |
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Scarsdale Medical Diet
Low Carb Lisa offers the ins and
outs of following the diet created by Dr. Herman Tarnower. This is a low
fat, fairly low carb diet plan. Unlike some diets, the rules are very
specific about what you can and can't eat for and between each meal. The
diet is meant to be followed for two weeks and then you switch to Keep
Trim Eating for two weeks. This pattern continues until all the weight
is lost. The site offers some useful features like a list of
beginner's tips and items that can be
substituted due to allergies. | |
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