Popular "Diets

Popular "Diets

Popular "Diets": This page contains links to our diet reviews of all the popular fad diets, low carb and glycemic index, low fat and low calorie diets, quick weight loss detox diets and juice fasts, online diets, and blood type diets. Examples include Cabbage Soup Diet, Atkins Diet, South Beach Diet, Master Cleanse, Eat Right For Your Type, and eDiets.

3 Day Diet

Apple Cider Vinegar Diet

Grapefruit Diet

Ice Cream Diet

Perfect Body Diet

"3 Day Diet" Review

The "3 Day Diet" is also referred to as "The Cleveland Clinic Diet," despite having no affiliation to the prestigious clinic. The 3 Day Diet is a scheme that combines certain foods that are supposed to create a desired reaction in your digestive system and boost your metabolism for fat burning. The regimen must be followed precisely with exact portions for optimum "results." The plan does not mention or recommend exercise. The regimen lasts for three days, then repeated after two days off the diet.

The basics:

The 3 Day Diet must be eaten exactly as specified and dieters must not over-eat or under-eat otherwise you won't get your promised 10 pound weight loss.

Day 1

BreakfastCoffee or tea (artificial sweetener optional)

1/2 grapefruit or fruit juice

1 piece of toast with 1 tablespoon peanut butter

Lunch

Coffee or tea1/2 cup

tuna1 piece

toastDinner

3 ounces lean meat or chicken

1 cup green beans

1 cup carrots

1 apple

1 cup vanilla ice cream

Day 2

Breakfast

Coffee or tea

1 egg

1/2 banana

1 piece toast

Lunch

1 cup cottage cheese or tuna

8 regular saltine crackers

Dinner

2 beef franks

1 cup broccoli

1/2 cup carrots

1/2 banana

1/2 cup regular ice cream

Day 3

Breakfast

Black coffee or tea

5 regular saltine crackers

1 ounce cheddar cheese

1 apple

Lunch

Black coffee or tea

1 boiled egg

1 piece toast

Dinner

1 cup tuna

1 cup carrots

1 cup cauliflower

1 cup melon

1/2 cup vanilla ice cream

4 cups of water or diet soda are to be consummed as well.

This is a classic low calorie starvation diet and water loss scheme which is going to lead to temporary weight loss. You will probably gain the weight back quick and end up adding some additional weight as is common in fad diets. The 3 Day Diet is no miracle and certainly no solution to your weight problems.
With so many weight loss options available, it's hard to know what to do. The reality of popular diet products and programs is that few work in the long term because they don't focus on the sustainable strategies of balanced nutrition, exercise and personal motivation. But don't be discouraged, there are good plans out there that can help you achieve your goals.

Apple Cider Vinegar Diet Review

The following review was sent to chasefreedom.com by a former vistitor:

"Vinegar and Weight Loss: The Sour Truth"

A few vinegar pills probably won't hurt you or your baby, but they won't do one bit of good in helping you lose weight either. By Elizabeth Somer , MA,RD
Question:I had a baby 6 months ago and would like to lose some weight. I know that if you're nursing, you're not supposed to diet. I have been eating healthy foods high in nutrients, and I have lost a little weight. Would it be harmful to the baby if I started taking apple cider vinegar pills to help with weight loss?

Answer:

March 12, 2001 -- A few vinegar pills probably won't hurt you or your baby, but they won't do one bit of good in helping you lose weight either. This old diet fad dates back to the 1970s, when a combination of apple cider, kelp, vitamin B-6, and lecithin was touted as the miracle cure for weight loss. The rationale for this concoction was that it tricked your body's metabolism. According to the claims, lecithin emulsified body fat, B-6 metabolized the loosened fat, kelp supplied iodine to stimulate the thyroid gland to manufacture more thyroxin to speed metabolism, and vinegar supplied potassium. Like salad dressings where oil and vinegar don't mix, this was supposed to help rid the body of fat.

There is no scientific basis, or even rational reason, for any of these claims. For example, a teaspoon of vinegar contains only five milligrams of potassium, a meager amount compared to the 400 milligrams in a cup of grapefruit juice. Swallowing more iodine will jump start a thyroid gland only if you are deficient in this mineral (you'll know if you are iodine-deprived because you will have developed a goiter, or an enlargement of the thyroid gland). When people lost weight on this regimen it was because they also followed the accompanying low-calorie diet. Like all the other diet fads, from starch blockers and collagen products to herbal diet teas and hydroxycitric acid (HCA), the vinegar pills fit most or all the criteria of a useless gimmick:

They promise to melt away fat.

They promise fast and effortless weight loss.

They promise weight loss greater than one to two pounds a week.

They focus on one or a few foods and limit or exclude whole food groups.

They are based on pills or "secret formulas."

Save your money and follow the advice of thousands of people who have not just lost weight, but maintained the weight loss. Consume daily a wide variety of nutrient-packed vegetables, fruits, whole grains, extra-lean meats and beans, and nonfat milk or yogurt. Watch your portions, and, most importantly, exercise each day. You also are right about not dieting while breastfeeding. It took nine months to gain the weight during your pregnancy. Plan to begin your weight-loss plan after you've stopped breastfeeding, and give yourself at least nine months after that to regain your figure.