This version of the grapefruit diet has been described as ‘‘just plain weird’’ because it comes with a curious set of rules as well as lists of foods that the dieter may or may not have. It also promises a weight loss of 52 pounds over 2-1/2 months.
‘‘The Rules’’:
-You must drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water every day (64 ounces total).
-At any meal you may eat until you are full.
-You must eat the minimum of each food listed at each meal.
-You cannot eliminate any item from the diet, especially the bacon at breakfast and the salads. You MUST eat the bacon and the salads. These combinations of food burn the fat; omitting one part of the combination will cause the whole thing not to work.
-The grapefruit or fruit juice is important because it acts as a catalyst that starts the burning process. Don’t add to or reduce the amount of grapefruit or juice.
-Cut down on coffee because it affects the insulin balance that hinders the burning process. Try to limit yourself to 1 cup of coffee at meal time.
-Don’t eat between meals. If you eat the suggested foods, you will not get hungry.
-You can fry food in butter and use generous amounts of butter on the vegetables.
-Do not eat desserts, bread, or white vegetables or sweet potatoes.
-You may have double or triple helpings of meat, salad, or vegetables.
-Eat until you are stuffed. The more you eat, the more weight you will lose.
-Stay on the diet 12 days, then stop the diet for 2 days and repeat.
The daily diet plan:
-Breakfast: Either 1/2 grapefruit or 8 ounces of unsweetened fruit juice (any fruit) þ 2 eggs any style þ 2 slices of bacon.
-Lunch: Either 1/2 grapefruit or 8 ounces of unsweetened fruit juice (any fruit) þ salad with any dressing þ meat any style and any amount.
-Dinner: Either 1/2 grapefruit or 8 ounces of unsweetened fruit juice (any fruit)þsalad with any dressing or a red or green vegetable cooked in butter or spicesþmeat or fish any style cooked any wayþ coffee or tea (1 cup).
-Bedtime snack: 8 ounces of tomato juice or skim milk.
Foods the dieter may eat: red onions, bell peppers, broccoli, radishes, cucumbers, carrots, green onions, leaf spinach, cabbage, tomatoes, green beans, lettuce, chili (no beans), mayonnaise, any cheese, hot dogs, cole slaw, salad dressing, dried nuts, dill pickles.
Foods the dieter may not eat: white onions, potatoes, celery, peas, cereal, corn, starchy vegetables, potato chips, peanut butter, pasta, corn chips, jelly or jam, sweet pickles, pretzels, fruit, low-fat or diet salad dressings.
