We have all tried dozens of diets over the years, but a lot of us soon find that many of them are unsuccessful. Extreme starvation diets are unhealthy and never work. I don't think that anybody would deny that being overweight could have serious consequences.
There are always times when we need to lose weight fast for the likes of weddings, holidays or even operations that require rapid weight loss. Then it's time for the desperation diet. This diet is for one week only and not more than three times a year. This diet plan is to ensure you are not putting your health at risk so it will be necessary that you buy herbal pure plan and add it to a litre bottle of still mineral water. You will need to make sure you have finished the entire bottle before bedtime. This will help you to lose that half a stone by the end of the week. However, in this diet there is no place for snacking or sweet treats like chocolates by the way!
Day One
Breakfast:
Half a grapefruit, 1 poached egg and 2 poached tomatoes
Lunch:
Avocado, tomato and mushroom salad plus 4oz low-fat cottage cheese and a large bunch of grapes.
Main Meal:
A large bowl of thinly sliced cucumber with lots of black pepper, cider vinegar, and a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil, a good portion of stir fried vegetables served on a bed of plain boiled rice.
Day 2
Breakfast:
A large fresh peach and 6 ripe strawberries
Lunch:
A large green salad and a mixture of steamed vegetables- carrots, courgettes, new potatoes, peas, runner beans, and sweet corn tossed with a teaspoon of butter and sprinkled with fresh chopped parsley and mint.
Main Meal:
A bowl of vegetable soup, a large red pepper stuffed with rice, and a large portion of lightly-cooked spinach chopped with a drizzle of virgin olive oil.
Day 3
Breakfast:
A large bowl of cherries, and a low-fat live yogurt.
Lunch:
Mixed green salad and a generous portion of your favourite pasta drizzled with olive oil, sprinkled with fresh parsley.
Main Meal:
A carton of low-fat live yogurt mixed with chopped cucumber, black pepper, a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil. A skinless grilled chicken breast with grilled tomato, iceberg lettuce and boiled potatoes.
Day 5
Breakfast:
Muesli, porridge, Weetabix or other wholegrain cereal, with semi-skimmed milk and a banana.
Lunch:
A sliced hard boiled egg with chunks of tomato, cucumber, and lettuce in wholemeal pita bread.
Main Meal:
Celery, apple, and walnut salad, grilled trout with cauliflower and runner beans tossed in a teaspoon of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice, sprinkled with lots of parsley.
DAY 5:
Breakfast:
A large bunch of grapes
Lunch:
Radishes, carrots, fennel and celery, any vegetable soup, and a whole-wheat roll and a pear.
Main Meal:
Generous portion of mixed curried vegetables, served on plain boiled rice. A tomato and onion salad.
Day 6
Breakfast:
Mixed summer fruits
Lunch:
A large tomato stuffed with tuna and low fat cottage cheese, plenty of black pepper and a large green salad.
Main Meal: Stir fried cubes of chicken, beef or lamb, with mixed stir-fried vegetables and noodles. Mixed fresh berries with low-fat live yogurt flavoured with the zest of a lemon, quarter of a teaspoon of cinnamon, a teaspoon of honey and two fresh mint leaves.
Day 7
Breakfast:
A boiled egg and 1 slice of wholemeal toast very thinly scraped with butter, a glass of fresh unsweetened juice.
Lunch:
Salad of red radicchio and chicory leaves with grilled mushrooms and a wholemeal roll, an apple and a pear.
Main Meal:
A salad of grapefruit and peach with low-fat fromage frais, grilled salmon steak with boiled potatoes and a green vegetable, a matchbox-sized portion of low-fat cheese with a stick of celery.
People talk a lot about pseudo-scientific claptrap about food combining and the truth is, I've no idea why it works, but it does. Seven pounds lighter in seven days, clear skin, bright eyes and bursting with energy.
