Diet and Health FAQ

Tagged As: weight loss diet menu

Question:
I was wondering if anyone here have tried non salt diet for weight loss program. I have tried this a few years ago and it worked. I lost 3 Kgs in 4 days. This diet program was originally from German if I'm not wrong. However I lost the menu/recipe. I only remember the first two days menu. I am trying to help my friend who asked for it but I just couldn't find it anywhere. So, I am trying to find out if anyone here happens to have the menu or done something similar? The menu include spinach, tomato and one egg for lunch. Dinner includes beef steak cooked in vegetable oil (you can add pepper to it) and one apple. Breakfast you can only have one cup of tea with one teaspoon of sugar. But that is only for the first two days. You can have one slice of toasted bread and choice of tea or coffee on the third day. But I completely forgot the lunch/dinner menu on the third, fourth....all the way to the fourteenth day. You can lose up to 7 Kgs permanently in 14 days following the menu. However, you'll feel weak during the diet because you completely cut salt/sodium in your diet, so it is recommended that you don't force yourself to do heavy exercises. You can get back into doing your regular exercise after you get back to your regular diet. So if you have done something similar or done this before, what do you think of this weight loss diet menu?

Answer:
I would strongley recommend that you NOT suggest this diet to your friend. Very low calorie diets can result in fast weight loss, but it is very rare for them to result in fast and *permanent* weight loss, and they contribute to a syndrome where the dieter ends up gaining back more weight than they lost. The best way to lose weight is to eat a low but adequate amount of food and to exercise. Weight Watchers is one option. The Atkins program works well for some people, as well, although I don't particularly like it. Or you could find a nutritionist who can create an eating plan for your friend that will result in long term weight loss. Unfortunately, the world is full of instant weight loss diets that result in failure. If they worked, then everybody would be using them, but only once, right?