Also known as the ‘British Heart Foundation Diet’ and has been circulating for many years. You will lose approximately 2 kg in 3 days. And as the name suggests, the diet plan should not be followed for any longer than that.
Long term weight loss can only ever be achieved through sensible changes to diet and the introduction of regular exercise. This weight loss plan works because calorie intake is lowered but the diet meal plan still gives some nutritional balance.
3-Day Diet Plan
Weight loss: 2 kg
For vegetarians: Consider meat substitutes.
Day 1
Breakfast
- Black coffee or tea with low calorie sweetener
- 1/2 grapefruit
- 1 slice of toast with 1 tbsp peanut butter
Lunch
- 1/2 a cup of tuna
- 1 slice of toast
- Black coffee/tea/water
Dinner
- 85 g any lean meat
- 1 cup of green beans
- 1 cup of carrots
- 1 cup of vanilla ice cream
- 1 medium apple
- Black coffee/tea/water
Day 2
Breakfast
- Black coffee/tea/water
- 1 egg (served any style)
- 1 slice of toast
- 1 banana
Lunch
- 1 cup of tuna or cottage cheese
- 5 plain crackers
- Black coffee/tea/water
Dinner
- 2 hot-dogs
- 1/2 cup of carrots
- 1 cup of broccoli or cabbage
- 1 banana
- 1/2 cup of vanilla ice cream
Day 3
Breakfast
- Black coffee/tea/water
- 5 plain crackers, 1 oz (30 grams) of cheddar cheese
- 1 apple
Lunch
- 1 hard boiled egg
- 1 slice of toast
- Black coffee/tea/water
Dinner
- 1 cup of tuna
- 1 cup of carrots
- 1 cup of cauliflower
- 1 cup of melon
- 1/2 cup of vanilla ice cream
- Black coffee/tea/water
Coffee/tea: Low calorie sweetener should always be used instead of sugar.
Condiments Allowed
- Lemon juice
- Salt & Pepper
- Mustard
- Cooking oil spray
Variations
If you really don’t like any of the foods included you can make some changes:
- Orange instead of grapefruit
- Tuna instead of cottage cheese or vice versa
- Frozen yogurt instead of ice cream
- Cauliflower instead of broccoli and vice versa
- Green beans instead of broccoli or cauliflower
- Beetroot instead of carrots
- Toast instead of 5 plain crackers
Follow the plan for 3 days with strictly no cheating and you should get the immediate results you want. When you see the differences to the new slimmer you, you should feel encouraged to continue with a healthy lifestyle!