Lose 10 lbs in 1 week?

How can I lose 10 pounds in one week? That's the question millions of people want the answer to. The answer is simple, have a baby or get lipo, it's that simple. Does the 3 day diet work, yes. Can it guarantee that you'll lose ten pounds in three days, probably not.

I'm a firm believer that all diets work if they are limiting the amount of food, calories, or carbs that you normally eat. When I was avidly searching for an answer to my fat prayers, this diet sounded like a miracle when I stumbled across it at www.everydiet.com. I tried the diet, and went through it faithfully til the last day. Here's the run down on the diet:

Day One:

Breakfast

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets artificial sweetener

1/2 grapefruit or juice

1 slice toast

1 tbsp peanut butter

Lunch

1/2 c tuna

1 slice toast

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets artificial sweetener

Dinner

3 oz any lean meat

1 c green beans

1 c carrots

1 apple

1 c vanilla ice cream

Day Two

Breakfast

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets artificial sweetener

1 large egg

1/2 of a medium banana

1 slice toast

Lunch

1 c cottage cheese or tuna

8 saltine crackers

Dinner

2 beef hotdogs

1 c broccoli or cabbage

1/2 c carrots

1/2 medium banana

1/2 c vanilla ice cream

Day 3

Breakfast

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets artificial sweetener

5 saltine crackers

1 oz cheddar cheese

1 medium apple

Lunch

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets artificial sweetener

1 boiled egg

1 slice toast

Dinner

1 c tuna

1 c carrots

1 c cauliflower

1 c melon

1/2 c vanilla ice cream

Recommended: Drink 4 cups of water or zero calorie drinks daily.

Did I lose 10 pounds? No. However, the scale did move about 3 pounds down. Now, the diet advises you to eat this way 3 days, eat normally (healthily)for 4 days, and start back again. Possibly, that could work over a month. Sounds like calorie shifting to me! The diet is actually right under 1000 daily calories. You could do this diet with much more filling foods like oatmeal, which is only 100 calories per package (instant) and small salads throughout the day.

Now, I don't recommend crash dieting to anyone. I'm just providing some simple first hand experience. If you have any experience with this diet yourself, do share! I'd love to hear your experiences, particularly if you've stuck to it!