If you just want to lose weight for a special event and don’t care about long-term weight loss, the 3 day cottage cheese grapefruit diet may be for you. That said, if you have long-term weight loss goals you probably want to avoid it.
The great thing about this diet is that you can lose up to 10 pounds in 72 hours. The bad news is that you will almost certainly gain all of the weight back immediately after you go off the diet. It would also be very unhealthy to be on this diet for the long-term as you would end up malnourished, tired and susceptible to illness because your immune system will have been compromised.
But, there is nothing wrong with trying it for the short term. If you want to go to a high school reunion or look great for a friend’s wedding, it can work out well for you. Just be careful with it.
The 3 day cottage cheese grapefruit diet helps you shed excess water weight, reduce bloating and burns some fat through reduced calorie intake. It’s the drastically lower calories that will cause you to gain the weight back when it’s over, because your body’s natural reaction will be to hoard fat when you start eating regularly again.
An important note here: You should avoid this diet if you are on any type of antidepressant or anti-anxiety medication. Both of these types of medications can have a negative and dangerous interaction with grapefruit.
The key is to follow the diet exactly. Any substitution will mean all your efforts have been in vain!
Day 1:
Breakfast: One cup of black coffee or tea, and one slice of toast; eat a half of a grapefruit or drink a glass of grapefruit juice.
Lunch: Eat a full serving of cottage cheese, one slice of toast and black coffee or tea.
Dinner: Eat three ounces of any lean meat, one cup of carrots, one cup of ice cream or frozen yogurt, one apple and a cup of black coffee or tea.
Day 2:
Breakfast: One cup of black coffee or tea, and one slice of toast; eat a half of a grapefruit or drink a glass of grapefruit juice.
Lunch: A full serving of cottage cheese, five salt crackers and one cup of black coffee or tea.
Dinner: Two hot dogs, a half a cup of carrots, one cup of broccoli, one banana and a cup of black coffee or tea.
Day 3:
Breakfast: Black coffee or tea, five salt crackers, one ounce of cheddar cheese and one apple.
Lunch: One boiled egg, one slice of toast and a cup of black coffee or tea.
Dinner: One serving of cottage cheese, one cup of carrots, one cup of melon, a half a cup of ice cream or frozen yogurt and a cup of black coffee or tea.
So, there it is. Hot dogs, salt crackers and all. But before you start on the 3 day cottage cheese and grapefruit diet, ask yourself: Is it really worth the few pounds of water weight you may lose in exchange for feeling hungry, cranky and miserable?
