Mayo Clinic Diet

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The Mayo Clinic Diet is one of the well known fad type diets that has been around for many years. It is not associated with the Mayo Clinic and is not endorsed by them. However, it is a very popular diet plan and has been used by many people in order to start a quick weight loss plan. This diet works by eliminating totally all starches and most carbohydrates that are considered to be the foods that are used to produce fat in the body. It is designed to be followed for 12 days in a row then go off the diet for 2 days. This diet can be repeated after the 2 day hiatus. The Mayo Clinic Diet was one of the first diets that completely eliminated starches and sugars, while encouraging foods that will when combined together will jump start the body’s metabolism and to burn fats. Below is the daily diet regimen to be followed for 12 days in a row.

Breakfast

  • 2 eggs prepared in any way
  • 2 slices bacon
  • ½ grapefruit or
  • 4 ounces grapefruit juice

Lunch

  • Meat (unlimited amounts)
  • Salad (unlimited amounts)
  • No restriction on salad dressing (any type accepted)
  • ½ Grapefruit or
  • 4 ounces grapefruit juice

Dinner

  • Meat or Fish (unlimited amounts)
  • Cooked or raw vegetables (any red, yellow, or green vegetable) cooked as desired
  • ½ grapefruit or
  • 4 ounces grapefruit juice

Bedtime snack

  • 1 glass tomato juice or
  • 1 glass skim milk

Vegetables that are allowed:

Tomatoes, green and red bell peppers, green or red onions, lettuce, cucumbers, green beans, cucumbers, broccoli, spinach, cabbage, carrots, green peas, squash both yellow and zucchini

Vegetables to avoid:

White potatoes, sweet, potatoes, yellow corn, white onions, celery

The diet instructions to follow:

  • Eat as much as you would like of the allowed foods at all three meals.
  • Do not eat in between meals, you should consume enough during the three meals so that you are not hungry.
  • Avoid caffeine if at all possible. If you must consume caffeine try to limit it to one cup with each meal. Caffeine can cut down on the body’s enzymes that work to burn off fats and can slow down your weight loss. It also makes the body retain fluids which is considered water weight.
  • Eat all foods that are included in the diet as prescribed. Do not skip any meals or any of the foods. These are prescribed so they work together to promote the burning of fat by the body’s natural enzymes.
  • It is very important to eat the grapefruit as instructed as it works as a catalyst in order to start the fat burning process.
  • As stated above, this diet eliminates starches and sugars. These turn to fat and slow down the body’s process in burning fat as energy.
  • Keep to the diet, refraining from eating any bread, desserts, or white vegetables. You can eat as much as you can hold of the allowed foods. The more that you eat of the foods in the correct combinations, the more weight you will lose.
  • Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water each day to help the body detoxify and to rid the body of the waste that is produced from the fats that the body is burning and does not use.

This diet as stated above is designed to be used for twelve days straight and then eat as you would regularly for 2 days. If you find yourself cheating, do not give up on the diet, start the diet again the next day and try to follow it to the letter. If you eat as much as you can hold at mealtime, you should not be hungry or tempted to eat things that you should not have. By following this diet, you should see quick weight loss results in a very short period of time.

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