Mayo Clinic Diet
Although the Mayo Clinic Diet has spread like wildfire and many people say they lost weight with this diet, Mayo Clinic says the diet did not originate at Mayo Clinic, nor is it approved by Mayo Clinic.
No matter the origins, if it works, then it’s a valuable diet and here it comes!
Breakfast:
- 1/2 grapefruit or 200 ml (8oz) unsweetened juice
- 2 Eggs any style
- 2 Slices of bacon
- black coffee or tea, no sugar
Lunch:
- 1/2 grapefruit or 200 ml (8oz) unsweetened juice.
- Salad and or raw veggies (any dressing, not low fat or fat free)
- Meat (cooked any way)
Dinner:
- 1/2 grapefruit or 200 ml (8oz) unsweetened juice
- Meat (cooked any way) and vegetables (any green or red, may be cooked in butter or seasoning or a salad as above)
- black coffee or tea, no sugar
Bedtime:
- (optional) 200ml (8oz) tomato juice or skim milk
Instructions:
- At any meal you may eat until you are full, and you can not eat anymore. You must eat the minimum listed listed at each meal.
- Do not eliminate anything from the diet, especially don’t skip the bacon at breakfast or omit salads. It is the combination of foods that burn the fat.
- The grapefruit is important because it acts as a catalyst that starts the burning process.
- Cut down on coffee, it affects the insulin balance that hinders the burning process. Try to limit to one cup each meal.
- Don’t eat between meals, if you eat the combination of food suggested, you will not get hungry.
- The diet may eliminate sugars and starches. Fat does not form fat, it helps burn it, so you can fry food in butter and use butter generously on vegetables.
- Do not eat desserts, breads and white vegetables of sweet potatoes. You may double or triple helpings of meat, salads or vegetables. Eat till you are stuffed. The more you eat the more weight you will lose.
- There may be no weight loss in the first 4 days, but be ready after the 5th day. You may lose 0,5-1 kg (1 and 1/2 pounds) every two days until you reach your goal.
- Drink 8 200 ml (8oz) glasses of water every day.
- All soft drinks need to be diet and caffeine free.
- You may NOT have: white onions, potatoes, celery, peas, cereal, carrots, corn, starchy vegetables, bread, noodles, rice, potato chips, pretzels or fruit or diet dressing.
- You MAY have: red onions, bell peppers, radishes, broccoli, cucumbers, green onions, leaf spinach, cabbage, tomatoes, green beans, lettuce, chili (no beans), mayonnaise, any cheese, hot dogs, cole slaw, regular salad dressing, green vegetables, 1tsp nuts, dill or bread and butter pickles.
Important:
Stay on diet 12 days and stop for 2 after that. If you still need to lose weight you can start the diet again after the 2 days rest. (Works out great to start on a Monday because you will have every other weekend off of the diet 
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