How to Follow the Grapefruit Diet
Investigate to see if this citrus-based diet – which started back in the 1930s – is the weight-loss plan for you.
You Will Need
- Eggs
- Bacon
- Grapefruit
- Unsweetened grapefruit juice
- Water
- Coffee
- Salad
- Red or green vegetables
- Meat or fish
- Tea
- Skim milk
- Tomato juice
Steps
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Never change your diet without first consulting your physician.
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Step 1
Plan for the short term
Plan to lose weight quickly, but not over the long term. The grapefruit diet is not intended to be followed for more than a few weeks.
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Grapefruit is known to interfere with certain types of medicine, so ask your doctor before deciding on this diet.
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Step 2
Eat breakfast
Eat two eggs and two slices of bacon for breakfast, supplemented by either half a grapefruit or eight ounces of unsweetened grapefruit juice.
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Follow the exact amount of grapefruit or grapefruit juice suggested. The grapefruit serves as a catalyst for fat-burning.
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Step 3
Drink plenty of water
Drink plenty of water. You’re also allowed one cup of coffee per day.
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Step 4
Eat lunch
Eat a lunch that includes half a grapefruit or eight ounces of unsweetened grapefruit juice and as much meat and salad as you want.
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Step 5
Have dinner
Eat a dinner that includes as much meat or fish as you want, salad or vegetables that are not starchy, half a grapefruit or eight ounces of unsweetened grapefruit juice, and one cup of coffee or tea.
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You may double or triple portions of meat or salad, but you can’t omit them.
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Step 6
Drink skim milk or tomato juice
Drink eight ounces of skim milk or tomato juice at bedtime.
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Step 7
Avoid rigorous exercise
Avoid rigorous exercise. The grapefruit diet does not provide enough calories to create the energy level needed for an exercise regimen.
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The grapefruit was first described in 1750 as the "forbidden fruit" of Barbados.
