| The Scarsdale Diet has been around for some time. Developed by Dr. Herman Tarnower, this diet promises an unreasonable one-pound-per-day weight loss while you limit your food intake to specified amounts of fruits, vegetables and mostly lean sources of protein. It encourages the use of artificial sweeteners and herbal appetite suppressants to speed up weight loss. |
| There is no calorie counting, but meals are limited to breakfast, lunch and dinner. |
| Snacking is not allowed. |
| A strict meal plan must be followed exactly which is low in carbohydrates and high in vitamins and minerals. Herbal appetite suppressants are often encouraged. |
| The diet is high in protein, low in carbohydrates and moderate in fat. |
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| You can be on this diet from seven to fourteen days. |
| The Scardale Diet is a low carb, low calorie,lots of water eating plan.Drinking lots of water flushes your system and makes the weight come off faster. Although the Scarsdale diet was one of the first low carb diets, it has lost popularity to other low carbohydrates programs such as the Atkins Diet, or the Zone Diet.
The rigid eating program must be followed exactly, whereby the plan lasts for 7 - 14 days. Thereafter people then have difficulties finding a eating plan where they won’t put the weight back on. |
| Exercise |
| This plan doesn't advocate exercise for weight loss. It recommends no strenuous exercise for those over 40, unless exercise has already been an integral part of the day. Truthfully, the limited caloric intake provides inadequate fuel for anyone hoping to even walk vigorously for 30 minutes a day.
The Zone's eating plan is a combination of a small amount of low-fat protein, fats, and carbohydrates in the form of fiber-rich vegetables and fruits. Proteins should be eaten with every meal and at every snack. Carbohydrates should be twice the size of the protein portion. These include vegetables, beans, and whole-grains. "Unfavorable carbohydrates" such as brown rice, pasta, bananas, bagels, etc. should be eaten in smaller portions. |
| The classic Scarsdale Diet |
Rules of the road:
Drink at least 4 glasses of water or diet soda per day.
You can add the following to your foods: herbs, salt, pepper, lemon, vinegar, Worcestershire, soy sauce, mustard & ketchup |
| DAY 1 |
| BREAKFAST |
coffee or tea with sugar substitute & 1/2 grapefruit |
| LUNCH |
any amount of lean beef, chicken or fish + tomato salad + coffee or tea |
| DINNER |
broiled fish + tomato and lettuce salad + grapefruit or melon |
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| DAY 2 |
| BREAKFAST |
coffee or tea with sugar substitute & 1/2 grapefruit |
| LUNCH |
any amount of fruit salad + coffee |
| DINNER |
hamburger (without bread) and all the cooked vegetables you desire |
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| DAY 3 |
| BREAKFAST |
coffee or tea with sugar substitute & 1/2 grapefruit |
| LUNCH |
tuna salad + grapefruit or melon |
| DINNER |
2 lean pork chops + mixed green salad + coffee |
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| DAY 4 |
| BREAKFAST |
coffee or tea with sugar substitute & 1/2 grapefruit |
| LUNCH |
2 eggs + cottage cheese + 3 oz. squash + 1 toast + coffee |
| DINNER |
chicken ( grilled or broiled w/o skin ) + spinach or green pepper + coffee |
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| DAY 5 |
| BREAKFAST |
coffee or tea with sugar substitute & 1/2 grapefruit |
| LUNCH |
all the dry cheese you want + spinach + 1 toast |
| DINNER |
broiled fish + cooked veggies or green salad + 1 toast |
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| DAY 6 |
| BREAKFAST |
coffee or tea with sugar substitute & 1/2 grapefruit |
| LUNCH |
fruit salad (as much as you want) + 1 coffee |
| DINNER |
broiled chicken w/o skin + tomato and lettuce salad + grapefruit or melon + coffee |
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| DAY 7 |
| BREAKFAST |
coffee or tea with sugar substitute & 1/2 grapefruit |
| LUNCH |
cold or hot chicken + tomato & lettuce salad + grapefruit or melon + coffee |
| DINNER |
lean beef + mixed salad + coffee |
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| Finding a weight loss diet that suits you will depend on how much weight you want to lose, what your lifestyle is like and whether you are very health conscious, thereby making sure that you are getting all the nutrients you need in your daily diet.
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| Remember, you want to feel healthy and look great. |
| For more information on Scarsdale Diet go to |
| lowcarblisa.tripod.com/thescarsdalemedicaldiet/ |
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