I sometimes think that every woman I know is on a diet. And if they're not on one, they're about to start one or they're just coming off one. You can tell, because they're cranky- and hungry.
I've found some odd fad diets that made me cranky just reading about them.
The first time I read about the Lemonade Diet, I thought, "Hey, finally a diet that will give me some vitamin C!" You may know this diet by the name of The Master Cleanse.
First of all, it's less of a diet and more of a starvation technique in that you won't actually be allowed to consume food while you're on it. Liquids, yes; food, no.
The diet goes something like this:Take 2 ounces of fresh-squeezed lemon juice. Mix the 2 ounces of lemon juice with 2 ounces of maple syrup, 2 cups of water and 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
That's it for your food for each day for the duration of the diet, except for the lovely, early morning Salt Water Flush.
The Salt Water Flush consists of 2 teaspoons of salt mixed with 1 quart of water. This is done in the morning because of the flushing you'll do for the next hour or so.
Some people stay on this self-imposed starvation cleanse for up to 10 days. In that time they can expect some fun side effetcts, like diarrhea, dizziness and vomiting from ingesting salt water. Oh, and lethargy.
You may flush up to 8 whole pounds while on this plan. Expect to put it right back on once you start eating again.
MY OWN DIET PLAN
I wasn't too bright about dieting when I was younger.
I sang in the Ingraham High School choir. One year we went to Hawaii. Every girl in the choir was doing some heavy-duty dieting to make sure they looked great on the beach.
I devised my own crash diet, and it went something like this (and no, this is not a sanctioned use for Slim*Fast): Day One: One Slim*Fast drink each for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Day Three: One Slim*Fast drink for breakfast and then another for lunch and a small green salad for dinner. I repeated this cycle for one month.
The results? I lost weight. I also suffered horrible, bad breath, and my friends around me said I was cranky. Of course, I was cranky, I wasn't eating! I perked right up when I got to Hawaii, though. That's when I started eating again.
