I would like to know if anyone has ever tried the grapefruit diet?  If so how much weight did you lose?
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grapefruit does help in reducing weight..but living on jus grapefruit might harm the health adversely..after all, u derive energy from carbs n fats..
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Look at Michael Thurmond's Six Week Body Makeover.  It sounds too good to be true, I know.  My wife and I each lost over ten pounds our first week, and a friend of mine just lost 14 1/2 her first week. Best meal/exercise plan I've ever seen or used.
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my husband changed his diet - he cut out fried food, sweet snacks, ate frequently.....and he lost weight but not in his face or belly.  Then he got a job where he was on his feet 10 hrs a day and walked a lot.  He lost the chins, cheeks, man boobs, and fat neck.  If I were you I would eat frequent small meals w/o fried food and walk, walk often as you can!
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I've tried many...and I wish I could have my money back lol.  Only thing that worked a little was Leptropril.  I lost about 8lbs, but gained it back.  Just stick w/ a healthy diet & regular exercise.  There's nothing better.
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I have been on Medifast; Optifast and other like it.  Don't waste your time.  I have been on Atkins, weight watchers, South Beach and taken diet pills.  He is what finally worked for me.  I cut out deserts, bread and pasta.  I eat a lot of salads, chicken, fish and fresh fruits and vegetables.  But, I drink a whole load of water.  To make it tastier, I squeeze fruit into the water.  I found this helps me loose weight and still feel full.  I also do some exercise.  In my opinion, these diets are all full of crap.
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I have been on an 850 to 1000 calorie diet for 4 months now, and I've lost 50 pounds.  I spoke with the 5 Dr.'s I work with and my family doctor before I started it, and they all said that it is safe, but to take multi-vit.'s because it is very hard to get all your food groups in your meals.  Exercise can be anything from just sitting in a chair and making circles with your legs and arms, to walking.  You can start out slow, that's no problem.  Don't overdo it, but do as much as you possibly can.  When you start to lose weight, you'll see how easy it is to get up and move around, therefore you can do more exercises.  Drink at least 8 8oz. glasses of water everyday, and fill up with fiber.  It helps you feel fuller longer.  This diet DOES get easier as you get on it, because your lifestyle changes, and you just get used to it.  Trust me, you can do it!  I wish you the best of luck with this.  After the first month, it will get easier and easier.  One thing with low-cal diets is that it lowers your metabolism, but the exercise actually keeps it up, so you kind of even it out.  Sit in a chair and do lifts with weights (5 or 8 pounds), that will burn calories, and build muscle.  The more muscle you have, the more fat you burn.  Hope it works for ya!
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I tried a semi-vegetarian diet and used a tsp. of oil for one serving of fat, and consumed mostly complex carbohydrates, in addition whole grains I ate four servings of fruit a day. I lost ten lbs and two dress sizes. I also walked around my neighborhood for exercise. It took me six weeks. But I was on a low calorie diet.
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YES!  You probably don't want to hear this but weight watchers.  My best friend was morbidly obese and lost 87 lbs.  Now she is at a healthy weight and has kept it off for 3 years.  I gained a lot of weight a couple of years ago and lost 27 lbs and have kept it off.  It isn't difficult-it teaches you how to eat responsibly...and you aren't constantly "dieting".  You can go out to eat and have a beer or whatever, but you have to be good the rest of that day.  It all balances out.  You use a point system (and you can get a points calculator and information online or I'd be glad to help too).  Anyway, I have tried the cabbage soup diet, atkins diet, low fat diet, vegetarian diet, starvation diet...and the weight loss was quick but only a few pounds and it always came back.  If you want a diet that works and keeps the weight off, you need to follow weight watchers.  The normal weight loss is 2 lbs a week, sometimes more, especially in the first week.  It feels so good to be healthy and energetic!  The only downside is that you may want to attend meetings and they are approx $10/wk.  I did it for free strictly by reading online message boards and googling "weight watchers information".  guess it helped that my friend went through it before me.  Some people need the meetings as motivation and to keep on track.  I wish I could show before and after pictures of my friend!  They are awesome!
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I have spent tons of money trying to lose weight and keep it off with diets from: Weight Watchers, Medical Weight Loss Clinic, South Beach, to the Grapefruit diet and Rice diet!  Many of them worked, only for me to gain the weight back plus more.\n\nHowever, I have lost over 155 pounds, gone from a tight size 28 to a size 6/8, and kept the weight off for 3-1/2 years, with Herbalife.  Herbalife has 1,500 calories worth of good nutrition in only 90 calories plus you get a free personal weight loss coach that teaches you all-around good nutrional choices.\n\nI actually saved money on my grocery bill with Herbalife, and it is not just shakes.  I have many recipes for other things you can make with it!
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well i lost weight by eating lots of cereals and special bread.also loads of salad and white meat.like chicken.and aslo fish.kippers are very good for you.the oil is very good for your heart and cholesterol.and they are not very fatty,the same goes for tuna.use skimmed milks and sweeteners for your hot drinks.and make sure you exercise.walk at least 2 miles very day or for at least 30 minutes.do not eat anything before midday.only drink pure lemon juice.it helps break up fatty compounds.eat plenty veg.as it makes you go.and that's the best way to lose weight.good luck.i went from 23 stone to 16 stone in6 months.but I'm 23 stone again and have started all over again.still i look forward to the challenge.never set your sights to high for weight loss in one week.don't expect to lose 5 lb per week it will happen at first but as you diet it gets harder to lose.so set yourself realistic goals.of say 2/3 lb per week weight loss.that way you will not be discouraged if you only lose 2lb at the end of the day that's still a standard bag of sugar ,and that's quite a lot.
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I think that you have lose weight. I did the raw fruits and veggie diet before and had great results. I am not to sure about the humus, but all the foods that you have listed are healthy foods, so I am sure that you did lose weight and cleaned you system as well.
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It is easy, but unhealthy and may jeopardize your health.  I tried it personally before and lost 10 pounds in a week with my original weight as 114 to 104.  I only ate vegetable and drank water to survive. However, I gained it back a year later... coz if you can't keep up that diet, you will surely gain it back or worse double it up later....
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Two years ago I weighed 200 lbs at age 44. With grown daughters now facing weigh problems I once again tackled this issue.  I lost 70 lbs in 13 months using two methods. I first asked at a local pharmacy for a good multivitamin to perhaps give me some energy to get moving.  They recommended One A Day WeightSmart for Women-always taken with food.  I did nothing different than adding one pill daily and within 2 weeks I began to feel more rested and energized.  Over the next 31/2 months I lost 20 lbs!  These events encouraged one of my daughters to give weigh loss a try.  \nShe began a program called "Provida Six Week Body Makeover" by Michael Thurmond.  She lost 50 lbs in just under 5 months! Another daughter lost 40 lbs.  I lost the remaining 50 lbs using this program.  As with anything productive, this involves time and effort, but IT WILL WORK.  Mainly a balance of proteins and carbs 6 times a day with water at each meal.  You prepare all your food with easily found ingredients made from hundreds of recipes and a very supportive forum!  I did none of the exercises so I have some toning to do and sometimes I start to gain weight.  But I just return to the plan and loss what I need.  The first step is to go to the website and do a body profile www.provida.com and find the Six Week Body Makeover by Michael Thurmond.\nGood Luck!
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I'm on NV now. No crazy side effects and still losing weight. About 4 pounds a week with no excercise!!! I tried Jenny Craig a while ago too but i didnt have the time to eat 5 or 6 meals a day so it really didnt work out.
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I lost about 35 lbs eating Smart-ones with a lot of exercise.  (200lbs to 165lbs) Eventually I had to supplement other foods for them because I just didn't have the energy to keep working out.  Another thing to be careful of is those things are loaded with salt, so I wouldn't eat too many other salty foods.  Now I just eat one for lunch and will make a healthy dinner.  If you have any other questions feel free to email me.
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My friend has been eating nothing but raw vegetables for about a year now.  He swears that he feels great!  He certainly looks great, has good skin tone and all.  But he has to eat ALOT of veggies and he eats ALL Day long!  He runs marathons and has lots of energy.  I think he lost about 20 pounds from his belly and it is still off.
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I've been taking it and have not noticed any weight loss, but I don't take it regularly.  I also take green tea pills, chromium picolate (SP?) and was taking Hoodia.  No real loss or changes.  I did hear a doctor on tv saying that everyone, everyone should take a multi and a fish oil. \n\nI have experienced weight loss by cutting back on beer (my vacation and de-stresser) and eating 1/2 a grapefruit every day, plus fresh lemon juice in my water.\n\nAs far as depression...talk to your doctor.  I know everyone says that, but do it.  Talk to him about weight loss too.  If he says to change your diet..and nothing else, see another doctor.  LOTS of folks have depression.  LOTS.  Your doctor has heard it many times and won't think you are a nut for saying it.  There are lots of meds for it, so you have options.