Maybe you’ve decided that your slinky black dress is becoming rather – shall we say, lumpy…Perhaps that dreaded school reunion is just around the corner, or you haven’t been able to see your toes for a while – whatever the cause, you need to drop 10 or 15 pounds. Enter, the 3 day tuna diet and it seems to be fast and easy. just what you were thinking of!
Before you dive into the deep end of the pool, there are a few things about the 3 day tuna diet that you should know before you make the decision to go ahead.
True, the 3 day tuna diet has climbed the popularity charts very quickly. As a crash diet, it’s one of the hot ones. Why? Most people believe it can’t be harmful to your health due to the short amount of time involved.
Not true! This diet, like ALL crash diets has a bad affect on your metabolism. What that means in the end is that you will very quickly gain back ALL the weight you lost…and in most cases you will add an additional 10 or 15 pounds. Now your 10 pound challenge has become a 25 pound nightmare.
Basically all crash diets rely on starvation for their success. The 3 day tuna diet is no exception. It does work to lose a few pounds at first, but that’s also why it’s unhealthy. You will immediately force your body into starvation mode when you’re not getting enough calories.
When your body defaults to starvation mode – whether from the 3 day tuna diet or any other – it’s usually pretty easy to tell. Symptoms may include feeling sluggish and unable to generate enough energy to perform normal daily tasks…constantly feeling cold…dreaming about food (both day dreams and night dreams), and others. These symptoms mean that your body – in an effort to protect you – has slipped into starvation mode.
If you eat less than 1200 calories per day, that is said to be a “low calorie diet”. Anything below 800 calories is in the realm of the “very low calorie diet” a “VLCD”. The caloric counts on the 3 day tuna diet place is very near to the “VLCD” level.
For adults, a “VLCD” is dangerous and should NEVER be attempted without direct supervision of a doctor. Children should never go on a “VLCD” no matter how obese.
The name: 3 day Tuna Diet, gives the appearance that the diet lasts only 3 days. Not so, you are on and off of it for a full month and the foods you are eating are NOT a balanced diet and have no real chance of helping with long term weight loss.
Be wary of the refined carbohydrates that make up such a large portion of the diet. They have minor if any nutritional value and will cause a spike in the production of insulin. Spiking and dropping off of insulin levels not only creates food cravings and energy highs and lows – but can lead to major medical difficulties.
During the four days a week you are NOT on the 3 day tuna diet, most of us gorge and overeat. the food cravings we generate are just too much for us. Studies conducted as far back as the 1970′s show that the average dieter gains an ADDITIONAL 8 pounds on top of his beginning weight in the weeks following the diet.
There ARE diets that will work to lose weight and KEEP IT OFF. They focus on eliminating unhealthy foods and habits and replacing them with better ones. You will NEVER be hungry during a properly formulated and executed diet.
For your own sake…stay away from crash diets like the 3 day tuna diet. For information on diets that DO work, visit my website right away. While it’s still free, get a copy of my “Fast Weight Loss Tips!” mini-course. your body will thank you.
