A co-worker just handed me a gem of a diet plan, found in an accession from the late 1980s. It's printed on medical office stationery and was supposedly used by the secret service and military. It must be good, right?
Some of the highlights:
The first day: All the fruits except bananas. "Should you eat the melon, your chances of losing 3 pounds in the first day are great."
Second date [assuming the first date went well, of course]: Vegetables! Lots of 'em! "Stay away from dry beans, peas and corn. These vegetables are good for you but not as you are trying to reduce your caloric intake. You may have a large baked potato with butter."
Fourth day: "Eat as many as 8 bananas and drink as much as 8 glass of skim milk." That's all, though you can supplement with a vegetable soup made of onion soup mix, cabbage, onions and tomatoes if you want.
Fifth day: "You can have 10 to 20 ounces [up to 1.25 pounds!] of beef and six tomatoes."
Seventh day: "Brown rice, fruit juice (unsweetened) and vegetables. Again, stuff, stuff, stuff!!!"
Should you desire a salad dressing, a recipe is provided. Simply combine a pint of imitation mayonnaise with a pint of lo-cal cottage cheese and 2 packages of dry salad dressing mix.
I think I'll stick with regular exercise and a turkey and hummus sandwich. And maybe I'll do some strength training in the guise of moving a map case. Maybe.
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