American Heart Association 3 Day Diet

The American Heart Association 3 day diet is a very low calorie diet and quick weight loss program. The American Heart Association 3 day diet is intended to help people jumpstart weight loss; many heart patients have used this diet with great success. The American Heart Association 3 day diet works by using a unique combination of foods. When on the American Heart Association 3 day diet, these foods work together chemically and trigger a weight loss reaction of up to 10 pounds.

The American Heart Association 3 day diet should be adhered to strictly with no changes, additions, or substitutions. The following shows in precise measurements how the American Heart Association 3 day diet should be followed.

Day One

Breakfast: Black coffee, water, or tea; half of a grapefruit or pink grapefruit juice; and one slice of toast with 1 or 2 tablespoons of peanut butter

Lunch: Black coffee, water, or tea; 1/2 cup of water-packed tuna; and one slice of dry toast

Dinner: Black coffee, water, or tea; 3 oz lean meat; 1 cup green beans; 1 cup beets; 1 cup vanilla ice cream; and one small apple

Day Two

Breakfast: Black coffee, water, or tea; one egg, any style; one banana (some versions say 1/2 banana); and one slice of dry toast

Lunch: Black coffee, water, or tea; 1 cup of cottage cheese; and five saltine crackers

Dinner: Black coffee, water, or tea; two hot dogs; 1/2 cup carrots; 1 cup broccoli (or cabbage); one banana (some versions say 1/2 banana); and 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream

Day Three

Breakfast: Black coffee, water, or tea; five saltine crackers; one egg (or one slice cheddar cheese); and one 4-oz glass of apple juice

Lunch: Black coffee, water, or tea; one hard-boiled egg; one small apple; and one slice of dry toast

Dinner: Black coffee, water, or tea; 1 cup tuna, chicken, or turkey; 1 cup cauliflower or green beans; 1 cup beets; 1 cup cantaloupe or one small apple; and 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream

After you have completed the American Heart Association 3 day diet, you should eat a low calorie diet so you do not regain the weight you just lost. If you have additional weight to lose, resume the American Heart Association 3 day diet after taking a four-day break.

Discuss It!

Why are you promoting a scam? said:

This diet has nothing to do with the American Heart Association and is actually a very Unhealthy yoyo starvation diet.

Bill said:

We know the diet has nothing to do with the American Heart Association but dose it work and can you do it repeatly.

Michelle said:

Used to be called the AHA diet (since the '80s) and my mom and I have had lots of luck when having done this with a healthy diet on the days off

drwadhernj said:

diet play important role in improving kidney funtion as well complete recovery from renal disease

COLEEN said:

ARE THE CARROTS, CAULIFLOWER,GREEN BEANS, BROCCOLI TO BE COOKED OR RAW?

ulrike said:

i did the diet before it work for me i lost 60 pounds 6 years ago,

Aaron said:

This diet works! I did it for a month, and lost about 20 pounds. But then the holidays came, and I gained back all 20 pounds lost :( This diet helps you to lose weight, but makes it very easy to gain it all back. You just have to control your eating. I've been back on it now for 2 weeks and lost roughly 10 pounds. The only reason is because I did over eat on the 4 day break. It really works! Follow it to the TEE! The veggies should be blanched only when eating, but if you like them raw, by all means eat them raw.

Mary Johnson said:

I've done this diet many times. The first time, I usually lost 8 lbs., I wait four more days and then lost 6 lbs. It's fabulous if you tell yourself "it's just for three days!"

Larry said:

Opinion from a personal trainer and nutritional consultant... (that has fallen off his horse lately lol) Actually this diet in it's duration is not unhealthy, it should be followed by a healthy diet on the off days and so should any diet every day/always but this particularly is not starvation and more healthy than most diets I have seen people do. You may feel starved because we are so use to the Super Sized portions we have become accustomed to today... Remember, if you are healthy and active, on top of hard workouts, this will not be enough nutrients for you but someone living a sedentary lifestyle could benefit greatly from this. Of course, you will get a lot of opinions, this is just mine and it is based on research and education.

Michelle said:

@"Why Are You Promoting a Scam?": Actually, this diet is *not* a starvation diet. My aunt is a nurse on a cardiac unit and this IS the diet that patients are placed on when they need surgery and need to lose some weight before the surgery is done. Stop spreading false fears in people; while this is definitely NOT a diet to be followed on a long-term basis, there is absolutely nothing wrong with following the three-day plan every so often.

cookin cowgirl said:

Was just wondering what you can substitute for the hot dogs??