The Best Crash Diets To Lose Weight Fast

At some point in our lives we feel the need to lose weight and lose it FAST! It could be after overindulging during the holidays, wanting to wear that stylish dress or tuxedo during an important event, squeezing into our favourite sexy swimwear in the summer or simply to feel fabulous about ourselves! This is where “crash diets “come in handy.

Defining Crash Diets

Crash diets are so-called because they strictly restrict a particular nutritional intake, usually calories, and are not meant to last a long time. A typical crash diet lasts 7 days or at most up to a few weeks. There are several types and forms of crash diets ranging from the simple, common-sensual ones to strictly planned ones; all designed with rapid weight loss in mind.

Simple Crash Diets

We may have done the following in our daily lives without paying attention to them. This time let us put an emphasis on their benefits:

1. Drink lots of water! Thirst is often mistaken for hunger. When feeling hungry, reach for water first instead of eating right away. Experts advise that drinking water every so often during a meal helps add weight to it; avoiding a tendency to overeat.
2. Eat more often. Eat light frequent meals, as much as 5x a day. This boosts our metabolism and burns more calories through frequent digestion.
3. Give in to cravings once every other week. This way, we won’t feel deprived and be inspired to continue dieting.
4. Take 10 minutes. Experts say that cravings usually last for 10 minutes. Whenever we feel a craving, pause and use the time to get busy with urgent tasks.
5. Avoid alcohol. Remember that alcohol contains calories.

Planned Crash Diets

Crash diets below follow stricter diet plans. Often termed “fad diets”, they create a craze the first time they are introduced and have since spawned copycat versions. Here are among the top, most-followed crash diets in this category:

1. Chicken Soup Diet. The idea is very simple. Eat only breakfast each day and consume as much chicken soup as you want. Breakfast can vary from non-fat yogurt, cooked cereals, fruit or non-fat milk. This is done between 3 to 5 days but no more than 7 days.
2. Atkins Diet. This diet works on minimizing carbohydrate intake. By doing so, the body converts stored fats, instead of glucose, to energy. Meat and cheese can be taken without limit as they don’t contain carbs. This is accompanied by 3 cups of vegetables with low carb content such as lettuce, cucumber and celery and less than a cup of carb-rich veggies such as eggplant, tomato and pumpkin. High carb foods such as chips, bread and candy must be avoided.
3. South Beach Diet. Gaining popularity in the 2000’s, this started out as a diet to prevent heart disease that rapidly became a “fad”. The principle is simple. It replaces “bad carbs” and “bad fats” with “good carbs” and “good fats”. The entire diet proceeds in three planned phases outlined in the book “The Beach Diet” available at Amazon.

Remember that these are quick weight loss diets and should not substitute long term weight loss programs that include good nutrition and regular physical exercise.

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Linda Hamilton

Linda is a certified dietician and life coach. After 5 years of gaining experience with the NHS community, Linda now works on a freelance basis providing nutrition and dietary advice to clients across the UK. She strives to promote positive, practical messages about food and health to treat nutrition related health problems.