The Birmingham Hospital Diet Plan

The diet is used at the Birmingham Alabama Hospital Cardiac Care Unit for patients who need to loose a lot of weight quickly before having surgery. You can loose up to 40 pounds a month on this diet. This diet works on a chemical breakdown and is proven to work, but you must follow the diet exactly! Drink water between meals. You can have vinegar or lemon on greens, cabbage, and tuna. Salt and pepper can be used, but no other seasoning. The diet is used for three days then you eat what you normally do, but do not overeat.

Day One Breakfast
1/2 grapefruit or juice
1 Tablespoon peanut butter
1 Plain toast
tea or coffee

Day One Lunch
1/2 cup tuna
1 plain toast
tea or coffee

Day One Dinner
2 slices meat (3 oz)
1 cup green beans
1 cup carrots or beets
1 small apple
1 cup vanilla ice cream

Day Two Breakfast
1 egg
1 plain toast
1/2 banana
tea or coffee

Day Two Lunch
1 cup cottage cheese or tuna
5 saltine crackers
tea or coffee

Day Two Dinner
2 hot dog weiners
1 cup broccoli or cabbage
1/2 cup carrots
1/2 banana
1/2 cup vanilla ice cream

Day Three Breakfast
1 slice cheddar cheese
5 saltine crackers
1 small apple
tea or coffee

Day Three Lunch
1 hard boiled egg
1 slice toast
tea or coffee

Day Three dinner
1 cup tuna
1 cup beets or carrots
1 cup cantelope
1 cup cauliflower or greens
1/2 cup vanilla ice cream

So far I have not made it past the first day on trying this diet plan, but i keep trying. I am also beginning to like peanut butter for breakfast since I have never been a breakfast food fan.