5 - Russian Airforce Diet

The urban legend is that the soldiers of the Soviet Union would eat this to stay lean and fit, but that’s highly unlikely.

Russian Airforce diet
It has such a low total calorie count that you will lose weight, but if you go beyond the prescribed seven days, you’ll be starving your body of needed nutrients. Side effects include light headedness and poor concentration.

 

However this is a good 7 day diet if you just want to quickly get rid of a few pounds, then go back to eating sensibly after a week. Unlike with soup diets, where you can eat as much as you want to, you have to stick to strict rules when following the Russion air force diet. You need to drink 4 glasses of water a day, and you can season your food only with herbs, salt and pepper, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and ketchup.

  • Day 1

Breakfast: coffee

Lunch: two eggs and 1 tomato

Dinner: seven oz. of red meat and a green salad

  • Day 2

Breakfast: coffee and toast or crackers

Lunch: seven ounces of red meat and a green salad

Dinner: Five and ¼ oz. of ham and 1 cup of yoghurt

  • Day 3

Breakfast: coffee and toast or crackers

Lunch: green salad and 1 tomato and 1 orange or mandarin

Dinner: Three and ½ oz. of ham, fruit salad, and 2 eggs

  • Day 4

Breakfast: coffee and toast or crackers

Lunch: Five and ¼ oz. of gruyere cheese, 1 egg, and 1 carrot

Dinner: fruit salad and 1 cup of yoghurt

  • Day 5

Breakfast: Five and ¼ oz. of ham and 1 cup of carrots

Lunch: Seven ounces of broiled fish and 1 tomato

Dinner: Eight and ¾ oz. of red meat

  • Day 6

Breakfast: coffee and toast or crackers

Lunch: a citrus fruit, and 1/4 baked chicken

Dinner: two eggs and 1 cup of raw carrots

  • Day 7

Breakfast: coffee and toast or crackers

Lunch: seven ounces of red meat and a citrus fruit

Dinner: anything you like which is less than 500 calories

The Verdict: Don’t go on this diet if you’re going to operate heavy machinery, or need more than 70% of your total brain functioning. You’ll feel hungry most of the day, not to mention in a really crabby mood because you’re not eating anything near a decent meal. However, you will lose a few pounds, so the misery pays off, but don’t expect any drastic changes.

Categories: Short term, high maintenance, regimented, body

Feedback: “I’m generally happy with my weight but gained five pounds over the holidays and couldn’t fit in my jeans. I just wanted a way of losing it quickly. This worked but it was too complicated—had to weigh everything, segregate my food from my roommate’s. Thank God it only lasted 7 days.” – Patricia, (STATE).

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