Sacred Heart Diet

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The Sacred Heart Hospital already denied that this diet originated with them or that they are endorsing this in any way!

My question is not about that. Merely interested if anyone has ever followed this before, whether it was for cleansing/detox or losing weight and what your opinion of it is.

Day 1
Any fruit (except bananas). Cantaloupes and watermelon are lower in calories than most other fruits. Eat only soup and fruit today.

Day 2
All vegetables. Eat until you are full with fresh raw, cooked or canned veggies. Try to eat green leafy veggies and stay away from dry beans, peas or corn.
Eat veggies along with the soup.
A baked potato and dinner time with butter.
Don’t eat any fruits through today.

Day 3
Eat all the soup, fruit and veggies you want. Do not have a baked potato.

Day 4
Bananas and skim milk: Eat at least 3 bananas and drink as much milk as you can today, along with the soup.

Day 5
Beef and tomatoes: you may have 10 to 20 ounces of beef and a can of tomatoes, or as many as 6 tomatoes on this day. Eat the soup at least once today.

Day 6
Beef and veggies, eat to your heart’s content of the beef and veggies today. You can even have 2-3 steaks if you like with green leafy veggies but no baked potato. Be sure to eat the soup at least once today.

Day 7
Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juice and veggies, until full (and eat the soup).
You can add cooked veggies to your rice if you wish.

Drinks Allowed

â– Unsweetened juices
â– Tea (also herbal)
â– Coffee
â– Cranberry juice
â– Skim milk
â– Lots of water
Soup Recipe

â– 1 or 2 cans of stewed tomatoes
â– 3 plus large green onions
â– 1 large can of beef broth (no fat)
â– 1 pkg. Lipton Soup mix (chicken noodle)
â– 1 bunch of celery
â– green beans
â– 2 lbs. Carrots
â– 2 Green Peppers
Season with salt, pepper curry, parsley, if desired, or bouillon, hot or Worcestershire sauce. Cut veggies in small to medium pieces. Cover with water. Boil fast for 10 minutes. Reduce to simmer and continue to cook until vegetables are tender.

The soup can be eaten at any time.
 
It looks like a detox diet.... Personally, I could not eat soup everyday for a week. And Banana's and Milk = Vomit
 
This is very similar to my own diet, Ive lost 15kg with almost no exercise. But when i say diet I've been eating like this for the past two years, and now and then a pizza or two.
 
I wouldn't do this diet honestly, your best bet for a diet is to consult a dietitian and work from there, also throwing in exercise, my fiancee has lost 7.1kg in a month thanks to the dietitian and all they did was say you eating to much carbs cut it down to so much.
 
If you want to lose weight, don't eat so much, eat regular small meals, don't eat so much crap, and ..wait for it.. excercise.!

Statistical fact: The majority of people put on more wight due to dieting.

So don't waste your time.

Unless it's your hobby, ..then go ahead.
 
blunomore said:
The Sacred Heart Hospital already denied that this diet originated with them or that they are endorsing this in any way!

My question is not about that. Merely interested if anyone has ever followed this before, whether it was for cleansing/detox or losing weight and what your opinion of it is.
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I thought this thread was a satirical piece from Scrubs. I should have known better.

Anyways, seeing as I have to contribute otherwise it's considered trolling, allow me to be the first to point out that I did tell you a while back that curry is fattening. You didn't listen. so obviously the gym also isn't working hey?
 
dudewotevr said:
If you want to lose weight, don't eat so much, eat regular small meals, don't eat so much crap, and ..wait for it.. excercise.!

Statistical fact: The majority of people put on more wight due to dieting.

So don't waste your time.

Unless it's your hobby, ..then go ahead.
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Runs and gyms regularly, but this seems interesting as a cleanse.
 
DJ... said:
I thought this thread was a satirical piece from Scrubs. I should have known better.

Anyways, seeing as I have to contribute otherwise it's considered trolling, allow me to be the first to point out that I did tell you a while back that curry is fattening. You didn't listen. so obviously the gym also isn't working hey?
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I have seen your FB pic. You are a chubby little fellow :)
 
blunomore said:
The Sacred Heart Hospital already denied that this diet originated with them or that they are endorsing this in any way!
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I know someone who recently went on a very similar diet (+- this with different name). Lost 4kg in a week.

The diet is definitely do-able without hardcore willpower.

Couple of thoughts on it:

The version I saw did not say 2-3 steaks. Also can't recall the banana + milk thing, but might have been there.

Not a nutritionist, but as far as I can tell the weight loss benefit comes from the soup being made up out of water + foods that take more energy to process than the contain (catabolic is the word I think). Potato etc is just to motivate ppl.

Soup isn't that bad, especially during winter. Lots of spices & its OK.

The soup recipe as it stands will be fairly heavy on salt.

Soup for lunch is tricky if at work.

I'll be very impressed if you can find unsweetened pure cranberry juice. I've never seen it. Ever.

Fruits & Fruit juice generally fails if you are trying to lose weight...to much energy content and/or chemicals.
 
Well try it for a week... 7 days with watery food is only going to change your toilet habits... Shouldn't be too life threatening.
I saw an indian food diet by Anjum Anand
http://www.kalahari.net/books/Anjum...y-Diet-Inspired-by-Ayurveda/632/34762348.aspx

Whether you want to lose weight or find a diet that chimes with your body type to bring you optimum health, Anjum's Ayurvedic Diet is for you. It's scarcely believable that Anjum Anand could ever have had a weight problem, but in her early 20s she was overweight and a serial dieter. She eventually lost all the weight but it took a while to discover the diet she should follow both to lose and to maintain weight loss. Finally, she found the solution, not from modern Western science or diet experts, but in the Indian system of Ayurveda - the oldest and most holistic medical system on the planet. Translating as 'the science of living wisely and well', Ayurveda teaches us how to maintain optimum health and harmony both within ourselves and with nature. It recognises three body types and, once you've established your basic body type, you can not only find the diet that will best suit you (and get your body back into shape) but also correct any imbalances to resolve eating and digestive disorders, sleep problems and many other illnesses. In this groundbreaking new diet book Anjum shows how to work out your body type, the foods you should eat (or avoid) and how to combine them into delicious recipes for every meal. Uniquely, this Ayurvedic cookbook includes recipes from East and West as well as complete food charts stating which foods are best for each dosha. For anyone purely interested in healthy eating the 75 recipes are all low fat and healthy, but each is labelled according to its suitability for each body type. Good eating hints and tips, a range of meal plans and advice on recommended exercise and lifestyle for each body type complete the book.
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apologies for the long post...

but this article pretty much sums it up for me:

Detox diets: Do they offer any health benefits?
Though detox diets are popular, there's no evidence that they deliver any health benefits.
From MayoClinic.com
Michael Picco, M.D. © MayoClinic.com

Detoxification, or detox, diets are touted by many as a way to remove "toxins" from the body. This practice stems from the belief that the food you consume contains a range of harmful substances, which accumulate in your body, causing fatigue, headaches, nausea and even disease. But there's no evidence that this is true or that detox diets have any health benefits. Also, in some cases, detox diets can have harmful side effects.

Detox diets vary. But the basic premise is to temporarily give up certain foods that are thought to contain "toxins," such as meat, sugar, certain grains, dairy products and caffeine. Detox diets typically start with fasting followed by a strict diet of raw vegetables, fruit and fruit juices, and water. In addition, some detox diets advocate using herbal laxatives, antioxidants and colon cleansing (enemas) to help "clean" out the intestine and liver. The duration of such regimens often ranges from seven to 10 days.

Some people report they feel better, "lighter," and more focused and energetic during and after detox diets. This may be due to their belief that they are doing something good for their bodies. But it may also be due to eating little — if anything — for several days. Calorie restriction can lead to heightened feelings of psychological well-being.

There is no evidence, however, that detox diets actually remove toxins from the body. Most ingested toxins are efficiently and effectively removed by the kidneys and liver and excreted in urine and stool.

Early side effects of fasting include headaches. Prolonged fasting or severe calorie restriction can result in anemia, low blood sugar and irregular heartbeat. Before going on a fast or detox diet, talk to your doctor.

The best diet is one based on fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean sources of protein and unsaturated fats. Add regular exercise and stress reduction techniques, and you have a solid foundation for good health.
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the unscientific logic with single-ingredient fad diets is the same logic used for detox diets: a lack of understanding of metabolism, the body and the properties of different foods.
the most important bit is the sentence in bold at the bottom.
 
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HavocXphere said:
Fruits & Fruit juice generally fails if you are trying to lose weight...to much energy content and/or chemicals.
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pure liqui fruit/ceres/purejoy contains no added preservatives, sugar or colorants.
it is also commonly a blend of clarified apple + other juices.
apple juice has a GI of 40, oj a GI of 46, where < 50 is considered low GI.
unless you're drinking tropika. but then i'm not sure there's any fruit involved :)
 
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murraybiscuit said:
pure liqui fruit/ceres/purejoy contains no added preservatives, sugar or colorants.
it is also commonly a blend of clarified apple + other juices.
apple juice has a GI of 40, oj a GI of 46, where < 50 is considered low GI.
unless you're drinking tropika. but then i'm not sure there's any fruit involved :)
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No. Energy content per 100ml:
Fruit juice (PureJoy Tropical) - 228kj
Coke - 180kj

Those are already adjusted for absorption levels - Its gonna get absorbed...the fruit juice will just be absorbed a bit slower due to GI.

Too lazy to go check whether Purejoy is sweetened, but I'm pretty sure you'll find the same thing w/ Liquifruit.
 
I don't know about purejoy or liqui but i buy spar 100% fruit juice.

Fantastic stuff. Havoc coke may be 180kj and but it is not nearly as good for you as fruit juice. I have also never seen anyone who eats loads of fruit put on weight. I have seen people who eat rubbish put on weight though.

Spar fruit juice FTW 23 bucks for 2l
 
murraybiscuit said:
pure liqui fruit/ceres/purejoy contains no added preservatives, sugar or colorants.
it is also commonly a blend of clarified apple + other juices.
apple juice has a GI of 40, oj a GI of 46, where < 50 is considered low GI.
unless you're drinking tropika. but then i'm not sure there's any fruit involved :)
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Not sure about this (ie might be complete and utter nonsense, so read on with that in mind), but I remember being told that the reason that these fruit juices are not a good idea while on a diet is because, while it has no added sugar, what has been done is that the fruit juice extracted is reduced down to a jam-like consistency (ie mostly the sugars), and that is what used to sweeten the juice. Fruit juice is generally pretty sweet, admittedly. As it really is 'no sugar added', that makes sense. It is thus far too much fruit sugar than we should be having (ie a lot more than would be obtained from eating fruit or making your own juice).
Come to think of it, I think it was a nutritionist who told me this.
 
agreed that the glycaemic load / calories on fruit juice is high.
i don't drink the stuff neat, generally water it down at least half.
comparatively, coke has about twice the glycemic index as fruit juice, but somewhat less kilojoules, so it would have a net worse effect imo.
it's possible that reconstituted fruit juice concentrate can raise the concentration of fructose in fruit juice - although appletiser is pure apple and it's not thick by any means.

whatever you take, quantity, time over which its consumed and total energy load is important. you've got a good point there.
it's generally a good idea to develop a palate for less sugar, salt and alcohol.
the sweet tooth can be conquered ;)
 
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She was whichever one it is that has a medical degree.

EDIT: Remembered her name and googled it. She is a SA/UK registered dietician. My error.
Not sure if that makes it correct; just passing on the info.
 
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:) dieticans are our friends.

i just read an energade label.
man, that stuff has got some serious junk in it.
i couldn't even pronounce the last couple of ingredients.
then they list the preservatives at the end.
what on earth are they preserving? the salt or the sugar or the water or the flavourants?
lol.

my posts are going seriously off track now. sorry guys.
about that sacred heart diet...
 
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