The Grapefruit Diet

Pros: You can eat a lot of fruit if you like Grapefruit.
Cons: Have to eat Grapefruit even if you don't like it.

Pros: Give me a minute to think about this..
Cons: The entire diet is rediculous

I am what the world would call a "yo-yo" dieter. Through my mid-teen years and into my early twenties, I had anorexia. I topped the scales at a whopping 98lbs. After getting pregnant with my first daughter I stopped and ate as I was told to by my doctor ...

Pros: You will lose weight. It takes no brains to follow.
Cons: You will not keep off the weight. You will slow down your metabolism.

If you have grapefruit for brains, this might be a great diet for you. After all, you are what you eat and most of what you eat here is grapefruit - morning, noon and night.

Okay, before we go any further, here's the diet...
What you eat:...

Pros: Usually works for short term weight-loss
Cons: Doesn't stay off, some versions actually dangerous, grapefruit just isn't a magical fruit

Every dieter, at one point or another, has been told to consume grapefruit. For some reason, grapefruit is believed by some to contain magical “fat burning” properties. The Grapefruit Diet takes this belief to a new high (or low, if you’re a...

Pros: it works - you can loose weight
Cons: grapefruit juice tastes bad and leaves an aftertaste!

Let me preface this opinion by saying that I can only speak from my experience with this diet. I am not a doctor or a dietian. If you have any doubts, questions, or concerns about this diet -- talk to your doctor.

The grapefruit diet is very...

Pros: None
Cons: yucky taste, doesn't work

Okay, first off, grapefruit, for me, didn't burn any extra calories and as I sit here, having finally lost all my weight (I went from 244lbs to 155lbs) I can put the figures on paper and see that it doesn't make sense.

A normal person is...

Pros: claimed rapid weight loss
Cons: eating grapefruit

Like a lot of people out there, I am constantly on a mission to find the diet to solve all of my weight loss needs. When I heard about the Grapefruit diet from a friend I immediately got excited. I suppose I am not cynical enough when it comes to...

Pros: easy, fast results, and no drugs
Cons: get your Doctors ok first

My Dr. gave me a copy of this diet along with several others and so far this is the only one I can follow and lose weight on.

All the other diets out there can be hard to follow especially if you are on a tight schedule. Preparing meals to...

Pros: It does indeed make you lose the weight very quickly
Cons: You will put it on just as quickly (maybe more so) when you go off of it. And may do your body serious harm in the process.

The Grapefruit Diet, in all of its myriad forms, is one of those plans which sounds good on paper, but which, under hard scrutiny, really offers nothing more than a standard low-fat, low sugar diet.

The main claim to fame of the grapefruit...

Pros: none
Cons: it's unhealthy to eat so much of the same food, you need to have a balanced diet and exercise

The "Grapefruit Diet"??? Give me a break!! Why are americans so darned LAZY nowadays, looking for miracle cures for everything... No one wants to face the simple truth that if you eat well balanced meals, take everything in moderation, and get...

Pros: did see results...on other people
Cons: grapefruit is bitter

I figure it was only a matter of time when this diet craze hit the retail store where I work last year. Wow !!! Everyone was buzzing about all the weight they were saying they could lose. I like lot's of others, would love to lose a few extra pounds....

Pros: none
Cons: not healthy

Out of desperation to lose weight I decided to try the grapefruit diet. I figured it had to be easy since it was so limited. I did lose a few pounds but it was so hard to force myself to eat eggs everyday that I finally gave up. I also feel because of...

Pros: Easy concepts, lots of veggies
Cons: Tough diet; fewer menu choices; no carbohydrates

I decided to try this diet after one of my bosses tried it and lost a great deal of weight (about 45 pounds). However, he had great motivation because his family had a history of heart disease. At age 45, he wanted to be as slender as possible.
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Pros: Lose weight, kinda fast.
Cons: Limited food selection

Well, I would first like to say that there are two types of the grapefruit diet. One of them is stupid and is not wise to follow. The other is good and pretty enjoyable. It cut out the problem of what am I going to eat. I was a vegetarian for 14 years,...

Pros: Some Weight Loss
Cons: Juice is horrible, unhealthy and not realistic

Last year I went on this diet and lost a couple of pounds. Let me tell you of all the diets I have tried this one was the worst, and just so you know I have tried; Weight Watchers, Covert Bailey's Fit or Fat, Chicagoland Weight Loss Centers, Jenny Craig,...

Pros: I lost 15 pounds in 3months
Cons: none.

I used to be fat. Well, what I call fat. I am 6 feet tall, and I used to weigh 180. But this whole summer I starved myself and I watched what I ate. and it worked. I lost 15 pounds in 3 months. YEEHAA! I feel awesome
Starving yourself feels...

Pros: LOSE WEIGHT QUICKLY , EAT ALL YOU WANT TO EAT , ITS GREAT
Cons: THERE IS NONE , DIET IS PERFECT

WELL I DISAGREE FULLY WITH THOSE WHO SAID THAT ITS NOT A GOOD DIET , I LET MY DOCTOR ALLEN REVIEW IT AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS A GREAT DIET , THE ONLY THING HE SAID IS THAT HE WOULDNT ADD ALL THE BUTTER AND GREASE TO IT , ALTHOUGH THE DIET SAYS YOU CAN , ...

Pros: There is an easy way to lose weight: EAT more fiber!
Cons: Most people don't like grapefruit plain.

Ok people... this diet is NOT going to work for you if you have to put sugar on every freakin' piece of fruit you eat OR if you refuse to eat other kinds of fiber (ie. whole grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables).
The key to this diet is, yes, that grapefruit may burn more calories than what it is worth because of all the energy your body uses during digestion, BUT the other key is fiber. Fiber is in grapefruit and gives you the feeling of being full.
If you eat more fiber and grapefruit together, you should lose weight because naturally you will eat less from feeling more full. ALSO fruits and veggies have natural sugar instead of ADDED sugar which is a lot better for you than that Little Debbie Cupcake you would probably rather have.
Enjoy whole grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables. Try out different recipes. TRY LOSING WEIGHT THE HEALTHY WAY INSTEAD OF TRYING TO DO IT FOLLOWING A STRICT DIET. After all, you prolly won't incorporate it into your daily life in the end anyway unless you want to be miserable.
Good luck and eat your grapefruit!

Pros: Everything about the grapefruit diet I would give a thumbs up.
Cons: I don't think there are any bad parts of doing the grapefruit diet.

I've used the grapefruit diet on many occasions but never long enough to get down to my desired weight loss goals. I've just started back on it and I've promised myself that I will stick with it until I reach my goal weight. I love that the diet is so easy to follow and you see results super fast!! When they say you lose 10lbs in 12 days it is absolutely true!!

The menu is as follows:
Breakfast- 2eggs(any style), 2slices bacon, 1/2 grapefruit or 8oz grapefruit juice/

Lunch- meat (any style), salad(any dressing), 1/2 grapefruit juice or 8oz grapefruit juice.

Dinner- meat(any style), green veggie, 1/2 grapefruit juice or 8oz grapefruit juice, 1cup decaf coffee or tea

Bedtime snack- 8oz tomato juice or skim milk

* diet encourages you to eat until you are full.

After the 12 days on the diet you are off the diet for 2days to eat any foods you like. I think that is great because that helps you not to get too bored with the diet.