There are scientists on both sides of the fence about the 3 day chemical breakdown diet. Some believe that the proper combination of foods creates a mix of enzymes that optimizes fat loss. Other believe that since food is broken down to its most basic combination before entering the bloodstream, the exact combination of foods used in the 3 day chemical breakdown diet is irrelevant.
Generally speaking, claims of as much as six to ten pounds lost on the 3 day chemical breakdown diet are not uncommon. There’s no question that the diet will absolutely cause you to lose weight quickly, it’s just the reasons why that are in question.
There are three reasons that the 3 day chemical breakdown diet will help you lose weight, even if the idea that a specific mix of chemicals in food will help you lose weight. One, it’s very high in fiber compared to most diets, which will help clean out your gut. Two, even with the ice cream and peanut butter, the 3 day chemical breakdown diet is low in carbohydrates, which will cause you to lose water weight. And third, it’s low in calories, which will help you lose fat.
The usual menu for the 3 day chemical breakdown diet looks like this:
Day One
Breakfast
½ of a whole grapefruit or 4 ounces of grapefruit juice, unsweetened
1 slice of toast with a teaspoon of peanut butter
Lunch
1/2 cup of water packed tuna
1 slice of toast
Dinner
A quarter pound of any meat
1 cup of string beans
1 cup of carrots, cooked or raw
1 small apple
1 cup of vanilla ice cream
Day Two
Breakfast
1 hard-boiled egg
1 slice of toast with a teaspoon of peanut butter
or
1/2 Banana with a teaspoon of peanut butter
Lunch
1 cup of cottage cheese
5 plain crackers
Dinner
2 hot dogs
1 cup of cauliflower
1/2 cup of carrots, cooked or raw
or
1/2 banana
1 cup of vanilla ice cream
Day Three
Breakfast
1 hard-boiled egg
1 slice of toast
I piece of cheddar cheese
Lunch
1 slice of cheddar cheese
5 plain crackers
1 small apple
Dinner
1 cup of water packed tuna
1 cup of beets
1 cup green beans
1 cup cantaloupe
1 cup of vanilla ice cream
As you can see, the diet is high in vegetables and low in starches, which makes it a fairly healthy diet. The only real problem with the 3 day chemical breakdown diet is that it’s very low in calories, usually less 1,000 per day, which makes it unsafe to stay on long term. But for quick weight loss over the short term, the 3 day chemical breakdown diet is one of the best available.