7 Day Diet
The Seven Day Diet is a fad that continues to circulate despite being very unbalanced.
This diet is a simple 7 day plan that emphasizes a different food group each day while eliminating others completely.
The origin of this diet is unknown and despite its questionable safety people do report losing weight on the 7 day diet.
This diet is classified as a fad diet because its strange restrictions, popularity, and short term results.
AVOID. This diet should not be considered as a viable option for weight loss. It is unbalanced and very low in calories.
7 Day Diet Meal Plan
| Monday Calories: Varies | Eat as much fruit (and juices) as you wish of any fruits, except bananas. |
| Tuesday Calories: Varies | Eat all of the vegetables (and vegetable soup) that you wish. |
| Wednesday Calories: Varies | A combination of Monday & Tuesday (i.e. fruit – except bananas, juices, vegetables, vegetable soups). |
| Thursday Calories: 1254 | Eat 5 bananas and drink 5 glasses of whole milk. Some versions say 8 bananas and 4 glass of milk. |
| Friday Calories: Varies | Eat 4 steaks of meat (3 ounces each – beef/chicken/fish) with unlimited green vegetables. |
| Saturday Calories: Varies | Eat 4 steaks of meat (3 ounces each – beef/chicken/fish) with unlimited green vegetables. |
| Sunday Calories: Varies | Eat 4 steaks of meat (3 ounces each – beef/chicken/fish) with unlimited green vegetables. |
Exercise Recommendations
Exercise isn’t included in the 7 day diet and it could be dangerous to perform a lot of physical activity on the potentially low calorie days of the plan, especially for people with blood sugar regulation issues.
Calorie Vagueness
One of the most troubling parts of this plan is the vagueness of the calorie amounts for each day.
Only on Thursday can we nail down a calorie total. The other days are a bit sketchy at best.
For instance, on Monday dieters are told to eat nothing but fruit or drink fruit juice. A person could eat 5 small apples and arrive at only 260 calories for the whole day or a person could consume 3 oranges, 3 apples, and 6 8oz glasses of grape juice and arrive at 1325 calories for Monday.
7 Day just leaves too much room for guess work and potentially too little calories.
Nutrient Deficiencies
Despite the calorie problems, this plan is also deficient in essential nutrients most days and could have harmful amounts of saturated fat on certain days as well.
For example, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday the diet plan would lead to deficiencies in protein, fat, calcium, and iron. On Thursday through Sunday the 7 day diet could be high in saturated fat and cholesterol. Thursday would yield 25 grams of sarurated fat and 96mg of cholesterol. *
Someone eating 4 beef sirloin steaks would be getting 20 grams of saturated fat and 256mg of cholesterol.*
*Source: Nutritiondata.com
Other Dangers
Fad diets like this one often lead to a cycle of yoyo dieting. This cycle of gaining weight and losing weight is hard on the body and can eventually wreck a person’s metabolism.
A diet plan that is not to restrictive, well balanced nutritionally, teaches portion control, and addresses emotional reasons for overeating is always best in the long run.
The 7 day diet is not such a plan and will most likely not deliver long term weight loss results or health.
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on 1st and 2nd day can we take little salt to control diziness, please answer as soon as possible
Today is day one for me. My current weight is 143.8 and my goal is to weight 130 in two weeks. i will.keep you guys updated each day to let u guys know how much weight im dropping.
wish me good luck
This diet worked very well for me. I did it for 2 weeks and lost 12 lbs. I ate the soup at least once a day. I tried doing a third week and ended up coming off after Thursday (banana day) Now I am eating a typical daily diet with smaller portions minus bread, sweets & cheese except for just one day a week and the good thing is – I have no desire to gorge myself. I plan on eating my modified normal for two weeks and plan on going back the soup, veggie, fruit diet to lose the last 10-15 I need to. Afterward, I plan on keeping bread, pasta, cheese, sweets out or only on 1 day a week and drink plenty of water and no soda to maintain.
Hi im just starting this diet today n i dnt feel to hungry. Hows ur diet going have u lost any lbs yet??
I really want to start this diet but scared that I will put in all the hard work and lose nothing. I’m 19 full time student and mum of two and have bee. On so many diets of the past 2/3years to lose my baby weight. I have read it works for some but do you see a difference in the week or just after the diet please help. Thanks
Hi! I weigh like 185 but im 5’10- how much weight would i lose on this? And how long after do i have to wait to do this again?
Hi….. I m gonna start frm tomorrow …. I don’t knw how’s gonna be…..
Go On dear don’t hasitate. Kuch pane ke leye kuch khona padta ha
This is just to jump start your body to lose weight especially after not doing anything all winter long. This diet and will not be effective if you continue to do this diet the following week. You have to change your eating habit week to week to continue losing weight.
I have a question :p You have to eat only these pro day ..i mean for example Monday:only as much fruits i want …or i can also eat a tost or home food tha my mother cooks ? ^.^ I mean … it doesn’t sound healthy …. but i have to lose 10 kilos so, i will try this for one week! as its called 7Day Diet
Guys it really works i lost 6-7 kgs of weight in a week
is it really works ??? ll i reduce my weight ??? actually am 87 kg with 174cm height .. i wan it to reduce nearly 30kgs .. help me frnds
Am on first day at this diet..and what if i use water instead of soup..?? Plz help
You are all stupid! Did you even read this article? It’s not safe and you will not keep the weight off. Just change your life style; eat healthy and exercise. There you go!
hey i did it and i kept weight off. lost 10lbs and never gain a pound plus i just monitor what i eat and i had lots another 3 maybe u were not doing it right or just to fat and lazy to do it!!! Friends also tried it and they lost at least 6-7 lbs!!! and its not bad cuz your not starving yourself!!
i tried it & im 13
youre right, it’s not safe
i felt dizzy and faint; i now have a very small appetite
im trying to sustain my weight
Vega, you’re 13. You shouldn’t be dieting without a doctor’s permission. If you want, eat healthy and exercise. Don’t go overboard. Balance in all things in life. If you need to lose weight, ask a doctor. A school nurse. Someone who can guide to to eating healthy.
It really works…i tried the diet for 1 week,i lose 5 lbs
i like 2 start this…..but i am in hstl,i cnt get fresh veg,fruits:-(
I have started this 7 day diet just today. I just want to know , can I have Black/Green Tea with lemon & honey during these days?
I’m starting tomorow……….anybodyther lost weight on this diet
Yes! Effective,try it::.And be happy after a week.
I tried the 7 day detox and i went directly by the diet on Dec. 31, 2012 and i was amazed. I lost 12 pounds after the 7 days on detoxing. I saw a difference within 3 days. I exercised about 2 days and read later that it is not recommended. I think i felt weak during periods because of the exercising. I am starting again tomorrow because i like the results so i am starting it again tomorrow.
hi, i want started 7days diet from tomorow i hope this diet worked for me
thank you
Me and my husband usually do this diet as a jump start because if done properly, you can lose up to seven pounds in the week. But it is water weight not fat. We do this because it motivates us to keep going the following week.
12.2.12, starting 7 day diet today, will try this one next week, will keep everyone posted #team 60lbs to lose, will also be exercising with all my diets :/ hopefully it helps #praying for a miracle
Do you actually lose weight? Or is just the detoxing stuff that makes u light on he scales? Do u look better in he mirror?
I want to do I this diet but i would like to know if it’s actually fat that u are loosing and I swim for 1 hour on Monday Wednesday and Saturday and I run Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday? Will I loose weight im really short 1 Metre 47 and I weigh 55kg I should be 49-50KG
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP
it’s really helping i have lost 2kgs in 7days, thanks
I lost 2.3kg. In 7days and I was cheating is working u must try it.
ok ok I don’t get it I am confused eat 5 bananas and 4 glasses of milk all in the same time or threw out the whole day? same goes for Friday and sunday??? CONFUSED plz help I just got a tummy tuck and lipo actually its been 6 months post op already but I have NOT been eating healthy whats so ever and I am getting a little belly so I am trying to avoid it oh and I am 23 so hopefully this diet will work!
Hi Guy,
I had tried this diet last year before my wedding to look slim..i am very addictive to food specially spicy….beside this diet plan sometime I use to eat some spicy stuff.. however, I lost 2 kgs in a week…. it really helps…….
Do you feel you have a slimmer waist and slimmer thighs after the diet?please reply..i want to know..i am on the 2nd day of this diet and want to know if it has visible results after the diet.please reply
i m trying my best to do this….
Am; hoping this diet works on me,but can’t i have vegi’s instead of steaks cos am a vegiterian???or rise?
Hope every one gets slimer
You may have veggies but the point of the meat is to get protein. The diet suggests for vegitarians to supplement meat for tofu.
can you eat the soup every day or just on the third day on? ive seen on different websites some say to only eat the soup third day on, but some say to eat it every day.
The version of this diet that I swear by for a detox a few times a year states that you may have the soup any day.
hmm..m gonna try this one….can i hv rice n dal instead os meat..as i m vegetarian…?….
I would like to know how much lbs will you lose on this 7 day diet ?
I m 22 year old and have 80 kg weight can i do this diet aND HOW MUCH OF WEIGHT I WILL LOOSE please ans me fast i am w8ing for your reply
dear sunaina , you will only loose 2 kilos , but if you try the dukan diet you will loose much much more.
well m gnna strt this diet plan soon..one thing i wntd to ask is dat cn we use any of 2-3,fruits on fruit day.. lyk apple, peach, appricot.. these three fruits are enough or we have to have all seasonal fruits… kindly guide me…
I just got back from holidays and gained eight extra pounds. IU have never been on a diet before and I’m almost 30, so I searched around and I came accross this diet. I started this diet four days ago and I have already lost five pound. I have changed few things around. Here is what I did, differently.
First Day
day one of diet
what I had and the calories in them
peach 38
peach 38
mandarin 27
water melon 48
cabbage 22
zucchini 22
cantaloupe 50
Broccoli 27
asparagus 20
red kidney beans 130
salad dressing 140
caloried : 562
Second day of the diet
what I had /calories
water melon 48
garden salad 60
zucchini 22
cabbage 22
carrets 30
broccoli 27
asparagus 20
red kidney 80
tomatoe 22
salary 19
salad dressing 140
beets 30
total calories for the day 520
the third day I basically had the same thing but I also added a vegtable soup and lentils
fourth day I just had two banana and two glasses of milk and three bowls of vegtable soup with lentils.
Tomorrow I’m planing on having tuna with vegtables, and lots of tomatoes, and vegtable soup with lentils.
I have lots of energy. I have also tried to get at least 15 mins of work out in my day also.
I will stop the diet by day six as I’m sure I will lose the extra weight that I had gained and back to just eating healthy. When I started I was 100 pounds, I’m currenty 95 and I just need to go down to 92 pounds, to be at the weight I need to be. By the way I’m not to skinny, I’m just short and as soon as I gain even a pound it shows on me. Anyhow hope this helps and good luck. I recommend changing the diet so you consume enough calories that you have energy, the worst thing you can do is be hungry, eat a vegtabe every time you get hungry. Take a look at how much calorie the vegtables and the friuts you are eating have, before you eat them. Each day add up the calorie intake. Also consult with your doctore to see how much calories you also need to consume to maintain your weight and to also lose weight. I know for myself, when I have 1200 calories a day, my wieght is consistant and I dont gain or lose. So when I over eat on some days, I control myself the next day. this really helps in one maintaning there weight. Good luck
if you can try to get twienty mins of work out a day.