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Greenlane Diet
The Greenlane diet (also known as the British Heart Foundation Diet)
is a poor fad diet that has been circulating for many years. Please note that the British Heart Foundation has nothing to do with this diet whatsoever.
The diet has circulated in the form of a one page sheet that claims you can lose 10 pounds in 3 days. The diet has been popular in the UK – but it’s exact origins are unknown.
Interestingly, the diet bears a striking resemblance to the Scarsdale diet – also written in the 1970s.
Greenlane Diet Plan
The Greenlane diet is a very low calorie diet – a typical day’s eating culminates in only 700 calories. This is a crash diet – a sudden and severe reduction in calories that results in primarily fluid loss. The diet should never be undertaken for more than 3 days, any longer and your body will immediately slow down metabolism and place you on target for yo-yo dieting (and subsequent weight gain).
The Greenlane Hospital diet contains a small selection of foods; Dry toast, fruit, tuna, ‘snax’ biscuits. Snax biscuits are a cracker made by the food brand Griffins in New Zealand indicating that this diet may have originated from this part of the world (which does have a Greenlane hospital in Auckland). However this cannot be verified.
Sample Meal Plan
This diet is not recommended
| Breakfast
5 ‘snax’ biscuits (dry crackers) |
| Lunch
1 boiled egg |
| Dinner
1 cup of tuna |
| Drinks
Black coffee/tea/water |
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Hi i have really been inspired by shell-belle, i wouldnt say iam drastically overweight but at 12st 6lb and only 5ft 2″ i do look a bit chubby these days, like most other ppl i have tried all kinds of diets and pills, iam starting this 3day plan on monday and iam quite optimistic about the outcome, if i can loose 6-8lbs i will be over the moon, i plan to eat sensibly for the other 4days and repeat the diet next week, i will follow up and let you know how i get on.
I have Just started this diet again. I have done it before and lost about 6 – 7 lbs. I dont like beetroot so I swap for carrots. I’m on day one today…. Hoping to do it for 3 days a week for 6 weeks
Luan
Manchester England
hi all im a great fan of this diet if you do it correctly sticking to three days on and four days off,to stop the hunger pangs you must drink plenty of water but the results are worth it.
My friend gave me the sheet of paper and it has 3 days of diet, much more varied than the one day given on this site. It used viennas one day, broccoli rather than cauliflower, and did not specify things like amounts for the cheese, or diet ice cream. I have just done it for 3 days. I really didn’t feel that bad, even though I am a school teacher and an active walker. I did get rather weary, but I kept my water intake high. I will post my first result tomorrow.
hi all, i started this diet yesterday so i’m on day 2, need to lose 34kg’s in 10weeks. is this possible?
I have lost the sheet outlining this diet. I tried it a couple of years ago and had great success. Would someone very kindly send me another copy via email to linbrit@clear.net.nz so I can get rid of my xmas pudding tummy thanks
I would just like to know if anyone could help, are you allowed to have green tea on the diet? I enjoy my green tea and don’t enjoy changing it for black coffee or plain tea
Hiya!! I start this diet tomorrow a little bit nervous but really excited at the hope of losin 7lbs a week, i have a goal to lose 70lbs as soon as poss. All ur stories are great n it has confirmed to me that this diet actually works!! will let you all know how i do after the 3 days
Keep up the good work!! Shell-Belle ur amazin really amazin u give me hope girl lol
Hi all i did the diet and so far i’ve lost 3.5kgs! going again next week
I am going to start this diet again. I weighed 17st the last time I tried it & I done 3 days on 1 day off. I lost 2st 2lb over 28 days. I was doing loads of exercises i.e.Treadmill walking, skipping, a few weights but nothing too excessive, I was also off the booze for the month too. So if you have it to loose it’s a bit easier…….I was fat & Doh! Fat again!! I’ll be back in 30 days with update. Naked I weigh 17st, exactly.
Hi am on my 3rd day of the diet and found it quite easy I have lost 3lb weighing myself tonight so cant wait to weigh myself tomorrow.. Watch this space. I started at 17st.
after my 3 days on the diet I have lost 7lb whoop whoop! Going to be sensible now until monday and start again!
I have now lost 7kg..have 31kg to go..
Hi there – Im inspired to do this again – have a had a baby and gave myself 6 months off worrying about what I eat and exercse but that time is up and I need a good “pick me up” diet – something that will shed some weight fast so that I can at least be encouraged to keep going!! I was wondering if someone could post up the rest of the diet please. Cheers
Wow all of your comments sound so inspiring. I have about 2 stone to loose and saw this diet in the book Fat Man Cooks. It looked more tolerable than the lemon detox diet! 1st day is tommorrow. . . .
hi all week 6 of the diet and i have lost 11kg! only 25 more to go!
Hi there – Can someone put the whole 3 day diet up here for me please. Cheers……Im amping to do it….especially coz of you punkgirl!!!! You go girl!!!
First Day
BREAKFAST
Black coffee / tea
1/2 grapefruit or juice
1 Slice of toast
1 Tablespoon peanut butter
LUNCH
Black coffee / tea
1/2 cup tuna
1 slice toast
SUPPER
2 x slices of meat (85g)
1 x cup of green beans
1 x cup of carrots
1 cup vanilla ice cream
NO BUTTER
Second Day
BREAKFAST
Black coffee / tea
1 Hard boiled egg
1 Slice of toast
1/2 banana
LUNCH
1 cup cottage cheese
OR 1/2 cup tuna
5 Provitas
SUPPER
2 x Vienna’s
1 cup cabbage AND broccoli
1 1/2 cup carrots
1 1/2 banana
NO BUTTER
Third Day
BREAKFAST
Black coffee / tea
1 slice of cheddar cheese
5 provitas
1 small apple
LUNCH
1 hard boiled egg
1 slice toast
Black coffee / tea
SUPPER
1 cup tuna
1 cup beetroot OR carrots
1 cup green beans OR cauliflower
1 cup melon OR small apple
1 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
GOODLUCK
Its 4 weeks since I started and have lost 15lbs! Over a stone.. 3 says on diet then eating sensibly for the rest of the week. Will keep going.
hi all, a little down today, only lost 1kg this week. So i’ve lost 12kg all together. was hoping or atleast 2 or 3kg. But it’s better than nothing. Will def keep going
well having been Mr.piggy for the last few months I am going to start this diet again, do it monday-wednesday then watch what I am doing the rest of the week, weighed in today at 13 stones 2 pounds, want to get to around 10 stones 7/10 stonws 10. did this diet for a few weeks a whilst back and lost a lot of weight, it really works, 3 days of strictness is totally do-able!
everyone seems to have great results on this diet
Have now lost 18lb!!!! Thats in 5 weeks feeling much better and loving the new me so far.. Lots to go tho.
Hi all ive been on the diet for 7 weeks and have so far lost 12kg(24Lb). Would just like to share a tip. On day 4-7 I have been drinking green tea instead of my usual coffee. I found this stops cravings and makes you feel as light as a feather. It helps reduse fat around your abdomen (gets rid of those love handles). 4-6 cups a day. Every cup of green tea burns 25 calories. Don’t buy name brand green tea because firstly they taste horrible and secondly they have exstra stuff added to them. Go to your health shop and purchase your green tea there. One of the best things i have changed in my diet. I feel wonderfull.
Hey punkgirl – did you find out if you can have green tea or not – Im a greeny drinker too….Also whats a vienna….From the new zealand version I remeber it being a hot dog….Like a large sausage/cheerio? Does that sound like it?
hey manny..i did find out about the green tea. unfortunately while on the diet you have to drink the coffee or black tea. but on the other days you can have as much green tea as u want. A vienna is the sausage used to make a hot dog. if you have any questions email me. Chantelo@vodamail.co.za
The Greenlane Diet originated, out of the Greenlane Hostiptals’ Specialist Heart Unit in Auckland New Zealand. It was developed in order to get high risk obese patient to drop weight as quickly as possible, in order to get them ‘Theatre-Ready’; where otherwise their weight would have rendered them incapable of facing a major heart operation.
It definitely works, and every bit as fast and dramatically as it promises to, as the testimonials above can attest – but you should discontinue it once you’ve hit your target weight.
PS: ‘Snax’ Biscuits in NZ, are indistinguishable from the crackers called ‘Ritz’ in the UK.
Hi
I lost 4kg the first 3 days and I am on it again now, I noticed one of the comments were… you must drink black tea or coffee, I had taken this as.. tea/coffee or water which I chose water, do you think this makes a diferance?
I feel a lot more tired this time around,… and why no wine:)just kidding but it would be nice:)
what do you do once you have lost the desired weight – is there a maintenance diet to follow?
Just started the diet this morning and have 4 weeks until my holiday so fingers crossed and I wish to lose as much as possible..watch this space and will try to update you all x