How to Do a Grapefruit Cleansing Diet

Popular since the 1970s, the Grapefruit Cleansing Diet is a low-calorie diet that includes eating grapefruit before every meal. It's said to be effective because grapefruit may contain powerful and unique fat-burning enzymes. Some say that a 12-day Grapefruit Cleansing Diet can help you lose weight fast weight in a short period of time. It's ideal for people who are overweight but not obese. Follow these steps to learn more.

Instructions

Prepare to Do a Grapefruit Cleansing Diet

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Pick a period to do the diet when you will not be under a lot of stress or overburdened at work. Eating a lot of grapefruit will cause you to use the bathroom more often. It isn't a good cleanse to do while traveling.

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Purchase plenty of fresh grapefruit. Find a local source for organically grown grapefruit. It may cost a little bit more; but you'll achieve even healthier results with it. Most of the other ingredients of the diet are fairly inexpensive.

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Choose a multi-vitamin to use during the cleanse, preferably one made with all-natural ingredients.

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Drink about 10 glasses, each 8 oz., of purified or distilled water every day. Drink no less than 7 glasses.

Begin Your Grapefruit Cleansing Diet

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Decide which variation of the Grapefruit Cleansing Diet you're going to follow, based upon practical information found on Web sites like "Diet Bites" (see Resources below). Try to adhere strictly to the menus. Remember that the premise of the diet is to eat grapefruit at every meal.

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Take at least 1 hot shower every day. Scrub with a sponge or loofah. This will help improve blood circulation and assist your body in dispelling toxins.

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Make sure you exercise at least 45 minutes every day while on the diet. Because the Grapefruit Diet is a low-calorie plan, you may experience a loss of energy. Pace yourself accordingly. Don't over do it.

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Follow up by eating sensibly once your diet is done. Losing 10 pounds at the start of the month only to gain 15 pounds back by the end of the month will be worse for you than if you had simply not lost the weight at all. Use portion control and good common sense!