Hi there,
Figured I'd jump right in on the posting, hope this is the appropriate thread category.
Well as stated in my intro post, I've dropped 176 pounds over the past almost 9 months. One of the supervisors at work told me about this diet, stating she lost 55 pounds. I tried it for 2 weeks, and lost 10 pounds. I halted my diet over the last couple weeks because after dropping so much weight and being 100% dedicated, I figured I owed myself a reward.
This past weekend I had a party for my oldest baby's 16th birthday, and the weekend before I went to Vegas. I was doing research about this type of diet which apparently is similar to Atkins, but also in my google'ing found the term Ketogenic diet.
Before I ramble on about my opinions and fire off a dozen questions, I thought I'd post the diet exactly as I had it given to me and ask you folks your opinions. Good, bad, what you'd add or take away. Like I said, I did it for 2 weeks and it was fun, and before I jump into it again I wanted to get a little guidance. I still have plenty of weight to drop and I am pretty set on the idea of a ketogenic diet.
Copy & Paste of the "New Mayo Clinic Diet"
NEW MAYO CLINIC DIET
BREAKFAST
½ grapefruit
2 eggs, any style
2 slices of bacon
LUNCH
½ grapefruit
Salad, any dressing
Meat, any style, any amount
DINNER
½ grapefruit
Meat, any style, any amount (fish may be substituted)
Veggies, any style, any red or green (cooked in butter or any seasoning), or salad as above.
BEDTIME SNACK
Glass of tomato juice or skim milk
INSTRUCTIONS
1) At lunch and dinner, you can eat until you are full. Until you cannot eat anymore.
2) Don’t eliminate anything from the diet, especially don’t skip the bacon at breakfast or omit salads. It’s the combination of the foods that BURN FAT.
3) The grapefruit is important because it acts as a catalyst that starts the burning process.
4) Cut down on coffee. It affects the insulin balance that hinders the burning process. Try to limit 1 cup at meal time.
5) Don’t eat between meals. If you eat the combination of foods suggested you will not get hungry.
6) NOTE: The diet completely eliminates sugar and starches which are lips and form fat. Fat does not form fat. It helps burn it so you can fry foods in butter and use butter generously on veggies.
7) Do not eat desserts, breads, white vegatables, or sweet patatoes. You may double or triple helpings of meat, salad, or veggies. Eat until you are stuffed. The more of the proper combinations of foods, the more you will lose.
8) You can lose 10 pounds in 10 days. There will be no loss the first 4 days but you will lose 5 pounds on the 5th day. Therefore you will lose 1 to 1 ½ pounds every 2 days until you are where you want to be.
This is given to heart patients needing to lose weight fast for bypass surgery.
All soft drinks need to be diet and caffeine free!
YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE FOLLOWING
White onions, potatoes, celery
YOU MAY HAVE
Red onions, bell peppers, radishes, cucumbers, broccoli, green onions, Spanish leaf lettuce, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes, cheese, regular dressing
IMPORTANT
Stay on diet for 12 days
And stop diet for 2 days | 
