The Danish Diet: How Far Would You Go To Lose Weight?



The Danish diet usually lasts for thirteen days and promises the loss of up to twenty-six pounds. The diet is very strict: any kind of deviation from the menu stops the diet and prevents its resumption for the following six months. If the diet is stopped after six days, it may be resumed after three months.For the diet, the green salad must be always fresh, the yogurt 100% natural, without any fruits, and hunger may be avoided by drinking water. The coffee may be replaced by tea and vice-versa, and cod with trout or skate. Always check with your doctor or dietician before starting a diet, particularly one as difficult as the Danish Diet.

for a change in your metabolism....

This diet must be followed for 13 days, that's why it's (quite) difficult, but very efficient.
The diet changes your metabolism, and its effects last for about 2 years. This means that once you have completed the diet you can eat normally and you won't gain weight. It's not one of the usual diets, but one that improves "burning" your calories. The diet is effective even after it's completion.

IF the diet is followed precisely according to instructions, you can loose between 7-20 kg (15–44 lb.), and you are NOT allowed to start the diet for another 2 years. You can start the diet after two years, if necessary...

If during the diet you make any deviations from the written plan, STOP the diet immediately. It will no longer have the desired effects on your metabolism. The diet may be attempted again after 6 months, and not before. IF you broke the "rule" before the 6th day of the diet, you can start it again after 3 months.

Because the diet takes about two weeks, it's quite difficult to follow it.
TIP: Try to start this diet when you have no plans to leave town, go to parties etc. These situations are saboteurs to any diet...

★ Purchase all ingredients before starting the diet. Going to the grocery store during the diet is just asking for trouble
★ IF you feel hungry during the diet ... drink WATER. Plenty. At least 2 liters (0,5 US gallon = 6-8 glasses) / day
★ The salad in the diet plan is fresh green lettuce salad.
★ The cod (fish) can be replaced with trout or turbot.
★ Coffee can NOT be replaced with tea and you must use the cube of sugar when specified.
★ Natural yogurt is yogurt with NO fruit or sugar.
★ You can NOT have alcohol, chewing gum (both contain sugars that will alter the effects of the metabolism change)
★ For the fresh fruit you can use any fruit on the Negative Calorie Food List
★ The tomato is to be eaten raw
★ When there is no food portion specified, you can eat as much of it as you want (ex: salad, spinach, celeriac)

Day 1

breakfast 1 cup of coffee + 1 cube sugar
lunch 2 hard boiled eggs + boiled spinach + 1 tomato
diner 200 gr. (7 oz) beef steak + lettuce salad with oil and lemon juice

Day 2

breakfast 1 cup coffee + 1 cube sugar
lunch 1/2 can of ham + 1 serving natural yogurt
diner 200 gr. (7 oz) beef steak + lettuce salad with oil and lemon juice

Day 3

breakfast 1 cup coffee + 1 cube sugar + 1 slice toasted bread
lunch 2 hard boiled eggs + 1 slice of ham + lettuce salad
diner boiled celeriac + 1 tomato + 1 fresh fruit

Day 4

breakfast 1 cup coffee + 1 cube sugar + 1 slice toasted bread
lunch 2 dl. orange juice + 1 serving natural yogurt
diner 1 hard boiled egg + 1 large grated carrot + 1 pot cottage cheese

Day 5

breakfast 1 large grated carrot w/ lemon juice
lunch 200 g (7 oz) boiled cod w/ lemon juice + 1 teaspoon butter
diner 200 g (7 oz) beef steak + lettuce salad and fresh celeriac

Day 6

breakfast 1 cup coffee + 1 cube sugar + 1 slice toasted bread
lunch 2 hard boiled eggs + 1 large grated carrot
diner 1/2 chicken + lettuce salad with oil and lemon juice

Day 7

breakfast 1 cup tea, no sugar
lunch NOTHING (drink plenty of water, it helps...)
diner 200 g (7 oz) lamb cutlet + 1 apple

Day 8

breakfast 1 cup coffee + 1 cube sugar
lunch 2 hard boiled eggs + boiled spinach + 1 tomato
diner 200 g (7 oz) beef steak + lettuce salad with oil and lemon juice

Day 9

breakfast 1 cup coffee + 1 cube sugar
lunch 1/2 can of ham + 1 natural yogurt
diner 200 g (7 oz) beef steak + lettuce salad with oil and lemon juice

Day 10

breakfast 1 cup coffee + 1 cube sugar + 1 slice toasted bread
lunch 2 hard boiled eggs + 1/2 can of ham + lettuce salad with lemon juice
diner boiled celeriac + 1 tomato + 1 fresh fruit

Day 11

breakfast 1 cup coffee + 1 cube sugar + 1 slice toasted bread
lunch 2 dl. orange juice + 1 serving natural yogurt
diner 1 hard boiled egg + 1 large grated carrot + 1 pot of cottage cheese

Day 12

breakfast 1 large grated carrot w/ lemon juice
lunch 200 g (7 oz) boiled cod with lemon juice + 1 teaspoon butter
diner 200 g (7 oz) beef steak + lettuce salad with fresh celeriac

Day 13

breakfast 1 cup coffee + 1 cube sugar + 1 slice toasted bread
lunch 2 hard boiled eggs + 1 large grated carrot w/ lemon juice
diner 250 g (8,8 oz) chicken + lettuce salad w/ oil & lemon juice