Top 10 Diets for Quick Weight Loss: From Grapefruit to Lemonade to Water

If your New Year's resolution includes weight loss, listen up! There are 10 diets for quick weight loss you cannot do without! For those who want to lose weight quickly at the onset and then change their diet afterward, the 3-day diet, grapefruit diet and lemonade diet will work well.

Lose 10 pounds in three days with the 3-Day Diet.
This is a short term diet that will help you to shed mostly water weight but may also attack your fat reserves. Not recommended for the long term, it is a great way of getting rid of that extra five to 10 pounds that keep you from wearing that skimpy red dress. The plan is easy: drink fluids, reduce carbohydrates in your diet for three days, and keep the remainder caloric intake under 1,000 calories per day. A sample meal plan is found at a variety of websites and needs to be strictly followed.

Spend 18 days on the Grapefruit Diet (sometimes also referred to as the Hollywood Diet) and lose 10 pounds.
Metabolic studies have shown that grapefruit contains enzymes which directly affect insulin secretion. Although considered a fad diet since it does not actually offer a caloric modification plan, it has been shown to work in many cases. A variety of sample meal plans are available online, yet by and large their commonality rests in the fact that you will eat a selection of approved foods (mostly low in carbohydrates) while also adding half a grapefruit to each meal. Since some medications are adversely affected by grapefruit or its juice, you will need to carefully read up on the drugs you are taking prior to incorporating this diet into your weight loss regimen.