The Truth About the Sacred Heart Diet: Does it Work?

Well after stumbling across the Sacred Heart Diet on the Internet, and reading all the good and bad about it, I have decided to put the diet to the test. Sure this diet sounds like another one of these unsustainable diets, that are surrounded with unreasonable claims, and 0 truth about its real origins, but the real question is does it work?

After doing a little research on the diet, I have came across many interesting things. The first is that apparently this diet is a knock off of a popular diet in the 80's that was very similar but relied on a Cabbage soup. In fact many people claim this is the exact same diet, with a new name, and no cabbage. So after researching if this was true I came across many reports that no Sacred Heart Medical center has ever claimed to have came up with this diet, however I was unable to verify any of this.

Regardless of its origins though, I am out to figure out one thing, and one thing only. Does it work?

Preparation:

Day 0:

Weight: 327

So after deciding that I really want to find out if this diet works, and a few bets from friends that I could not actually complete a week on this diet, I have finally gotten properly motivated to give this a shot.

On Day 0 I decided the only place to start is the grocery store. I printed out a copy of the recipe and weekly chart and decided to go ahead and make sure I had everything I needed for the entire week, so I would not have to return to the store to be tempted. The guide says you can drink, unsweetened juice, tea, coffee, and water during the diet, but to keep it simple I have decided to stick with water, except for the day when you have to drink lots of skim milk. After about an hour in the store I cashed out, and ended up with a bill for just over $80.00. This will probably prove to be the biggest shock of the whole diet, if you have never bought fresh food in bulk before, it gets expensive fast. But to be honest, I think I bought enough stuff to make 2 pots of soup, and bought about every fruit and vegetable I could possibly want for days 1-3. (Remember it claims you can eat all the fruit and vegetables you want, and I plan to see if its true.