There are plenty of extreme and unorthodox ways to lose weight.  They are generally not the healthiest approaches, and some can even lead to extreme nutritional deficiencies.  I would go so far as to say nobody should actually use these diets, especially if you are struggling to lose weight.  There is no easy way out or miracle treatment or diet.

            The first is the supermodel diet.  They go under the assumption that lettuce, diet coke, tomatoes, and apple can fulfill all your nutritional needs and make you “drop dead” gorgeous.  Maybe the drop dead part applies, but not the gorgeous.  Malnourished people generally tend to get bony, lose hair, all that fun stuff that anorexic individuals suffer through.

            The second, replace water and soda with enviga.  Apparently, 3 cans contains negative 100 calories.  You cannot go negative in calories, unless you eat nothing and exercise a lot of course.  That is also unhealthy by the way.  Either way, were this possible, you would have to eat 100 calories just to break even.  But most wouldn’t to maximize results.

            Push the bus.  Not only is this completely unrealistic, being that you would have to have some serious adrenaline rushing through your body to do it, it is also extremely unhealthy.  Trying to do that could push your muscles into panic mode, actually forcing you to go to the hospital for something far more serious than just fatigue or muscle fatigue.

            Fourth, corrective surgery.  By this, I mean liposuction, tummy tucks, breast augmentation, etc.  It may work, but at what cost.  Thousands of people die on the table every year due to complications or unqualified doctors.  Even with qualified doctors, there are quite a few risks.

            Fifth, the fat flush program.  It basically allows you to sit on the toilet all day.  It will get rid of a lot of water weight and possibly make you dehydrated.  It consists of eating a lot of flax seed oil.  It works with eccentric geriatrics!  But it’s far from healthy and far from a lasting approach.

            The 3 day diet requires that you only eat once every 3 days.  Um….this one should be obvious.  The minimum amount you should be eating on a daily basis is 1100 calories.  This could cause starvation, malnutrition, and oh binge eating.

            Ask yourself what would Jesus eat, what would Jesus eat?  So while this is great in theory, because Jesus would obviously not eat fast food or fried foods, you get to eat a lot of fish and bread.  They have some vital nutrients, but not many.

            Finally, the heroin diet.  This is a favorite of young starlets.  Well that or meth.  Nevermind the rapid aging and the damage it does to your body and the late nights of not being able to sleep or do all the other normal things.  You are so hyped up you lose tons of weight. 

            So if you are considering a serious diet, consult your nutritionist.  These extreme diets and programs are not the way.  They may work for starlets.  But do you really consider supermodels and starlets to be normal, especially since one such supermodel collapsed and died on the runway?