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Day 1 Through 3 Diet Menus
for Our Free 3 Day Bride Diet

Written by Sky Taylor, Diet Bites

Our 3 Day Diet

Day one of the 3 Day Bride Diet contains natural foods that encourage the body to rid water weight gain due to foods that have been recently consumed which were high in sodium (salt) content.

Some food notes about today's diet menu:Proteins work excellently in assisting the body in the release of water weight gain.

Bananas are a rich source of potassium. Skim dairy products tend to contain more calcium benefits than their 'whole or regular' counterparts.

Day 1 of the 3 Day Bride Diet - about 1,500 calories

Breakfast: 1 banana, 1 serving of corn flakes, 1 cup of skim milk

Mid-Morning Snack: 1 apple

Lunch:

1 small oven-roasted (or grilled) chicken breast

Salad consisting of the following: 4 cups of your favorite green salad mix (baby spinach, lettuce, spring greens, etc.), cucumber, tomato and a serving of light salad dressing.

Also enjoy 1 small whole grain dinner roll OR 1 slice of your favorite bread up to 100 calories.

Mid-Afternoon Snack: 2 plums OR 1 peach OR 1 orange OR 1 small pear OR 2 cups of strawberries

Dinner:

1 serving (3 ounces) of your favorite fish (baked OR prepared in pan on stovetop using cooking spray)

1 cup of rice

2 cups of green beans

Bedtime Snack: Cocoa: Take 1 Tablespoon of powdered cocoa and mix it with a spoon or two of skim milk. Add mixture to 1 cup of skim milk. Add sugar substitute OR a spoon of sugar. Heat in the microwave. If you don't like cocoa, enjoy a piece of fruit OR a cup of skim or reduced fat milk.

Day 2 of the 3 Day Bride Diet - about 1,500 calories

Breakfast: 1 serving of oatmeal + 1 cup of skim milk + tiny pat of margarine or butter

Mid-Morning Snack: 2 cups of strawberries

Lunch:

3 ounces of steak (grilled, oven roasted, pan prepared)

1 small baked potato with a pat of butter or margarine or light margarine or use zero calorie butter spray instead; you may also add 1 serving of sour cream

Salad consisting of the following: 4 cups of your favorite green salad mix (baby spinach, lettuce, spring greens, etc.), cucumber, tomato and a serving of light salad dressing.

Mid-Afternoon Snack: 2 plums OR 1 peach OR 1 orange OR 1 small pear OR 1 small apple

Dinner:

1 serving of cooked spaghetti (about 1 cup cooked) + 1/2 cup of your favorite spaghetti sauce (up to 100 calories)

Salad consisting of the following: 4 cups of your favorite green salad mix (baby spinach, lettuce, spring greens, etc.), cucumber, tomato and a serving of light salad dressing.

Also enjoy 1 small whole grain dinner roll OR 1 slice of your favorite bread.

Bedtime Snack: 1 cup of ice cold skim milk blended with 1 cup of fresh or frozen strawberries. Add a dash of vanilla extract if desired. If using fresh strawberries, add a bit of crushed ice to the blender.

Today, we will enjoying a good deal of melon which works extremely well in filling up the tummy. Melon is also a wonderful natural diuretic.

Day 3 of the 3 Day Bride Diet

Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs (and go very light on the salt if you must use salt); 1/2 grapefruit

Mid-Morning Snack: 1 cup of melon (any variety)

Lunch:

Tuna sandwich (prepared with 1 small can of tuna in spring water + chopped greens (spinach, lettuce, etc.) if desired + chopped tomato if desired + 1 Tablespoon of LIGHT Miracle Whip or light Mayo. Use 2 slices of your favorite bread - but we highly recommend whole grain varieties.

Also enjoy a few carrot sticks + a few celery sticks + cream cheese (light or regular up to 2 Tablespoons).

Mid-Afternoon Snack: 2 plums OR 1 peach OR 1 orange OR 1 small pear OR 2 cups of strawberries OR 1/2 grapefruit

Dinner:

1 medium sized baked potato with a pat of butter or margarine or light margarine or use zero calorie butter spray instead; you may also add 1 serving of sour cream

2 cups of asparagus (preferably steamed rather than canned as the canned varieties tend to contain a plethora of sodium which can stimulate water weight gain)

1 cup of beets

1 cup of melon (any variety)

Bedtime Snack: Finish your 3 Day Bride Diet on a happy note by enjoying 1/3 cup of dried cranberries.