The Scarsdale diet was designed by the American cardiologist, Herman Tarnower, in the 50s. This is a low carb diet, which restricts you to 1,000 calories per day.

Obviously, if you opt for this low-calorie diet, you can say goodbye to sugar, as well as starchy and other fatty dairy products.

Preference is given to low-calorie vegetables, lean meats and fish. Not to mention the grapefruits and seasonal fruits.

You will have understood, it is better to arm yourself with a good dose of will to hold on. The reward (tempting)? You melt like snow in the sun: 8 pounds in less than 14 days.

Lose up to 10 pounds in 14 days! This is the thrilling promise of the Thonon regime, invented by a doctor at the Thonon-Les-Bains Medical Center.

Both low-calorie and high-protein, this diet focuses on meat, eggs and dairy products while excluding fats and carbohydrates. In the dustbins also sugar, salt, and alcohol.

The first phase of 14 days is followed by a phase of stabilization, which lasts as many weeks as lost kilos.

The objective? Perpetuate weight loss, taking good eating habits.

What is on the menu of the Mayo regime? Eggs, eggs and still eggs, all meals! Forget starchy, fat, dairy and sugar. Fruits are also prohibited, except grapefruit.

Not very rewarding as a prospect! But the result is worth the pain since, again, the loss of weight is spectacular: up to 7 kilos in 2 weeks.

Ultra-restrictive, this diet forces you to a caloric intake of 800 kcal per day (instead of the 2,200 usually recommended).

Except that slim down in less time than it takes to say it, always has side effects that we would do well.

When it comes to unloading extra pounds, patience is not our forte! We want everything, right away! Yes, but here, the flash diets have their limits...

When one minus faster than its shadow, one finds almost immediately the lost pounds. And there are always a few more who invite themselves on our butt (or elsewhere).

This is the famous yo-yo effect, the regime's worst nightmare! Moreover, these restrictive and hyper-restrictive diets can expose you to important deficiencies.

It is known, our organization is the kind of grudge. He always ends up making us pay for the "injustices" that we are subjected to.

You will never be told enough, losing your extra pounds must be done over time. It is a whole lifestyle that must be revisited, adopting new habits more healthy.

And for that, you have to be patient and do not let go! In summary, losing weight in two weeks, yes, but no more than two pounds!