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Oh, dieting. Though we're all smart enough to know that the safest and best way to lose weight is as simple in nature (though, sometimes as difficult in follow-through) as eating well and exercising regularly, many of us have fallen prey to diet fads at one point or another. But they're called fads for a reason -- they don't work!

We've rounded up fifteen totally nasty diets, and encourage you to leave your own in the comments below. After checking it out, cheer yourself up with some fries from McDonalds. Just order a small, please.


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Grossest Diets
Cabbage Soup Diet: This insanely unhealthy and gross diet asks you to eat only cabbage soup for seven days. While the diet claimed to help you lose 10 lbs. in one week, much of that was probably do to water loss. And, you know, throwing up because you're eating disgusting cabbage soup 24/7.
Flickr, protoflux

Grossest Diets

    Cabbage Soup Diet: This insanely unhealthy and gross diet asks you to eat only cabbage soup for seven days. While the diet claimed to help you lose 10 lbs. in one week, much of that was probably do to water loss. And, you know, throwing up because you're eating disgusting cabbage soup 24/7.

    Flickr, protoflux

    Master Cleanse: Oh, Master Cleanse (or Lemon Cleanse, or Maple Syrup Diet ... ) You're truly disgusting. The diet? Mix cayenne pepper, lemon juice, maple syrup and water. And drink that for ten days straight. Ugh.

    Flickr, skampy

    Cookie Diet: It sounds like an awesome idea but deep down you know it's too good to be true. The basic idea: eat four to six cookies a day (pre-packaged from Cookie Diet specialists) plus one real meal. You know better, ladies.

    Flickr, monsieur paradis

    Hollywood Diet: The Grapefruit Diet! The basic gist is to eat a grapefruit, or half of one, for every meal while also watching your calorie intake. The thought is that grapefruit has a fat-burning enzyme, which may or may not be true. Either way, it's a recipe for acid reflux.

    Flickr, trekkyandy

    LighterLife: This program is targeted to the clinically obese and includes motivational counseling and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques. But oops! In 2008, a British woman died after drinking four liters of water in under two hours on the program. Note to self: no one cares that you're skinny in your coffin.

    Flickr, Klearchos Kapoutsis

    Raw Food Diet: More of a lifestyle change than a diet, raw foodism involves eating only uncooked, unprocessed foods and can be done as a vegan diet or with raw meats. That may be how Samantha landed Smith Jerrod, but um, no thanks.

    Flickr, Geoff604

    The Martha's Vineyard Diet Detox: 21 lbs. in 21 days just sounds unhealthy. The only right way to lose weight is slowly over time with healthier foods and regular exercise. Plus, the diet package costs $214! For shame!

    http://www.celebritydietdoctor.com

    Rhubarb Diet : The diet includes eating boiled rhubarb with dairy products twice a day, plus one extra "normal" meal at night. The iron is supposed to help, along with the fact that rhubarb is basically a laxative. Yuck.

    Flickr, The Shopping Sherpa

    Subway Diet: Pretty simple setup: replace two meals a day with a Subway sandwich. But while Jared Fogle sure looks great, didn't mom say that too much of a good thing is never a good idea?

    Flickr, williamhartz

    Juice Fasting: Great idea guys! Liquefy everything you eat! No thanks.

    Flickr, Buster McLeod