Can the "fish and water" (or "tuna and water") diet really help you lose weight?

A diet based mostly on fish and water sounds like a great idea, especially for fish eating fans who wouldn’t say no, if they were asked to follow this diet for the rest of their life.

Of course, this is exactly what you would naturally do if you lived alone on an island and fish was available in abundance, perhaps supplementing this diet with some carbohydrates and vegetables and fruits.

Is the "fish and water" diet safe?

However, it is questionable whether this type of diet is effective and safe when applied to overweight people with obesity problems.

First of all, the point should be emphasized that, before you start any type of diet, you should first consult your doctor, especially when the weight of your body is very far from normal and you suffer from various health conditions.

You must accept the fact that it is hard, and even impossible to lose weight in just a few days or weeks, when it took so long for fat to accumulate in your body.

Taking it slowly and working on a method approved by your doctor is the safest, surest and best way to achieve impressive long-term results in terms of your body's weight and health, otherwise you may end up doing more harm than good to your health.

Although the name "fish and water diet" implies that fish is the main ingredient on your daily menu, it doesn't, and shouldn’t, mean that it is the only one.

A fish diet may also include, for example, eating fruit, drinking coffee, and consuming other types of food.

Stopping the "fish and water" diet and gaining weight again

In this way, you will be able to avoid the risk of becoming bored or just disgusted by consuming only fish (tuna) every single day, which could make you stop your diet at an early stage.

Another thing is that you should follow the diet for only three days in a row.

However, after those three days, you shouldn't by any means return to your old Lucullian habits.

The reason is that, as the human body has an incredible ability to adapt to changing conditions, it will quickly get used to less food and calorie intake, and reorganize its activities and processes, in order to be able to work with less "fuel" for longer periods of time.

So when you stop living only on tuna and water, and start eating more and more carbohydrates and fats, your body will receive the message that it has to work "overtime" to consume this extra energy, and it has to adapt itself to your new eating habits.

Of course, you should not forget that feeling hungry all the time, because of being on a diet, will only make things worse, when you stop your diet, and let yourself free to devour all this food that you were not allowed to touch before.

However, your appetite will also come back even stronger, and you will not be able to control it as easily as before.

Therefore, be careful when you decide to play games with the weight of your body, and remember that there is no single panacea to any health problem.

If you try to get results too fast, and without proper medical advice, you will probably end up to the other extreme, and then, it may be too late to recover any damage caused to your health.

Furthermore, don't underestimate the healing power of physical exercise.

Even if you've had very little exercise in your life, you can motivate yourself to start it now, if you see it as an opportunity to improve your well-being, and become a healthier and more attractive person.

Sources and further reading:

Is the Tuna Diet Safe, and Does It Aid Weight Loss?

Boiled Egg Diet – How to Lose 20 Pounds in 2 Weeks

6 Science-Based Steps to Losing Weight

The 3-Day Military Diet (Meal Plan and Menu for Weight Loss)