NutraBolic~~FormYou 3 diet plans

[BetsyAnn]

~~ MELTDOWN ~~


Days 1 & 3

Breakfast
(may have this breakfast all 4 days of this level!)

1 FormU Fast food product
1/2 c skim milk
6oz low sodium V8, tomato juice or grapefruit juice
1/2 c Grapes, Strawberries or Peaches
Decaf/sugar-free/sodium-free beverage

PLUS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING

1c puffed wheat, or shredded wheat
1c puffed rice
1 rice cake
1 c puffed corn cereal, (kix....keep in mind, kix cereal now has more sugar in it than it did in the 80's when this plan came out!!!)
1 formu fast Oatmeal food product, (this is a cereal choice, not a food product choice)


Days 2 & 4

Breakfast

1 Formu Fast food product
2 eggs, (poached, boiled scrambled or fried in non stick cooking spray)
2 strips thin sliced crisp bacon
1 slice high-fiber, low-calorie whole wheat bread or 1/2 whole wheat pita bread
1/2 c unsweetened grapefruit juice
1/4 canteloupe, 1/2 c pineapple, or 1 small apple, (unpeeled)
decaf/sugar-free/sodium-free beverage

Days 1-4

LUNCH

1 Formu-Fast food product
4oz seafood, poultry or veal
1/2 c low fat cottage cheese or 1/2 c skim milk
1 slice high fiber, low calorie whole wheat bread or 1/2 whole wheat pita bread
salad with low calorie dressing
unlimited vegetables (raw or cooked)
decaf/sugar-free/sodium-free beverage

Days 1-4

DINNER

1 formu fast food product
6oz seafood, poultry, veal, lean beef or pork
1 med baked potato or 1/2 c cooked rice
1 slice high fiber, low-cal whole wheat bread or 1/2 whole wheat pita bread
salad with low calorie dressing
unlimited vegetables (raw or cooked)
1/2 c low fat cottage cheese or 1/2 c skim milk or 2 oz low fat cheese
decaf/sugar-free/sodium-free beverage

SNACKS
you may use up to 4 of any flavor Formu Fast food products you wish
You may use FOUR TABLESPOONS DAILY:
half and half
low calorie sour cream
diet margarine
low cal mayonnaise

SPICES
ANY dry spices which DO NOT contain sugar

may use any oil free salad dressing which does not contain oil


**NOTES TO REMEMBER**
you do not need to eat all of the foods listed. Eat to feel satisfied, not over full. Do not add any foods to this level.

bread should be 40 calories or less per slice

dressing should be 16 calories or less per tablespoon



~~LEVEL 1~~


BREAKFAST
1 Protein Drink or Bar
1 Cup Skim Milk
1 Fruit
PLUS-CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
3/4 Cup Unsweetened Cerial
OR 1/2 Bagel
OR 1/2 English Muffin
PLUS
Decaffeinated/Sugar-Free/Sodium-Free Beverages

LUNCH
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING;
1 Protein Drink or Bar'
1 oz. Low Calorie Cheese or 1/2 Cup Low-fat Cottage Cheese
1 Cup Lettuce
1 Cup Raw Vegetables
1 Slice of 40 Calorie Bread or Pita Bread
OR
2 oz Poultry, Seafood,
Beef or Pork**
1 Cup lettuce
1 Cup Raw Vegetables
1 Slice of 40 Calorie Bread or Pita Bread
PLUS
Decaffeinated/Sugar-Free/Sodium-Free Beverages

DINNER
4 OZ. Poultry, Seafood
1 Cup Lettuce
1 Cup Raw Vegetables OR 1/2 Cup Cooked Vegetables
Decaffeinated/Sugar-Free/Sodium-Free Beverages

**Beef or Pork only once during six days

SNACKS
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING;
1 Protein drink
1 Protein Bar
1 Fruit

FRUIT CHOICE
1/2 Grapefruit, 1/2 Small Banana, 1/4 Cantalope, 1-1/2 Cup Strawberries,
3/4 Cup Blueberries, 1/2 Cup Blackberries, 1/2 Cup Cranberries, 1/2 Cup Raspberries, 1/2 Cup Pineapple, 1 Small Peach, 1 Small Apple(unpeeled),
3/4 Cup Watermelon, 6 oz. Low-Sodium V-8 juice.

VEGETABLES
Alfalfa Sprouts,Asparagus,
Broccoli, Cauliflower, Chinese Cabbage, Collard Greens, Cucumbers, Endive, Escarole, Gren Beans, Green Peppers, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Mustard Greens, Okra, Onions, Parsley, Rutabaga, Squash, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, Turnips, Watercress, Wax Beans.

EXTRAS (optional)
Artificial Sweetener, Dry Spices, 2 Tablespoons Miller's Bran, Fresh or Dry Herbs, Liquid Flavor Extracts, Mrs.Dash, Pepper, One Lemon or Lime, Garlic, Mustsard, Vinegar, Butter Buds or Molly McButter, Non-Stick Cooking Spray, Brown Sugar Twin.



~~LEVEL 2~~

Breakfast
1 Formu-Fast food product
6 oz. low sodium V8 juice or 1/2 grapefruit
decaf/sugar-free/sodium-free beverages
plus one of the following:

1 C puffed or shredded wheat
1 C puffed rice
1 rice cake
1 Formu-Fast oatmeal food product
or
2 egg whites
1 slice high-fiber low-calorie bread

Level 2 Lunch
1 Formu-fast food product
1 C salad/vegetables
decaf/sugar-free/sodium-free beverages

Level 2 Dinner
4 oz. poultry or seafood
1 C salad/vegetables
1 small potato topped with one of the following : 1 Tbsp parmesan cheese, 1 Tbsp low-fat cottage cheese, 1 Tbsp. low-fat yogurt

Level 2 Snacks (optional)
2 Formu-Fast food products
raw vegetables
2 C air popped popcorn
1/4 C skim milk daily for coffee or tea

Daily Unlimited Vegetables include
sprouts, artichokes, asparagus, bamboo shoots, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chicory, chinese cabbage, collard greens, cucumber, eggplant, endive, escarole, green beans, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mushrooms, mustard greens, okra, onions, parsley, peppers, pimento, pumpkin, radishes, rhubarb, rutabaga, sauerkraut (rinsed), snow pea pods, spinach, squash, swiss chard, tomatoes, turnips, water chestnuts, watercress, wax beans

You are allowed 4 Formu-Fast food products from the following:
hot cocoa, chocolate/vanilla/strawberry puddings, lemon/orange/grape/grapefruit drinks, cherry/strawberry-banana/raspberry gelatin, cream of chicken/mushroom/tomato soup, oatmeal, honey peanut bar, chocolate supreme bar

Level 2 Extras included
1 Tbsp Miller's Bran
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1/2 Tbsp corn, olive, safflower oil
1 lemon or lime
dry spices
fresh or dry herbs
Worchestershire sauce
low sodium soy sauce
liquid flavor extracts
unflavored gelatin
lite salt, pepper
garlic
mustard
vinegar
teriyaki sauce
Butter Buds or Molly McButter
non-stick cooking spray
Brown Sugar Twin



~~LEVEL 3~~



Breakfast:
1 formu-fast food product
1/2 cup Skim Milk or 1/2 low-fat buttermilk
Decaffeinated/Sugar-free/sodium-free beverages

Plus One of the following:
1 cup of puffed or shredded wheat
1 cup of puffed rice
1 cup of grits
1 rice cake
1 Formu-Fast Oatmeal Food Product
OR
2 egg whites
1 slice high-fiber, low-calorie wheat brea or 1/2 whole wheat pita bread.

Choose 1 Daily:
1/2 grapefruit
1/4 cantaloupe
3/4 cup strawberries
3/4 cup blueberries
1/2 cup blackberries
1/2 cup cranberries
1/2 cup raspberries
1/2 cup pineapple
1 small peach
1 small apple *unpeeled
3/4 cup watermelon
6 oz. low-sodium V-8 Juice

LUNCH:
1 formu-fast food product
1 cup salad/vegetables
Decaffeinated/sugar-free/sodium-free beverages

Choose 1 weekly (optional):
1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1 oz. farmer's cheese
1 oz. (light) cream cheese
1 oz. mozzarella cheese

DINNER:
4 oz. Poultry or seafood (no shellfish)
1 cup salad/vegetables

Choose 1 Daily:
1 small potato
1 cup pasta
1 cup rice

May top wih one of the following:
Molly McButter or Butter Buds
1 tbsp. Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp. low-fat cottage cheese
1 tbsp. low-fat yogurt

Decaffeinated/sugar-free/sodium-free beverage

Substitute ONCE weekly in place of Poultry/Seafood (Optional)
4 oz. turkey ham
4 oz. lean veal
3 oz. canadian bacon
2 strips of thin sliced bacon (towel blot)
4 oz. lean lamb
4 oz. lean ham
4 oz. lean pork
4 oz. lean beef
2 eggs

SNACKS:
2 formu-3 fast food products
raw vegetables
2 cups of air popped popcorn
Optional: 1/4 cup of skim milk daily for coffee or tea

Formu-Fast Food Products (May choose a total of 4 per day)
Hot cocoa
chocolate pudding
strawberry pudding
lemonade
fruit punch
pineapple
Gelatins: cherry, lime, orange, strawberry-banana, raspberry
Soups: chicken, beef or tomato

Vegetables (unlimited daily)
alfalfa sprouts
artichokes
asparagus
bamboo shoots
bean sprouts
broccoli
brussel sprouts
cabbage
carrots
cauliflower
celery
chicory
chinese cabbage
collard greens
cucumbers
eggplant
endive
escarole
green beans
kale
kohlrabi
lettuce
mushrooms
mustard greens
okra
onions
parsley
peppers
pimento
pumpkin
radishes
rhubarb
rutabaga
sauerkraut (thoroughly rinsed)
snow pea pods
spinach
squash
swiss chard
tomatoes
water chestnuts
watercress
wax beans

EXTRAS (Optional)
2 graham crackers (2-1/2 inch squares)
2 Tbsp. Miller's bran
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. chopped walnuts or pecans
1/2 Tbsp. corn, olive, or safflower oil
One lemon or lime
dry spices
Fresh or dried herbs
Worcestershire sauce
Low sodium soy sauce
liquid flavor extracts
unflavored gelatin
lite salt
pepper
garlic
mustard
vinegar
teriyaki sauce
butter buds or molly mcbutter
non-stick cooking spray
Brown sugar twin

MIX OR MATCH (up to 4 TBSP. daily) - Optional
Cool whip
unflavored low-fat yogurt
low-calorie salad dressings
low-calorie mayonnaise
low-fat sour cream
skim evaporated milk or half & Half
diet margarinne





~~LEVEL 4~~


Choose 4 Daily
1 C puffed or shredded wheat, puffed rice, puffed cord (Kix) cereal or Formu-Fast oatmeal
3/4 C unsweetened dry cereal or grits
1 slice high fiber, low-calorie wheat bread ( 40 calories or less per slice)
2 C air popped popcorn
1 small potato
2 graham cracher squares ( two 2.5 inch squares)
3 Tbsp flour (unbleached)
1/2 C rice
1/2 C pasta (measurement after cooking)
1 rice cake
1/2 slice whole wheat pita bread

Choose 2 Daily
1/2 grapefruit
1/4 cantaloupe
3/4 C strawberries
3/4 C blueberries
1/2 C cranberries
1/2 C blackberries
1/2 C raspberries
1/2 C pineapple
1 small peach
1 small apple
1 kiwi fruit
3/4 C watermelon
4 oz. tomato sauce
6 oz. low sodium V8 juice
6 oz. tomato juice

Choose 2 Daily
1/2 C skim milk
1/2 C low-fat buttermilk

Once Weekly
1/2 C low-fat cottage cheese
1/2 C ricotta cheese
1 oz. low-fat cheese
1 oz. farmers cheese
1 oz. light cream cheese
1 oz. mozzarella cheese

Choose 1 Daily
2 egg whites
1/4 C egg beaters
4 oz. seafood
4 oz. turkey
4 oz. chicken
4 oz. turkey ham
4 oz veal
2 oz canadian bacon
2 strips thin sliced bacon (towel blot)
or may substitute 1 time per week the following:
4 oz. lean lamb
4 oz. lean ham
4 oz. lean pork
4 oz. lean beef
2 eggs

Choose 1 twice weekly (optional)
12 oz. light beer
4 oz. dry white wine
2 oz. cooking sherry
1/2 C orange juice (light when available)
1/2 C grapefruit juice (light when available)
1/2 C cranberry juice (light when available)
1/2 C grapes (light when available)

Level 4 Daily Unlimited Vegetables include
sprouts, artichokes, asparagus, bamboo shoots, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chicory, chinese cabbage, collard greens, cucumber, eggplant, endive, escarole, green beans, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mushrooms, mustard greens, okra, onions, parsley, peppers, pimento, pumpkin, radishes, rhubarb, rutabaga, sauerkraut (rinsed), snow pea pods, spinach, squash, swiss chard, tomatoes, turnips, water chestnuts, watercress, wax beans

You are allowed 4 Formu-Fast food products per day from the following:
hot cocoa, chocolate/vanilla/strawberry puddings, lemon/orange/grape/grapefruit drinks, cherry/strawberry-banana/raspberry gelatin, cream of chicken/mushroom/tomato soup, oatmeal, honey peanut bar, chocolate supreme bar

Mix or Match up to 4 Tbsp. Daily
cool whip
unflavored low-fat yogurt
low-calorie salad dressing (16 calories or less per tablesoon)
low-calorie mayonaise
low-fat sour cream
skim evaporated milk
half & half
diet margerine


Level 4 Extras included
1 Tbsp Miller's Bran
1 Tbsp cornstarch
1/2 Tbsp corn, olive, safflower oil
1 lemon or lime
dry spices
fresh or dry herbs
Worchestershire sauce
low sodium soy sauce
liquid flavor extracts
unflavored gelatin
lite salt, pepper
garlic
mustard
vinegar
teriyaki sauce
Butter Buds or Molly McButter
non-stick cooking spray
Brown Sugar Twin


Melt-Down was 4 days (longer if you had more than 100lbs to lose then you stayed on it until you stopped losing).
Level 1 was the most restrictive and was 1 week.
Level 2-this one is harder to remember but I think it was 4 weeks
Level 3-was until goal weight (or plateau)
We would start people back to Meltdown and Level 1, 2, ect. if they hit a really bad plateau (after Level 3).
Level 4 was maintenance

[BetsyAnn]

I am studying this and working on mindset, since mindset is the most important part of any plan
I plan to start meltdown tomorrow if anyone wants to join in here as a support system for each other~

[BetsyAnn]

I am going with day one of Meltdown today.
I am hoping some of the ones on the main board, that wanted to form a support system, will show up so I'm not talking to myself here!

[rozapalooza]

I WILL START AS WELL THANK YOU FOR POSTING I WAS ON THIS IN THE EARLY 90S

[BetsyAnn]

Glad you are here to join me "roza"!!!

Day 2 for me was a little rough but still on plan. I didnt weigh this morning. I bought a new digital body fat scale yesterday. It is not my friend
I am still figuring out how to use it tho so I didnt get my weight this morning. Obviously there is more to it than just stepping on and it berating me When I stepped on it all I got was an "E" in the display. Either I don't have it figured out yet...or maybe the "E" was an abbreviation for Eeeeeeeeek!

I also contacted FormYou 3 and they are going to send me their most current menu plans. I am anxious to see how much they differ from the plans in the 80's and 90's! I have always suspiscioned that Physicians weight loss and FormYou 3 are one in the same. I am pretty sure that I was dead on. I belonged to Physicians online a couple of years ago. It was so much like FY 3 and when I emailed asking for copies of their plan, the same lady got back to me who works for Physicians. (I still get emails from Physicians with her name on them). I will keep you posted on that!

[kimlou]

I am here

[maizenbluebabe]

gosh, isnt this kind of high in carbohydrates ( and low fat) for LCF? The fruits given are pretty high in sugars and there seems to be more carbs in it than most of us can get away with so I am wondering if you can explain to those of us not familiar with this plan what kind of physical/chemical food reaction it has on the body and how its originators came up with it? I guess it isnt clear to me how it is supposed to work to melt the weight off. I love all the fruits it allows but as a diabetic, I know it is not for me,: but it does sound interesting and very different.

[Newyear2]

Originally Posted by BetsyAnn

Glad you are here to join me "roza"!!!

Day 2 for me was a little rough but still on plan. I didnt weigh this morning. I bought a new digital body fat scale yesterday. It is not my friend
I am still figuring out how to use it tho so I didnt get my weight this morning. Obviously there is more to it than just stepping on and it berating me When I stepped on it all I got was an "E" in the display. Either I don't have it figured out yet...or maybe the "E" was an abbreviation for Eeeeeeeeek!

I also contacted FormYou 3 and they are going to send me their most current menu plans. I am anxious to see how much they differ from the plans in the 80's and 90's! I have always suspiscioned that Physicians weight loss and FormYou 3 are one in the same. I am pretty sure that I was dead on. I belonged to Physicians online a couple of years ago. It was so much like FY 3 and when I emailed asking for copies of their plan, the same lady got back to me who works for Physicians. (I still get emails from Physicians with her name on them). I will keep you posted on that!

I have been flipping back and forth if I should re-join Formu 3 here in PA. I live by a center and they are advertising 60 days for $99.00. I was on the plan years ago and lost tons of weight. Gained it back and rejoined about 3 years ago and lost some weight but never stuck to it like in the past. I am on the fence if I should pay the $99 bucks to lose about 20 pounds. Any suggestions? By the way, Physicians Weightloss and Formu 3 is owned by the same guy.

[ChrisLee59]

Hi everyone. I found your site while searching for the old Nutra-Bolic Weight Reduction System. I lived in Western PA most of my life. I was on the plan way back in 1988 and I lost about 118 pounds in a little over a year. I have the original Nutra-bolic levels for the plan (before it became Formu 3). Originally, if you had other people join you got points or bucks towards your own membership. I ended up with a bunch of people from work joining and I had a lifetime membership (LOL). Also, I did not use the supplements, due to costs. Unless you have really slow metabolism, if you follow this plan you should see results. Another thing I recall, you could do the melt down and then start on level 4 - the most food. As long as you lost weight, you could stay on level 4. Otherwise, it was back to level 1. I'd be interested in seeing the current plan and how they revamped it with all the low carb foods on the market now.

[BetsyAnn]

Originally Posted by ChrisLee59

Hi everyone. I found your site while searching for the old Nutra-Bolic Weight Reduction System. I lived in Western PA most of my life. I was on the plan way back in 1988 and I lost about 118 pounds in a little over a year. I have the original Nutra-bolic levels for the plan (before it became Formu 3). Originally, if you had other people join you got points or bucks towards your own membership. I ended up with a bunch of people from work joining and I had a lifetime membership (LOL). Also, I did not use the supplements, due to costs. Unless you have really slow metabolism, if you follow this plan you should see results. Another thing I recall, you could do the melt down and then start on level 4 - the most food. As long as you lost weight, you could stay on level 4. Otherwise, it was back to level 1. I'd be interested in seeing the current plan and how they revamped it with all the low carb foods on the market now.

I will work on posting the new plan this week. It is nothing like the original. I contacted them and they sent me the new brochures...I was quite disappointed They are very carby I will try to start posting these when I get home from work today.
I was also on the plan in '88 but no longer have my brochures. Could you post the ones you have?

[dybar1]

Will you be posting any recipes?

[sheilaeast2]

I just joined today...I am excited. I was trolling around looking for anything with FORMU3and Voila I found this site. I want to start asap with the meltdown. I too did formu3 back in 1988 and lost a ton of weight. I lost 10 lbs in the first 4 days. I need something to jump start this middle age muffin. I used to have the pamphelets but they were lost with my various moves. Thank you Thank you BestyAnn everyone else for posting what you have. Some how thank you doesnt seem big enough to express how I feel. Really this is a life saver....Now I can get started. I will keep u guys posted....

[sheilaeast2]

I have been searching for this for YEARS....U R a Blessing...

[sheilaeast2]

well today is day one of the meltdown...OMG....I't's truly mind over matter....I really want to binge and it's only been a couple of hours...I cant even garuantee tommorrow becuz Im too caught up in today....I will take it one day at a time....YIKES....did I say Im hungry?...i guess it's must me...in here...hello...is anybody out there....Oh well...I will motivate myself....

[MarshaB]

I want to thank everyone that posted the levels for the form u 3 diet. I too joined in 92 and lost a bunch of weight. Not sure of the amount but I started in late Jan around a size 14-16 and by May I was a size 5-6! My question is since we can no longer get any of the food products, is there anything we can substitute for them in the plan? I can't remember what the food product contained. Was it protein and if so, what about substituting a protein bar or slim fast shake? The diet itself looks easy enough to follow but it looks like you about starve on level 3!!!

[BetsyAnn]

Originally Posted by MarshaB

I want to thank everyone that posted the levels for the form u 3 diet. I too joined in 92 and lost a bunch of weight. Not sure of the amount but I started in late Jan around a size 14-16 and by May I was a size 5-6! My question is since we can no longer get any of the food products, is there anything we can substitute for them in the plan? I can't remember what the food product contained. Was it protein and if so, what about substituting a protein bar or slim fast shake? The diet itself looks easy enough to follow but it looks like you about starve on level 3!!!

google wonderslim diet same drinks/different label

[cstmcreate1989]

Hi, I just found your site today, it is great, I have all the levels for Nutrabolic and formu-3 as well as a compiled list of recipes from Nutrabolic. I had lost 40 lbs in the late 80's but have gained 3 times that back. I will be starting the diet next saturday and will post some of the old recipes when I have them pulled out. I would like to thank BetsyAnn for starting this post back in 2007.

[MarshaB]

Originally Posted by BetsyAnn

google wonderslim diet same drinks/different label

I just went to walmart and bought the high protein slim fast drink and the kellogs protein bars. I went to the FormYou3 site and wrote down the calories/carbs/proteins/ and fat grams and what I got was the same but at a much cheaper price. It shouldn't hurt me too bad using a different product.

I started the diet again on 9/14/11 at 180lbs and am now 174.6lbs. I am 5'7 so my goal is to get down to 130 by Christmas...

Level 4 though, only one meat choice a day but 4 carb choices??

[mert]

Hello
Found this site and like others, been thinking of this diet from the past. The only one that worked!

Have a ton of weight to loose.

Goal is to loose 100 pounds.

Started the meltdown today, wish me luck.

Will try to post weekly with updates as to how I am doing.

Beginning weight 268 on 9-28-11

[mert]

10-5-11. 260. That is eight pounds and have not done real well at following the plan. I'm impressed!

[Danni]

Last post was almost a year and a half ago... I'm wondering if anybody follows this thread anymore. I was on this plan as NutraBolic at the time it was changing to Formu3. I also was looking for the plans. I am thankful to all who have been helpful both with posting the plan and the encouragements. I have the original meltdown that was the day of liquids. I also had 3 packets of recipe cards and hope I can find them after I move once again.
Danni