On a Diet

The doctor decided to put his overweight patient on a diet.
"I want you to eat regularly for two days," the physician directed,
"then skip a day, and repeat this procedure for two weeks. The next time I see you, you should have lost at least five pounds."
When the man returned, he had lost 21 pounds. "You did this just by following my instructions?" the doctor asked.
The fellow nodded. "I'll tell you though, I though I was going to drop dead that third day."
"From hunger?"
"No,from skipping."