The diet is a “strict” diet aimed at losing weight and cleansing the body at the cellular level, in which you cannot eat any solid foods.
The goal of a diet is to reduce the load on the digestive system without significantly reducing the intake of nutrients, vitamins and microelements into the body.
Diet: menu
The diet menu can be adapted to taste preferences, regardless of age, gender and excess weight, choosing from the following liquids:
- Broths.Broths made from lean beef or veal, chicken and lean fish are permitted.Vegetable broths from all vegetables.A small amount of salt is allowed;spices and spicy vegetables are excluded;
- Liquid dairy productsno more than 1.5 to 2.0% fat.Kefir, fermented baked milk, drinking yogurt without food additives.Milk is poorly absorbed by the adult body, therefore it is not recommended to use it;
- Juice,only freshly squeezed from unsweetened fruit.If you are not allergic to citrus fruits, it is better to drink orange or grapefruit juice;
- All teas– black, green, red, white, fruit.No sugar or sweeteners, you can add lemon or milk;
- Kissels and compotesfrom fruits, berries, oatmeal jelly.Free from sugar, sweeteners, starch and jelly;
- Waternecessarily.Regardless of the diet menu, you need to drink 1.5 liters of clean, still water daily.
It is prohibited to add sugar and sweeteners, even natural ones, to drinks from the diet menu.Alcohol, packaged juices, spicy and pungent seasonings, any vegetable oil, dairy products containing more than 2% fat, and fatty broths are excluded.Salt in small quantities can be used when preparing liquid puree soups.
It is advisable to include liquid vegetable puree soup in your diet menu every day (at least once).Recommended recipes for simple vegetable soups:
- Vegetable puree soup.One medium-sized potato, several cauliflower inflorescences, a few small carrots per 1 liter of liquid.Pour broth or water over the potatoes cut into large cubes and put on fire.When it boils, add the cauliflower and carrots and cook until tender.Add the onion and peeled pepper to taste.Boiled vegetables are cooled and crushed in a blender, broth is added to the desired consistency (not very thick);
- Turnip soup.70-100 gr.turnips and potatoes, 50 gr.carrots and leeks, a glass of skimmed milk.Finely chopped vegetables are boiled until tender in low-fat broth or water, after cooling, with a small amount of broth, crushed in a blender or passed through a sieve.Hot milk is poured, you can add a little salt.
In the drinking diet menu, any other options for preparing pureed soups are possible, taking into account personal taste preferences and the restrictions described above.
7 day diet
Following a diet for 7 days helps cleanse the body of toxins and waste without exhausting it or exposing it to significant stress.According to reviews, the result of the diet will be 4-7 kg of lost weight in 7 days.
The 7-day diet can be based on a single liquid product (mashed soup, broth, kefir, jelly and others) - a mono-diet.But it is more useful to alternate days, consuming different liquids, which will further provide the body with the necessary nutrients and diversify the weekly menu.
According to reviews, a 7-day drinking regime is easier to tolerate if you alternate, without a specific sequence, the following drinking days:
- 1 – dairy products, fat content not more than 1.5-2.0%: kefir, milk, fermented baked milk, drinking yogurt without additives;
- 2 – low-fat vegetable and meat broths or pureed soups based on them;
- 3 – freshly squeezed juices made from sweet and sour fruits;
- 4 – different types of freshly brewed loose leaf tea, possibly with milk or lemon;
- 5 – jelly, made only from fresh fruits and berries;
- 6 – compotes of fresh fruits and berries or dried fruits;
- 7 – oat jelly.
Throughout the week, drink 1.5 liters of gas-free drinking water every day.To avoid morning puffiness, it is not recommended to drink just before going to bed.
Due to the diet, according to reviews, loose stools can be observed in the first days, which is normal.
Decreased nutrient intake and lack of habitual chewing movements can also cause irritability, weakness, dizziness and deterioration in performance.
Diet: contraindications
A strict diet is strictly contraindicated in the following cases:
- Any problems with the gastrointestinal tract;
- Heart or kidney disease;
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding;
- Weakened general condition of the body;
- Tendency to swelling;
- Hypertension or hypotension.
Before starting a diet, it is best to undergo a medical examination and consult a doctor.If negative symptoms persist, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, severe headache, dizziness, the diet should be discontinued.
Stop the diet
Temporary proportions for abandoning the diet are 1:2, for example, you need to abandon the diet for 7 days in 2 weeks.The exit should be gradual and careful so as not to injure the gastrointestinal tract with solid foods, to which it is no longer accustomed during the diet.You need to gradually, once every 2-3 days, introduce fruits, vegetables, cereals, and then low-fat protein foods into the diet.It is recommended to start consuming sugar 2 weeks after the end of the diet.
As a result of a diet, according to reviews, the volume of the stomach is significantly reduced and does not stretch when leaving the diet smoothly.This makes you feel full with less food, reduces appetite and leads to gradual loss of excess weight.
When dieting, especially long-term, it is recommended to take a complex of minerals and vitamins to maintain the normal functioning of the body.
It is recommended to use the diet no more than once a year, preferably after consultation and under the control of a doctor.