Fasting days are very popular (especially days on the water), as they allow you to cleanse the body of waste and toxins, implying nutrition according to a strict pattern.The "favorite" diet is based on the principles of such days, and strict compliance with all the rules will allow you to lose about 1 kg per day.
What is the essence of the diet?
The "Favorite" diet is a 7, 12 or 14 day fast, during which you are allowed to consume limited amounts of the same foods in a strictly regulated regimen.You should stay away from any serious problems during the test and not stay away from home for long periods of time, as fasting on most days will cause increased bowel movements and put stress on the kidneys.
On the one hand, this result is explained by a significant calorie deficit in the diet menu.On the other hand, weight loss is facilitated by a complete change in the daily diet - the body does not have time to adjust energy consumption to one restriction before another immediately appears.
For the body, the “Favorite” diet is very stressful because it not only has to operate under severe resource constraints but also has to adjust to new nutrition every day.Because of this, the weight loss effect is promoted.
7-day "Favorites" diet plan
If you have chosen your favorite 7-day diet, that is, the classic and gentle version, follow the following nutritional schedule:
Day 1, 3 and 6 - liquid or drink
Hunger can be satisfied only with liquid food, but in any quantity.The lack of restrictions applies mainly to plain water, unsweetened tea and low-fat kefir.You can also use broth without salt and spices, as well as fruit juices, freshly squeezed fruits and vegetables.Priority should be given to vegetables and daily intake should be limited to two glasses.
Day 2 - vegetables
All vegetables (except potatoes), especially greens - all types of cabbage, zucchini, cucumbers, radishes and radishes, you can also use eggplants and tomatoes.You can steam, boil, and grill vegetables, but do not fry them.
You can eat salads from fresh vegetables, seasoned with lemon juice and even vegetable oil (up to 2 tablespoons per day).All dishes are allowed to be seasoned with a certain amount of natural spices, but no salt is added.
In total, you are allowed to eat 1.5-2 kg of vegetables per day, divided into 5 portions.You also need to drink 1.5 liters of clean water.
Day 4 – fruit
Your daily diet is 3 kg of any fruit, except high-calorie bananas and grapes.Favorites are fat-burning pineapple, pectin-rich apples and the best fruit for weight loss - grapefruit.
Try to eat fruit that is in season instead of fruit brought from another country.Monitor your body's reaction - if you feel unwell, for example from bitter grapefruit, choose another fruit.Remember about the drinking regime.
Day 5 - protein
You will finally feel full!Try not to eat too much, but eat slowly, in small portions but often - 6-7 times a day.You can enjoy dishes from chicken fillet without skin and fat, sea fish and seafood, eggs (preferably only whites), and low-fat cheese.No sauces, spices, salt.Water, as before - 1.5 liters per day.
Day 7 - the last
Eat moderately and properly, eating all the foods you ate on your “Favorites” diet on different days.Still no salt and rich sauce, steamed, grilled, oven baked.A sample menu is:
- In the morning:2 eggs.
- Snack:kefir or low-fat yogurt, cottage cheese.
- During the day:Low-fat chicken soup with vegetables.
- Snack:a few apples.
- In the evening:vegetable salad.
And don't forget about one and a half liters of water that you need to drink during the day.
You can do this diet no more than once every 2-3 months.You can also choose another diet for 7 days.
12-day “favorite” diet
Initially, the "Favorites" diet was designed for one week, but it was quickly supplemented with expanded options.So, if 7 days is not enough for you, try following the same diet for 12 days.The network of “nutritionists” offered two options for proceeding:
First option:
- day 7- not an escape from a diet, as with a weekly diet, but a difficult diet using mineral water.
- 8th day— vegetables (you can eat vegetables in any form, as described in the recommendations for the seven-day diet above).
- 9th day- kefir.You can drink it in unlimited quantities, but only low fat.
- day 10- protein.Follow all the recommendations of protein day 5.
- 11th day- Exclusive on green tea.
- 12th day- exit the diet, similar to the last day in the seven-day version.At the same time, it is necessary to supplement the body's vitamin balance with fruits.
Second option:
The second option involves dividing the entire 12-day period into four mono-diets over three days:
- Three days kefir.Low-fat kefir in any amount.
- Three apple days.Any type of apple and in any quantity, raw and/or baked.
- Three days of protein.Chicken fillet is prepared using a dietary method without salt and spices.Careful!This is a huge burden on the kidneys.You can and should drink water.
- Three days of wine and cheese.Per meal 150 ml of wine and 30 g of cheese.The number of such snacks is limited only by your tolerance to alcohol.Apparently, after such severe weight loss over the previous nine days, one can only endure three more days of permanent intoxication.
People who do not drink alcohol can replace wine with grape juice or pomegranate juice.Should only be used if the acidity of gastric juice is not increased.
“Favorite” diet for 14 days
The 2-week favorite diet does not offer particularly original diets like the wine day diet (or wine diet).These are simply two seven-day diets described consecutively above.Do thời gian đặc biệt của chế độ ăn kiêng, nên kéo dài ngày uống rượu với nước trái cây, nước trái cây, thạch và sữa lắc với trái cây nhưng không đường.
On drinking days, some people also drink coffee (no more than one cup a day without sugar), fruit and vegetable smoothies and so-called green cocktails, made with large amounts of green vegetables, water and one or two fruits.There are options for protein days that are only on chicken breast.And some recommend not excluding potatoes on vegetable day.
Therefore, you can adjust the "Favorite" diet for 14 days to suit yourself, a little lighter.
General recommendations
Regardless of your eating plan - 7, 12 or 14 days - listen to these recommendations:
- Don't try to combine your favorite diet with intense workouts.Her very meager diet will not provide your body with the amount of energy it needs for adequate exercise.Therefore, the training efficiency will be extremely low and the possibility of injury will increase significantly.Just rest.
- Drinking enough water as part of your diet is important, but drinking it properly is equally important.Bạn không nên uống nước trong hoặc ngay sau bữa ăn, vì trong trường hợp này nó sẽ làm loãng dịch vị, dẫn đến quá trình tiêu hóa bị gián đoạn.Take half an hour before meals and no earlier than an hour after.Try to take small doses during the day (maximum 50 ml).
- To make the results of the “Favorite” diet last, eat similarly to the seventh day of the regimen for another week.Try to maintain healthy eating habits such as cooking, steaming, limiting salt and sugar and eating in moderation.
“Favorite” diet: results
Adherents of the “Favorites” diet talk about truly unique results: from 5 to 10 kg in 14 days.There have been cases where, with the help of this diet, they lost 14-16 kg in two weeks.
But you should understand that not all of these are excess fat.A big part of losing weight at such a rapid rate is fluid and muscle mass.Furthermore, impressive results can only be achieved when there is an impressive surplus.
If you weigh 65 kg, don't expect to lose 10 kg in 2 weeks;Most likely you will lose 2-4 kg:
Contraindicated with diet
Contraindications to the diet are diseases of the excretory system, gastrointestinal tract, metabolic disorders, mental disorders, etc.You're better off looking for a less extreme way to lose weight if your medical records include:
- any kidney and liver disease;
- gastritis and colitis;
- dysfunction of the cardiovascular system;
- abnormal eating behavior;
- susceptible to emotional overeating.
In addition, the "Favorite" diet cannot be used during pregnancy and lactation, and after illness or during periods of increased physical activity, it is better to abstain from this diet.In the next article we will talk about the rules for observing fasting days during pregnancy.
The "favorite" diet is quite strict, so if there are no contraindications, be mentally prepared for a strict diet.At the same time, this is a great choice to help the body "purify", clean toxic substances and eliminate excess weight.