Fasting days are very popular (especially days on the water), because they allow you to cleanse the body of waste and toxins, which implies nutrition according to a strictly established pattern.The "favorite" diet is based on the principles of those 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 7, 12 or 14 days of fasting, during which a limited amount of the same type of food is allowed to be consumed according to a strictly regulated scheme.It is advisable to free yourself from any serious matter during the test and not be away from home for long, since the diet on most days causes an intensification of intestinal motility and increases the stress on the kidneys.
On the one hand, the result is explained by a significant calorie deficit in the dietary menu.On the other hand, weight loss is facilitated by a complete daily change of diet: the body does not have time to adapt energy consumption to one restriction before another immediately appears.
For the body, the "Favorite" diet is stressful, since it not only has to function in a mode of severe resource limitation, but also readjust to a new type of nutrition every day.This is why the slimming effect is caused.
"Favorite" diet plan for 7 days.
If you have chosen your favorite 7-day diet, that is, a classic and mild version, follow the following nutritional program:
1st, 3rd and 6th day: liquids or drinks
Hunger can only be satisfied with liquid food, but in any quantity.The absence of restrictions applies mainly to still water, tea without sweeteners and low-fat kefir.You can also use broth without salt and spices, as well as freshly squeezed fruit juices, fruits and vegetables.Preference should be given to vegetables, and it is advisable to limit your daily intake to two glasses.
2nd day - vegetables
All types of vegetables (except potatoes), especially green ones: all types of cabbage, zucchini, cucumbers, radishes and radishes, also eggplants and tomatoes.You can steam, boil and bake vegetables, but not fry them.
You can eat fresh vegetable salads, dressed with lemon juice and even vegetable oil (up to 2 tablespoons per day).All dishes can be seasoned with a certain amount of natural spices, but salt should not be added.
In total, it is allowed to eat between 1.5 and 2 kg of vegetables per day, dividing them into 5 portions.It is also necessary to drink 1.5 liters of clean still water.
Day 4 – fruity
Their daily diet is 3 kilograms of any fruit, except high-calorie bananas and grapes.Favorites are fat-burning pineapples, pectin-rich apples, and the best fruit for weight loss: grapefruit.
Try to eat seasonal fruits instead of those brought from another country.Monitor your body's reaction: if you don't feel well, for example, because of the bitter grapefruit, choose another fruit.Remember the drinking regimen.
Day 5 - protein
You will finally feel full!Try not to rush into food, eat slowly, in small portions, but often, 6-7 times a day.You can enjoy dishes such as chicken fillet without skin and fat, fish and seafood, eat eggs (preferably only whites) and low-fat cottage cheese.No sauces, condiments, salt.Water, as before: 1.5 liters per day.
7th day - end
Eat moderately and correctly, eating all the foods you ate on your “Favorite” diet on different days.Even without salt and fatty sauces, steamed, grilled, 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 couple of apples
- In the afternoon:vegetable salad.
And don't forget the liter and a half of water you need to drink during the day.
You can practice the diet no more than once every 2-3 months.You can also choose other diets for 7 days.
“Favorite” diet for 12 days
Initially, the "Favorite" diet was designed for one week, but it was quickly supplemented with expanded options.So, if 7 days is not enough for you, try an analogue of this 12-day diet.The “nutritionists” of the network proposed two options for continuation:
First option:
- 7th day- It is not a way out of the diet, as is the case with the weekly regimen, but rather a strong discharge of mineral water.
- eighth day— vegetables (you can eat vegetables in any form, as described in the seven-day diet recommendations above).
- ninth day- kefir.You can drink it in unlimited quantities, but only low in fat.
- tenth day- protein.Follow all recommendations on the fifth day of protein.
- day 11- exclusively with green tea.
- day 12- exit the diet, similar to the last day in the seven-day version.At the same time, it is advisable to replenish the body's vitamin balance with fruits.
Second option:
The second option involves dividing the entire 12-day period into four three-day monodiets:
- Three days of kefir.Skimmed kefir in any quantity.
- Three days of apple.Any apple and in any quantity, raw and/or baked.
- Three days of protein.Chicken fillet prepared according to dietary methods without salt and spices.Carefully!This is a very big load on the kidneys.You can and should drink water.
- Three days of wine and cheese.Each meal is 150 ml of wine and 30 g of cheese.The amount of these snacks is limited only by your alcohol tolerance.Apparently, after such a pronounced weight loss during the previous nine days, it is only possible to endure another three in a state of permanent intoxication.
Non-drinkers can replace the wine with grape or pomegranate juice.It is recommended only if the acidity of gastric juice does not increase.
“Favorite” diet for 14 days.
The Favorite 2 Week Diet does not offer a particularly original diet like the wine days (or the wine diet).These are simply the two seven-day diets in a row described above.Due to the special duration of dietary restrictions, it is advisable to extend the days of consumption with compotes, fruit drinks, jellies and smoothies with fruits, but without sugar.
On drinking days, some also drink coffee (no more than one cup a day without sugar), fruit and vegetable smoothies and so-called green cocktails, which are prepared with a large amount of vegetables, water and one or two fruits.There are options for protein days with just chicken breast.And some recommendations do not exclude potatoes on vegetable day.
Thus, you can adapt your “Favorite” diet for 14 days to your liking, making it somewhat mild.
General recommendations
Regardless of your eating plan (7, 12 or 14 days), listen to the following recommendations:
- Don't try to combine your favorite diet with intense training.Your very meager diet will not provide your body with the amount of energy necessary for a complete workout.Therefore, the effectiveness of fitness will be extremely low, but the probability of injury will increase significantly.Just rest.
- Drinking enough water during a diet is very important, but it is equally important to drink correctly.Water should not be drunk during or immediately after meals, as in this case it dilutes gastric juice, which disrupts the digestion process.Drink half an hour before meals and no earlier than an hour after.Try to drink small doses throughout the day (up to 50 ml).
- In order for the results of the "Favorite" diet to last a long time, eat as on the seventh day of the scheme for another week.Try to maintain healthy eating habits such as cooking, baking and steaming, limiting salt and sugar, and eating in moderation in your practice.
“Favorite” diet: results
Supporters of the "Favorita" diet talk about truly unique results: from 5 to 10 kg in 14 days.There have been cases when, with the help of this diet, 14-16 kg were lost in two weeks.
But you must understand that not all of this is excess fat.A big part of the weight loss with such rapid weight loss is fluid and muscle mass.Furthermore, impressive results can only be achieved with impressive surpluses.
If you weigh 65kg, don't expect to lose ten pounds in 2 weeks;you will most likely get rid of 2-4 kg:
Diet contraindications.
Contraindications to the diet are diseases of the excretory system, gastrointestinal tract, metabolic disorders, mental disorders, etc.It's best to look for a less extreme way to lose weight if your medical history contains:
- any kidney and liver disease;
- gastritis and colitis;
- dysfunction of the cardiovascular system;
- abnormalities in eating behavior;
- prone to emotional overeating.
In addition, the "Favorite" diet cannot be used during pregnancy and lactation, and after an illness or during periods of increased physical activity, it is better to refrain from it.In the next article we will talk about the rules for observing fasting days during pregnancy.
The “favorite” diet is quite strict, so if you have no contraindications, prepare yourself psychologically for a strict diet.At the same time, this is an excellent option to give the body a “shock”, cleansing it of toxic substances and eliminating excess weight.