Fasting days are very popular (especially days on the water) because they allow you to cleanse the body of waste and toxins, which means eating according to a strictly defined pattern.The "favorite" diet is based on the principles of such days, and strict adherence to all the rules allows you to lose about 1 kg per day.
What is the point of the diet?
The "Favorite" diet is 7, 12 or 14 days of fasting, during which you can eat the same type of food in limited quantities according to a strictly regulated scheme.During the examination, it is advisable to get rid of all serious things and not stay away from home for a longer period of time, since most daily diets increase bowel movements and put more strain on the kidneys.
The result is explained on the one hand by the significant calorie deficit of the diet menu.On the other hand, weight loss is facilitated by a complete daily diet change - the body does not have time to adjust its energy consumption to one restriction before another one immediately sets in.
The "Favorite" diet is stressful for the body, as it not only has to operate in a severe resource-restricted mode, but also has to adapt to a new type of nutrition every day.Thanks to this, the weight-reducing effect can be triggered.
"Favorite" diet for 7 days
If you have chosen a 7-day favorite diet, i.e. a classic and gentle version, follow the nutritional schedule below:
Days 1, 3 and 6 - liquids or drinks
Hunger can only be satisfied with liquid food, but in any quantity.The lack of restrictions mainly applies to still water, tea without sweeteners and low-fat kefir.You can use broth without salt and spices, as well as freshly squeezed fruit, fruit and vegetable juices.Preference should be given to vegetable ones, it is advisable to limit their daily intake to two glasses.
Day 2 - vegetables
All kinds of vegetables (except potatoes), especially green - all kinds of cabbage, zucchini, cucumbers, radishes and radishes, eggplant and tomatoes too.Vegetables can be steamed, boiled, fried, but not fried.
You can eat salads made from fresh vegetables, flavored with lemon juice and even vegetable oil (up to 2 tablespoons per day).All food can be flavored with a certain amount of natural spices, but no salt should be added.
You can eat a total of 1.5-2 kg of vegetables per day, divided into 5 portions.You must also drink 1.5 liters of clean non-carbonated water.
Day 4 - Fruity
His daily diet consists of 3 kilograms of any fruit, except for high-calorie bananas and grapes.The favorites are the fat-burning pineapple, the pectin-rich apple and the best weight loss fruit - the grapefruit.
Try to eat seasonal fruits rather than imported fruits.Watch your body's reaction - if you feel sick, for example, from bitter grapefruit, choose another fruit.Remember the drinking system.
Day 5 - protein
You will finally feel full!Try not to rush your food, but eat slowly, in small portions, but often - 6-7 times a day.You can enjoy chicken fillet without skin and fat, sea fish and seafood, eat eggs (preferably only white), low-fat cottage cheese.No sauce, spices, salt.Water as before - 1.5 liters per day.
Day 7 - final
Eat in moderation and correctly, eat all the foods you eat on your "Favorite" diet on different days.Still without salt and fatty sauces, steamed, grilled, baked in the oven.A sample menu is as follows:
- Morning:2 eggs.
- Snack:low-fat kefir or yogurt, cottage cheese.
- During the day:low-fat chicken soup with vegetables.
- Snack:a couple of apples.
- Evening:vegetable salad.
And don't forget about one and a half liters of water that you should drink during the day.
You can practice the diet no more than every 2-3 months.You can also choose a different diet for 7 days.
"Favorite" diet for 12 days
Initially, the "Favorite" diet was designed for a week, but quickly expanded with options.So, if 7 days is not enough for you, try the 12-day analogue of this diet.The network "nutrition experts" offered two options for continuation:
First option:
- Day 7- not a way out of the diet, like the weekly system, but a hard display with mineral water.
- Day 8— vegetables (you can eat vegetables in any form, according to the recommendations for the seven-day diet above).
- Day 9- kefir.You can eat it in unlimited quantities, but only low-fat.
- Day 10- protein.Follow all the recommendations of the 5th protein day.
- Day 11- for green tea only.
- Day 12- leaving the diet, similar to the last day in the seven-day version.At the same time, it is worth supplementing 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 kefir days.Low-fat kefir in any quantity.
- Three apple days.Any apple and any quantity, raw and/or baked.
- Three protein days.Chicken fillet prepared with dietary methods without salt and spices.Carefully!This puts a lot of strain on your kidneys.You can and should drink water.
- Three days of wine and cheese.Each meal includes 150 ml of wine and 30 g of cheese.The number of such snacks is limited only by alcohol tolerance.It seems that after such severe weight loss for the past nine days, another three can only be endured in case of permanent intoxication.
Non-drinkers can substitute grape or pomegranate juice for wine.It is only recommended if the acidity of the gastric juice does not increase.
"Favorite" diet for 14 days
The favorite 2-week diet does not offer an original diet like the wine days (or the Bordeaux diet).This is simply the two seven-day diet described above in a row.Due to the special duration of dietary restrictions, it is worth extending the drinking days with fruit preserves, fruit drinks, jelly and milkshakes, but without sugar.
On drinking days, some people also drink coffee (no more than one cup per day without sugar), fruit and vegetable smoothies, and so-called green cocktails, which are made with large amounts of greens, water, and a fruit or two.On protein days, only chicken breast is possible.And some recommendations do not exclude potatoes on vegetable day.
In this way, you can adapt the "Favorite" diet to your own needs for 14 days, making it a little gentler.
General recommendations
Regardless of which meal plan you choose - 7, 12 or 14 days - follow these recommendations:
- Do not try to combine your favorite diet with intense exercise.Your very meager diet will not provide your body with the energy it needs for a full workout.Therefore, the efficiency of fitness will be extremely low, but the probability of injury will increase significantly.Just relax.
- Drinking the right amount of water during your diet is very important, but drinking it right is just as important.Do not drink water during or immediately after a meal, as in this case it dilutes the gastric juice, which leads to disruption of the digestive process.Drink half an hour before a meal and no earlier than an hour after.Try to drink small amounts during the day (no more than 50 ml).
- In order for the result of the "Favorite" diet to last for a long time, eat for another week, similar to the seventh day of the program.Try to keep healthy eating habits in your practice, such as cooking, baking and steaming, limiting salt and sugar, and eating in moderation.
"Favorite" diet: results
Proponents of the "Favorite" diet talk about truly unique results: 5-10 kg in 14 days.It has happened that with the help of this diet, they have lost 14-16 kg in two weeks.
But you have to understand that it is not all excess fat.Most of the weight loss with such rapid weight loss is fluid and muscle mass.Moreover, impressive results can only be achieved with an impressive surplus.
If you weigh 65 kg, don't expect to lose ten pounds in 2 weeks;You will probably get rid of 2-4 kg:
Contraindications to the diet
Contraindications to the diet are diseases of the excretory system, gastrointestinal tract, metabolic disorders, mental disorders, etc.Better to look for a less extreme way to lose weight if your medical record includes:
- any kidney and liver disease;
- gastritis and colitis;
- dysfunction of the cardiovascular system;
- eating behavior disorders;
- prone to emotional overeating.
In addition, the "Favorite" diet cannot be used during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and it is better to refrain from it after an illness or during periods of increased physical activity.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 mentally for the strict diet.At the same time, this is an excellent opportunity to "shake up" the body, cleanse it of toxic substances and remove excess weight.