Fasting days are very popular (especially days on the water), as they allow cleansing the body of toxins and toxins and imply nutrition according to a strictly established scheme.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 essence of the diet?
The “favorite” diet consists of 7, 12 or 14 days of fasting, during which you are allowed to eat a limited amount of the same type of food according to a strictly regulated scheme.It is advisable to abstain from anything serious during the test and not to be away from home for a long time, as the diet on most days leads to an intensification of intestinal motility and puts more strain on the kidneys.
On the one hand, the 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 diet every day - the body does not have time to adapt energy consumption to one restriction before another immediately sets in.
The “favorite” diet is a burden for the body, as it not only has to function under severe resource limitations, but also has to adapt to a new diet every day.This causes the weight loss effect.
“Favorite” diet plan for 7 days
If you have decided on a favorite 7-day diet, i.e. a classic and gentle version, follow the following nutrition plan:
1st, 3rd and 6th days – liquids or drinks
Hunger can only be satisfied with liquid food, but in any quantity.The lack of restrictions applies primarily to still water, tea without sweeteners and low-fat kefir.You can also use broth without salt and spices, as well as freshly squeezed fruits, fruit and vegetable juices.Preference should be given to plant-based foods and it is recommended to limit daily consumption to two glasses.
2nd day - vegetables
All kinds of vegetables (except potatoes), especially green ones - all types of cabbage, zucchini, cucumbers, radishes and radishes, as well as eggplants and tomatoes.You can steam, boil, bake vegetables, but not fry them.
You can eat salads made 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 salt should not be added.
In total you can eat 1.5-2 kg of vegetables per day, divided into 5 portions.You also need to drink 1.5 liters of clean still water.
Day 4 – fruity
Her daily diet consists of 3 kilograms of fruit, excluding high-calorie bananas and grapes.Favorites include fat-burning pineapples, pectin-rich apples and the best fruit for weight loss – grapefruit.
Try to eat seasonal fruits rather than those brought from another country.Observe your body's reaction - for example, if bitter grapefruit makes you feel unwell, choose a different fruit.Remember the drinking regime.
Day 5 – Protein
You will finally feel full!Try not to rush into food, 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, eat eggs (preferably only egg whites) and low-fat cottage cheese.No sauces, spices, salt.Water as before - 1.5 liters per day.
Day 7 – Final
Eat moderately and properly, eating all the foods you ate on your “favorite” diet on different days.Still without salt or fatty sauces, steamed, grilled, cooked in the oven.An example menu is:
- In the morning:2 eggs.
- Snack:low-fat kefir or yogurt, cottage cheese.
- During the day:low-fat chicken soup with vegetables.
- Snack:a few apples.
- At evening:Vegetable salad.
And don't forget about the one and a half liters of water you need to drink during the day.
You can do the diet no more than once every 2-3 months.You can also choose other diets for 7 days.
“Favorite” diet for 12 days
Originally, the “Favorite” diet was designed to last one week, but was quickly expanded to include more advanced options.So if 7 days are not enough for you, try a 12-day analogue of this diet.The Network “Nutritionists” proposed two options for continuation:
First option:
- 7th day- not a way out of the diet, as with the weekly program, but rather a hard relief with mineral water.
- 8th day— Vegetables (you can eat vegetables in any form, as described in the Seven Day Diet recommendations above).
- 9th day- Kefir.You can drink it in unlimited quantities, but only low in fat.
- 10th day- Protein.Follow all recommendations of the 5th protein day.
- 11th day- exclusively on green tea.
- 12th day- Exit from the diet, similar to the last day in the seven-day version.At the same time, it is worth replenishing the body's vitamin balance with fruits.
Second option:
The second option is to divide the entire 12-day period into four three-day mono-diets:
- Three kefir days.Low-fat kefir in any quantity.
- Three apple days.Any apples and in any quantities, raw and/or baked.
- Three protein days.Chicken fillet prepared according to dietary methods without salt and spices.Carefully!This is a very big burden on the kidneys.You can and should drink water.
- Three wine and cheese days.Each meal includes 150 ml of wine and 30 g of cheese.The number of such snacks is limited only by your alcohol tolerance.Apparently, after such a significant weight loss over the past nine days, it is possible to endure another three days only in a state of permanent intoxication.
Non-drinkers can replace wine with grape or pomegranate juice.It is only recommended if the acidity of gastric juice is not increased.
Diet “Favorite” for 14 days
The popular 2-week diet does not offer a particularly original diet like wine days (or the wine diet).This is simply the two seven-day diets described above in a row.Due to the special duration of dietary restrictions, it is worth extending drinking days with compotes, fruit drinks, jelly and milkshakes with fruits, but without sugar.
On drinking days, some 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 lots of greens, water and one or two fruits.There are options for protein days based only on chicken breast.And some recommendations do not exclude potatoes on vegetable day.
This means you can customize your “favorite” diet for 14 days and make it a little gentler.
General recommendations
Regardless of your nutrition plan - 7, 12 or 14 days - consider the following recommendations:
- Don't try to combine your favorite diet with intense exercise.Your very lean diet will not provide your body with the amount of energy needed for a full workout.Therefore, the effectiveness of fitness will be extremely low, but the likelihood of injury will increase significantly.Just rest.
- When dieting, it is very important to drink enough water, but it is equally important to drink properly.You should not drink water during or immediately after meals, as in this case it dilutes the gastric juice, which leads to disruption of the digestive process.Drink half an hour before meals and no earlier than an hour after.Try drinking small doses (up to 50ml) throughout the day.
- In order for the results of the “favorite” diet to last for a long time, eat similarly to the seventh day of the diet for another week.In your practice, try to maintain healthy eating habits such as cooking, baking and steaming, limit salt and sugar, and eat in moderation.
Diet “Favorite”: Results
Supporters of the “favorite” diet speak of truly unique results: from 5 to 10 kg in 14 days.There were cases when with the help of this diet they lost 14-16 kg within two weeks.
But you should understand that not all of it is excess fat.A big part of the weight loss in such rapid weight loss is fluid and muscle mass.Impressive results are also only possible with impressive surpluses.
If you weigh 140 pounds, you can't expect to lose ten pounds in two weeks;most likely you will 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. It is better to look for a less extreme way to lose weight if your medical record contains:
- any kidney and liver diseases;
- 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 avoid 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.Therefore, if you have no contraindications, prepare yourself psychologically for a strict diet.At the same time, this is an excellent way to “shake up” the body, cleanse it of toxins and lose excess weight.