The correct buckwheat diet for weight loss

If a Frenchwoman or a Japanese woman cannot even imagine how it is to cook only buckwheat every day, then a resident of our country will not see anything reprehensible or terrible in this idea. Buckwheat diet for weight loss has been known for a long time and even helped many. True, like all mono-diets, it has many contraindications . . .

What will such a diet give

Due to the nutritional value and vitamin composition of buckwheat, this mono-diet (even if it is not enriched with other components) is considered not as dangerous as a diet based on the use of a single product - rice, bananas, kefir.

Weight loss is achieved quickly. True, if you do not get out of the diet correctly, the work will be wasted.

The basic buckwheat diet is based on 100% nutrition of this grain.This refers to steamed buckwheat (fried), without butter, milk, frying, sauces.

But there are also known diet options in which porridge can be supplemented with vegetables, fermented milk products (low-fat kefir, unsweetened yogurt), unsweetened fresh juices, honey and dried fruits.

Desired output:- 10 kg per week. . .

How buckwheat works

This cereal containscomplex carbohydrates. . . Once in the gastrointestinal tract, these carbohydrates are broken down for hours. Hence - the feeling of satiety, which comes quickly and lasts 3-4 hours.

But the calorie content of buckwheat is minimal (110 kcal, if cooked in water). For an adult's body, a 50-100 gram portion of porridge will be energetically small, so it will draw energy from the reserves, breaking down the accumulated fat.

Important: in the first 2-3 days, the result may not be visible (the body will manage to "interrupt" the carbohydrates contained in buckwheat). But on day 4, the effect will be striking. Moreover, the more a person's weight was before the diet, the faster this person will lose weight.

The main rules for losing weight on buckwheat food

1. Finish your last supper before 18: 00. At night - no, no (not even buckwheat).
2. If the steamed cereal comes out harsh, mix it with kefir (fat-free).
3. It is necessary to leave the diet smoothly, otherwise the "burned" will return within 2-3 next weeks.
4. Buy a multivitamin. No matter how useful this porridge is, "everything" is not in it. If you ignore this rule, you can seriously harm your own health.
5. Daily meals should be 4 or 5.
6. Between the courses of such diets, it is necessary to take a six-month break, eating fully and balanced. The body must have time to replenish the supply of substances necessary for vital activity, which it has lost on the mono-diet.
7. Drink water. Constantly, but not more than a glass at a time. The water must be clean, without gas (mineral water or drinking from a filter). The daily water minimum is from 1. 5 liters (if you are tall and have impressive volumes, drink more, from 2 liters). Coffee and tea are allowed, but not sweet and without fanaticism.
8. Eat each portion of buckwheat slowly, chewing spoon by spoon thoroughly.

Will only cereals have to be cooked

Ideally yes, the diet is based only on buckwheat steamed in boiling water.

But even strong men rarely manage to withstand such a diet (let alone women, gentle and weak). Therefore, nutritionists are allowed to make indulgences in the form of fresh vegetables (lungs - cucumbers, tomatoes), vegetable marrow stewed without oil, and nuts.

Add bran to buckwheat - this will diversify the taste of porridge and help cleanse the intestines.

Is it possible to cook buckwheat for a diet incorrectly

Yes, if you won'tsteamand cook it.

Weigh the buckwheat before cooking. Do not pour cereal "by eye".

Do as follows: 1 part of buckwheat (say, 200 g is an average portion per day), pour 2. 5 parts of boiling water (in this case, 500 g of water). Cover the bowl with a lid (or other bowl), wrap this "structure" on top with a thick towel.

Cook in the evening, in the morning the buckwheat will be ready.

Important: salt or sugar must not be added! Also banned oil, seasonings. As soon as a person tries to improve the taste of buckwheat, even with the help of non-high-calorie dill, curry, it "starts" the appetite, and you want to eat more.

Alternative cooking method

Buckwheat cannot be boiled, as it is believed that, due to boiling, cereals lose many useful properties.

You can save even more benefits of buckwheat,pouring it not with boiling water, but with cold boiled water or milk. . . The vessels must be tightly closed, refrigerated for 14-16 hours. After that, buckwheat will swell, soften and be ready for use.

Why cereals should not be salted

Salt has no calories and does not in any way affect the calorie content of foods. However, salt helps our body to store water.

If the "white poison" ceases to enter the body, the subcutaneous water reserves will be released. This is a plus in the treatment of cellulite and express weight loss before the holiday (after all, the figure is getting slimmer before our eyes), but it is dangerous for long-term nutrition, because salt is needed. Its constant deficiency threatens dehydration and other dangerous conditions.

Advantages of the buckwheat diet

1. The diet does not drain the body as much as other mono diets. Buckwheat contains more protein than other cereals. And the porridge also contains fiber, iron (as well as magnesium, iodine, phosphorus, potassium), amino acids and B vitamins.
2. Savings - for 2 weeks of losing weight, women save a tidy sum (just for new outfits, because after visible weight loss, many can not wait to buy a smaller dress at last).
3. The diet will appeal to busy women - they don't have to cook on it.
4. The diet is suitable for people with gluten intolerance, since this substance is not in buckwheat.

Disadvantages, contraindications

This is still mono-power supply - with all that it implies. Diet 100% contraindicatedpregnant and lactating women, after a complex illness and even during spring beriberiwhen the body is weakened and needs a maximum of vitamins and minerals.

Also, the diet is not suitable for athletes and manual workers - they do not have enough strength for their usual way of life on such a diet.

As for medical contraindications, it is impossible to sit on buckwheat when:

• chronic diseases;
• hypertension;
• young age (up to 12 years old);
• diabetes mellitus (both types 1 and 2);
• kidney disease;
• heart disease;
• low hemoglobin, anemia (fainting, dizziness will tell about them - the diet further lowers the amount of hemoglobin in the blood);
• intestinal problems (constant buckwheat will aggravate them with the appearance of bloating, pain, congestion);
• disturbed sleep, irritability, inability to concentrate (lack of glucose will aggravate these conditions).

Lack of minerals and vitamins can "backfire" by the appearanceproblems with hair, nails, the appearance of the dermis(including sagging skin, stretch marks).

Due to a lack of protein, they may startMelt muscles, so if you worked in the gym on your own relief, buckwheat diet is not for you.

A strict diet is also prohibited in case of stress, depression - a poor diet will aggravate such a situation . . . Of course, if stress has not caused excess weight - in this case, daily weight loss, on the contrary, will delight and inspire.

Finally, doctors warn that it is contraindicated to lose weight in this way,preparing for a complex surgery. . . Do not take away useful nutrients from the body - the body will need them during the recovery period.

Express weight loss

A three-day buckwheat unloading diet is rare. It is believed that it is suitable for losing weight on the belly before the holiday, for which you want to wear "that very" tight-fitting dress.

1. Breakfast: 50 g of steamed buckwheat groats (dry weight) + a glass of hot green tea without sugar and honey.
2. Snack: 50 g buckwheat + a glass of water (clean, non-carbonated).
3. Dinner: 100 g buckwheat + a glass of unsweetened tea.
4. Dinner: 50 g of steamed cereals + a glass of "empty" tea.

Important: 2-3 weeks before unloading, it is worth preparing, slowly cutting back on the diet. Do the same for 3-4 after the diet. You cannot lean on pork cakes and a frying pan, then "take communion" with dry buckwheat for three days, and then return to the cakes. Without competent entry and exit, the diet will not bring anything but extra pounds (after all, the body "frightened" by a sharply cut diet will decide that the hunger strike will happen again, and will rush to store any calories that enter the body in fat).

Menu for the week

Preparing for a diet

Three weeks before the planned start of the buckwheat diet, gradually reduce the portions.. . . Cook foods that require heat treatment, and give up fried foods completely.

A week before starting the diet, try not to salt your meals (or at least add a little salt). Also cut out sugar.

So that the body gets used to future nutrition and it does not become stress for it, make one meal of the food kefir-buckwheat.

We sit on buckwheat

Traditionally, the diet is not written for 3, 7 days (menu for every day) - this is a "trial" duration of the buckwheat diet. Such food can be repeated for another week, stretching buckwheat days for 14 days. But no more!

The daily intake of cereals is from 150 to 250 g(weigh dry, not ready-made buckwheat). You can cook both fried (brown) and green buckwheat.

To hold out for 2 weeks, add 100 g of dried fruits (daily intake) to buckwheat, a portion of green vegetables, 2-3 unsweetened fruits, a teaspoon of honey, juice, low-fat kefir. For lunch, you can cook 100 g of boiled beef.

Important: for milk to be beneficial, buy kefir and yogurt not with 0% fat, but 1%. Nutritionists have already proved that calcium is not absorbed from the "empty" sour milk.

Here's how to build a daily diet . . .

1. Breakfast: a portion of 50 g of steamed buckwheat + a cup of black, unsweetened coffee.
2. Snack: a handful of dried fruits (they can be different every day, but if you prefer variety, use mixes). Or: a glass of unsweetened fat-free yogurt, kefir.
3. Dinner: a portion of 100 g of buckwheat + a cup of tea.
4. Second snack: light vegetable, but not starchy (cucumber, tomato, bell pepper). It can be replaced with a glass of tomato juice (homemade, without salt) or a low-calorie fruit: apple, plum, pear, grapefruit, orange.
5. Dinner: 50 g of steamed buckwheat, seasoned with low-fat kefir (kefir - optional).

Important: if in 5 days of the diet (without disruptions to prohibited foods) you did not notice any changes, this diet does not suit you according to the characteristics of the body and you need to try another weight loss. However, this happens extremely rarely.

Life hacks of a two-week buckwheat diet

Firstly, not everyone agrees to eat unsalted buckwheat, so they add salt to it during steaming. Do not do this, it is better to cook the cereals as described above, andadd salt before serving. . . So buckwheat will "take" much less "white poison" - on the tip of a knife. By the way, it is better to use sea salt, it is healthier.

An alternative to salt is soy sauce. But it is important to buy a natural fermentation product from soybeans, and not the "ode to the periodic table" that most stores offer.

Secondly, if a 100% buckwheat diet is not an option for you, you can try these options:

• fresh tomato + feta cheese (or fetax) + cilantro sprig + 3-4 drops of live olive oil in buckwheat;
• half a boiled chicken breast + a small fresh cucumber + a sprig of dill;
• mushrooms, stewed with onions (without oil) + a sprig of parsley;
• grated young carrot, flavored with drops of lemon juice;
• fresh bell pepper + feta.

In this case, steamed buckwheat is used as a side dish, and the additives described above are used as the main dish.

Yes, with such a diet you will not lose 10 kg, but you are guaranteed to lose weight and eat healthier than 100% buckwheat. In addition, do not hate either this very cereal, or yourself in the bargain. And a nice bonus: the weight lost with such nutrition will not return so quickly.

Exiting the diet

This is also a whole science.

It's too early for you to look at the cakes and baked shank.

In the first 4-5 days, leave one of the meals 100% buckwheat. . . In other methods, add dietary meat (boiled or steam is better - an organism that is not used to fats may not like fried), lean fish. Also buy vegetables and fruits (more), dairy products, cook eggs.

Consume dietary soups. You probably stopped loving buckwheat. Replace it with other grains (rice, corn, oatmeal).

And still drink plenty of fluids, mostly pure water!

Opinions of real women

Buckwheat diet is shared on forums, review sites, in social networks. It is believed that such a diet is effective, but this is a last resort, because mono-nutrition is often dangerous.

Joy and bragging rights

The diet works (still, with such and such a meager diet). And this is confirmed not only by the meager and lengthy laudatory "odes", but also by the "before and after" photos. But not everyone can withstand it.

Satisfied women (and men too) noted the following results:

• fast weight loss, return to prenatal, pre-holiday form - people really lose 10 kg on buckwheat;
• in addition to losing weight, cellulite leaving is also noticeable;
• there is experience of girls adhering to a diet (+ raw vegetables) and successfully attending strength training;
• diet helps with biliary dyskinesia (with exacerbation);
• no need to calculate calories, rack your brains, coming up with new dietary meals every day (especially if there are no funds for non-seasonal products such as celery or asparagus).

And here is a video review of a satisfied woman who quickly lost 20 kg on traditional, fried buckwheat:

Criticism and unsuccessful weight loss

The main disadvantage of this diet is that you can hate buckwheat for years and refuse to touch it in any form.

Also, reviews complain that:

• if you rapidly lose weight with a weight of up to 70 kg, you can face a dangerous complication - prolapse of the kidneys (which sometimes even leads to pyelonephritis);
• not everyone on this diet loses weight by 10-20 kg, some barely manage to lose 5 kg (and this is on one two-week buckwheat, without additional products);
• they suffer from constipation, which lasted 2 weeks of a diet (kefir more or less saved from them, but not 100%);
• for many women, weight quickly returned after losing weight.

By the way: it is believed that a woman will have more chances to break off if you go on a buckwheat diet just before the start of the critical days, when your whole body is already aching from "you want something sweet. "Weight loss should be planned in such a way that the red days of the calendar are left "overboard", once you get out of the diet (when sweet fruits, dried fruits and honey are allowed).

And what is wrong with this product (and, in particular, why is the buckwheat diet prohibited in case of anemia, because the cereal seems to contain iron)? A popular medical TV program tells:

Diet on buckwheat and kefir or an ideal figure according to the simplest technique.