The goal of any diet for weight loss is to get rid of the hated kilograms.
Today, there are a large number of different diets that involve various restrictions. Many products are very weak in composition, so diets can often create certain health problems. But this does not apply to eggs!
Each organism has its own characteristics. Each person has their own taste preferences, based on them, it is worth choosing a diet. For those who like to eat chicken eggs, an egg diet is suitable.
Next, the egg diet for 4 weeks, a detailed menu, reviews and results will be considered!
Description of the diet
From the name it becomes clear that the basis of the egg diet are chicken eggs. Egg white is easily absorbed by the body. Eggs are rich in vitamins and minerals. Due to the variety of taste and calorie content, the egg diet can be sustained for quite a long time, since eggs allow you to get enough, and there is no need to experience a constant feeling of hunger.
On an egg diet, you can achieve excellent results if you follow a few simple rules:
- Meals should be three times a day, without snacks and adding extra products;
- You can eat vegetables and fruits without the use of salt and oil. Forbidden vegetables include potatoes, forbidden fruits - grapes, figs, bananas, dates and mangoes;
- You can consume dairy products with a low fat content;
- It is necessary to drink plenty of fluids, at least two liters a day, give preference to mineral water without gas and green tea without sugar.
Since other foods can be added to the egg diet, it can be used for up to four weeks. But at the same time, you should carefully monitor your condition, even if the body used to normally accept eggs, then with their daily use as the main product, allergic reactions may occur, nausea, dizziness will appear. If these signs are present, the diet should be stopped immediately.
Various options
Not all people lose weight at the same rate. It depends on age, excess body weight and the speed of metabolic processes in the body. When starting any diet, you need to understand that the main goal is not only to get rid of extra pounds, but to improve the general condition of the body.
The egg diet involves three meals a day. The last meal is to be made no later than six o'clock in the evening. If you like fried eggs for the whole time of the diet, you will have to forget about them. Eggs are cooked only soft-boiled, it is absolutely impossible to salt them.
There are several versions of the egg diet: one week, two weeks, three weeks and four weeks. Depending on the duration of the diet, the allowable set of products also changes. The longer the diet, the more varied the foods.
If you are the first time decided to go on an egg diet, it is best to start with seven days. This diet is often referred to as an egg-citrus diet. During the day, you can only eat eggs and grapefruit or orange. For breakfast we eat one egg, an hour later a grapefruit and so alternate throughout the day. With this diet, you can easily lose up to 10 extra pounds.
With a longer egg diet, meat, low-fat yogurt and cottage cheese are introduced into the diet from the second week. You can use parsley, lettuce. All products are not salty.
If you decide to go on a diet for three or four weeks, the egg diet can be even more varied. Eggs and citrus fruits are eaten twice a day. For the third meal, you can use meat with vegetables, low-fat soups with cucumber and green salad, boiled vegetables, with the exception of potatoes. Food can be lightly salted.
Maggi's Egg Diet
When choosing from a variety of diets, you probably would like to opt for one that does not limit your food intake too much, but at the same time brings visible and lasting results that will not disappear a few days after the end of the diet.
Such diets do exist. One of them is Maggi's egg diet. The name of this miraculous diet may be misleading, but we can assure you that it has nothing to do with the frankly "chemical" product in the form of bouillon cubes. Important features of Maggi's egg diet for compliance suggest the exclusion of non-natural foods from the diet. Thus, the Maggi diet is based on healthy food and those foods that bring exceptional benefits to the body. By following the rules of this diet, you can lose weight by 10-15 kg.
The main rules of Maggi's egg diet for 4 weeks:
- unlimited fluid intake is allowed (including diet sodas);
- do not add sugar and milk to tea and coffee;
- animal and vegetable fats should be completely excluded from the diet;
- vegetables should be boiled either in water or steamed;
- spices, herbal seasonings, garlic and onions can be consumed without restrictions;
- it is allowed to eat fresh salad, carrot, cucumber, however, at least 2 hours must pass from the moment of the last meal;
- the diet (menu) must be strictly observed, there should be no exceptions and changes in places of food;
- control weighing is carried out in the morning before meals, after visiting the toilet;
- during the diet is an active lifestyle;
- in case of violation of the rules of the diet, it starts from the first day;
- if you want to continue the diet, it is recommended to start it from the 1st week, and then continue from the 4th;
- eggs are included in the daily diet.
The essence of the egg-orange diet
The diet cycle is divided into weeks, starting, in most cases, on Monday. We decided to simply divide it into seven days, without being tied to the days of the week. They say that on Monday new beginnings are unsuccessful, so start on any convenient day. The first week will not please you with a variety of breakfasts. One of the pillars of the diet menu is the combination of eggs and citrus fruits. The simultaneous use of these products provokes metabolic processes in the body, during which "extra" fats are burned. This is a very serious job, which is why eggs and citrus fruits should be consumed mainly at the beginning of the day.
With the help of this diet, extreme weight loss is possible. So in 5 days it’s really possible to lose 5 kg. Grapefruits can be substituted for oranges. A day you need to eat 6 oranges and 6 eggs. The duration of this extreme diet is up to 7 days.
A more gentle version of the egg-orange diet is also possible. The method is designed for 4 weeks. For 1 week, 9 eggs and 6 oranges are eaten daily. In the second, third and fourth weeks, you can diversify the diet with fruits and vegetables, but only in raw form. So you can lose weight up to 10 kg per month.
Sample menu for four weeks
So, let's get down to the menu of the egg diet:
- During the first week you have to eat grapefruits, tomatoes, eggs, cucumbers, fish, beef, chicken, zucchini, oranges. You can also eat fruits such as kiwi, apples, pears, the main thing is that they do not have a lot of carbohydrates.
- The second and third weeks of the diet are very tough, but you should weigh all the pros and cons, present the final result and continue the diet. You can eat boiled meat, cucumbers, tomatoes, eggs, fish, boiled vegetables
- On the first day of the third week, eat vegetables, on the second - fruits, the third - fish, the fourth - meat, and so on, that is, on one day, you eat only one product.
- The fourth week is the final one. Eat the same as in the first week.
Recipes for delicious dishes
To compile recipes and the menu as a whole for the egg diet, it is recommended to keep records where everything will be scheduled for each day of all four weeks (breakfast, lunch, dinner).
Salad for Monday 1st week
- Bulgarian yellow pepper - 1 pc.
- Tomatoes - 1-2 pcs.
- Lettuce leaves - to taste.
- Cucumbers - 1-2 pcs.
- Garlic - 2 cloves.
Cut everything, add salt to taste and squeeze half a lemon. Salad ready!
Recipe for lunch 2 weeks 4 days
- 2 hard boiled eggs sprinkled with grated cheese
- Roll 1 eggplant cut into rings in any seasoning of herbs, salt and pepper (to taste) and fry without oil in a pan. At the end, cover with a lid, sprinkling a little water. Then, without letting cool, sprinkle with grated cheese and garlic.
Breakfast for 4 weeks 3 days
Mix 1 tablespoon of low-fat cottage cheese with three tomatoes (finely chopped), herbs, salt, pepper. Add garlic to taste.
Doctors' opinions
American nutritionists have conducted studies according to which eggs are the healthiest and low-calorie way to saturate the body. This product contains almost all the necessary trace elements and vitamins, the antioxidant lutein, indicated for the elderly and athletes. Eating eggs prevents obesity and diabetes.
Due to the content of healthy fats in eggs, a feeling of satiety appears and the feeling of hunger is dulled.
However, this diet is not entirely suitable for people prone to allergic reactions. After all, eggs and citrus fruits are highly allergenic.
The content of a large number of vegetables and fruits in the egg diet will not allow the body to feel a lack of vitamins and minerals, unlike, for example, a protein diet. The diet menu provokes the production of carnitine, which also helps burn calories.
It must be remembered that according to the employees of the sanitary and epidemiological station, 10 out of 20 thousand eggs on sale are infected with a bacterium that causes dysentery, vomiting and confusion. It's called salmonella. It is located on a damaged shell. Therefore, if you still decide to follow this diet, rinse the eggs thoroughly and boil them for at least 5 minutes.
Contraindications:
- pregnancy and lactation;
- severe liver and kidney disease;
- hypersensitivity to citrus fruits and eggs;
- elevated cholesterol;
- diseases of the cardiovascular system.
What do we have as a result?
Complete the entire course, you will be delighted, because the results of the diet are simply stunning! But the most important thing that distinguishes this diet from others is that after the end you will not gain a single kilogram. It's really worth the effort for one month. Of course, this diet, the pros and cons of which differ for everyone who has experienced it, deserves that you, in search of tools to achieve an ideal figure, pay attention to it.
Reviews of losing weight
First review: Before the diet, I weighed 83 kg with a height of 173 kg. Despite the fact that I "gave up" in the third week, I managed to fit into my old jeans. Lost 10 kg. I must add that I was actively engaged in the gym. Maybe that's why this result. The hips "decreased" by 9 cm, the waist - by as much as 12 cm! She was very irritable!
Second review: After giving birth, we managed to lose 8 kg! According to the opinion of the endocrinologist whom I visited, this is not just a diet, but a proper nutrition system. During the diet, an acetone taste appeared in the mouth. Having visited the endocrinologist (since there is a problem with the kidneys, I don’t want to risk it), he advised me to drink more water. As a result, I lost 8 kg in 4 weeks!
Third tip: Only those who do not like eggs can have problems! I did not fully adhere to the egg diet, but the basis of the diet was eggs, fruits and vegetables. About 5 eggs were eaten every day of the month. Stable, every day it took about 200 grams. As a result, I dropped 5500 in a month! This is despite the fact that I practically did not sit on a diet and did not deny myself anything!
Thus, the egg diet makes it easy and pleasant to achieve the desired weight loss. The result will be fixed for a long time, provided that you do not immediately pounce on tasty hazards such as sausage and chips.