Unloading days for the body are comparable to training - they take little time, consolidate previous results, add new achievements in weight loss. They help cleanse the body of toxins, toxins, retained water. Despite the fact that on a fasting day a person may feel weak due to a change in diet, the next day there is an internal lightness, a sparkle in the eyes, and the volume of problem areas decreases.
Unlike conventional diets, fasting days are safe for the body, easily tolerated, and normalize the digestive system. However, if there is not enough fluid in the stomach, stagnation will occur.
Types of fasting days
Depending on the prevailing type of products, you can choose:
- Carbohydrate. The bottom line is to limit proteins and fats. During the day, only vegetables, fruits, cereals and juices are allowed.
- Protein. Excludes carbohydrates and fats. It is allowed to eat meat, fish, milk, vegetable protein.
- Fat. On such days, the emphasis is on cream, sour cream or ice cream.
Unloading days are divided into mono and combined. In the first case, only one ingredient is allowed during the day. Such diets are difficult to tolerate, so they should be arranged no more than once a week. Combined are held up to two times in seven days. On such days, it is allowed to combine several products of the same group at once.
Kashi
Millet, corn, wheat, oatmeal, rice or buckwheat are used. Porridge should be prepared in the usual way. Subject to holding such days three times a month, you can lose 1-2 kg in 30 days.
Conducting rules:
- cook porridge without salt, sugar, milk, butter;
- drink more than 1. 5 liters. water;
- divide 1 kg of ready-made porridge for the whole day.
If it is difficult to cope with hunger, add 100 g of vegetables or 50 g of dried fruits to the diet. Drink on such days herbal teas without sugar, unsweetened fruit drinks or plain water. If Greek is used to unload the body, then it is allowed to combine it with kefir with a zero percent fat content.
Experts are sure that green buckwheat contains more nutrients and trace elements. If you do not like the taste of such a core, you should give preference to light brown groats. It also contains useful trace elements.
Apples
The advantage is the ability to use apples in different forms. The fruit is baked in the oven, juice, mashed potatoes are made from it. In addition to the taste, an apple boasts a large amount of useful vitamins, iron, fiber, carotene, and other substances.
You need to take 1. 5 kg of fresh apples, bake a third of the fruits. Such fruits contain a large amount of pectin. The rest are used for cooking. In addition, drink 5 glasses of juice or compote without sugar. Focus on sweet varieties, since sour ones will only become an irritant to the stomach.
There are a few things to keep in mind:
- Do not peel the fruit from the peel. It contains a large amount of fiber, which organizes the proper functioning of the digestive tract, removes toxins and toxins.
- A similar fasting day is allowed for hypertensive patients, pectin removes cholesterol. The latter is a prerequisite for the formation of atherosclerotic plaques.
- You can chew apple seeds: they contain a large amount of iodine in an easily digestible form.
Weight loss occurs due to the removal of toxins, toxins, excess fluid. A diet for one day relieves edema, but without disturbing the water balance.
Kefir
Nutritionists are allowed to arrange a one-day diet on kefir no more than once a week. The daily rate should be divided into 5-7 equal parts, which are consumed at regular intervals. You should drink at least 2 liters of kefir, but the morning should be started with a glass of clean water.
Before the kefir fasting day, you need to prepare: dinner the day before should be light, before going to bed it is permissible to drink a glass of kefir or natural yogurt. After such a day, you should not immediately pounce on food. The next day, introduce cereals, vegetables, lean meat. If this is not done, the extra pounds will return.
Kefir should be up to 1% fat. Kefir monoday is considered the most effective, since it is possible to get rid of 2 kg of weight. It is allowed to diversify kefir with herbs, ginger, cinnamon or pepper, other ingredients that speed up metabolism. Do not add salt or sugar to the drink.
Variations of kefir day:
- with apples;
- buckwheat porridge;
- cucumbers;
- bran.
The combination of products is less effective, but allows you to diversify the diet. Make soup from kefir and cucumbers. To do this, chop the vegetables, pour in a drink and mineral water, season with pepper, herbs, lemon juice.
Good results can be achieved by adding bran to the diet. A day you need to drink 1. 5 liters of kefir and eat 30 g of bran. Divide the latter into equal portions, add to kefir. However, you need to be prepared for the fact that such a combination is not suitable for people who are prone to flatulence, since bran causes increased gas formation and abdominal discomfort.
cottage cheese day
Cottage cheese is a storehouse of protein, so when eating it, do not worry that a feeling of hunger will appear. It stimulates the burning of fat masses, normalizes muscle mass.
You need to take 400 g of cottage cheese with a fat content of 1. 5 to 1. 8%, a fresh green sweet apple. If you feel hungry, eat a small portion of cottage cheese with fruit. It is permissible to add other fermented milk drinks to the diet, for example, whey, kefir or fermented baked milk. It is recommended to drink ordinary mineral water without gas. The amount of liquid should be calculated using the formula: divide the weight by 450 and multiply by 14.
Cottage cheese with a combination of other components allows you not only to lose a couple of kilograms:
- with milk - has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, improves sleep;
- with green tea - tones up, removes excess fluid from the body;
- with bananas - improves mood, relieves depression, satisfies hunger;
- with fruits - saturates the body with vitamins, removes cholesterol.
Water
For the first time, it is difficult to endure the whole day without food only on the water. However, this method perfectly allows you to cope with excess weight. If there are no problems with the gastrointestinal tract, add lemon juice to one liter of water. Drink at least 2. 5-3 liters of water per day in small portions. You can also use drinking filtered mineral water without gas. Boiled liquid will not work.
Some nutritionists suggest using a combination with green tea. In this case, the emphasis is on it, and water is taken in between. If there are problems with the digestive system, use freshly squeezed juices. They cleanse the intestines from feces, improve complexion.
It is easy to lose up to 2 kg of excess weight per day, but if the next day there is a need for harmful products, the kilograms will return. It is not recommended to abuse water. This will cause nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. Such a fasting day is not allowed for diabetes, frequent dizziness and cardiovascular pathologies.
Protein unloading
All food containing a large amount of protein makes it easy to endure hunger. The menu includes: boiled meat, fish, legumes, broccoli, nuts, eggs, mushrooms. Chicken lovers can eat it all day in combination with dietary products. To do this, take 0. 5 kg of breast. Rinse the meat, remove fat. Bring water to a boil, lower the chicken. Divide the breast into 5 equal servings, consume every 2. 5 hours. In between drink water, herbal teas, grapefruit juice, diluted with a little water.
You can use hard boiled eggs. The liquid yolk is absorbed very quickly, so there will be a feeling of hunger. It will take up to three hours to process a solid type. On such a fasting day, it is permissible to eat prunes, oranges, and drink juices.
Unloading days during pregnancy
If there is a sharp weight gain during gestation, give your body a rest. Before holding a fasting day, consult a gynecologist or therapist. Vegetables are safe. Eat 1. 5 kg of cucumbers, bell peppers, cauliflower, pumpkins and zucchini per day. Some are eaten raw, others are stewed or used for salad.
As a salad dressing, you can use yogurt or sour cream with low fat content.
On protein day, lean meat or fish is steamed. As a supplement, drink 1. 5 liters of kefir. Divide the meal into 5-6 servings. Such days are usually tolerated by pregnant women without any problems. For breakfast, make a protein shake: grind 100 g of cottage cheese, 1 banana, 200 ml of milk with a blender.
Cereal unloading involves the preparation of 300 g of buckwheat, a liter of kefir or milk. For a change, it is allowed to eat unpolished rice with vegetables.
How to end a fasting day?
Dinner must be no later than 20. 00. Drink a glass of water an hour before bed. The next day, you can not pounce on hearty food with spices and sweets, as this will harm the body, the weight will return. Therefore, when cooking, do not use salt, limit fats.
Take a contrast shower in the morning. It will help cleanse the body of the remnants of unwanted substances. Breakfast should be light. Start it with honey water with lemon or a glass of vegetable juice. The diet should include dairy and sour-milk drinks. They will restore the intestinal flora, vegetables and fruits to replenish vitamins.
Focus on liquid. The next day after unloading, use chicken broth or vegetable soup. Preference should be given to low-calorie ingredients that need to be eaten in small portions. After eating, take a walk, fresh air speeds up metabolism, allows you to quickly absorb useful components.