The drinking diet is a special diet from which solid food is completely eliminated. Of all the weight loss methods, this one causes the most controversy. Doctors and nutritionists are debating whether it is advisable to put the body in a state of stress, to restore the diet in order to lose weight.
It is very difficult to get out of such a diet, the digestive system must recover. Is there too much stress on the stomach for a month?
What is a drinking diet
This weight loss method involves - as the name suggests - a lot of drinking. If kidney function is impaired, there are problems with the cardiovascular system, pathology of the digestive tract, then you should choose another method of weight loss or arrange unloading with liquid days once a week. However, "kefir days" or "unloading green tea" 1 day a week are good for everyone, regardless of chronic diseases.
You just have to give up solid foods. Everything you drink can be introduced into the body without restrictions. The calorie content is not very limited. It all depends on the goal you want to achieve in the last stage.
Those who have tried drinking as a weight loss method admit that the first 7 days are very difficult. Everything is annoying, insomnia appears up to 2 days, constant tearing, dizziness.
But then there is a lightness in the whole body, it seems that the wings have grown behind the back. 30 days fly by as one.
Why is a drinking diet good? It cleanses the body, reduces weight and at the same time the products that are introduced into the diet are chosen by you.
Types of drinking diet
- 7-day drinking diet
Weight loss is 3-4 kg, but because the body is happy with the "swing of food", the weight also returns quickly. The slimming effect is achieved mainly by eliminating fluids.
- Shocking drinking diet
Shock Drink Diet is a delicious 7-day drinking diet.
Since this diet is a one-drink diet, it is clear that the menu contains 1-2 drinks. During it, they drink not only liquid, but also tonic drinks: coffee and cocoa. This diet is also followed for a week. If it is very difficult to maintain such a menu, milk can be added to drinks before bed.
Such a diet is a real shock to the body, so it should be used no more than once a year and only before an event for which you urgently need to lose 3-4 kg. Notify immediately - they return quickly.
- Drinking green cocktail diet
This is a very interesting diet, also for 7 days. During it, drinks saturated with dietary fiber enter the body, which perfectly cleanses the body of toxins.
The nutrients from vegetables, herbs and fruits are more easily absorbed by the body because they are carefully crushed. The vitamin value of the cocktail is higher than that of an individual vegetable or fruit, which is available in solid form. It takes 3-4 pounds a week.
- Drinking diet for 30 days
The most effective diet is considered to be 30 days. This is not just a diet for weight loss, but a whole program that helps to completely cleanse the whole body. Its main purpose is to temporarily reduce the load on the digestive system, to give rest to the digestive organs and oral cavity, without restricting the intake of nutrients in the body.
In the first week the body is restructured, its surface cleansing adapts to the new diet. In the second week, the digestive tract gets used to the new diet - then the body is already cleansed at the cellular level. The initial stage is quite difficult and not difficult to break. In the first decade, the stomach and lungs are cleared, then the liver and kidneys. At the very end of the diet, the cellular structures are cleared. Weight loss by itself, even if the caloric content of liquid food introduced into the body is maintained at 1600-1800 kcal per day. During this time you can lose about 10 kg.
What can you drink?
The basic principle of nutrition, as already mentioned, is to consume all foods only in liquid form. But this does not mean that for 30 days you will only have to drink water and eat nothing. Don't just drink sweet, alcoholic and carbonated drinks.
All other drinks are allowed. Among them:
- milk shakes;
- vegetarian cocktails;
- puree soups;
- juices;
- cocoa without sugar;
- sugar-free tea;
- unsweetened coffee;
- embarrassed.
Portion size no more than 350 g
Drink diet menu
The regular drinking diet for 1 day may include the following foods.
- Mineral water without gas or plain - at least 1, 5 liters per day.
- Broth based on fish, meat, poultry, root vegetables or vegetable puree. It is advisable to give up potatoes. There are no options for fast food - everything is prepared only from natural products.
- Dairy and fermented dairy products, fat content not more than 2, 5%. Fermented baked milk, kefir, milk, yogurt, katik, varenets, kefir.
- Juices: with and without pulp. You can also buy products from the store, but you must read very carefully what is written on the package. It is desirable that the juice does not contain citric acid and harmful preservatives.
- Coffee is allowed, but should be drunk with caution - it provokes a feeling of appetite.
- Any tea can be consumed.
- You are allowed to indulge in cocoa.
- If you want to add lemon juice to tea, cocoa or coffee - welcome, these drinks with added milk are also good.
- All kinds of jellies are allowed: berry, fruit, even nourishing - oatmeal. The latter should not be brought to the consistency of jelly.
Recipes for drinking diet
Green Cocktails
All green smoothies are whipped in a blender and can be as follows:
- Smoothies: a glass of red grape juice, a banana, an orange, a bunch of lettuce leaves, a glass of water.
- Calcium cocktail: Tomatoes, a bunch of dandelion leaves, water and salt.
- Healthy cocktail: a few kiwis, an orange, 4 red lettuce leaves, 2 glasses of water, 2 aloe leaves, a few glasses of nutmeg or red grapes.
- Super cocktail: mango, a few mint leaves, pear, a bunch of weeds: nettle, dandelion, plantain.
Puree Soups
- Green peas. Dilute the flour with hot milk and a drop of butter, boil for about 15 minutes, rub through a sieve, mix with grated green peas, beat in a blender. 400 g peas, half a teaspoon of butter, a tablespoon of flour, 2 cups milk.
- Vegetable soup. Potatoes, skinless peppers, cauliflower, carrots, onions are boiled in chicken broth. Once the vegetables are ready, the onions are removed, the rest is mixed in a blender.
The consistency of soups should be easy to drink.
Stop drinking diet
Quitting dieting is very slow. If you have been following such a diet for a month, you will need to get used to the usual diet for at least 60 days. First, the morning intake of liquid food is replaced by a plate of slimy porridge: oatmeal, oatmeal, buckwheat flakes. Do not drink porridge for 2 hours.
A week later, they remember eating breakfast a month or a week ago and replaced their morning meal with a regular meal and brought their porridge for lunch. Dinner is still "drinking-diet".
Week 3 - drink again for breakfast, more porridge for lunch. And in the evening they eat fruits or vegetables rich in fiber. Butter has not yet been introduced into the diet.
Week 4 - Lunch now consists of a small portion of fresh meat or fish, a side dish of cereals and salad. For dinner - kefir and fruit.
By 5 weeks 1 meal is now normal, the daily menu is chosen according to well-being, but 1 meal is still drunk.
It is possible to switch to a normal diet only after 7-8 weeks.
If you follow the rules, then inject about 3. 5 liters of fluid a day into the body - including water - then the weight loss program will work successfully!