The drinking diet is a "strict" diet for losing weight and cleansing the body at the cellular level, in which you cannot eat solid food.
The purpose of the drinking diet is to reduce the load on the digestive system without significantly reducing the intake of nutrients, vitamins and trace elements in the body.
Drinking diet: menu
The drink diet menu can be adjusted according to taste preferences, regardless of age, gender and overweight, by choosing from the following liquids:
- Broths.Broths from lean beef or veal, chicken and lean fish are allowed.Vegetable broths from all kinds of vegetables.A small amount of salt is allowed;spices and spicy vegetables are excluded;
- Liquid dairy productsno more than 1.5-2.0% fat content.Kefir, fermented baked milk, yogurt for drinking without food additives.Milk is poorly absorbed by the body of an adult, so it is not recommended to use it;
- juices,only freshly squeezed from unsweetened fruit.If you are not allergic to citrus fruits, it is better to drink orange or grapefruit juices;
- All kinds of teas– black, green, red, white, fruit.Without sugar and sweeteners, you can add lemon or milk;
- Pickles and compotesfrom fruits, berries, oatmeal jelly.Without sugar, sweeteners, starch and jelly;
- waterby all means.Regardless of the menu of the drinking diet, you should drink 1.5 liters of pure plain water daily.
It is forbidden to add sugar and any sweeteners, even natural ones, to the drinks on the drinking diet menu.Alcohol, packaged juices, spicy and hot spices, any vegetable oil, dairy products with a fat content of more than 2% and fatty broths are excluded.Salt in small quantities can be used in the preparation of liquid pureed soups.
It is recommended to include liquid vegetable puree soup in your drinking menu every day (at least once).Recommended recipes for simple vegetable soups:
- Vegetable puree soup.One medium-sized potato, several cauliflower florets, several small carrots per 1 liter of liquid.The potatoes are poured with broth or water, cut into large cubes and put on fire.When it boils, add the cauliflower and carrots and cook until soft.Add onion and peeled pepper to taste.Boiled vegetables are cooled and ground in a blender, broth is added to the desired (not too thick) consistency;
- Cream soup with turnips.70-100 g of turnips and potatoes, 50 g of carrots and leeks, one glass of skimmed milk.Finely chopped vegetables are boiled until soft in low-fat broth or water, after cooling with a small amount of broth, ground in a blender or rubbed through a sieve.Hot fresh milk is poured in, it can be salted a little.
In the menu of the drinking diet, any other options for preparing pureed soups are possible, taking into account personal taste preferences and the limitations described above.
Drinking diet 7 days
Adhering to a drinking diet for 7 days allows you to cleanse the body of toxins and waste without exhausting it or exposing it to great stress.The result of the drinking diet, according to reviews, will be 4-7 kg of lost weight in 7 days.
The 7-day drinking diet can be based on only one of all liquid products (soup-puree, broth, kefir, jelly and others) - a mono-diet.But it is more useful to alternate days by taking different liquids, which will more fully supply the body with the necessary nutrients and diversify the weekly menu.
According to reviews, the 7-day drinking diet is easier to tolerate if you alternate, in no particular sequence, the following drinking days:
- 1 - dairy products with a fat content of no more than 1.5-2.0%: kefir, milk, fermented baked milk, yogurt for drinking without fillers;
- 2 – vegetable and low-fat meat broths or pureed soups based on them;
- 3 – freshly squeezed fruit juices from sweet and sour fruits;
- 4 – different types of freshly brewed loose tea, optionally with milk or lemon;
- 5 – jelly, only from fresh fruits and berries;
- 6 – compotes of fresh fruits and fruits or dried fruits;
- 7 – oatmeal jelly.
Throughout the week, drink 1.5 liters of gas-free drinking water every day.To avoid morning puffiness, it is not recommended to drink immediately before going to bed.
As a result of the drinking diet, according to reviews, during the first days, loose stools can be observed, this is normal.
A reduction in the supply of nutrients and a lack of the usual chewing movements can also provoke irritability, weakness, dizziness and a decrease in efficiency.
Drinking diet: contraindications
A strict drinking diet is strictly contraindicated in the following cases:
- All problems of the gastrointestinal tract;
- Heart or kidney disease;
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding;
- Weakened general condition of the body;
- Tendency to swelling;
- Hypertension or hypotension.
Before starting a drinking diet, it is better to undergo a medical examination and consult a doctor.If negative symptoms persist, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, severe headache, dizziness, the diet should be discontinued.
Cessation of the drinking diet
The temporary proportions for leaving the drinking diet are 1:2, for example, you need to leave the drinking diet for 7 days for 2 weeks.Weaning should be done gradually and carefully, so as not to injure the gastrointestinal tract with solid food, from which he was weaned during the drinking diet.You should gradually, once every 2-3 days, introduce fruits, vegetables, cereals into the diet, then low-fat protein foods.It is recommended to start taking sugar 2 weeks after finishing the drinking diet.
As a result of the drinking diet, according to reviews, the stomach is significantly reduced in volume and does not stretch when smoothly exiting the diet.This allows you to feel full with less food, reduces appetite and leads to gradual loss of excess weight.
When following a drinking diet, especially long-term, it is recommended to take a complex of minerals and vitamins to maintain the normal functioning of the body.
It is recommended that the drinking diet be used no more than once a year, preferably after consultation and under the supervision of a doctor.