The drinking diet is a “strict” diet to lose weight and purify the body at a cellular level, in which no solid food can be ingested.
The goal of a drinking diet is to reduce the load on the digestive system without significantly reducing the intake of nutrients, vitamins and microelements in the body.
Drinking diet: menu
The drinking diet menu can be adapted to taste preferences, regardless of age, gender and excess weight, choosing from the following liquids:
- Broths.Broths made from lean beef, veal, chicken and lean fish are allowed.Vegetable broths from any vegetable.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, drinking yogurt without food additives.Milk is poorly absorbed by the adult body, therefore its use is not recommended;
- juices,Just freshly squeezed fruit without sugar.If you are not allergic to citrus, it is better to drink orange or grapefruit juices;
- any tea– black, green, red, white, fruit.Without sugar or sweeteners, you can add lemon or milk;
- Kissels and compotesof fruits, berries, oatmeal jelly.No sugar, sweeteners, starch or gelatin;
- waternecessarily.Regardless of the drinking diet menu, it is necessary to drink 1.5 liters of pure, clean water per day.
It is prohibited to add sugar and sweeteners, even natural ones, to drinks on the drinking diet menu.Alcohol, packaged juices, hot and spicy seasonings, any vegetable oils, dairy products with a fat content greater than 2% and fatty broths are excluded.Salt can be used in small amounts when preparing liquid puree soups.
It is advisable to include liquid puree vegetable soup in your diet menu to drink every day (at least once).Recommended recipes for simple vegetable soups:
- Vegetable puree soup.One medium potato, several cauliflower inflorescences, a couple of small carrots per 1 liter of liquid.Pour broth or water over the potatoes, cut into large cubes and put on fire.When it boils, add the cauliflower and carrots and cook until tender.Add the onion and peeled bell pepper to taste.The boiled vegetables are cooled and crushed in a blender, the broth is added until the desired consistency is obtained (not very thick);
- Cream of turnips.70-100 gr.turnips and potatoes, 50 gr.carrots and leeks, a glass of skimmed milk.Finely chopped vegetables are boiled until tender in low-fat broth or water, after cooling, with a small amount of broth, they are ground in a blender or rubbed through a sieve.Hot milk is poured in, you can add a little salt.
In the drinking diet menu, any other options for preparing puree soups are possible, taking into account personal taste preferences and the restrictions described above.
Drinking diet for 7 days.
Following a drinking diet for 7 days allows you to cleanse the body of toxins and waste without exhausting it or exposing it to severe stress.The result of a drinking diet, according to reviews, will be a weight loss of 4 to 7 kg in 7 days.
The 7-day drinking diet can be based on only one of the liquid products (puree, broth, kefir, gelatin and others) - a monodiet.But it is more useful to alternate days, consuming different liquids, which will provide the body with the necessary nutrients more completely and will diversify the weekly menu.
According to reviews, a 7-day drinking diet is easier to tolerate if you alternate, without a specific sequence, the following drinking days:
- 1 – dairy products, fat content not exceeding 1.5-2.0%: kefir, milk, fermented baked milk, drinking yogurt without fillers;
- 2 – vegetable and lean meat broths or puree soups based on them;
- 3 – freshly squeezed fruit juices from sweet and sour fruits;
- 4 – various types of freshly brewed loose leaf tea, optionally with milk or lemon;
- 5 – gelatin, only from fresh fruits and berries;
- 6 – compotes from fresh fruits and berries or dried fruits;
- 7 – oatmeal jelly.
Throughout the week, drink 1.5 liters of clean drinking water every day.To avoid morning bloating, it is not recommended to drink immediately before going to bed.
As a result of a drinking diet, according to reviews, loose stools can be observed in the first days, this is normal.
A decrease in nutrient intake and the absence of the usual chewing movements can also cause irritability, weakness, dizziness and impaired performance.
Drinking diet: contraindications.
A strict drinking diet is strictly contraindicated in the following cases:
- Any gastrointestinal tract problem;
- Heart or kidney disease;
- Pregnancy and lactation;
- Weakened general condition of the body;
- Tendency to bloat;
- 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.
Quit the drinking diet
The temporary proportions for abandoning the drinking diet are 1:2;For example, it is necessary to stop drinking diet for 7 days in 2 weeks.The exit should be gradual and careful so as not to damage the gastrointestinal tract with solid foods, which it is not accustomed to during the drinking diet.You need to gradually introduce into the diet, once every 2-3 days, fruits, vegetables, cereals, and then low-fat protein foods.It is recommended to start consuming sugar 2 weeks after ending the drinking diet.
As a result of a drinking diet, according to reviews, the volume of the stomach is significantly reduced and does not stretch when abandoning the diet without problems.This allows you to feel full with less food, reduces appetite and leads to gradual loss of excess weight.
While 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 to use the drinking diet no more than once a year, preferably after consultation and under the supervision of a doctor.