A drinking diet is a "strict" diet to lose weight and cleanse the body at the cellular level, where you cannot eat any solid food.
The aim of the drinking diet is to reduce the load on the digestive system without significantly reducing the intake of nutrients, vitamins and microelements into 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:
- gravy.Soups made from beef or lean beef, chicken and lean fish are allowed.Vegetable soup 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, drink yogurt without food additives.Milk is poorly absorbed by the adult body, so it is not recommended to use it;
- juice,only freshly squeezed from fruits without sugar.If you are not allergic to citrus fruits, it is better to drink orange or grapefruit juice;
- Any tea- black, green, red, white, fruit.No sugar or sweetener, you can add lemon or milk;
- Kissels and compotefrom fruits, berries, oat jelly.Without sugar, sweetener, starch and jelly;
- waternecessarily.Regardless of the drinking diet menu, you need to drink 1.5 liters of clean plain water every day.
It is forbidden to add sugar and any sweeteners, even natural ones, to drinks in the drink diet menu.Alcohol, packaged juices, spicy and hot condiments, any vegetable oil, dairy products with a fat content of more than 2%, and fatty soups are excluded.Salt in small quantities can be used when preparing liquid puree soup.
It is advisable to include liquid vegetable puree soup in your drink diet menu every day (at least once).Recommended recipes for simple vegetable soup:
- Vegetable puree soup.One medium-sized potato, a few cauliflower florets, a few small carrots per 1 liter of liquid.Pour soup or water over potatoes, cut into large cubes, and bake.When boiling, add cauliflower and carrots and cook until soft.Add the peeled onion and bell pepper to taste.Boiled vegetables are cooled and crushed in a blender, soup is added to the desired consistency (not too thick);
- Cream soup with radish.70-100 gr.carrots and potatoes, 50 gr.carrots and leeks, a glass of skim milk.Finely chopped vegetables are boiled until soft in low-fat broth or water, after cooling, with a little broth, ground in a blender or passed through a strainer.Hot milk is poured, you can add a little salt.
In the drink diet menu, any other option for preparing pureed soup is possible, taking into account personal taste preferences and the restrictions described above.
Diet drink 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 the drinking diet, according to reviews, will be 4-7 kg of body weight lost in 7 days.
A 7-day drinking diet can be based on only one of any liquid products (puree soup, broth, kefir, jelly, etc.) - a mono diet.But it is more useful to alternate days, take different liquids, which will better supply the body with the necessary nutrients and diversify the weekly menu.
According to reviews, the 7-day drinking diet is easier to accept if you alternate, in no particular order, the following drinking days:
- 1 – dairy products, fat content not more than 1.5-2.0%: kefir, milk, fermented baked milk, drinking yogurt without fillers;
- 2 – low-fat vegetable and meat soups or pureed soups based on them;
- 3 – freshly squeezed fruit juice from sweet and sour fruits;
- 4 – a variety of freshly brewed loose leaf tea, optionally with milk or lemon;
- 5 – jelly, only from fresh fruits and berries;
- 6 – compote from fresh fruits and berries or dried fruits;
- 7 - oatmeal jelly.
During the week, drink 1.5 liters of non-carbonated drinking water every day.To avoid swelling in the morning, it is not recommended to drink immediately before going to bed.
As a result of the drinking diet, according to reviews, loose stools may be observed in the first days, this is normal.
A reduction in the supply of nutrients and the absence of the usual chewing movements can also trigger irritation, weakness, dizziness, and a decline in performance.
Drinking diet: contraindications
A strict drinking diet is strictly contraindicated in the following cases:
- Any gastrointestinal tract problems;
- Heart or kidney disease;
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding;
- General condition of weak 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 interrupted.
Stop dieting
The temporary ratio for leaving the drinking diet is 1:2, for example, you need to leave the drinking diet for 7 days in 2 weeks.The way out should be gradual and careful not to injure the gastrointestinal tract with solid food, from which it becomes unusual during the drinking diet.You need to gradually, once every 2-3 days, introduce fruits, vegetables, grains into the diet, then low-fat protein foods.It is recommended to start consuming 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 leaving the diet smoothly.This allows you to feel full with less food, reduces appetite and leads to gradual weight loss.
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 to use diet drinks no more than once a year, preferably after consulting and under the supervision of a doctor.