First of all, it should be noted that proper nutrition and diet are completely different concepts. If you can at least sit on one all your life, remain slim and healthy, then if used incorrectly, the second will harm both your condition and figure (due to the so-called supercompensation of weight, which is inevitable after any rapid weight loss). Any doctor will confirm that it is worth turning to diets only for medical reasons, for example, before surgery or during treatment. If these arguments don't convince you and you're dying to be the star of the New Year's celebration, read on.
The buckwheat diet for weight loss is one of the many mono-food systems that do not require a limit on the portion size eaten, but provide for eating only one, maximum two dishes. The effectiveness and safety of the method has not been clinically confirmed, so many nutritionists, doctors and athletes dispute its benefits for the body. However, the system also has enough fans. The diet works solely due to the low calorie content of grains. Some dieters even argue that if you dilute buckwheat with kefir, you can safely refuse other products.
power scheme
The essence of such a diet is extremely simple: for a week or two, but no longer, for all meals, including snacks, - specially prepared buckwheat mass. Groats must be thoroughly washed and "steamed", that is, pour boiling water over them and leave for five to six hours. Buckwheat is usually prepared in the evening. The resulting mass is eaten in small portions, in about five or six doses. It is impossible to cook, add sugar, salt and other flavor enhancers. But water and green tea - in unlimited quantities, as well as low-fat kefir, but no more than a liter per day.
If you manage to eat one buckwheat for a whole week, then from the second experts strongly recommend diluting the lean menu with other products. It is already dangerous to continue such a diet for more than a fortnight. It is better to just switch to proper nutrition and try to maintain the result.
A strict version of the diet provides for eating exclusively buckwheat with kefir or separately. But there is also a frugal regime that allows you to consume some vegetables, fruits and milk. Such a diet is definitely healthier and more complete. The buckwheat diet for weight loss for 7 days looks something like this:
Monday
kefir, 100 grams of buckwheat (mass - steamed), cucumber;
Carrot;
200 grams of buckwheat, 200 grams of vegetable salad with a spoonful of olive oil;
Kefir;
Kefir, 100 grams of buckwheat, 100 grams of steamed greens.
Tuesday
120 grams of buckwheat, green tea;
kefir, apple or orange;
100 grams of steamed chicken breast, 130 grams of buckwheat, 50 grams of fresh greens;
Kefir;
150 grams of buckwheat, kefir.
Wednesday
140 grams of buckwheat, natural yoghurt without sweeteners;
Carrot;
low-fat cheese - 25 grams, buckwheat with vegetable stew - 200 grams;
Kefir;
Kefir and buckwheat (about 150 grams).
Thursday
140 grams of buckwheat, boiled chicken egg;
Apple;
low-fat cottage cheese up to 5% - 120 grams, 100 grams of fresh vegetable salad, 120 grams of buckwheat;
Kefir;
Kefir and buckwheat (about 150 grams).
Friday
bread with muesli - 1 slice, 180 grams of buckwheat;
1 boiled beet;
100 grams of chicken fillet and 150 grams of buckwheat;
Kefir;
Kefir and buckwheat (about 150 grams).
Saturday
120 grams of cottage cheese, 120 grams of buckwheat, boiled egg;
Fruit;
100 grams of fresh vegetable salad, 120 grams of buckwheat, 100 grams of stewed fish fillet;
Kefir;
Kefir and buckwheat (about 150 grams).
Sunday
120 grams of natural yoghurt without sweeteners, 150 grams of buckwheat;
Kefir;
80 grams of stewed chicken fillet, fresh cucumber, 120 grams of buckwheat;
Kefir and buckwheat (about 150 grams).
advantages and disadvantages
Adding other products makes fresh food more or less right with one product. The advantages of the method include relatively quick weight loss due to the low calorie content of cereals and relatively low health risk compared to other mono-diets. Buckwheat is still good for your hair and nails, and it's also packed with nutrients and fiber that help cleanse the colon. In theory, there will be no physiological feeling of hunger, since the amount of buckwheat is unlimited. What can not be said about the psychological craving for something sweet, salty or at least some other product. After all, 14 days only seems a small interval at first glance. When you allow yourself to eat a single product, time stretches out endlessly! Pros: If your body has a muscular corset that you don't want to lose, you shouldn't resort to the buckwheat method, as the diet doesn't provide the right amount of protein to "feed the muscles, " so it can just "burn out" andlose significantly in volume.
Who shouldn't try it
The buckwheat diet is definitely not suitable for women who are breastfeeding, minors and adults who have problems with their stomach, intestines or nervous system. Also, the diagnoses of diabetes and hypertension are included in the list of contraindications to this method of weight loss. Of the side effects that the experimenter may experience, the most common are headaches, physical weakness, distraction, and reduced performance. The reason for this is the lack of glucose and a number of substances that the body needs due to poor nutrition.
It is worth leaving the diet very carefully, remembering that with a sharp return to the previous diet, supercompensation will inevitably occur and the lost centimeters will return and take a few more with them. Therefore, we are seamlessly returning to the usual menu and gradually introducing new steamed and oven-cooked dishes as well as high-protein foods. We remember sweet, fried, canned, starchy foods and other foods only on holidays.
Again, eating one food over a long period of time and avoiding a variety of foods deprives the body of many of the nutrients it needs to function properly. Before reducing your menu to buckwheat and kefir, it is better to discuss the experiment with your doctor.
Alternative to the buckwheat diet
The buckwheat diet isn't magic to get rid of unnecessary amounts all of a sudden, it's a fairly strict food restriction. And the secret is simple: if a normal person needs to eat at least 1800 kcal per day, then a 1500-kcal diet, obtained on average only from stewed buckwheat and kefir, forces the body to use its reserves in energyconsume form of body fat. You can create such a calorie deficit not only with buckwheat, but also with other, diverse products!
It turns out that when you can eat tasty and lose weight at the same time, you don't have to torment yourself with a single product. After all, any mono-diet is fraught with breakdowns (in simple terms - "gluts"), and obviously after such an experiment you will definitely stop loving buckwheat. And finally, a couple of testimonials about the buckwheat diet from women who use the method itselfhave experienced:
- "With the help of this diet, I lost 8 kg in 10 days! I was satisfied. I felt great all day. There was no weakness, the bowel function returned to normal. Self-confidence appeared. It turned out that I was notam as weak-willed as I thought. "
- "Not only have I lost 6 kg in a week, my skin has also cleared up a bit, because buckwheat still helps to remove toxins from the body. Only the only thing, if someone wants to lose weight on this diet, you can't. " Immediately after completing the diet, you devour everything you see, but you must gradually introduce the products.
- "The secret of the diet is that you do not feel hungry: just think about buckwheat - you immediately get sick. At first I ate normally, but half as much as I should, because it is impossible. but not buckwheat I sat there anddrank water.
- "Starting a diet, I was sure that I could handle it, and two weeks would pass unnoticed. But how wrong I was! It's just impossible to just sit on buckwheat: you always want to sleep and be sad, so On the third day I had to add fruits, vegetables and chicken It became much easier and the weight started to go away pretty quickly Now I'm getting to know PP because I want to lose weight without falling asleep at work. "
- "When you are stubborn, the diet shows itself at its best. It was very difficult to cook for all other family members, they wanted regular food. Three kilograms are gone, I'm glad, but now I turn on buckwheat again. "