First of all, it is worth mentioning that proper nutrition and diet are completely different concepts. If one can sit on one for at least a lifetime while remaining slender and healthy, the second, if misused, will hurt both your condition and your figure (due to the so-called overweight compensation that inevitably occurs after any sudden weight loss). Any doctor will confirm that diets are only worth taking for medical reasons, such as before surgery or during treatment. If these arguments don’t convince you and you really want to be the star of the New Year celebration, read on.
The buckwheat diet for slimming is one of many mono-food systems that do not require you to limit the portion size you consume, but plan to eat only one, at most two dishes. The effectiveness and safety of the method have not been clinically proven, so many nutritionists, doctors and athletes dispute its benefits to the body. But the system also has enough fans. The diet works only on low-calorie grains. Some diet fans even argue that if you dilute buckwheat with kefir, you can safely give up other products.
Power scheme
The essence of such a diet is extremely simple: for one or two weeks, but no longer, for all dishes, including snacks - a specially prepared buckwheat mass. The groats should be thoroughly washed and "evaporated", that is, poured boiling water and left for five to six hours. Buckwheat is usually prepared in the evening. The resulting mass is consumed in small portions of about five or six portions. It is impossible to cookand green tea - in unlimited quantities, as well as kefir with a low fat content, but not more than a liter per day.
If one buckwheat can be eaten all week, from the second, experts strongly recommend diluting a meager menu with other products. It is already dangerous to continue such a diet for more than fourteen days, it is better to just switch to a proper diet and try to maintain the result.
The strict version of the diet provides for eating only buckwheat with kefir or alone. However, there is also a sustainable regime that allows the consumption of 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 - in steam), cucumber;
carrots;
200 grams of buckwheat, 200 grams of vegetable salad with a tablespoon of olive oil;
kefir;
kefir, 100 grams of buckwheat, 100 grams of steamed vegetables.
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 vegetables;
kefir;
150 grams of buckwheat, kefir.
on wednesday
140 grams of buckwheat, natural yogurt without sweeteners;
carrots;
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 grains - 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;
fruits;
100 grams of fresh vegetable salad, 120 grams of buckwheat, 100 grams of steamed fish fillet;
kefir;
kefir and buckwheat (about 150 grams).
Sunday
120 grams of natural yogurt without sweeteners, 150 grams of buckwheat;
kefir;
80 grams of steamed chicken fillet, fresh cucumber, 120 grams of buckwheat;
kefir and buckwheat (about 150 grams).
Pros and cons
When other products are added, fresh food with one product becomes more or less correct. The advantages of the method are the relatively fast weight loss due to the low caloric content of the grain and the relatively low health risk compared to other mono-diets. Buckwheat is still good for hair and nails, and is rich in nutrients and fiber that help cleanse the gut. Theoretically, there will be no physiological feeling of hunger because the volume of buckwheat is not limited. What cannot be said about the psychological craving for something sweet, salty or at least any other product. After all, at first glance, 14 days seems like a short interval. When you allow yourself to eat a single product, time goes on indefinitely! Plus one point: if your body has a muscle corset that you don’t want to lose, you shouldn’t resort to the buckwheat method because the menu doesn’t have as much protein as you need to "feed your muscles, " which means they can just "burn out" and significantly reduce volume.
Who shouldn't try
The buckwheat diet is definitely not suitable for women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, as well as adults who have problems with their stomach, intestines or nervous system. Diagnoses of diabetes and hypertension are also included in the list of contraindications to this method of weight loss. Side effects that an experimenter may experience include headache, weakness, distraction, and decreased ability to work. This is due to a lack of glucose and many of the substances needed by the body due to malnutrition.
It is worth leaving the diet very carefully, keeping in mind that a sudden return to the previous diet will inevitably lead to overcompensation, and the lost centimeters will return, taking a couple more with you. Therefore, we smoothly return to the usual menu, gradually introducing new steamed and oven-baked dishes and foods rich in protein. We only remember sweet, fried, canned, starchy and other foods during the holidays.
Again, eating one food for a long time and avoiding different foods deprives the body of many of the nutrients needed to function properly. Before reducing your menu to buckwheat and kefir, it is better to discuss the experiment with your doctor.
An alternative to the buckwheat diet
Buckwheat diet is not magic, suddenly getting rid of unnecessary amounts, it is quite strict food restriction. And the secret is simple: if an ordinary person needs to eat at least 1, 800 kcal a day, then a 1, 500 kcal diet, which is obtained on average using only steamed buckwheat and kefir, will force the body to release its reserves in the form of body fat. But you can create such a calorie deficit not only with buckwheat, but also with various other products!
It turns out you don’t have to torture yourself with a single product when you can have a delicious meal and lose weight together. After all, any mono diet is full of glitches (in simple words, "freezing"), and of course, after such an experiment, you will definitely stop loving buckwheat. And finally, some reviews of the buckwheat diet from women who have experienced this method themselves:
- "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, intestinal activity returned to normal. I became confident. It turns out I'm not as weak as I thought. "
- "Not only did I lose 6 kg in a week, but the skin was also a little cleansed, because buckwheat still helps remove toxins from the body. The only thing if someone wants to lose weight with this diet is you can't eat everything you see right after the diet. but products need to be introduced gradually.
- "The secret of the diet is that you do not feel hungry: just think of buckwheat - immediately start to feel sick. At first I ate normally, but half as much as I should, because, well, it is impossible. But not buckwheat.
- "When I started the diet, I was sure I would get well, and two weeks would go unnoticed. But how wrong I was! Working on the buckwheat is just not possible: I always want to sleep and be sad, so on the third day I had to put fruit, vegetables and chicken It got a lot easier and the weight started to go pretty fast. Now I’m getting to know PP because I want to lose weight without falling asleep at work. "
- "If you persevere, the diet will show itself to the fullest. It was very difficult for all the other family members to cook, they wanted normal food. Three kilograms are gone, I'm glad, but now I'm getting buckwheat again. "