The water diet is briefly considered a "diet" in the conventional sense. The prerequisite is adherence to a proper drinking regimen. There is also therapeutic fasting, but this is a topic for another article.
Usually the weight loss period is very difficult. We have to leave out a lot of favorite foods: sweet, starchy, fried, etc. The water diet consists of a balanced intake of fluids.
Misconceptions about this diet
Opinions about such a weight loss system are conflicting. This is due to a large number of myths surrounding balanced fluid intake:
- "Water is not food" - many people think that such a diet only involves drinking water without food. This is not so: without food, great harm will be done to the body. The person will feel worse. With this method of losing weight, you need to leave out high -calorie products, but not healthy foods. In this case, you just need to observe the drinking regimen.
- "The colder the water, the faster it is possible to lose extra weight" is an illusion. The body will not absorb the liquid until it is heated to the required temperature. In order for the metabolic process to start faster, water should be drunk warm (37-40 ° C).
- "The more you drink, the better the result" is a myth that leads to bad consequences. The body should receive as much fluid as it can process. The excess will stretch the stomach, it will need more food. Too much water puts too much pressure on the kidneys. Intracranial pressure may increase: pathology of the cardiovascular system will occur.
In order for the water regime to bring results, you must adhere to all the rules, which we will discuss below.
Description
Humans are 80% water. It is needed for metabolic processes. Lack of fluid leads to disturbances in metabolism, swelling, deterioration of health, the appearance of extra pounds. Nutritionists recommend drinking artesian mineral water without gas.
A drinking regimen does not mean stopping eating.
The main thing is to monitor the amount of fluid you drink, the time it is taken, etc. According to reviews of people who have been on this diet, it helps to lose up to 10 kg.
General rules
If the body loses at least 10% of the fluids it needs, serious health problems will begin. It can all end in death.
Water is a solvent for organic and inorganic compounds, without which organs and systems cannot function normally. All biochemical processes take place with the participation of fluids. It speeds up the reaction rate.
Water is part of the constituent components of blood, transporting necessary substances to all organs and systems. Controls temperature and digestive processes. The liquid removes toxic elements, toxins and performs many other important tasks.
Many people, trying to lose weight, buy various medications, special underwear, laxative tea, etc. Their purpose is to "dry out" the body. In other words, dehydration.
These methods of weight loss, if they help to lose weight, then for a short time. In addition, such methods cause severe harm to health.
Experts believe that extra pounds appear as a result of dehydration. Therefore, the best diet is: establish a drinking regimen.
Advantages and disadvantages
A proper drinking regimen system has the following advantages:
- no need to spend a lot of time preparing special dietary dishes;
- no need to count calories consumed;
- you cannot increase physical activity;
- budget savings: do not imagine the use of exotic products that cost a lot of money;
- relatively harmless;
- does not cause allergic reactions;
- water dulls hunger;
- gives a light taste and a light taste.
Despite a large number of positive aspects, the diet also has some drawbacks:
- adverse reactions: dizziness, nausea, etc. ;
- the feeling of fullness passes quickly, the person feels hungry again;
- difficult to bear;
- washing nutrients (especially potassium and calcium);
- frequent urge to urinate.
Before you decide to go on a diet, you need to think carefully. Weigh the pros and cons ".
What types of water are allowed?
Soda is not suitable: it irritates the inner lining of the gastrointestinal tract, provokes an increase in appetite. Coffee, tea, alcohol have a diuretic effect and lead to dehydration. Therefore, they should not get drunk.
It is best to use liquid water that has turned into a liquid form no more than seven hours ago. Its beneficial properties are due to the absence of hard salts. Ordinary table water is appropriate. However, in its use you need to know its size.
It should drink no more than the amount specified in the instructions. Otherwise, you can trigger seizures, increased intracranial pressure, leaching of useful elements.
Menu
The diet involves eating fractions. To achieve results, the number of daily calories is no more than 1200 or 1500. Some sources talk about less calories, less than 1000 or even 800 Kcal per day. Remember, a low daily calorie content will not lead to anything good, girls should eat food at least 1200 Kcal, and boys at least 1500.
There are several types of diets. Each of them prepares a glass of warm water after waking up in the morning, any meal, before bedtime.
Do not drink while eating. Fluids can be received 90 minutes after a meal.
Daily Diet
- Breakfast: oatmeal 250 gr, curd mass.
- Snack: a few pieces of watermelon.
- Lunch: a bowl of nettle soup.
- Afternoon snack: kiwi or bread.
- Dinner: 0. 2 kg of beef or boiled with fish fillets.
3 days
On the first day:
- breakfast: eggs, some cheese sandwiches;
- lunch: mango;
- lunch: salad with vegetables and cheese, 150 grams of chicken breast;
- afternoon snacks: apple sauce;
- dinner: 150 grams of boiled vegetables and 100 grams of beef.
day 2:
- breakfast: some toast, 150 grams of cottage cheese;
- Second breakfast: apples;
- lunch: a mixture of vegetables, toast, 150 grams of tuna;
- evening snacks: pears;
- dinner: cabbage salad, eggs, cheese sandwich.
3rd day:
- First course: some toast, a mixture of vegetables, boiled chicken 150 grams;
- lunch: peach;
- lunch: soup on lean soup, 100 grams of chicken fillets, toast;
- evening snacks: oranges;
- dinner: boiled vegetables, steamed pieces, toast.
Twenty to thirty minutes before breakfast, before meals, a few hours before bedtime, you need to drink 300 ml of warm water.
Five days
On the first day:
- breakfast: scrambled eggs with tomatoes;
- Second course: jelly;
- lunch break: vegetable soup, 100 grams of chicken breast or turkey;
- afternoon snacks: watermelon;
- dinner: boiled beans, 0. 2 l of yogurt without additives.
day 2:
- First course: a pair of toast, an egg;
- Second breakfast: 30 g of nuts;
- lunch break: boiled vegetables, 100 g of liver;
- afternoon tea: wine;
- dinner: 200 g of mushrooms.
3rd day:
- breakfast: three tablespoons of rice, tomatoes;
- lunch: raisins;
- lunch: three rolls of cabbage, vegetable mixture;
- afternoon snacks: pear puree;
- dinner: "summer" salad, low -calorie curd mass.
Day 4: unloading on apples (drink 1. 5 kg of fruit per day, 0. 3 l of water 20 minutes before and after meals).
fifth day:
- breakfast: oats, cheese;
- evening snacks: nectarine;
- lunch break: cabbage soup, lobster 0. 2 kg;
- afternoon snack: 2-3 plums;
- dinner: 200 grams of rabbit, 150 grams of low -calorie cottage cheese, oranges.
The five -day course accelerates the breakdown of fats, cleansing the digestive tract of toxins and toxins. Thanks to this, it is possible to get rid of 4 to 5 kg.
Seven days
A weight loss regimen that lasts a week provides 2-3 liters of water per day. Dinner should be no later than three hours before the night break.
Example menu:
- breakfast: protein foods, such as chicken breast or tuna;
- lunch: vegetable soup, diet meat, boiled, stewed, raw vegetables;
- dinner: meat, fish, vegetables cooked in a double boiler;
- snacks: fruits, nuts, dried fruits.
A seven -day diet allows you to lose up to ten pounds.
Ten days
First day:
- morning: 2 eggs, a few slices of bread;
- day: 200 g tuna, bread;
- snacks: cottage cheese mass with herbs;
- afternoon: seaweed, squid and carrot cocktails.
Second day:
- breakfast: scrambled eggs;
- lunch: mushroom and cabbage soup, boiled squash;
- snacks: dried fruits;
- dinner: eggplant stuffing.
Third day:
- breakfast: oats, two tomatoes;
- lunch: boiled, chicken 150 g;
- snacks: cauliflower and grapefruit salad;
- evening: grilled tuna, two toasts.
forth day:
- morning: 150 grams of cottage cheese;
- day: a mixture of 4 quail eggs, chicken soup, vegetables;
- snacks: apple puree;
- evening: 0. 2 kg of roasted rabbit, two toast.
fifth day:
- breakfast: two omelets;
- lunch: chicken soup without potatoes, vegetable salad;
- evening snacks: apricots;
- dinner: zucchini in arms with lemon juice.
The next five days the menu was repeated.
The last meal is a few hours before bedtime.
Diet for 14 days
first day:
- breakfast: eggs, bread, cheese;
- morning snacks: pears, half a glass of cherries;
- lunch: 150 grams of chicken fillets, 250 grams of seasonal vegetable mixture with lemon juice, bread;
- afternoon snack: pic 2 pcs. ;
- dinner: 139 grams of beef, 250 grams of boiled vegetables.
Second day:
- breakfast: two crackers, 100 grams of cottage cheese;
- lunch: a bowl of soup, coriander salad, carrots, radishes;
- afternoon snack: two pears;
- dinner: 100 g buckwheat, 150 g of boiled vegetables and half a grapefruit.
Third day:
- morning: fruit salad;
- day: a bowl of quail soup with crackers, 150 g of boiled asparagus;
- afternoon snack: four slices of dried apricots;
- dinner: two "uniform" potatoes, 200 grams of mushrooms.
4th day:
- breakfast: two slices of bread, some tangerines;
- lunch: millet, bread, apples;
- afternoon snacks: "summer" salad;
- dinner: two schnitzels, kelp salad.
fifth day:
- morning: three tablespoons of buckwheat, two tomatoes;
- lunch: okroshka, two slices of bread;
- afternoon snack: 100 g of frozen berries;
- dinner: cabbage and carrot salad, 150 g turkey, peaches.
6th day:
- breakfast: three tablespoons of rice and a pear;
- lunch: 200 g chicken liver, vegetable mixture;
- afternoon snack: two kiwis;
- dinner: 150 g of steamed pork without a layer of fat, vegetable salad.
seventh day:
- morning: fruit salad with cottage cheese;
- day: soup, boiled eggs;
- snacks: three walnut kernels;
- evening: 250 g cancer, vegetable salad, two toast.
In the 2nd week, the menu is repeated.
Diet for a month
Example daily menu:
- morning: buckwheat, rice or scrambled eggs, vegetables without heat treatment;
- lunch: fruits;
- day: soup, meat, vegetable salad;
- afternoon snacks: berries, nuts, dried fruits;
- evening: boiled vegetables, fish or mushrooms with a slice of bread.
Fluid intake, as in other types of diets.
Exit without consequences and secondary use
Return to a normal diet, as a rule, passes without problems for the body. After a four -day diet, the amount of fluid consumed was reduced.
Water can be replaced with green tea, juice.
When returning to a normal diet, it is advisable to take fermented milk products, first courses, compotes, fruit drinks, jellies, etc. After a while, the daily amount of fluid should be reduced to 1. 5-2 liters. Even after losing weight, it is advisable to drink a glass of warm water before meals. This will improve the function of the digestive tract.
If the weight loss system provides a significant excess in the daily amount of water, compared to the usual, you can re -diet no earlier than three to four weeks. During this period, the kidneys will rest from the strong load: there will be no problems in the urinary system.
Bad reaction
Weight loss on water has side effects. Abuse can cause:
- kidney problems, swelling;
- heavy load on the cardiovascular system;
- slows down the process of weight loss (excess fluid prevents the breakdown of fat);
- water-salt imbalance;
- calcium leaching: causes cramps, joint pain.
In reviews, people who are on a diet talk about the effectiveness of this weight loss method, while the negative ones are usually associated with the appearance of adverse reactions, frequent dizziness, and fainting. Experts believe that the thing here is improper adherence to recommendations, the daily caloric content of which is too little, for example. As we have said, you need to eat at least 1200 Kcal.
To avoid unwanted consequences, it is necessary to strictly adhere to the daily amount of fluid indicated in the recommendations. Do not diet for more than half a month.
Contraindications
Water weight loss systems should not be used for renal pathology, diabetes mellitus, and increased intravenous pressure.
With caution, go on a diet with obesity. Due to the high concentration of insulin in the blood, severe swelling may occur.
Before losing weight, you should consult a doctor.
On the choice of water
Salt water
For those who want to lose excess weight, the mother is pregnant. Adherence to a drinking regimen in the first trimester "saves" from toxicosis. At a later stage get rid of the swelling on the limbs. While maintaining the regime, the amount of water increases and the amount of salt used decreases. Due to this, the fluid does not linger, the fat in the problem area is absorbed. Duration: not more than seven days. During the waiting period for a child, the process should be supervised by a specialist. Leave 2-3 kg. Can be repeated after six weeks.
Water-kefir bread
Bread allowed with bran or without yeast. 1. 5 liters of kefir and 10 glasses of water without gas are drunk daily. Duration - no more than 14 days. Currently, up to 5 kg is lowered. You can go on a diet again after a few months.
Water without milk
You can use any low-calorie product, except dairy. The diet should not last more than a week. It will help you lose up to 10 kg. However, such weight loss does not affect health in the best way. You can repeat in a month and a half.
tea room
Based on five times the consumption of green tea. The drink should be of high quality, large leafy. It is mixed with purified water. This dietary option should not be chosen for problems with the gastrointestinal tract. Duration - 1-2 weeks. Repeats are allowed within two months. With this system, you can lose 8-10 kg.
Japanese tea
A day you need to drink 1. 5 liters of Japanese tea. The rest of the liquid is water and herbal decoction. Drinks from Japan have antioxidant, cleansing properties. It quickly breaks down body fat. This diet option helps to lose 9-11 kg, but it should not be repeated more than once in six months.
water-apple
It is considered quite heavy, not everyone can withstand it, it helps to lose 2-5 kg, clears the digestive tract. Weight loss lasted for three days. The first two days you need to eat only apples in the amount of 2 kg and drink water in the amount of 2. 5 liters. On the third day, the diet can be varied with two tablespoons of oats. Apples contain large amounts of fruit acids. These substances irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa: increased hunger. Therefore, it is not recommended to eat fruit before bedtime: the desire to eat will not let you sleep peacefully. You can return to the diet after three months.
Air-protein
Provides a minimum amount of calories, but is easily tolerated. Diet is recommended to be combined with sports training for greater effectiveness. You need to drink 2. 5 liters of water a day. The daily menu consists of high protein foods. No more than 1, 200 kcal is allowed per day. The diet lasted for 5 days. Leave 4-5 kg. Re -application: after 1. 5 months.
If, with any dietary option, the health condition worsens, discomfort appears, weight loss must be stopped. It is advisable to contact a specialist.
Liquid Volume Table
The amount of water used is individual for people with different weight categories:
| Weight in kilograms | The amount of liquid in liters |
|---|---|
| 55 | 2. 2 |
| 60 | 2. 4 |
| 65 | 2. 6 |
| 70 | 2. 8 |
| 80 | 3. 2 |
| 100 | four |
To calculate the daily rate of fluid, the weight must be multiplied by 40. The resulting number indicates how much water you need to drink per day in ml.
recipe
While the water diet is about eating low -calorie foods, that doesn’t mean they should taste bad. There are many recipes that make weight loss fun.
Watermelon with lime
To cook you need:
- watermelon pulp;
- a bunch of mint;
- four limes or lemons.
Cooking method:
- divide the berries into four parts;
- cut into equal pieces or make balls;
- mint mixed with 2 tbsp. l. lime pulp;
- place the slices on a plate, pour over it with lemon juice and sprinkle with a mixture of fruit peel and mint.
apple salad
Ingredients:
- Apple;
- eggs;
- parsley;
- Basil.
Recipe:
- boil eggs until fully cooked;
- remove egg yolks;
- pass protein and apple tree fruit through a coarse grater;
- add herbs to salad.
The dish was garnished with basil.
fruit curd
Components:
- cottage cheese;
- Apple;
- lemon juice;
- 1 teaspoon honey;
- 3-4 walnut seeds.
Cooking method:
- cut the apples into cubes and carefully pour the lemon juice;
- for impregnation, leave for ten minutes;
- mix with honey, nuts, cottage cheese.
The opinions of dietitians about water diets in general are similar. Experts say that water has a beneficial effect on the activity of all organs and systems, but its excessive use is more dangerous than dehydration. This adversely affects the cardiovascular and urinary systems. In everything you need to know its size.