It is so good, and to whom it is contraindicated - to prepare for the summer before it is too late
In the spring, women in offices across the country share secret diets over lunch that are sure to help.
The main advantages of the Japanese diet for the residents of our country are its relative availability and duration. There are no complicated and expensive ingredients, just a two-week restriction - and now you're showing yourself in jeans that weren't fastened before. But to become a great geisha, you must strictly follow the menu.
Briefly about the main
The duration of the diet is 14 days. This is a low-calorie protein menu, you can practice such nutrition no more than twice a year. The average result of the Japanese diet is 5-8 kg in 2 weeks. This menu is not suitable for pregnant women, lactating women, people with gastritis and ulcers, as well as people with liver, kidney and heart diseases. You should consult your doctor before starting the diet.
Original or speculation?
It will not be exotic - all products allowed in the Japanese diet have long been familiar to us. This is a definite plus, because the risk of allergies is minimal, and the ingredients for cooking can be bought in any supermarket.
It is not known exactly why this diet is called Japanese. According to some sources, it was invented in a clinic in Tokyo, others say that the name was inspired by the simplicity and clear diet, the adherence to which brings the expected inspiring results (in a very Japanese way: act according to the rules, try your best, and you will be rewarded).
The Japanese diet is popular worldwide, it is characterized by moderation in the composition and calorie content of the permitted foods, which also makes it akin to the traditional Far Eastern diet. Japanese nutritionist Naomi Moriyama is sure that the youth and longevity of her compatriots allows them to keep a relatively small amount of carbohydrates in their daily menu and small portions.
According to Moriyama, the Japanese consume an average of 25% fewer calories than residents of any other country. In Japan, for example, it is not customary to eat potato chips, chocolate, or sweets, and the Japanese generally only learned about butter from the Europeans at the beginning of the twentieth century, and still treat it with suspicion. In other words, choosing healthy foods in moderation is a national characteristic of Japanese culture. And the 14-day Japanese diet fully meets this requirement, despite the differences in form from the usual diet of ordinary residents of the Pacific state.
The "samurai" rules of the Japanese diet
The main filling material of the diet is protein obtained from chicken eggs, chicken meat, beef, fish and dairy products. Carbohydrates are found in crackers and some of the permitted vegetables, and fats are found in olive oil, which can be used in cooking and salad dressings, as well as in meat and fish.
Fiber can be found in abundance in vegetables and fruits, the amount of which is not even regulated on some days of the diet, so the stomach will most likely do its job well. Coffee and green tea not only fill you with energy, but also contain healthy antioxidants (that's why it's important to choose high-quality tea and coffee, always natural, without flavorings and additives).
However, such a diet still cannot be called balanced, and following it for more than two weeks is dangerous for health. But even in these 14 days, your body may react badly to reducing the amount of carbohydrates on the menu: in this case, you will feel pain, weakness and headaches. Then you just have to give up the strict menu and see a doctor.
The drinking system is particularly important in the Japanese diet. Drink plenty of clean, non-carbonated, room-temperature water to not only help fill your stomach, but also ensure the removal of processed animal proteins.
The main condition for the success of the Japanese diet is strict adherence to the plan. You can't mix up the days and replace one product with another, even a similar one, at will. The only exception might be morning coffee - it can be replaced with a cup of green tea without sugar. It is advisable to refuse salt during the entire period of the diet, but if this prohibition is critical for your taste buds, then add salt to the food minimally.
Few meals a day (only three times instead of the healthier 5-6) and the lack of snacks can also be difficult on the Japanese diet, be prepared for that. Eat dinner at least a couple of hours before bed and start the morning with a glass of water on an empty stomach - this is good for your metabolism and allows you to better tolerate the lack of breakfast.
Since the Japanese diet is strict, it is highly undesirable to get it from the Gulf precipitation. If you decide to lose weight with such a menu, at least a few days before the start of the diet, prepare yourself psychologically and prepare your body, giving up sweets, junk food and reducing the usual portion size.
14-day Japanese diet shopping list
- Coffee beans or ground - 1 package
- Green tea of your favorite type (without additives and flavors) - 1 package
- Fresh chicken eggs - 2 dozen
- Sea fish fillet - 2 kg
- Lean beef, fillet - 1 kg
- Chicken fillet - 1 kg
- Extra virgin olive oil - 500 ml
- White cabbage - 2 medium-sized forks
- Fresh carrots - 2-3 kg
- Zucchini, eggplant - 1 kg in total
- Fruits (except bananas and grapes) - 1 kg in total
- Tomato juice - 1 l
- Kefir - 1 l
- Lemon - 2 pcs.
A menu for the hardy
The composition of the Japanese diet is often compared to the "chemical diet" - an eating plan invented by American doctor Osama Hamdiy to treat obesity in diabetics. Like the Hamdia diet, the Japanese diet takes advantage of the effect of drastically reducing carbohydrate intake while increasing protein. As a result, the chemistry of the body's metabolic processes is rebuilt, the accumulated fat burns quickly, and the strengthened muscles prevent the formation of new ones.
The schedule and diet of the Japanese diet should not be changed. If you want to achieve results, you must strictly follow the diet.
First day
Breakfast: coffee without sugar and milk.
Lunch: 2 boiled eggs, boiled cabbage with vegetable oil and a glass of tomato juice.
Dinner: 200 g boiled or fried fish.
The second day
Breakfast: a slice of rye bread and coffee without sugar.
Lunch: 200 g of boiled or fried fish with boiled cabbage and vegetable oil.
Dinner: 100 g of boiled beef and a glass of yogurt.
Third day
Breakfast: a slice of rye bread dried in a toaster, or an unleavened biscuit without additives, coffee without sugar.
Lunch: zucchini or eggplant fried in vegetable oil, in any quantity.
Dinner: 200 g unsalted boiled beef, raw cabbage in vegetable oil and 2 boiled eggs.
Fourth day
Breakfast: a small fresh carrot with the juice of a lemon.
Lunch: 200 g of boiled or fried fish and a glass of tomato juice.
Dinner: 200 g of any fruit.
Day five
Breakfast: a small fresh carrot with the juice of a lemon.
Lunch: boiled fish and a glass of tomato juice.
Dinner: 200 g of any fruit.
Sixth day
Breakfast: coffee without sugar.
Lunch: unsalted boiled chicken (500 g) with fresh cabbage and carrot salad in vegetable oil.
Dinner: small fresh carrot and 2 boiled eggs.
Seventh day
Breakfast: green tea.
Lunch: 200 g unsalted boiled beef.
Dinner: 200 g of fruit or 200 g of boiled or fried fish, or 2 eggs with fresh carrots in vegetable oil, or boiled beef and 1 glass of kefir.
eighth day
Breakfast: coffee without sugar.
Lunch: 500 g of boiled chicken without salt, carrot and cabbage salad in vegetable oil.
Dinner: fresh small carrots with vegetable oil and 2 boiled eggs.
Ninth day
Breakfast: medium carrot with lemon juice.
Lunch: 200 g of boiled or fried fish and a glass of tomato juice.
Dinner: 200 g of any fruit.
tenth day
Breakfast: coffee without sugar.
Lunch: 50 g of cheese, 3 small carrots in vegetable oil and 1 boiled egg.
Dinner: 200 g of any fruit.
Day eleven
Breakfast: coffee without sugar and a slice of rye bread.
Lunch: zucchini or eggplant fried in vegetable oil, in any quantity.
Dinner: 200 g of boiled beef without salt, 2 boiled eggs and fresh cabbage in vegetable oil.
Twelfth day
Breakfast: coffee without sugar and a slice of rye bread.
Lunch: 200 g of boiled or fried fish with fresh cabbage in vegetable oil.
Dinner: 100 g of boiled unsalted beef and a glass of kefir.
Thirteenth day
Breakfast: coffee without sugar.
Lunch: 2 boiled eggs, boiled cabbage in vegetable oil and a glass of tomato juice.
Dinner: 200 g boiled or fried fish in vegetable oil.
fourteenth day
Breakfast: coffee without sugar.
Lunch: boiled or fried fish (200 g), fresh cabbage with olive oil.
Dinner: 200 g of boiled beef, a glass of yogurt.
It is believed that such a diet is one of the longest-lasting diets, and the results achieved on it can last up to three years. But of course, the dream remains out of reach if you start overeating after the restrictions expire.
Fast does not mean good
It should be noted that even among experts there is an opinion that diets with names most often do not work or even harm. According to endocrinologist and nutritionist Irina Tatarnikova, weight loss should be gradual, and a cardinal low-calorie diet in itself leads to malfunctions and can even cause depression. The fact is that a person begins to scold himself for weakness, but in fact his diet was simply unbalanced.
"Here they use extremely low-calorie diets, starvation, for which a person is not prepared. That's why extreme methods are only effective in the initial stage, but then a failure occurs - and the weight comes back in leaps and bounds, says the specialist.
The nutritionist also clarifies that for most people, long breaks between main meals, such as skipping breakfast, leads to overeating at dinner.
- Do not try to lose weight - you should generally forget this phrase, because trying - from the word "torture" and losing weight - from the word "bad". With this, we are not setting ourselves up for positive weight loss - concludes the nutrition specialist. Irina advises us to think, if we restrict ourselves without fanaticism, we are primarily making ourselves healthier.