It is best to lose weight according to Bormental. This is the most correct diet, there is nothing more correct than this at all. The Bormental staff are great, at the clinic they told me that I can eat everything, but only a little!
Elena Vaenga
I tried a lot of different diets, the weight went off, but then everything returned to normal. Thanks to the Doctor Bormenthal program, the weight has gone off (minus 27 kg) and has been staying the same for a year now, I eat everything, but little by little. Thank you everyone, believe in yourself and don’t be lazy - and everything will work out...
Galina, Chelyabinsk
I read a weight loss course two years ago, strictly followed all the instructions and recommendations and lost 25 kg! I've been keeping the weight off for two years now. But not only my figure has changed, but I myself, my worldview, have become more confident! I want to start working on the program again... apparently I’ve gotten used to the new weight. I am very grateful to the clinic staff! Success and prosperity!
Lyudmila, Saratov
It’s pleasant to admire how psychology is closely intertwined with nutrition in the program. This is exactly what I have been looking for for a long time. Feeding yourself tasty = loving yourself. Don't be afraid of food = cast a spell on slimness. Forgiving yourself for overeating = accepting yourself as you are. It’s like magic - changing your diet and through this changing yourself, your life, your attitude towards yourself and other people.
Olga, Samara
I liked the presentation style. There is no moralizing tone that many books about a healthy lifestyle suffer from. There are no platitudes that are filled with books about weight loss. There are no impossible recommendations that are annoying in manuals on how to become healthy. And there is a living language, humor and an original, interesting system for transforming your body and your soul.
Irina, Kazan
At first I thought that this book was just another “promise”. But it turned out that this was a very well-developed psychological program. Thanks to the author for giving me a look into myself. When I read the book, I realized that this is exactly what I needed to become slim. I understood the reason for all the previous failures with diets, and the result was not long in coming: the desired minus 10 kg, and they are not returning.
Tatyana, Kursk
I recommend the book to anyone who wants to lead a healthy lifestyle and be happy. It works and is very cool. The weight is falling slowly but surely. And the most important thing is that you can eat everything. The book tells you how to keep it in moderation, and when you want to go beyond the limit, the advice helps: you read it, and the desire to eat an extra piece disappears. A very effective technique.
Victor, Ufa
My friend and I lost weight thanks to this book! I am 15 kg, she is more than 20! The author is absolutely right - it is not the diet that is important, but your motives, motivations, incentives. The book simply encourages you to be slim; it seems that it is simply impossible to read it and not lose weight. I opened the book day after day, and every day the author seemed to guess what was in my soul and give the necessary advice. Here you can feel many years of experience working with people like me who cannot stay on a diet for more than three days. The value of this book for me is enormous. Because I not only became slim, I changed and changed a lot around me. Along with the extra pounds, many problems disappeared.
Irina, Moscow
Introduction Let's get to know each other
Who are you, dear reader? Or, more likely, dear reader?
You want to look good and, most importantly, feel good: become slimmer, more cheerful, more confident, do not take your eyes off the mirror, be happy to buy new things, catch admiring glances, boldly appear on the beach in a swimsuit.
You have already tested your own willpower more than once, gone on all sorts of diets, exhausted yourself in the gym, and maybe - I really hope that this is not the case - you took so-called “weight loss products”, now one or the other. You probably scolded yourself for breakdowns and failures, suffered from bouts of overeating and grieved to the point of tears, looking at the scales and in the mirror.
Why am I talking about this in the past tense? Because now that we have met, all this will remain in the past for you. Of course, not right away. As they say, Moscow was not built in a day. But gradually you will forget about the past grief caused by excess weight, and change for the better, you will begin to like yourself and be proud of yourself. And the mirror will show you a wonderfully pleasant updated portrait: refreshed, slimmer, calm, self-confident.
I'm with you!
My name is Alexander Kondrashov. 10 years ago, while still a student at Tomsk Medical University, my psychotherapy teacher invited me to look at the work of a group for psychocorrection of excess weight.
-Where should you go? – I asked.
- Everything takes place in .
I remember this name seemed somehow fabulous to me then. I came. And fell in love. I fell in love with psychotherapy, because I saw the results of my work. I fell in love with the program for psychocorrection of excess weight because I could create, invent, create new ideas with every person who came to me, every day, in every new situation. I stayed at Bormenthal. 10 years have passed. Two books have been written about weight loss, more than 3,000 hours have been spent with those who are losing weight, dozens of new techniques, approaches, and techniques have been invented. But every day I continue to be amazed at how interesting, multifaceted, and deep a person can be!
The new book you are holding in your hands is dedicated to you, dear reader, as a sign of gratitude for the fact that you allow me to discover more and more new facets of the most interesting work in the world.
And it differs from other books about the fight against excess weight in this way: throughout the book I will be with you, I will help, support, sometimes console and give advice. Although we will not communicate with you in person, consider that you have come to an appointment with a personal psychologist-psychotherapist. Over the course of many years of extensive practice, I have accumulated so many stories and situations that I can say with confidence that I know most of the pitfalls on the path to slimness. I will be able to answer any questions you may have in advance.
We will spend 100 days with you. Every day we will understand the emotions and thoughts that overcome you and remove all possible obstacles. I will tell you stories similar to yours so that you understand the pattern of what is happening. You won't be alone. Because thousands of people have already followed the same path. And they reached their goal. Thanks to the examples, you will save time, effort and nerves. And, no matter what anyone says, learning from other people’s mistakes is always easier and safer than learning from your own. You don’t have to step on the rake yourself if you know in theory what they threaten.
Getting slim while hunting, or the main principles of the book
This book is intended for those for whom diets do not help. The book is structured in such a way that you will overcome the path to slimness smoothly, as they say, “in the hunt,” without breakdowns and slides into depression, and most importantly, without the feeling of violence against yourself. And this is very important!
Since you have started a diet more than once and failed, you are well familiar with this painful and painful feeling of “I can’t do it.” It is quite natural that you could not stand it. Don't beat yourself up about it.
No categorical prohibitions!
There are no categorical demands waiting for you on the pages of this book. No one will shout in your ear “now or never, get up, Oblomov!” And you won't need to make any sudden jerks. This takes into account the peculiarities of the human psyche, which cannot tolerate jerking and “raised tone.”
Towards the goal voluntarily in small steps
The technique that I offer you allows you to go towards your goal in small steps. Each stage is simple and, most importantly, you go through it voluntarily, with interest and determination. The methodology is based on the properties of the human psyche. We need support and cannot stand the word “no”. Therefore, bans on something harmful do not work, so they are meaningless, and I do not use them. If you forbid some food, for example, buns, then the sweet forbidden fruit will attract you, and the psyche will be offended by the order - and a breakdown will occur. We will go a different way. I will explain to you how to rebuild your consciousness, and then you yourself, of your own free will, replace harmful goodies with healthy ones, because a large selection of options will open before you. You will win on your own!
I'm holding your hand
In this book, I lead you, the readers, by the hand. Together we will go through the most difficult period, preparing the psyche for change. Then, when you're ready, you'll begin to learn simple, small steps and exercises that will help you change your eating habits. All tasks will be extremely specific and very interesting. True, you will need to keep a diary of observations and achievements.
The book is divided into days. Ideally, you will follow me, following the same order. In the first ten days, open the book every day and read what you need to do that day. Then contact her every five, every ten days. Don't get ahead of yourself, don't rush, and you'll get help exactly when you need it.
Additional Tips
During the day you need to drink regular water (one and a half liters or more). But psychotherapists do not recommend replacing meals with it and suppressing hunger. After meals, you are allowed to drink hot tea to prolong the feeling of fullness.
It is better to avoid high-calorie foods in favor of low-calorie foods to make your diet more varied. And minimize the consumption of hot spices, sweeteners, alcoholic and carbonated drinks that stimulate the appetite. You only need to eat what you like, otherwise there will be no benefit.
To get faster results, it is recommended to arrange kefir, apple and other fasting days a couple of times a week.
Hunger is signals from the stomach to the brain, physiology. You only need to eat according to these “calls”. Appetite is born in thoughts, under the influence of mood. You can't give in to him.
There will be no benefit from grueling training. It’s better to replace morning jogging with walking in the evenings, and exercise machines with 15-minute exercises. Otherwise, due to a low-calorie diet, exhaustion cannot be avoided.
If you plan to lose 10 kg or more, take care in advance to prevent sagging skin. Use anti-cellulite creams, do body wraps, sign up for a massage.
The Bormenthal diet requires mandatory consultations with a psychotherapist who will help determine the causes of excess weight and find motivation. The risk of relapse can be reduced by enlisting the understanding of friends, family and like-minded people. Moral support within the framework of this technique is of great importance for the weight loss process.
It’s great if you have the opportunity to contact one of the Doctor Bormental clinics. They will provide informational assistance and guide you in creating a menu. You can use Internet resources where training in a special program is conducted online. The course is paid and lasts six months.
Specialists offer their patients ready-made menus written for each day, indicating the calories of dishes in order to save time on calculations.
The proposed option is designed for only a week, but using its example you can easily create a diet for a longer period, focusing on personal taste preferences. A sample menu and a table of caloric content of ready-made dishes to help.
Part 1 About food
Slender World – Daily Wonderland
Do you ever have the feeling that somewhere very close, in some parallel universe, there exists a happy world - a world of slim people? You can see it perfectly, because its inhabitants with satisfied and joyful smiles pass two steps away from you. You feel its aromas, hear its sounds, but you just can’t get into this happy world, as if it is bewitched by mysterious spells, and the way there is closed to you, with your excess weight. It's a shame? Does it feel familiar? I'm sure so. You would give a lot to also become one of the inhabitants of this slim world. After all, miracles happen there every day, there you always manage to get something that you want, but are so sorely lacking: happiness, love, success in society and at work, respect and admiration from others - family, friends, colleagues. And you are sure: if you become slimmer, all this will appear. Your shoulders will straighten, your eyes will sparkle, people will treat you differently, and you will love yourself. Just to dispel the witchcraft spell!
What we won't take with us on a trip to the world of Slim
You really want to get into the Slim World. Let's get ready together, collect everything we need and go there on an expedition. To make it successful, I will tell you in advance what awaits you on the way and upon arrival, what obstacles you will need to overcome, what miracles and monsters you will encounter and what weapons you will use to defeat them. But that's a little later. In the meantime...
Before you and I begin preparing for the expedition to the World of Slim, it is necessary to make two warnings.
First warning. We say “No” to all suspicious bottles, teas and patches!
Before we move forward on the journey to Slim World, I have an important warning. Dear readers, please do not try to accompany the work on this book by taking any pills or mixtures that promise you weight loss. And in general, it’s better to never deal with them. And if you had before, then never return to them again. First, remember: HARMFUL medicines and dietary supplements do not exist.
No matter what the sweet-voiced advertising sings, all these means commit violence against your body, disrupt rather than improve metabolic processes; if they have an effect, it is at the cost of great harm, and not for long.
Secondly, such means are like the stove on which the well-known Emelya from the Russian folk tale rode. Many people are confident that these products will do everything for them, and continue to make cakes at night. But Mother Nature does not tolerate freeloaders and freebies. She is harsh on those who eat up cakes with diet pills and on those who expect to lose excess weight while lying on the couch, embracing a sedentary lifestyle. In general, swallowers of drugs and dietary supplements for obesity work with consequences
, and not with
a reason
. With the help of this book, we will work primarily with the psychological root causes of excess weight. Work on your own, without relying on miracle pills, the miraculousness of which is highly questionable.
We will not take with us not only pills, but also belts, shorts, patches and other attributes of a painful separation from excess weight.
What about cosmetic procedures? - you ask. How to feel about ultrasonic cavitation, cryolipolysis, lipomassage on an LPG machine?
Remember: cosmetology itself is an expensive and ineffective method of weight loss. If cosmetology itself could reduce weight, then all our stars, including prima donnas, would be slim. And among the rich and wealthy people there would be no overweight people, because they can afford any cosmetology technology.
But this does not mean that we reject cosmetology. In combination with the “Doctor Bormental” nutrition and psychotherapeutic work, the effectiveness of cosmetic manipulations increases several times, turning cosmetic devices and injections into a formidable force in the fight against fat and its consequences. Knowledge of the nuances of the functioning of the body during weight loss and close work with the nutritional and psychotherapeutic departments makes cosmetologists indispensable specialists in the field of working with a losing weight. But only if they work as a team.
Second warning. Share this book with your doctor!
It's no secret that in some cases, excess weight is associated with some serious diseases: for example, hormonal disorders, diabetes, gastrointestinal diseases.
Therefore, please keep in mind: this book is your assistant and friend, but the BOOK DOES NOT CURE. If you have been diagnosed with any disease that can cause or has already caused excess weight, then consult your doctor and tell them that you are going to study using this book.
General rule
And finally, the general Iron Rule of our expedition: do not set off when you are weakened by a recent illness, fasting, or forced food restrictions for medical reasons.
Let's give an example of why it is very important to take into account your health status and personal characteristics before starting a diet.
Example one
Serafima, 56 years old, decided to become slim and go on a diet. She didn’t set strict deadlines for herself and didn’t plan any specific parameters, she just wanted to “lose the extra pounds” and show off in beautiful summer dresses, especially since the excess weight made it difficult to easily tolerate the heat. From hearsay, through the so-called “word of mouth,” Seraphima knew that fiber, and especially raw vegetables and fruits, are very important for diet, for those who are losing weight. So she leaned heavily on them, making them almost the basis of her diet. And the diligent Seraphima did not take into account that she has the disease “nonspecific ulcerative colitis”, in which raw food is precisely contraindicated, in any case, the amount of raw vegetables and fruits must be strictly limited, otherwise the gastrointestinal tract will suffer, and there will be no benefit to the body , but only harm. It’s good that the body signaled in time, and Seraphima rushed to the doctor for advice: so and so, I would like to follow a diet. I received recommendations on how to build a diet without going overboard with raw food.
Who will meet us on the way to the Slim World
Imagine that you are a fairy-tale hero, and your expedition is not only a real trip, but also a fairy-tale journey. On the way to his goal, the fairy-tale hero meets Baba Yaga and Koshchei the Immortal, and his friends and comrades, a treasure sword, a flying carpet, and an invisibility hat help him. We have our own fairy tale, it has its own characters and wonderful objects. Now you will find out who you have to deal with.
Sly Fat Gang
Leader Sly Fat
Sly fat is the leader of the gang. Anyone who has read my previous books is familiar with Sly Fat, the main insidious enemy of your slimness. Since the writing of the first book (since 2007), Sly Fat has become even more dangerous, cunning, and inventive. Many, after reading my book, were able to lock up Sly Fat. But the repeat offender returned to his victims, causing weight gain in those who maintained it for 3-5-7 years. And, besides, Sly Fat ceased to be a lone bandit and acquired an entire international gang.
Mr. Razvodovich
In the gang of Sly Fat, he is responsible for gaining your trust, and then, using various cheating tricks, to deceive you. Deception is the main master key that opens the door of Fat into your body. Throughout the book, I will show you how deception surrounds all topics related to fat gain and fat retention. It is the deception from the sweet-voiced, cheating lips of Mr. Razvodovich that leads to the fact that you trustingly open the doors of your life and let in an extremely dangerous and vile comrade - Pan Pereedailo.
Pan Pereedailo
It is Pan Pereedailo who releases Fat into your body. In his arsenal there are many seemingly harmless buns, sweets and pieces of sausage. That is why Pan Pereedailo at first even passes for a friend, with whom it is good and cozy.
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Yes, let’s be honest, the bandits are insidious: you drive them through the door, and they break through the window, always trying to take possession of you. In the future, you will find out how to recognize the Sly Fat gang, hear how it creeps up, and how to curb it so that it does not destroy the fruits of your efforts.
Helpers in the World of Slimness
In my first book, you struggled with excess weight alone. In this book I will introduce you to assistants who will help you in this fight.
Well-wishers, aka Support Group
I am often asked: “What is the most effective diet?” I answer - any. If you are supported, accompanied and, if you want, monitored in the process of following your chosen nutrition plan.
People who share experiences with each other and have support achieve goals three times faster than those who solve all problems on their own. Any person instinctively seeks support in matters that are important to him. Whether he knows about it or not. Whether he admits it to himself or not. Even successful and self-sufficient.
Support is not necessarily a team of fans screaming and waving placards like “Lucy, we are with you!” Not at all. Support is your own feeling that someone knows about your affairs, troubles and victories. And this someone cares about what happens to you. He is pleased with your successes and sympathizes with your difficulties.
Obviously, in something like weight loss, a “support system” is a powerful success factor. Those who have repeatedly tried to lose weight know that there are a lot of temptations on the way to your cherished goal. After all, to effectively lose weight, you need to rebuild your lifestyle, reconsider your own habits, and master proper nutrition. Only this approach will provide stable, long-term and high-quality weight loss. And how difficult it is to change your own habits alone, how difficult it is to go towards a big goal if there is no intermediate motivation, understanding and support of others when losing weight.
Losing weight is often not an easy task, requiring patience and persistence. You need to control what, when and how much you eat, and stay active. All of this is easier if you feel supported and encouraged.
Appeal to family, friends and loved ones of a fat person
I want to appeal to those relatives and friends of an overweight person who are not yet part of the support group. I am always surprised how rarely the relatives and friends of an overweight person support his desire to lose weight.
Excess weight is by no means just a cosmetic defect. Your loved one with twenty extra kilograms will live fifteen years less than he could have lived without this extra weight. But for some reason you are embarrassed to tell your mother, aunt, sister, “I’m worried about your health.”
Excess weight poisons the life of your loved one. You see how dissatisfied your friend is with her figure. And if a person close to you is dissatisfied with his weight at least three times a day, this is already a whole hour of dissatisfaction with himself per day and twenty-three days of dissatisfaction per year. Every year, excess weight takes away a month of her life! But you often don’t even hint at supporting her desire to change her figure, asserting “You feel good as it is.”
Excess weight, dear husbands, kills your desire to be close to your beloved. As a psychotherapist, I hear stories like this every day. But men are silent, not helping their other half in any way to become more attractive to themselves.
Recipes
The calorie content of each recipe is indicated per 100 g of dish.
Stew with vegetables and mushrooms (100 kcal)
- 300 g cabbage (preferably white cabbage);
- 2 tomatoes;
- 3 sweet peppers;
- 3 carrots;
- 2 onions;
- 200 g boiled porcini mushrooms;
- 15 g 10% sour cream;
- 2 garlic cloves;
- olive oil for sautéing.
Cut the tomatoes into slices, sauté with mushrooms in a frying pan for 5-6 minutes. Chop the cabbage, finely grate the carrots, and add to the tomatoes and mushrooms. Simmer covered for half an hour. Cut onion and pepper into rings. Add to the main mass. Cook for another 15 minutes. Add some salt. Leave for half an hour. Before serving, top with sour cream and chopped garlic.
Boyar style meat (117 kcal)
- 20 ml olive oil;
- 4 onions;
- 300 g chicken breast;
- 150 g of mushrooms (champignons are an excellent option);
- 200 g tomatoes;
- 70 g low-calorie mayonnaise;
- 150 g low-calorie cheese.
Pour oil onto a baking sheet and place chopped onion on the bottom layer. Place thin slices of breast on it, then mushrooms. The last to go are the tomatoes, cut into slices. Pour mayonnaise on top and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake in the oven at 180°C for 45 minutes.
Eggplant soup (60 kcal)
- One and a half liters of water;
- 150 g eggplants;
- 100 g canned red beans;
- 3 potatoes;
- 1 carrot;
- 1 onion;
- olive oil for sautéing.
Cut the potatoes into bars and place them in boiling water at the same time as the beans. Boil for half an hour. Chop carrots, onions and eggplants and sauté until soft. Pour into a saucepan. Cook for another half hour.
Uganda salad (128 kcal)
- 4 bananas;
- 100 ml 20% cream;
- 1 lemon;
- 50 g Iceberg lettuce;
- 50 g ham;
- 30 g raisins;
- 30 g oatmeal.
Soak the raisins the night before. Cut the bananas into slices, mix with cereal, raisins and chopped ham. Beat the cream with lemon zest in a blender. Pour the dressing over the salad and leave for half an hour. Serve on the Iceberg.
Exit
After you have lost the required number of kilograms, another task is set - to stabilize the weight so that it does not return. To do this you need:
- monthly increase the daily calorie intake by 200 kcal, bringing it to the desired level (calculated individually);
- continue to eat according to the rules of the Bormenthal diet (fractionally, without prohibitions, but in small portions);
- avoid overeating;
- cope with psychological reasons that can lead to weight gain;
- exercise.
The author's diet according to Bormenthal has an unusual approach to weight loss, which guarantees amazing results. With it you can not only lose weight, but also improve your mental health.
