The Mexican diet gained worldwide popularity thanks to actress Victoria Ruffo, who played the main role in the series called “Simply Maria”. The weight loss technique helped the artist get her figure in order in a short time. Almost immediately after giving birth, Ruffo was able to get rid of extra pounds and prepare for cameras and various festivals.
This diet is designed for 4 days, allowing you to lose about 1 kg per day, which may seem like a completely unthinkable result. But the system really works, based on serious restrictions on human nutrition. Despite the presence of cereals and vegetables in your diet, you will have to carefully prepare for “fasting days” in order to achieve quality results. Repeating the technique is allowed only after 2 weeks of rest.
Basic diet rules
Nutritionists classify this diet as one of the strict ones. That's why following a strict diet like this diet is best during peak times. So, it is necessary to give preference to vegetables, dairy products, and dried fruits. Give up sugar, fast carbohydrates, ice cream. Alcohol must be excluded from your diet. An important principle is to reduce your usual diet. The advantages include the fact that such a diet is inexpensive, so anyone who wants to get slim can “sit” on it.
Tune in for 4 days and you will have the opportunity to lose up to 5 kg. But before restricting your diet, you need to mentally prepare yourself, because you will periodically feel hungry due to the consumption of a minimum amount of calories. However, the effect is worth it!
An important nuance of the diet is to eat only small portions. But you cannot prolong the diet, because you risk significantly harming the body. You can follow it, regardless of the time of year. And if you are not a fan of preparing culinary masterpieces, then you can be happy, because now you don’t have to cook!
The essence of the technique
The Mexican food system is based on several principles:
- limiting the total caloric intake of the diet;
- reducing the consumption of fats and carbohydrates;
- combination of proteins and vitamins in nutrition.
A strict diet involves eating only a few foods: these include eggs, fruits, vegetables, low-fat cheese and milk. The restriction applies not only to the list of dishes, but also to the size of portions.
Due to the low calorie content (no more than 650 kcal per day) and the combination of protein foods, vegetables and fruits (especially citrus fruits), the principle of operation of the Mexican system is similar to the Hollywood diet.
Eggs, milk and cheese satiate a losing weight patient and partially compensate for the deficiency of proteins and essential amino acids (in particular, tryptophan, which serves as the basis for the formation of the happy hormone serotonin).
Fresh and dried fruits and vegetables contain insoluble and indigestible dietary fiber, which passes through the intestines and stimulates peristalsis, normalizing stool. In addition, they contain vitamins, potassium and simple carbohydrates.
This method of losing weight involves eating low-calorie foods that contain fat. Not all fats are equally harmful. There are useful ones among them, which during weight loss will have a beneficial effect on the functioning of all organs and systems. These products include olive, flaxseed and vegetable oil. The consumption of fish and seafood is allowed due to the presence of Omega-3 and fish oil in them.
Nutritionists have developed a menu plan that is aimed at fast and high-quality weight loss. By sticking to it, you can get amazing weight loss results.
What foods can you eat on the Mexican diet?
- Egg yolk is famous for its content of lecithin, fatty acids and vitamins, and therefore has high nutritional value. If you eat 3 eggs a day, it will definitely not harm you, but you will quickly get full and will not be hungry. As for protein, it plays the role of a complete protein and is equal to meat and milk.
- Vegetables are valued for their vitamin content, and cucumbers make it possible to remove water due to calcium.
- For express weight loss, you need to rely on seaweed, it contains important substances.
- Coarse fiber is a necessary component of the diet. It contains miraculous qualities that make it possible to recover from obesity.
- Fruits are also necessary to replenish the body with vitamins, microelements, and minerals. At the same time, any fruit allows you to relieve the kidneys, improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, and also have a diuretic effect.
- It is recommended to add fresh dandelions to salads, because young shoots make it possible to lose weight.
- Cheese, milk, and kefir are all rich sources of milk proteins and calcium.
- Natural strong coffee is a source of energy for the whole day.
Fully or partially limited products
Despite three meals a day, the Mexican method of losing weight is not welcomed by nutritionists, because its diet is not completely balanced - neither vegetable nor animal fats are used in the dishes. The exception is the low fat content of milk, but this is not at all sufficient to maintain the vital activity of an adult organism at the required level.
As for the restrictions, everything is simple, you need to strictly follow the specified diet and not deviate from the proposed menu. Thus, to generalize, it is impossible:
- animal fats and vegetable oils;
- bakery products;
- alcohol, carbonated drinks;
- canned food, sauces and other packaged goods, the production of which uses dyes and preservatives;
- meat and fish - protein is proposed to be obtained from eggs and milk;
- sweet fruits such as bananas, peaches, apples, with one exception - pear, everything else - only citrus fruits;
- you should forget about fatty varieties of hard cheese, cottage cheese, fermented milk products and butter.
Table of prohibited products
| Proteins, g | Fats, g | Carbohydrates, g | Calories, kcal | |
Vegetables and greens | ||||
| potato | 2,0 | 0,4 | 18,1 | 80 |
Fruits | ||||
| apricots | 0,9 | 0,1 | 10,8 | 41 |
| bananas | 1,5 | 0,2 | 21,8 | 95 |
| cherries | 1,1 | 0,4 | 11,5 | 50 |
| apples | 0,4 | 0,4 | 9,8 | 47 |
Berries | ||||
| grape | 0,6 | 0,2 | 16,8 | 65 |
Flour and pasta | ||||
| egg pasta | 11,3 | 2,1 | 68,0 | 345 |
| paste | 10,0 | 1,1 | 71,5 | 344 |
Bakery products | ||||
| loaf | 7,5 | 2,9 | 50,9 | 264 |
| buns | 7,2 | 6,2 | 51,0 | 317 |
| bread | 7,5 | 2,1 | 46,4 | 227 |
Confectionery | ||||
| candies | 4,3 | 19,8 | 67,5 | 453 |
| meringues | 2,6 | 20,8 | 60,5 | 440 |
| cookie | 7,5 | 11,8 | 74,9 | 417 |
Raw materials and seasonings | ||||
| seasonings | 7,0 | 1,9 | 26,0 | 149 |
Dairy | ||||
| condensed milk | 7,2 | 8,5 | 56,0 | 320 |
| cream | 2,8 | 20,0 | 3,7 | 205 |
| sour cream | 2,8 | 20,0 | 3,2 | 206 |
| yogurt miracle | 2,8 | 2,4 | 14,5 | 91 |
Cheeses and cottage cheese | ||||
| Dutch cheese | 26,0 | 26,8 | 0,0 | 352 |
| edam cheese | 24,0 | 26,0 | 0,0 | 330 |
| amber processed cheese | 7,0 | 27,3 | 4,0 | 289 |
Meat products | ||||
| pork | 16,0 | 21,6 | 0,0 | 259 |
| beef | 18,9 | 19,4 | 0,0 | 187 |
| rabbit | 21,0 | 8,0 | 0,0 | 156 |
| Turkish basturma | 14,8 | 20,1 | — | 240 |
| jamon | 34,8 | 16,1 | 1,3 | 241 |
| liver pate | 11,6 | 28,9 | 2,5 | 317 |
| cutlets | 16,6 | 20,0 | 11,8 | 282 |
Oils and fats | ||||
| vegetable oil | 0,0 | 99,0 | 0,0 | 899 |
| butter | 0,5 | 82,5 | 0,8 | 748 |
Alcoholic drinks | ||||
| white wine Muscat | 0,0 | 0,0 | 5,0 | 82 |
| honey wine | 0,0 | 0,0 | 21,3 | 71 |
| liquor | 0,3 | 1,1 | 17,2 | 242 |
| beer | 0,3 | 0,0 | 4,6 | 42 |
| * data is per 100 g of product | ||||
Menu
On Monday:
For breakfast, it is recommended to drink green tea, orange and a couple of eggs.
Lunch should start exactly in 5 hours. It is recommended to use up to 10 pcs. prunes, pre-soaked in water (warm).
For dinner, have a glass of kefir and a fresh, juicy pear.
On Tuesday:
It is recommended to eat no more than 110 grams for breakfast. cheese. Wash it down with a cup of hot coffee.
For lunch, it is best to eat an orange and a freshly boiled egg.
For dinner, tangerine and egg.
On Wednesday:
It is necessary to drink green tea, but without sugar. You can add a little lemon.
For lunch, prepare a vegetable salad - cucumber and tomatoes. Season with lemon juice. Separately, eat 100 grams. hard cheese
For dinner, drink up to 245 grams. milk.
On Thursday:
For breakfast, you can eat a small portion of rolled oats, but it is recommended to cook them in water and without salt. Add a couple of dried fruits.
For lunch, eat a vegetable salad - tomatoes and cucumber.
For dinner - a couple of oranges.
Throughout the day you can only drink mineral water.
Pros of the diet
- in just 4 days you can lose up to 5 kg - a very good result. This is especially true if a social event is planned.
- The advantages include the low cost of the diet, because the products are simple. You don't need to cook anything throughout the day;
- It is not necessary to consult a doctor, because such a diet has a minimum of restrictions.
Diet features and tips
- before taking the next portion, it is important to ensure that at least 5 hours have passed since the previous meal;
- you need to drink at least 1.5 liters of water per day;
- You cannot add spices and salt;
- it is important to follow the menu exactly; it is forbidden to exclude or add products;
- it is necessary to give up sweet, fatty foods, as well as alcoholic and carbonated drinks;
- During the diet, small physical activity is allowed, which will help improve metabolism, due to which fatty tissue will be absorbed more successfully.
Flaws
The diet is not well balanced. The menu contains only proteins and complex carbohydrates, but no fats. And although a tiny amount of them comes with fermented milk products, this is not enough for functioning.
Remember: a diet is a way of life, not a temporary food restriction.
For 4 days you need to eat only 3 times a day. While experts recommend eating small portions, but 5-6 times. Large intervals between meals and small portions will result in you always feeling hungry.
Alas, it will be very difficult to maintain what has been achieved. As soon as you start eating as usual, your body will immediately accumulate fat back.
Contraindications
This method of losing weight is available to almost everyone - both men and women. The restriction is imposed only on periods of pregnancy and lactation.
Also, experts advise to refrain from “Mexican” if you have any diseases associated with the gastrointestinal tract. If you still want to try, then, first of all, you need to consult with your doctor.
Remember that health always comes first. No weight loss practices should harm the body! What do you think?
How to get out of the diet?
After you have successfully completed the 4-day diet, do not rush to immediately return to your usual diet. Still, restrictions should be taken into account, but not so strictly following them. Try to gradually add familiar and favorite foods to your diet that were excluded by the express diet. You can’t eat flour, fatty or sweet foods. It is recommended to indulge in fruits and vegetables. Drink more water, but eat muesli for breakfast.
Such nutrition will be beneficial not only for your figure, but also for your overall health.
Express diets: video
This video talks about how to quickly and effectively lose weight using an express diet for 4 days.
This diet will be ideal for those whose weight is normal, but there are slight deviations of a couple of kilos. Therefore, it will not be effective if you need to lose about 15 kg - the effect will be almost negligible. It is worth consulting a doctor about the presence of stomach disease. It is important to drink more water and exercise to quickly achieve the desired effect. You can do light exercises at home.
Accuracy is the key to success
In order for the result to meet expectations, it is necessary to strictly observe not only the daily set of products in the proposed menu, but also their distribution by time of day, as well as their combination with each other. It is precisely such food collaborations that will allow you to achieve very impressive results in the shortest possible time. And tiny portions will allow the stomach to relax, take its natural shape, and in the future all that will remain is to maintain this state.
Such an extreme system will give a good shake to those who need rapid results without high costs for procedures, expensive products and traumatic operations. However, it will be useless and even dangerous for people who decide to use this system to lose weight at such a rate for a long time.
