Those lucky few who have not had to resort to emergency weight loss methods have probably heard about them from their permanently losing weight friends. Most of the fair sex would not refuse to quickly get rid of a couple of extra pounds on their stomach or hips. For those who want to quickly lose a little excess weight, remove excess fluid from the body, or improve intestinal function, a kefir diet for 3 days will help.
General rules
The two main ingredients used in the kefir-apple diet have long become synonymous with dietary nutrition. The presented meal option is designed for 9 days and is not only the simplest, but also cost-effective. The nutrition system allows you to get rid of excess weight, and at the same time cleanse the body of accumulated toxins and waste , which is important for people living in megacities with poor ecology, and for people employed in environmentally unfavorable industries. If you have recently undergone a course of antibiotic therapy , and your doctor does not see any dietary restrictions, then the kefir-apple diet will be an ideal option for you to restore microflora and cleanse the body.
Initially, the diet may seem quite difficult. However, the presented diet is a temporary measure, and not at all a new style of lifelong nutrition. It is not necessary to follow a diet for exactly 9 days; you can start with more gentle options designed for 3 or 7 days. The body can be gradually accustomed to subsequently undergoing a full 9-day course painlessly and without complications.
The 3 3 3 Kefir Diet offers a very effective and easy to understand nutritional system. Every day includes 6-7 meals, during which you need to drink 100 grams of 1% low-fat kefir and eat 1-2 medium apples. It is better to give preference to fruits that are not too sweet and sour. Sweet apples contain a large amount of natural sugars, and too sour fruits can negatively affect the condition of the mucous membranes of the digestive tract. Every day you need to eat 1.5 kg of fresh apples and drink 1 liter of kefir. In addition to kefir, you can drink still water, as well as large-leaf green tea and various herbal infusions, which have a beneficial effect on the process of weight loss.
Which kefir to choose?
As mentioned above, buy kefir with a fat content of at least 1.5% (you can safely take 2.5%). Under no circumstances fall for the tricks of marketers and do not get carried away with low-fat milk. There is nothing healthy in such products, and they do not saturate the body with essential vitamins and microelements.
One more nuance: if you don’t trust store-bought offerings or haven’t found your favorite, you can make natural kefir yourself. To do this, you will need to buy milk (or take homemade one) and a starter, and then prepare a fermented milk drink according to the instructions. This starter can be found in a pharmacy or any health food store.
Varieties
Three-day, gentle diet
The power system is quite simple. It is recommended to carry out the diet either on weekends or during vacation due to the high risk of failure. Food should be taken in 6-7 meals. Products for every day: 1 liter of kefir and 1 kg of apples. You are allowed to drink plain still water.
Avoid long breaks between meals. Otherwise, this will lead to a slowdown in metabolism , and the body will try to save energy and resources.
Weekly diet to cleanse the body
Maintaining such a diet will be more difficult than the previous one. If you show your imagination, you can prepare several varied and tasty dishes from the two permitted products. So, if after 3 days of the diet you feel that you are able to continue further, then you can eat in the same way. And if you feel that the diet is unbearable, then from the fourth day you can prepare kefir soup.
The dish is very similar to okroshka, but without the addition of sausage, eggs and sour cream. You can eat this soup once a day. To prepare the dish you will need: tomato, cucumber, fresh vegetables, boiled carrots and green peas. You can add unlimited quantities of greens to taste. Kefir soup can replace lunch or dinner.
Super-strict diet for 9 days (3 days kefir, 3 days apples, 3 days kefir)
This option is the most difficult and is recommended for those who tolerate the classic 3 3 3 diet well. The proposed menu allows you to get rid of 12 kg in 9 days of limited nutrition. The first three days of the diet are spent exclusively on drinking regimen: you can drink only 1.5 liters of kefir per day. The next three days involve eating only apples as a mono-diet. And in conclusion, the last 3 days - on kefir. During the day you can drink up to 1.5 liters of clean, still water.
The presented variation of the diet is the strictest, and therefore may be accompanied by headaches , decreased performance, apathy, and dizziness , which is explained by an acute deficiency of protein in the diet. If you stick to a diet longer than recommended, then a long-term lack of sufficient protein will lead to a slowdown in metabolic and the body in a stressful situation will begin to intensively burn muscle rather than fat in search of quick energy.
As a result, the lost pounds can result in saggy and sagging skin. To avoid these consequences, nutritionists recommend spending the first three days on apples and kefir, and in subsequent days eating protein foods in the amount of 250-300 grams for lunch. It is advisable to alternate protein foods, eating fish on the first day, chicken breast on the second, egg white or cottage cheese on the third.
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of this method include:
- versatility. The technique is suitable for almost everyone, with the exception of people who are contraindicated in foods with high acidity;
- efficiency. Even if you are limited in funds, this method of losing weight will not cause significant damage to the family budget;
- short-termism. You don’t need to starve for weeks; according to those who are losing weight, as a result of the kefir diet, you will lose several kilograms in just 3 days;
- efficiency. According to nutritionists, kilograms lost in 3 days on a kefir diet do not come back.
The disadvantages of the 3-day kefir diet, according to reviews from those losing weight, are:
Authorized Products
Low-fat 1% kefir in a volume of 1 liter should be present in the diet daily. The only fruit you can eat is apples (1.5 kg per day). For drinks, you can drink green loose leaf tea, herbal infusions, which have a beneficial effect on the process of losing weight. You can also drink still water throughout the day.
Table of permitted products
| Proteins, g | Fats, g | Carbohydrates, g | Calories, kcal | |
| apples | 0,4 | 0,4 | 9,8 | 47 |
| baked sweet and sour apples | 0,5 | 0,5 | 12,3 | 59 |
| baked sweet apples | 0,5 | 0,3 | 24,0 | 89 |
| dried fruits | 2,3 | 0,6 | 68,2 | 286 |
| apple chips | 2,2 | 0,1 | 59,0 | 253 |
| kefir 0% | 3,0 | 0,1 | 3,8 | 30 |
| kefir 1% | 2,8 | 1,0 | 4,0 | 40 |
| water | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | — |
| mineral water | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | — |
| green tea | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | — |
| * data is per 100 g of product | ||||
Beneficial features
This fermented milk product not only allows you to lose weight, but also cleanses the body. Its use helps eliminate toxins and improves the metabolic process. The intestines, liver and kidneys are cleansed. The product is rich in calcium and phosphorus. Also contains other useful minerals: magnesium, iron, zinc, selenium, potassium, sodium, chromium, molybdenum, cobalt. And also vitamins of group B, C, PP, A.
1% kefir contains 40 kcal, 2.8 grams of protein and 4 grams of carbohydrates. With a fat content of 2.5% - 50 kcal, 2.8 grams of protein, 3.9 grams of carbohydrates
This fermented milk product also exhibits anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activity. Regular consumption helps strengthen the immune system and normalize intestinal microflora. I recommend drinking fresh sour milk no later than 2 days from the date of production. Kefir, approaching the expiration date, weakens.
Yes, you will feel all these benefits if you use it in moderation
