The easiest diet - examples of simple diets, allowed foods, menus

The fattest man in the world weighed 450 kg, it was a resident of Mexico, Andres Moreno Supelveda. The former policeman was treated for obesity in a clinic in Guadalajara, and he even managed to lose 100 kg, but on December 25, 2015, he died from complications that arose after surgery. Andres was treated with bariatric surgery, a branch of surgery that involves operations on the gastrointestinal tract. They are carried out so that patients consume less food and can reduce their weight.

Surgical intervention is not only an extreme, but also a rather dangerous measure taken to lose weight. However, sometimes it remains the only possible one. People don’t want to get their body in order for various reasons: some fear giving up their favorite unhealthy foods, some find it difficult to go to the gym, while others cite a busy work schedule. All these factors will not matter if you choose a simple weight loss diet at home.

How the diet works

I was aware of how various diets work, I used many of them to lose weight, but I would like to know more about how this one works. I went online and started reading what they wrote there.

I would say that the diet is not so much for the lazy as for those who are constantly busy. You don’t have to cook something special that requires attention, time and effort. The whole point is to replace part of the food consumed during the day with water. It turns out that it’s a water diet. Not bad, especially considering that water is vital for the body. Here the entire emphasis is placed on the fact that a person will drink as much water per day as he should according to his age and weight.

What are the benefits of drinking water, and why is the principle of weight loss based on it:

• water dulls the feeling of hunger, so drinking it allows you to reduce the number of calories you would eat in one meal;
• 2 glasses of water 20 minutes before meals will tune the stomach for better secretion of gastric juice and digestion of food;
• water improves metabolism and helps cope with subcutaneous fat.

In general, I understood why this method of losing weight is called a diet for the lazy. The duration of the entire diet is short, during this time my volume will decrease by 12 kg in two weeks. The gym is also not particularly needed, since the fat will go away thanks to the water that I will drink.

I wanted to start the experiment immediately, but I still decided to first read reviews of people losing weight, look at photos and results of people who sat on the water.

The simplest diet at home. Rules for a simple diet for losing weight on the stomach and sides

There is no need to count calories, have time to eat before 18.00 and limit yourself by following strictly regulated diets. The simplest diet allows you to eat whatever and whenever you want and at the same time lose significant weight. You just need to follow its 5 simple rules:

• It is permissible to eat anything once a day for 1 hour. It is important that this happens at the same time every day;
• The remaining meals should include unlimited carbohydrate foods (0-3). Meat, eggs, sour cream, low-fat cheese are allowed;
• You need to eat 2 cups of raw or boiled vegetables per day: all types of lettuce, cabbage, herbs and herbs, cucumbers, zucchini, tomatoes, turnips, eggplants, sweet peppers, olives. Exceptions are potatoes, corn, green peas;
• You need to eat in small portions, chewing food slowly and thoroughly;
• During the day you need to drink 8 glasses of clean water, excluding all carbonated drinks.

By following the rules of simple weight loss, you can lose 2-4 kg of excess weight in a week.

What exactly can you eat and what can’t you eat?

The list of allowed foods for a simple diet is simple: of course, low-fat dairy, boiled meat, grains, and fresh vegetables. More precisely, you can eat:

Fermented milk products - kefir and cottage cheese in your diet are necessary daily. Take not 0% fat, but, say, 1%. Well, what's the point of zero? In addition, fermented milk contains bacteria that are beneficial for the immune system. And this is very important during the diet, because... he is the first to suffer during dietary restrictions;

• meat, poultry, fish. Of course, boiled or baked. Pork is a taboo. Eat beef, veal, chicken (preferably fillet), turkey, and rabbit. Fish is allowed white or red. Diversify your so meager menu: bake a fish steak with lemon juice, marinate chicken fillet in low-fat sour cream before baking, boil the meat in water with bay leaf and spices. It’s tastier and more fun);

• cereals. Buckwheat, rice (preferably brown), oatmeal, millet are your allies and friends. It is better not to boil them, but to steam them - pour boiling water over them overnight. This way all the beneficial substances will be preserved;
• nuts. The healthiest ones in this case are walnuts, sesame seeds and poppy seeds. Eat a few walnuts after lunch, a tablespoon of raw sesame in the morning and evening after meals, and the same amount of poppy seeds. You will see that your hair and hair will become simply amazing);
• fresh vegetables - cabbage, carrots, cucumbers will help you suppress the feeling of hunger and will not add calories;
• fruits. Choose not very sweet ones - Simirenko apples, tangerines, oranges, grapefruits, and other goodies.
• green tea, still mineral water, juices. In general, it is advisable to give drinking regime an important place in this topic. You need to drink a lot to cleanse your body of toxins.

Banned are carbonated sweet drinks, sugar, salt, flour, sweets, smoked/salted/fried. All this contributes to the deposition of excess fat, water retention in the body, the appearance of cellulite and other undesirable things. Alcohol and coffee are prohibited, smoking is not recommended.

How to create a menu “for yourself”?

An ideal diet for losing weight in the abdomen and sides should meet all the principles of a healthy, balanced diet and at the same time take into account the individual tastes of a person, his state of health and lifestyle. Nutritionists prepare personalized diets. But even a non-specialist can do this.

When creating a simple individual diet for weight loss, you need to:

• Review your eating habits. Make a firm decision to eat right once and for all;
• Study your food system. By recording and comparing the foods eaten during the day with those stored in the refrigerator, you can find out what is missing in the diet, and what, on the contrary, is consumed in excess;
• Count calories. Active people require a daily intake of 1200-1500 kcal, passive people need 1000 kcal. In winter, 200-300 kcal are added to these values;
• Study the work schedule. To choose a method of nutrition - dense 3 meals a day with two snacks or split meals in small portions up to 7 times a day;
• Determine the volume of food. For breakfast - 25% of the total, second breakfast and afternoon snack - 10% each, lunch - 35% and dinner - 20%. Don't overeat;
• Eliminate fatty, fried, sweet foods and diversify your diet with cereals and vegetables, be sure to consume fresh fruits and water in the amount of 1.5 liters per day;
• Consider eating habits. You should not force yourself to eat, for example, spinach if it disgusts you. This will only increase the chance of diet failure. But including a large amount of sweets on the menu, just because you love it, is also harmful;
• The menu should be as varied and healthy as possible, and the dishes should be well prepared.

Reviews of those losing weight on a diet for the lazy

If you enter a request for this diet in a search engine, the results will be a wagon and a small cart. A lot of women post photos before and after losing weight. Of course, there are photographs of women who have gone through all the hardships and torments of the gym, training, and proper nutrition. On the body of these girls you can see sculpted muscles and abs, which in no way can appear from just drinking water, and in just 2 weeks. But if you take a walk through the forums, then real reviews of people losing weight are visible to the naked eye.

“I haven’t eaten sweets or starchy foods for over a month now. I started my weight loss with a diet for the lazy, I decided that this was the best option for me, because the gym did not fit into my work schedule. Before eating, I drank water and ate 20 minutes later. Moreover, I noticeably reduced the serving size, because after drinking 2 glasses of water, I don’t really feel like eating. Now I don’t drink as much water, but I don’t eat as much as before. The weight hasn’t returned yet, but I plan to go on a water diet like this in another month so that I can be a beauty by the time I go on vacation.”

And such reviews were not isolated. Among the women who tried the diet for the lazy, I noted the reviews of those who recovered after childbirth, like me.

“I couldn’t manage to lose the ten kilograms that I gained after giving birth. Various diets were tried, but the lost weight came back again, and only thanks to the diet for the lazy, I lost weight and still maintain the weight. At first it was difficult to drink so much water, but after a couple of days I got used to it, and by the end of the first week I already felt constantly thirsty. As promised in the description of the diet, I lost 12 kg in 2 weeks, although then I gained 2 kg, so in total I lost 10 kg, but now the weight is stable.”

Such reviews impressed me very much, and I was already determined to start losing weight on the water. I know that water makes my skin firmer and moisturizes it, so I should look good at the same time.

Mono-diets for quick weight loss

All mono-diets can be classified as simple, since when following them you need to eat only one product or one set of products. Such nutrition systems are designed for 2-3 days, they are designed for rapid weight loss. Mono-diets can only be used in emergency situations and after consulting a doctor, since they can cause irreparable harm to the body even in a short time.

It is important to remember that any rapid weight loss is stress for the body, therefore it is important to take additional vitamin and mineral complexes during the diet. Also be prepared for the fact that after leaving the diet, all the lost kilograms may come back to you.

How to drink water correctly while on a diet for the lazy

So, I didn’t wait for Monday to start a new life, but right in the morning I stocked up on patience, and most importantly, clean water. I don’t know what kind of water flows from your tap, but I drank water that I bought on tap at the pharmacy.

In the morning, 20 minutes before breakfast, I drank two glasses of water, while I was preparing breakfast for myself, these 20 minutes passed. This was followed by the usual meal. Although I’m lying here. Along with drinking water, I decided to start eating differently: I eliminated sugar, flour products, and foods high in fat and carbohydrates. I did not drink water for 2 hours after eating, and after this time I drank a cup of green tea. You can, of course, drink black tea, but I prefer green tea, especially since it removes waste and toxins from the body and tones it.

This is how I drank water before every meal. Feedback from women losing weight helped me a lot. After reading about the difficulties they had to face while dieting, I developed a drinking and eating schedule for myself.

Simple menu for weight loss for a week

The simplest protein or vegetable diet should include only fresh foods, plus you need to get rid of bad habits. To lose excess weight, it is important to eat right, for example, use this simple menu for 7 days:

Approximate schedule for water and food intake

Since I was working, I built my schedule this way:

1. I drank 2 glasses of water at 6.30. at 7.00 I already had breakfast and at 7.30 I went to work.
2. At work, I had a snack, before which I drank 1 glass of water at 10.00, then ate something 20 minutes later.
3. I have lunch at 2:00 pm, so I drank 2 glasses of water at 1:30 pm.
4. I already ate my afternoon snack at home, and 20 minutes before it I drank a glass of water, this was at 16:40.
5. We had dinner with the whole family at 19.00, and at 18.30 I drank 2 glasses of water.

Personal observation: in the morning it is better to drink water with half a lemon juice and a spoonful of honey, this will restore the acid-base balance in the body. I drank chilled water, so the body also spends energy to heat it to body temperature. Which is also very useful.

Criteria

Many girls, trying to lose extra pounds, are interested in whether it is possible to lose weight at home without suffering. Indeed, when you read about all these protein and vegetarian systems, where you also have to work in the gym, all desire disappears. However, there is no need to be upset. There are diets that are easy to follow even for weak-willed people.

By what criteria should they be selected?

• The main product is well tolerated.
• The dishes are easy to prepare and you will enjoy them.
• Sufficient efficiency.
• Timing: determine how many kg and over what period of time you need to lose weight in order to understand how long the process will take. You can get rid of a couple of extra kilos in 3 days (express diets), but for 10 kg it will take 2 weeks, if not a month.
• The load on the body should not exceed the norm and disrupt the rhythm of its work.
• As a rule, such systems do not require physical exertion.

If you don’t want weight loss to be exhausting, try to look for her in accordance with these criteria.

Cautions and contraindications for the diet

If you have lost a decent amount of kilograms, or, on the contrary, you have lost less weight than planned, you should not use this method of losing weight for more than two weeks. This may be harmful to your health. Here's what I learned about side effects and contraindications:

• with prolonged consumption of large amounts of water, the functioning of the bladder and kidneys may be impaired;
• if there is a deficiency of any vitamin, doctors do not recommend drinking a lot of water so that calcium and sodium are not removed from the bones;
• A diet for the lazy involves a varied diet, this will help avoid vitamin deficiency.

When losing weight, the main thing is not to forget that the body can give signals that should not be ignored. If, suddenly, you notice a problem with the functioning of the kidneys or liver, you should stop the diet.

Advantages

Light diets are created specifically for those people who cannot or do not want to strictly monitor their diet. All of them are easily tolerated in terms of psychological state, since they either do not have a strict set of products allowed for consumption, or are designed for only 2-3 days. The body will not react violently to such changes in diet, and you will be able to lose weight without such unpleasant side effects as diarrhea, constipation, allergies or bloating.

All products that require the use of light diets are sold in any stores and are available to consumers. Combining your diet with sports is not only possible, but also necessary; you will have enough energy to train at home or in the gym.

Permitted and prohibited products

Even the lightest diet will give visible results if you use only approved ingredients in your diet. Among them:

• beef, rabbit and other lean meats;
• chicken, turkey;
• low-fat fish (hake, pollock);
• milk and fermented milk products with a low fat content;
• seafood;
• greens, vegetables;
• fruits and berries with minimal sucrose content;
• cereals, cereals, eggs;
• bread made from rye or bran flour;
• dried fruits;
• honey, nuts, seeds.

In addition to purified water, all types of tea, berry and herbal infusions, compotes, and fruit drinks without sugar are recommended drinks.

You need to give up these “goodies”:

• fatty foods, rich broths, fried foods;
• marinades, smoked meats, semi-finished products;
• fast food;
• muffins and baked goods;
• cream desserts;
• hot spices and seasonings;
• salt, sweet fruits.

It is strictly not recommended to drink alcohol and carbonated drinks during even a simple diet.

Rule four: arrange fasting days

Go ahead. If your excess weight is about 10 kilograms or less, you don’t have to read: you just need to take a 12-hour insulin break and sort out breakfast. If there are more extra pounds, additional measures will be required. And the first of them is a fasting day. Ideally, once a week you should not eat at all for 24 hours: only drink water, unsweetened tea or herbal infusion. But if this is not up to you, start by increasing the insulin break. Bring it up to 16 hours, for example (once or twice a week). It sounds worse than it actually is: is it really so unbearable not to eat from 20:00 until noon the next day? Take a risk and take a break for 18 hours: dinner at 20-00, and then only lunch. The effect will amaze you, I guarantee.