Diet drinking is one of the most effective weight loss techniques, but also controversial. The purpose of the diet is not only to reduce weight, but also to cleanse the body and reduce the volume of the stomach.
Drink diet rules
True to its name, the drinking diet involves completely avoiding solid foods for an entire month. If the diet is followed correctly, you should not feel severe hunger, since the amount of food and the amount of calories that the body needs for life are not limited by the rules.
What is the essence of a drinking diet? Everything is very simple. All solid products are replaced by liquid products. You can drink as much as you want, or rather, as much as is necessary to satisfy your hunger. Some rules need to be clarified:
- First of all, on a diet, it is forbidden not only to consume solid food, but also to chew, in principle. It is recommended that you stop chewing gum, and there is a reason for it. According to the drinking diet system, the stomach has 30 days to rest. And while chewing gum, the stomach reflects the same process to digest food. Only in this case it does not contain food, which means that it begins to digest, which threatens many acute diseases of the digestive system.
- Second, in addition to fluids entering the body instead of food, it is imperative to drink 1. 5-2 liters of water per day. This amount of water speeds up the metabolism. In addition, the water maintains an excellent condition of the skin.
- Third, you cannot follow a drinking diet for more than 30 days. Long-term adherence to this diet can lead not only to various diseases of the digestive system, but also to a decrease in the immunity of the body as a whole.
Effectiveness of a drinking diet
It is because of its effectiveness that the diet has become widespread. The creators of the diet promise a weight loss of 10-15 kilograms per month!
However, doctors are very suspicious of this diet. They believe that such a prolonged rejection of solid foods has an extremely negative effect on the digestive system, breaking the normal rhythm of their work developed over millennia.
Also, a drinking diet has many contraindications. If you have any chronic illnesses, be sure to consult your doctor before beginning.
In order not to cause great harm to health, doctors recommend using a drinking diet not for a long time, but as fasting days, 1-2 days (not in a row! ) A week.
Foods allowed on a diet to drink
What kinds of foods should you eat? Unlike other diets, the drink does not have a definitively established menu, which means that all foods that can be drunk, but not chewed, are allowed, at everyone's discretion. And of course you should strive to make your food as varied as possible during this diet.
Generally, the diet is based on the following products: dairy and fermented milk (kefir, drinking yogurts, milk, fermented baked milk, smoothies), juices and nectars, broths (meat, fish or vegetables), tea, coffee. It is advisable to eliminate or reduce the intake of sugars.
However, not all drinkable foods are allowed in the diet. So, alcohol is strictly prohibited. It should be noted that alcohol is prohibited in almost all diets, because it contributes to the set of extra kilos, and not to their loss.
Also, there are disputes about some products. One of these products is smoothies. A smoothie is a fruit or vegetable cocktail. At the same time, the shakes of some products are liquid and drink very well, and of some they are very thick, almost like mashed potatoes. Hence the obvious rule: liquid shakes on a drinking diet can be consumed without restrictions, but thick ones should be avoided.
There are many smoothie recipes, each of which aims to obtain a specific group of vitamins. Preparation requires the ingredients for the desired smoothie and a blender. The preparation of smoothies is very simple and accessible to everyone. All the ingredients are peeled, boned and ground with a blender until smooth.
Several healthy smoothie recipes:
- Orange + grapefruit + lemon. This cocktail promotes weight loss, thanks to its composition grapefruit, which is a popular fat burner. Plus, a citrus blend can easily help you regain strength after a hard day.
- Grapefruit + apple. Also aimed at losing weight.
- Orange + ginger + cucumber. Cucumber improves the color and moisture of the skin. Ginger adds a unique flavor and helps burn fat.
- Strawberry + banana + mint + lime. Satisfies the feeling of hunger, having a low calorie content. Cools well on a hot day
Get off the drinking diet
Like any other diet, a drinking diet requires getting off it properly. Withdrawal from the drinking diet should last at least 20 days. Gradually, you need to accustom the stomach to soft foods, then to cereals, mashed potatoes, and then to solid foods.