Reviews say: the Japanese diet is not only a way to change your dress to a smaller one in two weeks, but also an option to "freeze" your new weight for at least 2 years.The diet was created in a clinic for obese patients.But even if it was created by doctors, this nutritional system is not suitable for everyone...
What is the secret of such nutrition?
Don't expect to lose weight by eating sushi or miso soup.You will receive a salt-free diet named after the country in which it was developed.
It cannot be said that it is a 100% original diet: the diet prohibits the same things as the others (fats, sweets, but especially salty).Doctors call this salt-free or protein-free diet.
In 2 weeks the diet burns 5 to 8 kg..
The maximum duration of such nutrition is 14 days..It is allowed to repeat the diet no earlier than in 2 years (but better, after 3 years).
"Yes" products
- animal proteins: low-fat fish (a calorie table is published on the Internet, choose fish based on such data, although it is also known that Japanese salmon is also not prohibited), chicken, beef.Also allow yourself eggs (chicken, quail).
- Milk: low fat kefir.
- Cereals: diet bread.
- fruits, vegetables (but preferably not potatoes or melons, but “light” foods).
- Fats: olive oil (in moderation).
- Drinks: black coffee (without sugar or milk), green tea, herbal infusions.By the way: if it is better not to get carried away with coffee, then you can drink tea and clean water as much as you like. Water you need to drink 1.5 liters per day.
"No" products
Each day's menu must include: wine, liquor and even beer, sugar (and the products on whose labels it appears: packaged juices, sweets and confectionery, sweet milk), flour and salt.Not only herring and other salty treats from rivers and seas are prohibited, but salting of homemade salads, soups and cereals is also prohibited.
The benefits of the "Japanese"
- The diet normalizes metabolism and eliminates toxins from the body.Thanks to this, this menu not only "loses weight", but also heals the body.
- The diet accustoms the body to small portions and low-calorie foods.Due to this, even after going out, the burned weight does not return.
- You lose a lot of excess weight on a diet.The first days it is liquid (and it will return, so you will gain 1-2 kg after the diet, and this is normal).But the remaining 3-6 kg will melt without a trace.
- The diet is available even in winter.People with any income can afford this type of weight loss.
Contraindications, harm
Such strict diets are contraindicated. pregnant and lactating women.However, if you have just given birth but are not breastfeeding, refrain from losing weight for at least 6 months;allow the body to "recover" after pregnancy (the period when the body gave most of its nutrients to the baby and seriously depleted its own internal reserves).The Japanese diet is not suitable even during the period of seasonal vitamin deficiency (early spring) or during rehabilitation after a serious illness.
Doctors also prohibit "Japanese girl" for people with such diseases:
- gastritis or ulcer;
- severe heart disease;
- chronic kidney or liver diseases.
But even if you do not feel any ailments and do not suffer from a serious illness, it is worth remembering: the Japanese diet has a "poor" menu.And, in order not to subsequently find a treatment for the "problems" of such weight loss, take a vitamin and mineral complex from the first day of the diet.
Lose weight Japanese style
Do not buy food for future use, that is, for 14 days in a row: the “proper weight loss” menu is based on 100% fresh fruits and meats.It is better to micro-purchase, preparing fresh meals every day.
Rules for such a diet.:
- You cannot reorganize breakfasts and dinners, nor diet days;
- eat only approved foods (without perseverance, a diet will not help);
- Don't substitute cabbage and fish in your diet for anything;
- beef can be replaced with chicken 1 or 2 times (but it is not advisable);
- Zucchini can be replaced with zucchini, pumpkin, beet (instead of frying, this product is also baked in foil with herbs and olive oil).
Sports, especially strength training, will have to be postponed while on a diet (the daily calorie intake is lower than normal and the body will not be able to withstand intense physical activity).The same applies to people whose work involves constant physical activity: due to the resulting loss of strength, they are sometimes forced to interrupt their diet.However, this does not always happen, because you will have to lose weight not on "grass", but on protein.
Before starting a diet it is advisable to consult a doctor.
Preparing for the Japanese diet
You need to prepare for that diet at least. 7 days.
Today, drastically reduce the portions of fast food and flour.The goal is to say goodbye to 100% of these types of products at the end of the seventh day.
Portions of even low-calorie foods should be gradually reduced by 20% (this is done so that the stomach gets used to being satisfied with a minimum amount of food and does not suffer from hunger).
Finally, think about how many calories make it to your table each day.Objective: make your own menu “lighter” by 500 kcal.This can be achieved by reducing portions as described above or by eliminating fatty and sugary foods from your diet.
And, of course, drink at least 1.5 liters a day.Drink the first glass as soon as you wake up;This way you will speed up your own metabolism.
Diet to the maximum: menu for 14 days
1 day
- Breakfast: a cup of humble black coffee.That's all!This breakfast, by the way, brings the Japanese diet closer to another similar one: the French one.
- Dinner: boiled (preferable) or fresh cabbage salad and 2 hard-boiled eggs, dressed with olive oil + fresh tomato juice (store-bought contains a lot of salt).The latter can be replaced with fresh, juicy tomato.
- Dinner: 200 g of stewed or boiled fish + “live” cabbage salad with olive oil (preferably pressed live).
Day 2
- Breakfast: coffee.Nowadays it can be complemented with a piece of rye bread (fresh or toasted on the griddle or in the toaster).
- Dinner: same as yesterday.
- Dinner: 200 g of boiled (or steamed) beef + 200 ml of skimmed kefir.
Day 3
- Breakfast: only coffee.
- Dinner: a serving of eggplant or zucchini fried in oil, but without flour (the serving size can be any).
- Dinner: 200 g of cooked beef + coleslaw with 2 hard-boiled eggs, dressed with oil.
4 day
- Breakfast: Today you can take a break from coffee by indulging in green tea (optional).In addition, that day you will enjoy a more abundant breakfast: fresh carrot salad, sprinkled with lemon juice.
- Dinner: 200 g of fish boiled, steamed or in unsalted water (although it can also be fried) + 200 ml of tomato juice.
- Dinner: 200 g of fresh fruit (optional).
5 days
- Breakfast: same as yesterday.
- Dinner: 500 g of boiled fish (can be divided into 2 doses) + tomato juice.
- Dinner: 200 g of fruit.
Day 6
- Breakfast: an “empty” coffee cup.
- Dinner: 500 g of boiled chicken (it is better to cook the fillet without skin, this is the lowest calorie part of the carcass) + salad (carrots, cabbage of any kind), sprinkled with vegetable oil.
- Dinner: 1 small fresh carrot + 2 hard-boiled eggs.
Day 7
- Breakfast: a cup of green tea (according to oriental sages, it is better to drink this drink hot, this way the body will receive more beneficial antioxidants).
- Dinner: 200 g of cooked beef + fresh fruit dessert.
- Dinner: fish with salad, like day 1, beef with kefir, like day 2, fruits or eggs and carrot, like day 6. Choose one of the options to your liking.
Day 8
- Breakfast: “empty” green tea (however, the diet allows a slice of lemon).
- Dinner: 200 g of beef + fruit dessert.You can make a salad and season with lemon juice or simply serve 200 g of any fruit (large apple, pear, plum).
- Dinner: any dinner described above, but not the one recommended for day 3.
Day 9
- Breakfast: cup of coffee.
- Dinner: 1 egg (boiled, hard-boiled, poached) + salad of 3 small carrots with vegetable oil (they can be grated and sprinkled with “olive” or cooked lightly over low heat in oil) + 50 g of skimmed cheese (hard cheese or cottage cheese, grain).
- Dinner: 200 g of fruit (as a salad with lemon juice or just 1-3 fresh fruits).
10 days
- Breakfast: 1 large carrot, grated and sprinkled with lemon juice.
- Dinner: 200 g of fish (can be boiled or fried) + 200 ml of fresh tomato juice.
- Dinner: the same dinner as yesterday.
Day 11
- Breakfast: coffee + 1 piece of black cracker (rye) or bread.
- Dinner: a serving of eggplants and (or) zucchini fried in vegetable oil.The serving size can be any at your discretion.
- Dinner: a portion of boiled beef (weighing no more than 200 g) + a glass of yogurt, low-fat white yogurt or kefir.
12 days
- Breakfast: the same as yesterday: coffee, bread.
- Dinner: a serving of fish (200 g, this product can be fried, baked or boiled, either in water or steamed) + fresh cabbage, sprinkled with olive oil.
- Dinner: 2-3 ripe seasonal fruits.
Day 13
- Breakfast: Only black coffee.
- Dinner: a serving of stewed cabbage (with virgin oil) + 2 boiled eggs + a glass of fresh tomato juice.
- Dinner: a serving of fried, baked or boiled fish (200 g).
Day 14
- Breakfast: an “empty” coffee cup.
- Dinner: 200 g of fish (prepared according to the methods described above) + “live” cabbage salad with butter.
- Dinner: 200 g of beef + 200 ml of “empty” kefir, that is, skimmed.
By the way: the diet menu looks the same.But don't forget: cabbage doesn't have to be white!Cook cauliflower one day, broccoli the second, and kohlrabi the third (you can grate it raw over salad, stew, or bake it).
quit the diet
The correct ending of the diet affects the results of weight loss no less than the diet itself.
The bad news: If you think “well, you're done,” then in reality your food abstinence has barely reached the halfway point.Behind is the diet itself, ahead is the exit, which lasts at least 26 days.
Don't be attracted to your favorite food. In the first week You should follow the "old" diet, just increase the portions (vegetables by 100 g, meat by 50 g).Add salt too, a little at a time;start with 5g per day.
From the second week you can eat like this:
- for breakfast: porridge with water (no more than 200 g) + omelet;
- introduce 2 or 3 snacks (but small; you should eat small and often when you go out);
- lunch should still contain protein;
- replace fruit dinner with something more substantial: protein, vegetables (for example, low-fat steamed cutlets + vegetable stew).
Reviews of beginners and experienced "weight losers".
To be honest, the before and after photos are impressive: the girls before and after the diet look like different people.But not all reviews have those photos attached...
The diet helped these people.
Reviews of satisfied "weight losers" note that:
- they really lost weight and with impressive speed (even weight that had been at a "dead point" for many years can disappear);
- Among other things, with this diet the abdomen is wonderfully reaffirmed;
- subsequently you do not gain weight;
- This is the "miracle" diet that is recommended to friends and colleagues.
In order not to lose a positive mood during a diet, people manage to make even such a limited diet “delicious”: they add cinnamon to coffee (the seasoning makes the drink a little sweeter), instead of tomato juice, they prepare a salad of these vegetables with cabbage (this makes it more fun), they boil beef with roots (onions, carrots, celery) and spices, which makes itaromatic and appetizing...
...And these people were not happy
If you do not take vitamins, during the diet (add here the “meager” monthly production), problems with hair, nails and even sleep may begin.
The diet is suitable only for people with an iron will.In fact, you will have to lose weight and limit yourself for almost 2 months.During this time, you can't even look at a muffin, a chocolate bar, or a pork chop.And sit with friends in a cafe having an “empty” coffee!What happens if you are suddenly invited to a wedding?
Finally, if you are on your feet from morning to night, you may experience dizziness and weakness while dieting.
PS “Twin sister”: the “Japanese girl” diet is reminiscent of the French one.Same proteins, tiny portions, three meals and coffee for breakfast.