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In the spring, in offices all over the country, women at lunch share secret diets that are sure to help.
The main advantages of the Japanese diet for the residents of our country are its availability and relative duration. There are no complicated and expensive ingredients, only two weeks of restrictions - and now you are showing up in jeans that did not fasten before. But to become a great geisha, you must follow the menu carefully.
Briefly about the main thing
The duration of the diet is 14 days. This is a low-calorie protein menu, you can practice such food no more than 2 times a year. The average result from the Japanese diet is 5-8 kg in 2 weeks. This menu is not suitable for pregnant women, lactating women, with gastritis and ulcers, as well as for people with liver, kidney and heart disorders. Before starting a diet, you should consult your doctor.
Original or speculation?
There will be no exotics - all products allowed in the Japanese diet have long been known to us. This is a definite plus, because the risk of allergies is minimized, and the necessary ingredients for cooking can be bought in any supermarket.
It is not known exactly why this diet is called Japanese. According to some sources, it was invented in a Tokyo clinic, according to others, the name was inspired by the simplicity and clear diet plan, following which gives the expected inspiring result (quite the Japanese way: act according to the rules, try moregood and you will be rewarded).
The Japanese diet is popular all over the world, it is characterized by moderation in the composition and caloric content of allowed foods, this makes it also related to the traditional diet of the Far East. Japanese nutritionist Naomi Moriyama is sure that the youth and longevity of her compatriots allow them to keep a relatively small amount of carbohydrates in their daily menu and in small portions.
According to Moriyama, the Japanese consume an average of 25% fewer calories than residents of any other country. In Japan, for example, it is not customary to eat chips, chocolate, sweets, and the Japanese in general learned about butter only at the beginning of the twentieth century from Europeans and still treat it with suspicion. That is, choosing healthy foods in moderation is a national trait of Japanese culture. And the Japanese diet for 14 days fully complies with this requirement, despite the formal differences with the usual diet of ordinary residents of the Pacific state.
The "Samurai" rules of the Japanese diet
The main satiating substance in the diet is protein obtained from chicken eggs, chicken meat, beef, fish and dairy products. Carbohydrates are present in crackers and some of the allowed vegetables, fats are in olive oil, which is allowed to be used for cooking and salad dressing, as well as in meat and fish.
Fibers are found in abundance in vegetables and fruits, the amount of which is not adjusted even in a few days of the diet, so the stomach will most likely do its job well. Coffee and green tea not only keep you energized, but also contain healthy antioxidants (that's why it's important to choose high-quality tea and coffee, always natural, without flavorings and additives).
However, such a diet still cannot be called balanced and following it for more than two weeks is dangerous for health. But even in these 14 days, your body may respond badly to a reduction in the amount of carbohydrates in the menu: in this case, you will feel body aches, weakness and headaches. Then you should easily abandon the strict menu and consult a doctor.
The drinking regime in the Japanese diet is particularly important. Drink plenty of plain, non-carbonated water at room temperature to help not only keep the stomach feeling full, but also to ensure the elimination of processed animal protein.
The main condition for the success of the Japanese diet is strict adherence to its plan. You cannot confuse the days and, at will, replace one product with another, even similar. The only exception can be, perhaps, only morning coffee - it can be replaced with a cup of green tea without sugar. It is advisable to refuse salt for the entire duration of the diet, but if this prohibition is critical for your tastes, then add salt to food minimally.
A small number of meals a day (only three instead of the healthier 5-6) and no snacks can also be difficult in the Japanese diet, be prepared for this. Eat dinner at least a few hours before bed and start your morning with a glass of water on an empty stomach - this is good for your metabolism and allows you to better endure the lack of breakfast.
Since the Japanese diet is strict, it is highly undesirable to introduce it from the breast. If you decide to lose weight on such a menu, prepare yourself psychologically and prepare your body, at least a few days before the start of the diet, giving up sweets, fast food and reducing the usual portion size.
14 Day Japanese Diet Shopping List
- Coffee beans or ground - 1 package
- Green tea of your favorite variety (without additives and flavor) - 1 package
- Fresh chicken eggs - 2 dozen
- Sea fish fillet - 2 kg
- Lean beef, fillet - 1 kg
- Chicken fillet - 1 kg
- Extra virgin olive oil - 500 ml
- White cabbage - 2 medium forks
- Fresh carrots - 2-3 kg
- Zucchini, eggplant - 1 kg in total
- Fruits (except bananas and grapes) - 1 kg in total
- Tomato juice - 1 l
- Kefir - 1 l
- Lemon - 2 pieces.
Menu for the brave
The composition of the Japanese diet is often compared to the "chemical diet" - a food plan invented by the American doctor Osama Hamdiy to treat obesity in diabetics. Like the Hamdia diet, the Japanese diet benefits from the effect of drastically reducing carbohydrate intake while increasing protein. As a result, the chemistry of the body's metabolic processes is rebuilt, accumulated fat is quickly burned and strengthened muscles prevent the formation of new ones.
In the Japanese diet, changes in schedule and diet are not allowed. If you want to achieve the result, you must follow the diet plan exactly.
First day
Breakfast: coffee without sugar and milk.
Lunch: 2 boiled eggs, boiled cabbage with vegetable oil and a glass of tomato juice.
Dinner: 200 g boiled or fried fish.
The second day
Breakfast: a slice of rye bread and coffee without sugar.
Lunch: 200 g of boiled or fried fish with boiled cabbage and vegetable oil.
Dinner: 100 g of boiled beef and a glass of yogurt.
third day
Breakfast: a slice of toasted rye bread, or a cookie without yeast without additives, coffee without sugar.
Lunch: zucchini or eggplant fried in vegetable oil, in any quantity.
Dinner: 200 g of boiled beef without salt, raw cabbage in vegetable oil and 2 boiled eggs.
The fourth day
Breakfast: a small fresh carrot with the juice of a lemon.
Lunch: 200 g of boiled or fried fish and a glass of tomato juice.
Dinner: 200 g of any fruit.
The fifth day
Breakfast: a small fresh carrot with the juice of a lemon.
Lunch: boiled fish and a glass of tomato juice.
Dinner: 200 g of any fruit.
The sixth day
Breakfast: coffee without sugar.
Lunch: boiled chicken without salt (500 g) with a salad of fresh cabbage and carrots in vegetable oil.
Dinner: small fresh carrots and 2 boiled eggs.
The seventh day
Breakfast: green tea.
Lunch: 200 g of boiled beef without salt.
Dinner: 200 g of fruit or 200 g of boiled or fried fish, or 2 eggs with fresh carrots in vegetable oil, or boiled beef and 1 glass of kefir.
the eighth day
Breakfast: coffee without sugar.
Lunch: 500 g of boiled chicken without salt and carrot and cabbage salad in vegetable oil.
Dinner: small fresh carrots with vegetable oil and 2 boiled eggs.
The ninth day
Breakfast: medium carrot with lemon juice.
Lunch: 200 g of boiled or fried fish and a glass of tomato juice.
Dinner: 200 g of any fruit.
the tenth day
Breakfast: coffee without sugar.
Lunch: 50 g of cheese, 3 small carrots in vegetable oil and 1 boiled egg.
Dinner: 200 g of any fruit.
The eleventh day
Breakfast: coffee without sugar and a slice of rye bread.
Lunch: zucchini or eggplant fried in vegetable oil, in any quantity.
Dinner: 200 g of boiled beef without salt, 2 boiled eggs and fresh cabbage in vegetable oil.
The twelfth day
Breakfast: coffee without sugar and a slice of rye bread.
Lunch: 200 g of boiled or fried fish with fresh cabbage in vegetable oil.
Dinner: 100 g of boiled beef without salt and a glass of kefir.
The thirteenth day
Breakfast: coffee without sugar.
Lunch: 2 boiled eggs, cabbage boiled in vegetable oil and a glass of tomato juice.
Dinner: 200 g of boiled or fried fish in vegetable oil.
the fourteenth day
Breakfast: coffee without sugar.
Lunch: boiled or fried fish (200 g), fresh cabbage with olive oil.
Dinner: 200 g of boiled beef, a glass of yogurt.
It is believed that such a diet is one of the longest and the result obtained in it can last up to three years. But, of course, the dream will remain unattainable if, after the end of the restrictions, you start to overeat.
Fast does not mean good
It should be noted that among experts there is also an opinion that diets that have a name most often do not work or even harm. Endocrinologist and dietician Irina Tatarnikova says that weight loss should be gradual, and the cardinal hypocaloric food itself leads to breakdown and can even cause depression. The fact is that a person begins to reproach himself for weakness, but in fact his diet was simply unbalanced.
"Here, diets with an extremely low number of calories are used, starvation, for which a person is not ready. Therefore, extreme methods are effective only at the initial stage, but then there will be a breakdown - and the weight will return with arevenge, says the expert.
The nutritionist also explains that for most people, long breaks between main meals, such as skipping breakfast, will lead to overindulgence at dinner.
- Do not try to lose weight - in general, you should forget this phrase, because trying - from the word "torture", and losing weight - from the word "bad". Having said that, we are not setting ourselves up for positive weight loss, the dietitian concludes. Irina advises to think that by limiting ourselves without fanaticism, we first of all make ourselves healthier.