The food diet is one of the most effective, but also controversial, weight loss techniques. The purpose of the diet is not only to reduce weight, but also to cleanse the body and reduce the volume of the stomach.
Rules for the drinking diet
True to its name, the drinking diet involves completely avoiding solid foods for a full month. If the diet is followed correctly, one should not feel severe hunger, as the amount of food and the number of calories the body needs for life are not limited by the rules.
What is the essence of an alcoholic diet? Everything is very simple. All solid products are replaced with liquid products. You can drink as much as you want, or rather as much as you need to satisfy your hunger. Some rules should be clarified:
- Firstly, during a diet, it is forbidden not only to consume solid food, but also to chew, in principle. It is advisable to give up chewing gum, and there is a reason for that. According to the drinking diet system, the stomach is given 30 days of rest. And while chewing the gum, the stomach reflexively activates the same procedure for digesting food. Only in this case there is no food, which means that it begins to digest itself, which threatens with many acute diseases of the digestive system.
- Secondly, in addition to the liquids that enter 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.
- Thirdly, it is not possible to maintain an alcoholic 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 an alcoholic diet
It is thanks to its effectiveness that the diet has spread. The creators of the diet promise weight loss of 10 to 15 kilograms per month!
However, doctors are very wary of this diet. They believe that such a prolonged refusal of solid food has an extremely negative effect on the digestive system, disrupting the normal rhythm of his work developed over millennia.
In addition, an alcoholic diet has many contraindications. If you have chronic illnesses, be sure to check with your doctor before starting.
In order not to do serious harm to health, doctors recommend using an alcoholic diet not for a long time, but as fasting days, 1-2 days (not in a row! ) Per week.
Foods allowed on an alcohol-based diet
What Kind of Foods Should You Consume? Unlike other diets, drinking does not have a fixed 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.
Usually the diet is based on the following products: dairy products and fermented milk (kefir, drinking yoghurt, milk, cooked fermented milk, milkshake), juices and nectars, broths (meat, fish or vegetables), tea, coffee. It is recommended that you eliminate or reduce your sugar intake.
However, not all drinkable foods are allowed in the diet. Hence, alcohol is strictly prohibited. It should be noted that alcohol is prohibited in almost all diets, because it contributes to the set of extra pounds, and not to their loss.
Also, there are disputes about some products. One such product is smoothies. A smoothie is a fruit or vegetable cocktail. At the same time, smoothies from some products are liquid and drink very well, and from some they are very thick, almost like mashed potatoes. Hence the obvious rule: liquid smoothies on an alcoholic diet can be consumed without restrictions, but thick ones should be avoided.
There are many smoothie recipes, each of which is aimed at obtaining a specific group of vitamins. Preparation requires the ingredients for the desired smoothie and a blender. The preparation of the smoothie is very simple and accessible to everyone. All ingredients are peeled, pitted and ground with a blender until smooth.
Different recipes for healthy smoothies:
- Orange + grapefruit + lemon. This cocktail promotes weight loss, thanks to grapefruit in its composition, 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 weight loss.
- Orange + ginger + cucumber. Cucumber improves skin color and hydration. Ginger adds a unique flavor and helps burn fat.
- Strawberry + banana + mint + lime. Satisfy the feeling of hunger, having a reduced calorie content. Refreshes well on a hot day
Get out of the drinking diet
Like any other diet, an alcohol-based diet requires you to get out of it properly. Withdrawal from the diet should last at least 20 days. Gradually, it is necessary to accustom the stomach to soft foods, then to cereals, mashed potatoes, and then to solid foods.