The article provides a detailed description of the kefir diet for weight loss. The advantages and disadvantages of this diet are considered, the rules of use and contraindications are explained in detail. After familiarizing yourself with the many options proposed for such a diet, you can, depending on your goals, choose the right option for your body.
You will learn how to prepare the diet properly and how to get it out efficiently in order to maintain the results in the long run and not endanger your own health.
What is a kefir diet
The Kefir diet is a food system for a limited time, where kefir is a must -have food. . . Kefir is not only low in calories - it helps cleanse the body and remove toxins and excess fluids, that is, it has a health -promoting effect.
Frequent meals - kefir or kefir with others - even in small portions, make it easier to withstand restrictions than with complete starvation or a little diet used in other types of weight loss diets.
Rules: Can't and can't
To achieve impressive results, you must follow certain rules carefully:
- select kefir, from the date of release of which 2-3 days have elapsed, maximum 7;
- do not add sugar, honey and other sweets to kefir;
- be sure to drink water, preferably at least one and a half liters a day;
- do not drink water half an hour before and after meals (including kefir, which is equivalent to eating);
- for the duration of the diet, coffee intake (unlike the Japanese diet), salt, sugar, black tea are not included;
- take at least 1 teaspoon of pharmaceutical fiber or bran a day to saturate the body with the necessary ingredients;
- taking vitamins and minerals, this will prevent weakness and dizziness;
- food should be at least 6;
- give up heavy physical training, do at least some of the necessary exercises;
- at the end of the diet, to maintain the results, do a weekly kefir fast.
Diet choices
There are about a hundred options for kefir diet, as they say - for every taste. The most popular are the following.
Line up
The diet gets its name because of the turn of the "light" day, when only kefir is allowed - one and a half liters (1%), and the "dark" day, when some other products can be eaten. These include: boiled or grilled meat or fish, fresh vegetables and fruits, low-fat dairy products.
It is permissible to consume so many such products every day so as not to exceed 1500 kcal.The recommended diet period is from 7 to 21 days.. . . This frugal option is tolerated more easily than the others, more strictly, but the result will be lower.
Buckwheat-kefir
The buckwheat-kefir diet is very often used. To get results, you need at least 3 days, maximum 2 weeks. The diet is the same for all days. In the evening, you need to pour 150 g of buckwheat with boiling water in a ratio of 1: 2 and leave under cover overnight. You cannot cook cereal, this will reduce the amount of fiber.
During the day, in 6 meals, you should eat all the buckwheat and drink 1 liter of kefir. The important thing - kefir and buckwheat should be eaten separately, in one dose - cereals, the other - drinks.
Note!Perhaps this option is more suitable for someone - the replacement of the day of use of the product - buckwheat day, kefir day.
Kefir with apples
This option is used for 3-5 days, thismakes it possible to get rid of 3-5 kg of excess weight. . . For the whole day, one and a half liters of kefir and 0, 5-0, 6 kg of apples are intended. All this must be divided into 6 times, the last dose not more than 2 hours before bedtime. For digestive problems, it is better not to use.
There are variants of the "strict" diet with kefir and apples, which are very effective, but quite difficult to tolerate. But on this diet, you can lose weight up to 10 kg in 9 days - for this period it is planned. The first 3 days are allowed kefir (1%), the second 3 days - only apples. And the last 3 days - kefir with a fat content of 3%.
Kefir and vegetables
Kefir and vegetable diet is recommended for 7 days. From liquids, kefir, water and green tea are allowed. Vegetables can be eaten raw and cooked in unlimited quantities.Only potatoes are prohibited. . .
Cucumber-kefir
The cucumber-kefir version is one of the tastiest and lightest. During the day, should drink one and a half liters of kefir in 6 meals, eat 1 kg of cucumbers and 0, 3-0, 4 kg of boiled white fish.
Beetroot and kefir
The duration of the diet in combination with beets is 3 days. The usual dose of kefir and 1 kg of boiled beets is recommended daily, from which you can make a salad, by adding a little sour cream or butter. You need to eat a little, every 2 hours.
Attention!Intestinal disease is contraindicated, as diarrhea may occur.
Kefir-potatoes
The kefir-potato version involves the use of boiled potatoes in addition to kefir. This system is recommended for 3 days. Boil 3 large potatoes in water without salt. One potato for breakfast, 2 for lunch.The result is up to minus 5 kg.
Kefir with porridge
With such a diet, you have to choose one type of cereal.
Kefir-oatmeal
Duration - 10 days:
- breakfast - oatmeal over water (without sugar), a glass of kefir;
- lunch - 0. 15 kg of boiled chicken, vegetable salad, a glass of kefir;
- dinner - 0. 15 kg of low -fat cottage cheese, 1 piece, a glass of kefir
Kefir-rice
The duration of use of such a diet is 7 days. Every day - one and a half liters of kefir and rice porridge in unlimited amounts. You need to cook porridge like that without salt and sugar. If desired, you can add an apple at a daily rate.A week can seize your weight by 5 kg. . .
On dairy products
For 3-7 days, allowed to eat kefir and 0, 5 kg of cottage cheese. As a last resort, you can eat an apple without sugar. Such a dietallows you to get rid of 3 kg in 3 days.There are more difficult options, where you can only take kefir, milk and yogurt for 3-5 days, every 2 hours. The result can lose weight up to 7 kg.
Kefir with fruit
This option provides for the use of different fruits along with kefir. Only wine is prohibited. Restrictions apply to bananas - 1 piece is allowed per day and only during the day. The optimal period of use is 3-5 days, you can lose 5 kg.
- Kefir-banana dietallow the use of 1 liter of kefir and a bunch of bananas per day. You can prepare a banana-kefir cocktail with the addition of cinnamon or cocoa. Do not suffer from diabetes mellitus.
- Kefir-lemon selectionsuitable only for those who have everything perfectly with the gastrointestinal tract. You can take 2 lemons a day with kefir - eat it or squeeze the juice into water. You can maintain such a diet for no more than 3 days.
Egg-kefir
Another option for various diets is the use of 4 boiled eggs plus 1 liter of kefir. Green tea is allowed. No more than 3 days.
Kefir and chicken
Such a diet is planned for 6 days, and during that time you can lose weight up to 5 kg. The first 3 days are allowed only kefir and water, the second 3 days - 0, 3 kg of boiled chicken. Green tea is not prohibited.
Stars
According to rumors, many business stars show this diet experience on their own. 7 days guarantees weight loss of up to 4 kg. For today, 0. 5 liters of kefir plus supplements are included.
- Day 1: 0. 5 kg of baked potatoes
- Day 2: 0, 5 kg of cottage cheese.
- Day 3: 0, 5 kg of fruit (excluding bananas and grapes).
- Day 4: 0. 3-0. 5 kg of cooked chicken.
- Day 5: 0. 5 kg of carrots, 0. 15 kg each of prunes, dried apricots, raisins.
- Day 6: 1. 5 liters of mineral water.
- Day 7: 0. 5 kg of fruit.
Note!The last meal was 18. 00.
7 day menu
The seven -day kefir diet is included in the category of protein diet, if followed strictly, it can give remarkable results - weight up to 10 kg. Therefore, this option is most often used for weight loss.
Every day you should drink one and a half liters of kefir and add one product.
- Day 1: 0. 6 kg of boiled potatoes.
- Day 2: 150 g of boiled chicken.
- Day 3: 150 g of boiled beef (veal).
- Day 4: 150 g of boiled fish.
- Day 5: 150 g of boiled broccoli, 1 boiled carrot and 2 baked apples.
- Day 6: up to 2 liters of kefir, still water.
- Day 7: unlimited mineral water without gas, 0. 2 liters of kefir can be used.
Diet mono
The weight loss version of the express is a mono diet for 3 days. Kefir is allowed - 1. 5 liters for six doses - and water.The result is minus 3 kg.It is prohibited for people with pathology of the stomach, intestines, kidneys, heart, and is also not recommended for adolescents.
How long can you go on a diet
Having decided to use a kefir diet, you should prepare it, not eating heavy and fatty foods for several days. Therefore, it will be easier for the body to overcome further restrictions.The amount of weight loss depends on the chosen dietary option and the duration of its use.. . . For example, in a mono -diet for 3 days, you can easily lose weight from 1 to 3 kg, and in a week - up to 7 kg.
The mono diet, unlike the Ducan diet, is not recommended by doctors for periods longer than 3 days - you can harm the body. But the combined diet option, where other foods are available, can be used for 2 and 3 weeks. However, it is still recommended to see a doctor.
How to get out of this diet properly
Exit from any diet must be smooth, because for any period of time, even for 3 days, the body is accustomed to receiving food in small amounts. And if the next day you load it with a large amount of food, you will incur failure, or even disease.
Thereforein the first 2-3 weeks after the end of the diet, you should not eat fatty, sweet foods, pastries. . . And increase the amount of food eaten gradually, add the product 2 positions a day, no more. Do not drink alcohol and carbonated beverages.
Advantages and disadvantages
The Kefir diet, like any other, has undeniable advantages and disadvantages compared to the others and inevitable disadvantages.
Main advantages:
- does not require large investments and, like Maggi’s diet, does not require time to prepare complex meals;
- there is an opportunity to choose the most appropriate option;
- normalize the body's metabolic processes;
- promote the elimination of toxins and toxins;
- clean the large and small intestines;
- improve intestinal microflora, improve digestion in general;
- remove excess fluid and salt from the body;
- act quickly, the result is already visible on the third day;
- has a positive effect on the activity of the cardiovascular system;
- frequent meals make the process easier;
- in case of acute hunger, unplanned snacks are allowed.
The shortcomings include the following factors:
- if you leave the diet improperly, weight can go down quickly;
- can trigger disorders of the gastrointestinal tract;
- the combination of kefir with fruit can increase the acidity in the stomach.
Contraindications
Definitely because of using a kefir dietthere are a number of contraindications, violations of which will inevitably lead to adverse consequences:
- pregnancy and lactation;
- intolerance to dairy products;
- the presence of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys;
- adolescence.
After analyzing the information received, you can decide what the use of kefir diet for yourself by choosing the appropriate option.