Are there diets that do not harm the body? After all, people often harm their health when striving for an ideal figure. The headlines of online publications promise to quickly get rid of extra pounds in almost a week, you just need to "sit" on buckwheat, apples, watermelon, etc. Let's look at one of the diets that will help get rid of excess weight and not watch a constant feeling of hungerfeel - the egg diet. But, like any method of losing weight, the egg diet has a number of contraindications.
Why the Egg Diet: What Nutritionists Say
First of all, nutritionists focus on the fact that any weight loss and diet should be discussed with your family doctor, nutritionist, gastroenterologist and other specialized specialists. Especially if you have health problems or digestive system diseases. Self-experimentation with diets can do harm, not help. As a result, obesity returns at a catastrophic rate, and with it comes gastrointestinal (GIT) problems.
But back to the egg diet: such a diet includes a mandatory breakfast with eggs, other products of the day and evening menu are discussed individually with a specialist. The egg diet has several options: for a week, 2 weeks or for a whole month. Eggs are a unique product that contains the full range of amino acids, proteins, minerals, vitamins, etc. necessary for the human body. The special value of eggs lies in their almost complete digestibility by the body, in contrast to a number of other "diet products".
Who is the egg diet contraindicated for?
Despite the simplicity of the egg diet and all the usefulness of eggs, for some people this method of losing weight is contraindicated. It is not recommended to "sit down" on an egg diet:
- in inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract - gastritis, peptic ulcer, colitis. Any weight correction in such cases will be condemned by the attending physician, since in addition to eggs, citrus fruits are included in the diet and can lead to an imbalance in acidity.
- Tendency to constipation, and vice versa - diarrhea. This is a signal of problems with metabolism, the work of the gastrointestinal tract, which does not require losing weight. A specialist consultation
- Diseases of the heart and blood vessels, especially atherosclerosis, since eggs are rich in cholesterol
- Diseases of the liver and kidneys
- oncological diseases
- pregnancy and breast feeding period
- individual intolerance and allergy to eggs and citrus fruits.
Here's how the egg diet works: goals, goals, results
In any variant of the egg diet, mainly boiled eggs "in a bag" are used, as well as boiled, scrambled or poached eggs. For 1 week of the egg diet, you can lose 2-3 kilograms if you follow the scheme of 6 eggs /Keep 6 oranges a day Be sure to drink clean water, green tea, fruit drinks or compotes without sugar between meals.
If you want to follow the 14-day egg diet, eggs and oranges (or other citrus fruits) will be suggested for breakfast, and a customized menu will be developed for lunch and dinner. With the obligatory presence of protein, a minimum of carbohydrates, the rejection of fried foods. With such a diet, the result of losing excess weight is individual. But nutritionists note that on average they manage to lose 7 kg.
If you want to use a 4 week egg diet for the first 2 weeks, a 2 week version is used, then what is known as the result fixation diet is added. Boiled low-fat fish and meat varieties predominate in the diet, the amount of fiber-containing foods is increased to improve bowel function. Such a diet helps to lose up to 25 kilograms of excess fat accumulations. It's important to stay hydrated and avoid eating half-cooked and raw eggs.
So, for a week of the egg diet, you can correct the figure, tighten the skin. In 2 weeks - to get a tangible result in weight loss, and in 4 weeks - to consolidate the result, normalize digestion and get used to a healthy diet. However, to maintain harmony, a healthy diet is not enough, you need to be physically active or play sports.