What do you associate Sweden with? Battle of Poltava, ABBA Team, Swedish Family or Swedish Wall? And she is also the birthplace of Anna Johansson, a doctor who has made a real revolution in nutrition, having come up with such a diet as the "6 Petal Diet".
The essence of the diet
You can calm down immediately, you do not need to eat only six petals a day, the diet is more varied and, in principle, does not include the consumption of flowers. Although Dr. Johansson promises that in a week in her diet you can lose 5 pounds, something that seems incredible result.
A horseshoe is a day of dieting when you can only eat a certain amount of one type of food. The order of the days is important, so you can even design a flower with six petals, write in each menu and a serial number and strictly follow the recommendations.
That, by the way, is the convenience of this diet. No need to guess what to eat. You clearly know your diet for the coming days.
This is, to some extent, a mono-diet, but the body does not have time to get used to one type of food and go into energy saving mode. In addition, studies have shown that mono-diets lasting less than a day are the most effective for burning fat.
The results in this diet are achieved through the alternation of proteins-carbohydrates and the reduction of the number of calories consumed. Eat one type of food every day and do not mix protein with carbohydrates, which allows you to break down fats more efficiently.
How you can cook food
Food can be boiled, cooked, cooked or steamed, but it is strictly forbidden to fry or add oil. In addition, the author suggests limiting coffee consumption to 1-2 small cups a day. Of course, without sugar. In her opinion, it is better to drink tea or mineral water without gas in an amount of at least 1. 5 liters per day. In no case, however, should you drink liquid food, only 30 minutes before a meal or an hour after.
And in order not to be overwhelmed by the feeling of hunger, divide all the food into 4-5 receptions. And you do not need to stay at regular intervals. Do you want to eat; He went and ate some. Well, or drank green tea.
You can follow the diet for two consecutive weeks. But do not forget to take a break at least two weeks before the next attempt.
With all this, the diet is contraindicated:
- Pregnant;
- breastfeeding mothers;
- With diseases of the liver, kidneys, pancreas, heart, endocrine system (especially diabetes).
- With anemia;
- With infections or immediately after illness.
- Worsening of any chronic disease.
And yet, although this is not an immediate contraindication, it will be difficult for you to follow such a diet if you work out. Therefore, it is better to save it for holidays.
Flower diet - a petal every day
And now let's take a closer look at what this Swedish lady thought.
first horseshoe
On the first day, it is recommended to eat only fish, but not more than 500 grams. Of course, this should not be eaten in one dose, but shared throughout the day. From these 500 grams you can make two cutlets, bake fish in the oven or on the grill, cook cooked even fish soup, which will consist of water, spices and fish.
An example menu might look like this:
- Breakfast: boiled perch fillet (cod, cod or pike perch).
- Lunch: lean fish (eg carp) cooked with dill and parsley or silver carp steak steaks.
- Snack: fish meatballs, fish in a double boiler or fish soup (without vegetables, only spices and herbs).
- Dinner: boiled perch or grilled fish.
Second horseshoe
You can treat yourself to 1500 grams of vegetables and herbs. It is better if it is a vegetable with a low glycemic index: zucchini, cauliflower, cucumbers, tomatoes, pumpkin. It is impossible only in canned food, because there is added sugar.
Of course, you do not need to limit yourself to salads and raw vegetables. You can make a stew, a pot or just drink a glass of vegetable juice, not bought from the store, of course.
- Breakfast: grated carrots with cinnamon or vanilla.
- Lunch: vegetable stew or mashed potatoes, vinaigrette.
- Snack: boiled potatoes, boiled cabbage or steamed vegetables.
- Dinner: salad, grilled vegetables.
third horseshoe
On the third day, you get a prize of 500 grams of chicken meat. Why an award? Yes, because from this quantity you can cook many delicious and nutritious things. By the way, spices and herbs can be included in the diet indefinitely in any of the days of the diet.
Suitable choices for dishes would be boiled chicken or cooked, chicken broth.
- Breakfast: boiled chicken fillet.
- Lunch: chicken breast baked in foil.
- Snack: chicken broth or grilled chicken.
- Dinner: boiled chicken fillet.
fourth horseshoe
Cereal Day. Absolutely any cereal, but not more than 200 grams (before cooking). You can pick one type and stick with it or make your own lots of cereal during the day. It is best to choose wild rice, millet, buckwheat, oatmeal.
- Breakfast: oatmeal in water.
- Lunch: buckwheat porridge in water with spices.
- Snack: rice porridge in water with sesame.
- Dinner: buckwheat porridge with herbs.
fifth horseshoe
For one day you should eat 500 grams of cottage cheese. Better, of course, if it is not very greasy. In addition, you can drink some kefir, low-fat yogurt or milk.
- Breakfast: low-fat cottage cheese with yogurt.
- Lunch: non-fat cottage cheese with milk.
- Snack: fat-free cottage cheese without additives.
- Dinner: low-fat cottage cheese with yogurt.
sixth horseshoe
At your disposal 1500 grams of any fruit. You can eat them raw, make salads or drink juices. It's up to you.
You can drink tea and mineral water every day, but exclude coffee or reduce consumption to a minimum. Yes, you have to give up sugar.
- Breakfast: two red apples with a cup of green tea.
- Lunch: one banana and three kiwis.
- Snack: a bunch of grapes and an orange.
- Dinner: two green apples.
seventh horseshoe
No, this is not a visual illusion. And, yes, you read the name of the diet correctly. There are actually six petals and you have to switch between six types of diet, but there is something as important as getting off the diet. The day you realize you can do anything.
The main thing this day is not to relax so much that you gain half of what you lost. Someone recommends a gradual exit and currently advises eating only those foods that you ate in your diet, slightly increasing their portions.
Proponents of radical methods say that the easy way is not for us and suggest that we spend the seventh day exclusively in water. Which of these two options do you like best - choose for yourself.
Of course, you can just shake your hand and dive back into the world of delicious cakes.
Because the diet is good
Will this diet help you if you decide to lose weight? Certainly yes, the Swedes did their best. If you try, you will lose weight by 0. 6 - 0. 9 kg per day.
Can you survive it without damage? Also a positive answer. The diet is quite simple and allows you to eat enough so that you do not look with longing and nostalgia for a piece of bread.
However, despite its effectiveness, "6 petals" still does not solve the problem of your future diet. Six days will pass from the diet and you will return to your normal diet and you will already return the lost pounds. So, even if you follow this diet, it is better to see it as an opportunity to take a step towards a healthier future.