This is such an interesting topic for us today.
Those who regularly read my blog know that I do not welcome extreme measures to achieve a quick result. But what people don’t go to in order to quickly throw off the hated kilograms. Someone drinks soda for weight loss, someone starts eating packs of activated charcoal, hoping for an instant result.
Why do people continue to believe that these methods can work? Because that's how we're made. We want everything at once. But this is philosophy, and today we have applied things. So we will not argue "why", we will look at "how".
But at the beginning I want to warn you: you can lose weight significantly in a week, but this result will not be fixed for a long time, most of the lost kilograms will return three days later after you stop following the recommendations and return to the usual menu. At the same time, there will be a very strict and meager menu. In addition, the method is quite extreme, so think twice if it's worth it.
How to lose belly fat in a week at home
So, I see only a few good reasons to lose weight as quickly as possible. Or you have an important event on your nose and you have to wipe everyone's nose, showing what great shape you are in. Or, at this event, you must be in a certain outfit that you don’t fit in at the moment. Or you are an athlete not passing into the weight group and you urgently need to throw off a heel of a kilo for weighing.
These reasons are important and justify the torment of hunger that lies ahead of you. You will shine in your finest hour, and then, like Cinderella, the clock will strike twelve and everything will return to normal.
And if you think that you will endure a week and lose 7 kilograms and this result will remain with you forever, then I hasten to disappoint you. No. Will not remain. Simply because weight loss in the first week occurs mainly due to the removal of excess fluid from the body and maximum emptying of the intestines. As you understand, such a result cannot last long.
How to lose weight in a week without harm
Now the most important point. For those seven days that you will lose weight, you will have a severe deficiency of vitamins and minerals. If you decide to start everything tomorrow, then start taking multivitamins right in the morning. Of course, in a week something is unlikely to happen to your balance of essential substances in the body, but it doesn’t hurt to play it safe.
In the diet that I will give you, there will be almost no fat. And the body needs it for healthy functioning. Therefore, be sure to purchase flaxseed oil or fish oil and drink it daily. This is really important. You can even say that this is the most important condition for successful weight loss.
And it will be just wonderful if you continue to take one of these substances on an ongoing basis after this diet.
Drinking enough water is also very important. I have already expressed my opinion about how much water a person needs per day, now I will just repeat: drink so that your urine is always light. Do not try to drink a certain amount, you do not have to drink 2-3 liters, for many it even harms and leads to swelling. What is not the best way reflected in the weight.
Is it possible to lose weight by 3-7 kg per week
It all depends on your body constitution and on what form you are in at the moment. If you are an athletic girl weighing 60 kg with a height of 160-165 cm, then you can hardly expect to lose more than 3 kg in such a short time. And if you weigh about 100 or more and suffer from edema, then you can count on 7 or even 10 kg, with strict adherence to the diet. No need to rejoice prematurely, I repeat, the effect will be extremely short-lived, and even if after this strict diet you immediately switch to proper nutrition, then 2-3 kilograms will return in the first few days.
As I said, weight loss these days will be associated with the removal of excess fluid and the maximum release of the intestines. Such a state is not natural for the body and it cannot stay in it for a long time without harm. The loss of body fat will be no more than 1-2 kg. It's physiology and you can't fool it.
The good news is that during this time, the stomach and sides will be well inflated, since their volume significantly depends on the fullness of the digestive system. So if you need to fit into certain jeans on a certain day, then such a goal is quite achievable.
Well, with the theory finished, let's move on to practice.
Weekly weight loss menu
The principle of losing weight remains the same that I recommend for proper weight loss: a low-carbohydrate diet. Only very, very tough, on the verge of a foul. So listen to your body, if dizziness appears or pressure drops unacceptably, then stop the experiment, health is more expensive.
Here's what we'll do.
The first three days we eat only protein. And only boiled.
This is necessary so that the body gets rid of its own reserves of glucose and does not receive them with food. Glucose, which the body obtains from carbohydrates, is the easiest energy to absorb, and when the body stops receiving it, it starts using its own fat to maintain bodily functions.
For the same purpose, we will not give him extra fat so that he spends only his own. Rather, we will, but only in the minimum required quantities, so as not to harm health. This is where fish oil or flaxseed oil will come to the rescue. You need to use them in the morning, 1 tablespoon every day. Yes, healthy fats are found in protein foods such as fish and eggs, but in the modern food industry, their content is not so high. So don't forget this point.
Allowed products:
- Cooked meat. Ideally chicken breast. It's pure protein
- Boiled eggs. Ideally, only protein, remove the yolk
- Steamed shrimp and fish
- green tea (2-3 glasses per day, but only if there are no problems with low blood pressure)
- enough plain water
All. Nothing else can be eaten in the first three days. If you have problems with stool, then instead of flaxseed oil, you can eat a spoonful of flax seeds in the morning. They have a slight laxative effect, and the fiber they contain helps to improve intestinal motility.
I intentionally do not write portion sizes. Because depending on your weight and metabolic rate, the need for food is different. The important thing is not to feel hungry. And do not worry that you are able to eat a whole chicken breast in one sitting - protein cannot turn into fat and everything that the body does not need will simply be removed. This creates an additional burden on the liver and kidneys, but in 3 days there will be no harm to health. The main thing is to stop in time and not try to sit on protein days for as long as possible.
The menu might look like this:
- As soon as you wake up: a spoonful of linseed oil and a glass of water
- Breakfast: steamed fish, coffee
- Snack: boiled lean beef, green tea
- Lunch: chicken breast
- Snack: boiled egg, green tea
- Dinner: chicken breast
Yes, the diet these days does not shine with variety. But the sacrifice is worth the result.
Menu for 3-6 days
After three protein days, three vegetable days will go. They are needed in order to maximally cleanse the intestines of food waste, restore normal digestion and maintain a deficit of carbohydrates. Therefore, we will only eat vegetables that are made up of fiber and water and are negative calorie foods. Fiber is also a carbohydrate, but it is practically not absorbed by the body, it passes through the entire gastrointestinal tract practically unchanged and contributes to the normalization of the stool, which was probably a little complicated by the previous protein days.
It is very important that the vegetables are fresh (i. e. raw). This is the only way to get the most out of them. Put out a bell pepper and it will turn from a product with a high content of fiber into a vegetable with a high content of carbohydrates. So there is no need for experiments. We eat only what is indicated
Approved Products
- cucumber
- tomato
- white cabbage
- broccoli
- bell pepper
- celery
- radish
- beet
- eggplant
You can eat them separately, you can make a salad with a spoon of the same linseed oil, you can make a vegetable smoothie. Just do not fry, do not stew and do not boil. The whole point is in the use of raw vegetables.
It is very difficult to eat vegetables, so do not limit yourself in quantity. Eat them every time you feel hungry.
It is possible that you will drink less these days, as there is a lot of water in vegetables. Don't aim to drink as much as you did on the first three days.
Continue to use flaxseed oil.
Last day of weight loss week
On the seventh day, the diet will consist only of kefir. This is necessary in order to completely cleanse the intestines.
There is already a quantity limit. Drink it at any time, but the total amount should not be more than 1. 5 liters. It is best to use 1% fat kefir.
If you hold out all these days, then congratulations, you have an iron character and an unquenchable will to win. You will receive the reward in the morning of the eighth day by standing on the scales.
What to do next with this result is up to you. You can live the day for which everything was started and return to your previous regimen, with which the lost kilograms will return. Or you can move on to proper nutrition for weight loss and consider the past week a kind of start, a powerful impetus to taking new lows on the scales. You decide.
How to lose weight in a week for a woman over 50
And one more warning as a postscript. A little about age restrictions. If children of 12 years old indulge in such diets, then this will not lead to anything good. During the growth period, if there are problems with weight, you need to follow proper nutrition, and not sit on strict diets. This will only make the situation worse.
In adulthood, especially women, it is also worth approaching strict diets with caution. Excess weight, after all, can be caused not by malnutrition, but by malfunctions in the hormonal system. Therefore, any experiments with nutrition should be carried out after examination by an endocrinologist.
Take care of your health, spare parts for the body have not yet been invented, do not wear it out ahead of time.
Well, that's all I have for today. Thank you for your attention.