This is such an interesting topic for us today.
Anyone who regularly reads my blog knows that I do not accept extreme measures to get a quick result. But what people do not go to in order to quickly get rid of the hated kilograms. Someone drinks fizzy drinks to lose weight, someone starts eating packs of activated charcoal, hoping for an immediate result.
Why do people still believe these methods can work? Because that's the way we are. We want it all at once. But this is philosophy, and today we have applied things. So we will not discuss the "why", we will look at the "how".
But at first I want to warn you: you can significantly lose weight in a week, but this result will not be solved 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 lean menu. Also, the method is pretty extreme, so think twice if it's worth it.
How to lose belly fat in a week at home
So, I just see a few good reasons to lose weight as quickly as possible. Or you have an important event on your nose and you need to clean everyone's nose, showing how great you are. Or, in this event, you have to wear a certain outfit that you don't fit in at the moment. Or you are an athlete who does not pass into the weight group and urgently need to throw off a one-pound heel to weigh.
These reasons are important and justify the torment of hunger that awaits you. You will shine at 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 stay with you forever, then I hasten to disappoint you. No. It won't stay. Simply because weight loss in the first week occurs mainly due to the removal of excess fluids from the body and maximum bowel emptying. As you understand, such a result cannot last long.
How to lose weight in a week without damage
Now the most important point. For those seven days of losing weight, you will be severely deficient in vitamins and minerals. If you decide to start it all tomorrow, start taking multivitamins in the morning. Sure, 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, make sure you buy flaxseed oil or fish oil and drink it every day. This is really important. You can also say that this is the most important condition for successful weight loss.
And it will be just wonderful if you keep taking any of these substances continuously after this diet.
Drinking enough water is also very important. I have already expressed my opinion on how much water a person needs per day, now I 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 is reflected in the weight.
It is possible to lose weight of 3-7 kg per week
It all depends on the constitution of your body and the shape you are in right now. If you are an athletic girl weighing 60kg with a height of 160-165cm, you can hardly expect to lose more than 3kg in such a short time. And if you weigh around 100 or more and suffer from edema, you can count on 7 or even 10 kg, with a strict adherence to the diet. There is 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, 2-3 kilograms will return in the first days.
As I said, weight loss these days will be associated with the removal of excess fluids and maximum bowel release. Such a state is not natural to the body and cannot remain there for long without damage. The loss of body fat will not be 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 hips will be well inflated, as their volume depends significantly on the fullness of the digestive system. So, if you need to adjust to certain jeans on a certain day, such a goal is quite achievable.
Well, with the theory over, let's move on to practice.
Weekly slimming menu
The principle for weight loss remains the same that I recommend for proper weight loss: a low carbohydrate diet. Just very, very hard, on the verge of a phallus. So listen to your body, if dizziness appears or the pressure drops unacceptable, then stop the experiment, health is more expensive.
Here is what we will do.
The first three days we eat only protein. And just boiled.
This is necessary so that the body gets rid of its glucose reserves and does not receive them with food. Glucose, which the body gets 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 excess fat so that he only spends his own. Rather, we will do it, but only in the minimum quantities required, in order not to harm your health. This is where fish oil or flaxseed oil will come to the rescue. You need to use them in the morning, 1 tablespoon per day. Yes, healthy fats are found in protein foods such as fish and eggs, but in the modern food industry their content is not that high. So don't forget this point.
Admitted products:
- Cooked meat. Ideally chicken breast. They are pure proteins
- Hard-boiled eggs. Ideally, just protein, remove the yolk
- Steamed shrimp and fish
- green tea (2-3 glasses a day, but only if there is no low blood pressure problem)
- enough plain water
All. Nothing else can be eaten in the first three days. If you have problems with stool, instead of flaxseed oil, you can eat a tablespoon of flaxseed in the morning. They have a mild laxative effect and the fiber they contain helps improve intestinal motility.
I don't intentionally write portion sizes. Because depending on weight and metabolic rate, the need for food is different. The important thing is not to be hungry. And don't worry about being able to eat a whole chicken breast at once - protein can't turn into fat, and anything your body doesn't 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 on time and not try to sit on the protein days as long as possible.
The menu might look like this:
- As soon as you wake up: a tablespoon 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 doesn't shine with variety. But the sacrifice is worth the result.
Menu for 3-6 days
After three days of protein, three days of vegetables will go. They are needed to cleanse the intestines of food waste as much as possible, restore normal digestion and maintain a carbohydrate deficit. Therefore, we will only eat vegetables that are composed of fiber and water and which are negative calorie foods. Fiber is also a carbohydrate, but it is practically not absorbed by the body, passes through the entire gastrointestinal tract practically unchanged and contributes to the normalization of stool, which was probably a little complicated from 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. Turn off a pepper and it will turn from a high-fiber product into a high-carbohydrate vegetable. So there is no need for experiments. We only eat what is indicated
Approved products
- cucumber
- tomato
- white cabbage
- broccoli
- pepper
- celery
- radish
- beet
- aubergine
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 don't fry, don't stew and don't boil. The point is in the use of raw vegetables.
It is very difficult to eat vegetables, so don't limit yourself to the quantity. Eat them whenever you are hungry.
It is possible that you will drink less these days, as there is a lot of water in the vegetables. Don't aim to drink as much as you did in the first three days.
Keep using flaxseed oil.
Last day of the slimming 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 exceed 1. 5 liters. It is better to use kefir with a fat content of 1%.
If you resist all these days, then congratulations, you have an iron temper and an unquenchable will to win. You will receive the reward on the morning of the eighth day by stepping on the scales.
What to do next with this result is up to you. You can live the day it all started and return to your previous regimen, with which the lost kilograms will return. Or you can switch to proper nutrition for weight loss and see last week as a kind of start, a powerful impetus to take new lows on the scale. You decide.
How to lose weight in a week for a woman over 50
And another warning as a postscript. A little bit of age restrictions. If 12-year-olds indulge in such diets, this will not lead to any good. During the growth period, if there are weight problems, it is necessary to follow a correct diet and not to follow 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 of 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 them out in advance.
Well, that's all I have for today. Thanks for your attention.