This is such an interesting topic for us today.
Anyone who reads my blog regularly knows that I do not approve of extreme measures to achieve a quick result. But what people don't go to to quickly get rid of the hated pounds. Someone drinks soda to lose weight, someone starts eating packets of activated charcoal, hoping for an instant result.
Why do people continue to believe these methods can work? Because that's how we are made. We want everything at once. But that's philosophy, and today we apply things. Therefore, we will not discuss "why", we will see "how".
But at the beginning I want to warn you: you can lose weight significantly in a week, but this result will not be corrected for a long time, most of the lost pounds will return three days later, after you stop following the recommendations and return to the menu. habitual. At the same time, there will be a very strict and sparse 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 see just a few good reasons to lose weight ASAP. Or you have an important event on your nose and you need to clear everyone's nose, showing you what great shape you are in. Or, in this event, you must be wearing a certain outfit that you don't currently fit in. Or you're an athlete who doesn't make it into the weight group and urgently needs to lose a pound jump to weigh.
These reasons are important and justify the torment of hunger that lies ahead. You will shine at your best and then, like Cinderella, the clock will strike midnight and everything will be back to normal.
And if you think that you can last a week and lose 7 kilos and that result will stay with you forever, then I hasten to disappoint you. Not. It will not remain. Simply because the weight loss in the first week is mainly due to the removal of excess fluid from the body and the maximum emptying of the intestines. As you understand, such a result cannot last long.
How to lose weight in a week without damage
Now the most important point. During the seven days that you will lose weight, you will have a severe deficiency of vitamins and minerals. If you decide to start everything tomorrow, start taking multivitamins first thing in the morning. Of course, in a week it is unlikely that anything will happen to your balance of essential substances in the body, but it never hurts 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. So make sure you buy 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 wonderful if you continue to take one of these substances continuously after this diet.
Drinking plenty of water is also very important. I've already expressed my opinion about how much water a person needs a day, now I'll just repeat it: drink so your urine is always light. Do not try to drink a certain amount, you do not need to drink 2-3 liters, for many it even harms and leads to bloating. What is not the best way reflects in the weight.
It is possible to lose weight by 3-7 kg per week
It all depends on your body build and what shape you are in at the moment. If you are an athletic girl weighing 60 kg with a height of 160-165 cm, you can hardly lose more than 3 kg 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 strict adherence to the diet. There is no need to rejoice prematurely, I repeat, the effect will be extremely short, and even if after such a strict diet you immediately switch to proper nutrition, 2-3 kg will return in the first few days.
As I said, weight loss these days will be associated with the removal of excess fluid and maximum release from the intestines. Such a state is unnatural to the body and cannot remain in it for long without harm. The loss of body fat will not exceed 1-2 kg. It's physiology and you can't fool it.
The good news is that during this period the stomach and sides will be well inflated, as their volume significantly depends on the fullness of the digestive system. So, if you need to fit into certain jeans on a given day, that goal is quite achievable.
Well, with the theory over, let's get to the practice.
weekly slimming menu
The principle of weight loss remains the same as what I recommend for proper weight loss: a low-carb diet. Just really, really hard, on the verge of a foul. So listen to your body, if dizziness appears or the pressure drops unacceptably, stop the experiment, health is more expensive.
Here's what we'll do.
For the first three days we ate only protein. And just boiled.
This is necessary for the body to get rid of its own glucose stores and 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 uses its own fat to maintain bodily functions.
For the same purpose, we will not give him excess fat so that he will only spend his own. Instead, yes, but only in the minimal amounts needed, 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 tbsp every day. Yes, healthy fats are found in protein foods like fish and eggs, but in the modern food industry, their content is not that high. So don't forget this point.
Allowed products:
- Cooked meat. The ideal is chicken breast. It's pure protein
- Boiled eggs. Ideally just protein, remove the yolk
- Shrimp and steamed fish
- green tea (2-3 cups a day, but only if there are no problems with low blood pressure)
- pure enough water
All. Nothing else can be eaten for the first three days. If you have problems with stools, instead of flaxseed oil, you can eat a spoonful of flaxseeds in the morning. They have a slight laxative effect and the fiber they contain helps to improve intestinal motility.
I intentionally don't write serving sizes. Because depending on your weight and metabolic rate, the need for food is different. The important thing is not to feel hungry. And don't worry if you manage to eat an entire chicken breast in one sitting - protein can't turn into fat and anything the body doesn't need will simply be removed. This creates an additional load 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 stay as long as possible on protein days.
The menu might look like this:
- As soon as you wake up: a spoon of flaxseed oil and a glass of water
- Breakfast: steamed fish, coffee
- Snack: cooked lean meat, 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 veggies go. They are needed to cleanse the intestines of food residues as much as possible, restore normal digestion, and maintain a carbohydrate deficit. 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, passes through the entire gastrointestinal tract practically unchanged and contributes to the normalization of stools, which was probably a little complicated by the previous days of protein.
It is very important that the vegetables are fresh (i. e. raw). This is the only way to get the most out of them. Throw in a bell pepper and it will transform from a high-fiber product to a high-carb vegetable. Therefore, there is no need for experiments. We eat only what is indicated
approved products
- cucumber
- tomato
- white cabbage
- broccoli
- Pepper
- celery
- radish
- beet
- eggplant
You can eat them separately, you can make a salad with a spoonful of the same flaxseed oil, you can make a vegetable smoothie. Just don't fry, don't cook and don't boil. The main point is in the use of raw vegetables.
It's very difficult to eat vegetables, so don't limit yourself in quantity. Eat them whenever you feel hungry.
It is possible that you drink less these days as there is a lot of water in vegetables. Don't try to drink as much as you drank in the first three days.
Continue to use linseed oil.
Last day of the slimming week
On the seventh day, the diet will consist of kefir only. This is necessary to completely cleanse the intestines.
There is already a quantity limit. Drink 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 make it through all these days, congratulations, you have an iron character and an insatiable will to win. You will receive the reward on the morning of the eighth day, stepping on the scale.
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 pounds will return. Or you can move on to proper weight loss nutrition and consider the past week a sort of start, a powerful push to take 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 12-year-olds get on such diets, it won't do any good. During the growth period, if there are weight problems, you need to follow proper nutrition and not stick to strict diets. This will only make the situation worse.
In adulthood, especially in women, it is also worth approaching strict diets with caution. After all, excess weight can be caused not by malnutrition, but by dysfunctions in the hormonal system. Therefore, any experiment with nutrition should be performed after examination by an endocrinologist.
Take care of your health, spare parts for the body haven't been invented yet, don't use it ahead of time.
Well, that's all I have for today. Thank you for your attention.