Proper buckwheat diet to lose weight

If a French or Japanese woman can't even imagine how to cook buckwheat every day, then a resident of our country will not see anything reprehensible or terrible in this idea. Buckwheat diet for weight loss has long been known and even helps many. However, like all mono-diets, it has many contraindications. . .

What will give such a diet

Due to the nutritional value and vitamin content of buckwheat, this mono-diet (even if not enriched with other components) is not as dangerous as a diet based on a single product - rice, bananas, kefir.

Weight loss will be achieved quickly. It is true that if you do not get out of the diet properly, the work will be in vain.

The main buckwheat diet is based on 100% nutrition of this grain.This applies to steamed buckwheat (fried) without butter, milk, frying, sauces.

But there are also known diet options that can be added to porridge with vegetables, fermented dairy products (low-fat kefir, sugar-free yogurt), sugar-free fresh juices, honey and dried fruits.

Any output:- 10 kg per week. . .

How buckwheat works

It contains grainscomplex carbohydrates. . . Once in the gastrointestinal tract, these carbohydrates are broken down for hours. Thus - a feeling of satiety that comes quickly and lasts 3-4 hours.

However, the caloric content of buckwheat is minimal (110 kcal when cooked in water). For the adult body, a portion of 50-100 grams of porridge will be energetically small, so it will draw energy from reserves by breaking down the accumulated fat.

Important: the result may not be visible for the first 2-3 days (the body will be able to "cut" the carbohydrates in buckwheat). But on the 4th day, the effect will be surprising. In addition, the heavier a person is before the diet, the faster he will lose weight.

Basic rules for losing weight in buckwheat meal

1. Finish your last dinner by 6 p. m. At night - no, no (not even buckwheat).
2. If the steamed grain turns out hard, mix it with kefir (fat-free).
3. It is necessary to leave the diet smoothly, otherwise the "burned" will return in the next 2-3 weeks.
4. Take a multivitamin. No matter how useful this porridge is, it does not contain "everything". If you ignore this rule, you can seriously damage your health.
5. Daily meals should be 4 or 5.
6. It is necessary to take a six-month break between courses of such diets with a complete and balanced diet. The body must have time to replenish the supply of substances necessary for vital activity lost in a mono-diet.
7. To drink water. Constantly, but not more than once a glass. The water must be clean, non-carbonated (drink mineral water or filter). The minimum daily water intake is 1. 5 liters (if you have high growth and impressive volumes, drink more, 2 liters). Coffee and tea are allowed, but sweet and without fanaticism.
8. Eat each part of buckwheat slowly, chewing with a spoon.

Only grains should be cooked

Ideally yes, the diet is based only on buckwheat steamed in boiling water.

However, even strong men can rarely tolerate such a diet (let alone women, thin and weak). Therefore, nutritionists are allowed to indulgence in the form of fresh vegetables (lungs - cucumbers, tomatoes), lean cooked vegetable marrow and nuts.

Add bran to buckwheat - this will diversify the taste of porridge and help cleanse the intestines.

Is it possible to cook buckwheat incorrectly for a diet?

Yes, you don'tsteamand cook.

Grind buckwheat before cooking. Do not sow the grain "by eye".

Do the following: pour 1 part of buckwheat (for example, an average of 200 g per day), 2, 5 parts of boiling water (in this case, 500 g of water). Cover the box with a lid (or other container), wrap this "structure" with a thick towel.

Cook in the evening, buckwheat will be ready in the morning.

Important: no salt or sugar should be added! Also prohibited oils, spices. As a person tries to improve the taste of buckwheat, even low-calorie dill, even with curry, "starts" the appetite and the person wants to eat more.

Alternative cooking method

Buckwheat can not be boiled, because it is believed that due to boiling, cereals lose many useful properties.

You can save more on buckwheat,Pour in cold boiled water or milk, not with boiling water. . . Vessels should be tightly closed and refrigerated for 14-16 hours. After that, buckwheat will swell, soften and be ready for use.

Why grains should not be salted?

Salt has no calories and in no way affects the caloric content of foods. However, salt helps our body retain water.

If the "white poison" stops entering the body, subcutaneous water reserves will be released. This is a plus in the treatment of cellulite and helps to lose weight before the holidays (after all, the figure becomes thinner before our eyes), but it is dangerous for long-term nutrition, because you need salt. Its constant deficiency threatens dehydration and other dangerous conditions.

Benefits of buckwheat diet

1. The diet does not loosen the body as much as other mono diets. Buckwheat contains more protein than other cereals. And porridge contains fiber, iron (as well as magnesium, iodine, phosphorus, potassium), amino acids and B vitamins.
2. Savings - for 2 weeks to lose weight, women save a tidy amount (only for new clothes, because after the apparent weight loss, many are finally looking forward to buying smaller clothes).
3. The diet will appeal to busy women - they do not need to cook over.
4. The diet is suitable for people with gluten intolerance, because it does not contain buckwheat.

Disadvantages, contraindications

It's still a mono-energy supply - it means all of that. The diet is 100% contraindicatedpregnant and lactating women, after a complex illness and even during spring beriberiwhen the body is weakened and needs maximum vitamins and minerals.

Also, the diet is not suitable for athletes and manual workers - such a diet does not have enough energy for a normal lifestyle.

As for medical contraindications, it is impossible to sit on buckwheat:

• chronic diseases;
• hypertension;
• young age (up to 12 years);
• diabetes mellitus (both types 1 and 2);
• kidney disease;
• heart disease;
• low hemoglobin, anemia (fainting, dizziness will tell about them - the diet further reduces the amount of hemoglobin in the blood);
• intestinal problems (constant buckwheat will aggravate them with the appearance of swelling, pain, congestion);
• sleep disorders, irritability, inability to concentrate (glucose deficiency will aggravate this condition).

Lack of minerals and vitamins can have the "opposite effect" in appearanceproblems with the appearance of hair, nails, dermis(including sagging skin, stretch marks).

They can start due to protein deficiencyMelt the muscles, so if you work out with your own relief at the gym, the buckwheat diet is not for you.

Strict diet is also prohibited during stress and depression - improper diet will aggravate such a situation. . . Of course, if stress does not cause excess weight - then losing weight on a daily basis, on the contrary, will cheer and inspire.

Finally, doctors warn that losing weight in this way is contraindicated,preparing for a complex operation. . . Do not remove nutrients from the body - the body will need them during recovery.

Express weight loss

A three-day buckwheat emptying diet is rare. It is believed that it is suitable for weight loss on the abdomen before the holiday, for which you want to wear "very" tight clothes.

1. Breakfast: 50 g of steamed buckwheat (dry weight) + a glass of hot green tea without sugar and honey.
2. Snack: 50 g of buckwheat + a glass of water (clean, still).
3. Supper: 100 g of buckwheat + a cup of sugar-free tea.
4. Supper: 50 g of steamed grain + a glass of "empty" tea.

Important: 2-3 weeks before emptying, it is worth preparing by slowly reducing the diet. Do the same thing 3-4 times after the diet. You can't rely on pork cakes and a frying pan, then take a "union" with dried buckwheat for three days and then return to the cakes. Without proper entry and exit, the diet will bring nothing but extra pounds (because the body, "afraid" of a sharply cut diet, will decide to re-starve and rush to store any calories that enter the body. In fat).

Menu for the week

Preparation for the diet

Three weeks before the planned start of the buckwheat diet, gradually reduce the portions.. . . Cook foods that require heat treatment and completely avoid fried foods.

Try not to salt your food a week before you start your diet (or at least add a little salt). Cut the sugar.

Make a kefir-buckwheat meal so that the body gets used to the future nutrition and does not become stressed for it.

We are sitting on buckwheat

Traditionally, the diet is not prescribed for 3, 7 days (menu for each day) - this is the "trial" period of the buckwheat diet. Such foods can be repeated for another week, extending the days of buckwheat for 14 days. But no more!

The daily intake of cereals is between 150 and 250 g(grind dry, ready buckwheat). You can cook both fried (brown) and green buckwheat.

To keep for 2 weeks, add 100 g of dried fruits (daily intake) of buckwheat, a portion of green vegetables, 2–3 unsweetened fruits, a teaspoon of honey, juice, low-fat kefir. You can cook 100 g of boiled beef for dinner.

Important: To make milk useful, take 1% kefir and yogurt, not 0% fat. Nutritionists have already proven that calcium is not absorbed from "empty" sour milk.

How to set up a daily diet. . .

1. Breakfast: 50 g a portion of steamed buckwheat + a cup of black, sugar-free coffee.
2. Snack: a handful of dried fruit (they can be different every day, but if you prefer variety, use blends). Or: a glass of unsweetened nonfat yogurt, kefir.
3. Supper: 100 g part of buckwheat + a cup of tea.
4. Second snack: light vegetables, but not starchy (cucumber, tomato, bell pepper). It can be replaced with a glass of tomato juice (home-made, unsalted) or low-calorie fruit: apples, plums, pears, grapefruits, oranges.
5. Supper: 50 g of steamed buckwheat, low-fat kefir (kefir - optional).

Important: if you do not feel any changes in 5 days of the diet (without interfering with forbidden foods), this diet is not suitable for you due to the characteristics of the body, and you should try to lose another weight. But this happens very rarely.

The life tricks of a two-week buckwheat diet

First of all, not everyone agrees to eat unsalted buckwheat, so they add salt to it when steaming. Do this, it is better to cook the grains and, as shown aboveAdd salt before serving. . . Thus, buckwheat will receive less "white poison" - on the tip of a knife. By the way, it is better to use sea salt, it is healthier.

An alternative to salt is soy sauce. However, it is important to buy a natural fermentation product from soy, not a "periodic table" offered by most stores.

Second, if a 100% buckwheat diet is not an option for you, you can try these options:

• fresh tomatoes + feta cheese (or fetax) + cilantro sprigs + 3-4 drops of live olive oil in buckwheat;
• half-boiled chicken breast + small fresh cucumber + a sprig of dill;
• baked mushrooms with onions (lean) + a sprig of parsley;
• grated young carrots, flavored with drops of lemon juice;
• fresh bell pepper + feta.

In this case, steamed buckwheat is used as a side dish, and the supplements described above are used as a main dish.

Yes, with such a diet you will not lose 10 kg, but 100% buckwheat is guaranteed to eat healthier and lose weight. In addition, do not hate yourself in this too much grain, nor in the market. And a nice bonus: the weight lost with such a diet will not return so quickly.

Get out of the diet

This is a whole science.

It's too early to look at cakes and baked pumpkin.

For the first 4-5 days, skip one of the meals 100% buckwheat. . . In other ways, add lean fish to the diet (preferably boiled or steamed - the body accustomed to fats may not like fried food). Also buy vegetables and fruits (more), dairy products, cook eggs.

Consume dietary soups. You've probably stopped loving buckwheat. Replace it with other grains (rice, corn, oatmeal).

And still drink plenty of fluids, mostly clean water!

The opinions of real women

Buckwheat diet is shared in forums, opinion sites, social networks. Such a diet is believed to be effective, but it is the last resort, because mono-nutrition is often dangerous.

The right to joy and pride

The diet works (still with such and such a meager diet). This is confirmed not only by the small and long-lasting "rooms" of praise, but also by "before and after" photographs. But not everyone can stand it.

Satisfied women (and men) reported the following results:

• rapid weight loss, prenatal, return to pre-holiday form - people actually lose 10 kg in buckwheat;
• In addition to weight loss, cellulite disappears;
• have experience of girls who follow a diet (+ raw vegetables) and successfully participate in strength training;
• diet helps with biliary dyskinesia (with exacerbation);
• There is no need to count calories, strengthen your brain, prepare new diets every day (especially if you do not have funds for non-seasonal products such as celery or asparagus).

Video review of a satisfied woman who lost 20 kg quickly with traditional, fried buckwheat:

Criticism and failed weight loss

The main disadvantage of this diet is that you can hate buckwheat for years and refuse to touch it in any form.

Also comments complain:

• If you lose weight quickly with a weight of up to 70 kg, you can face a dangerous complication - prolapse of the kidneys (sometimes even causing pyelonephritis);
• not everyone on this diet loses 10-20 kg, some can hardly lose 5 kg (and this is a two-week buckwheat without additional products);
• They suffer from constipation that lasts for 2 weeks (kefir gets rid of them more or less, but not 100%);
• For many women, the weight returned quickly after losing weight.

By the way: before the onset of critical days, when your whole body is already in pain saying "you want something sweet", it is believed that if you go on a buckwheat diet, a woman will have a better chance of breakdown. Weight loss should be planned in such a way that the red days of the calendar remain "high" after leaving the diet (sweet fruits, dried fruits and puppies are allowed).

And what's wrong with this product (and why is buckwheat banned, especially during anemia, because grains contain iron)? A popular medical television program says:

An ideal figure for a diet or the simplest technique in buckwheat and kefir.