Proper buckwheat diet for weight loss

If a Frenchwoman or a Japanese woman can not even imagine what it is like to cook only buckwheat every day, then a resident of our country will not see anything reprehensible or terrible in this idea. The buckwheat diet for weight loss has been known for a long time and has even helped a lot. True, like all mono-diet, it has many contraindications. . .

What will such a diet give

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

Weight loss will be followed by fatigue and constant tiredness. True, if you do not get out of the diet properly, the work will go to waste.

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

But there are also popular dietary options in which porridge can be supplemented with vegetables, fermented dairy products (low-fat kefir, sugar-free yogurt), fresh unsaturated juices, honey and dried fruits.

Desired output:- 10 kg per week. . .

How buckwheat works

This cereal containscomplex carbohydrates. . . Once in the gastrointestinal tract, these carbohydrates are broken down for hours. Therefore - the feeling of satiety, which comes quickly and lasts 3-4 hours.

But the caloric content of buckwheat is minimal (110 kcal, if cooked in water). For an adult body, a 50-100 gram serving of porridge will be energetically small, so it will draw energy from the reserves, breaking down the accumulated fat.

Important: in the first 2-3 days, the result may not be noticeable (the body will manage to "cut off" the carbohydrates contained in buckwheat). But on the fourth day, the effect will be wonderful. Moreover, the more weight a person had before the diet, the faster that person would lose weight.

The main rules for weight loss in buckwheat diet

1. Finish your last dinner before 6pm. Night - no, no (not even buckwheat).
2. If the boiled cereals are tough, mix them with kefir (no fat).
3. It is necessary to leave the diet without problems, otherwise the "burns" will return within the next 2-3 weeks.
4. Buy a multivitamin. No matter how useful this porridge is, "everything" is not in it. If you ignore this rule, you can seriously damage your health.
5. Daily meals should be 4 or 5.
6. Between courses of such diets, it is necessary to take a six-month break, eating fully and balanced. The body must have time to replenish the supply of substances necessary for vital activity, which it has lost in the mono-diet.
7. Drink water. Constantly, but not more than one glass at a time. The water should be clean, non-carbonated (mineral water or potable drinking water). The daily minimum of water is from 1. 5 liters (if you have high growth and impressive volumes, drink more, from 2 liters). Coffee and tea are allowed, but not sweet and without fanaticism.
8. Eat each piece of buckwheat slowly, chewing well spoon by spoon.

Only cereals will need to be cooked

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

But even strong men rarely manage to afford such a diet (let alone women, soft and weak). Therefore, nutritionists are allowed to make indulgences in the form of fresh vegetables (lungs - cucumbers, tomatoes), vegetable marrow without oil and nuts.

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

Is it possible to cook buckwheat for a diet incorrectly

Yes, if you will notsteamand cook it.

Weigh the buckwheat before cooking. Do not sprinkle cereal "by eye".

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

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

Important: salt or sugar should not be added! Oil, spices are also prohibited. As soon as a person tries to improve the taste of buckwheat, even with the help of calorie-free fennel, curry, he "raises" the appetite and the person wants to eat more.

Alternative way of cooking

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

You can save even more on buckwheat,pouring it not with boiling water, but with cold boiled water or milk. . . Containers should be tightly closed, stored in the refrigerator for 14-16 hours. After that, the buckwheat will swell, soften and be ready for use.

Why cereals should not be salted

Salt has no calories and does not affect in any way the caloric content of foods. However, salt helps our body store water.

If the "white poison" ceases to enter the body, the subcutaneous water reserves will be released. This is a plus in treating cellulite and rapid weight loss before the holiday (after all, the figure is fading before our eyes), but it is dangerous for long-term nutrition because it needs salt. Its persistent absence threatens dehydration and other dangerous conditions.

Advantages of buckwheat diet

1. The diet does not drain the body as much as other mono diets. Buckwheat contains more protein than other cereals. And porridge also contains fiber, iron (as well as magnesium, iodine, phosphorus, potassium), amino acids and B vitamins.
2. Savings - for 2 weeks of weight loss, women save a regular amount (only for new outfits, because after the apparent weight loss, many can hardly wait to finally buy a smaller dress).
3. The diet will attract busy women - they should not cook with it.
4. The diet is suitable for people with gluten intolerance, as this substance is not in buckwheat.

Disadvantages, contraindications

This is still a power supply - by all means. 100% contraindicated dietpregnant and lactating women, after a complex illness and even during the spring beriberi periodwhen the body is weakened and needs maximum vitamins and minerals.

Also, the diet is not suitable for athletes and physical workers - they do not have enough strength for their usual way of living on such a diet.

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

• chronic diseases;
• hypertension;
• young age (up to 12 years);
• diabetes mellitus (both types 1 and 2);
• kidney disease;
• heart dissases;
• low hemoglobin, anemia (fainting, dizziness will indicate them - diet further reduces the amount of hemoglobin in the blood);
• intestinal problems (persistent buckwheat will worsen them with the appearance of bloating, pain, overload);
• restless sleep, irritability, inability to concentrate (lack of glucose will worsen these conditions).

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

Due to the lack of protein, they can startMelt the muscles, so if you worked out in the gym with your relief, the buckwheat diet is not for you.

A strict diet is also forbidden in case of stress, depression - a poor diet will aggravate such a situation. . . Of course, if stress has not caused excess weight - in this case, the daily weight loss, on the contrary, will be pleasing and will delight and inspire.

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

Expresses weight loss

A three-day buckwheat discharge diet is rare. It is believed that it is suitable for losing weight in the abdomen before the holiday, for which you want to wear "that very tight dress".

1. BREAKFAST: 50 g steamed buckwheat (dry weight) + a cup of hot green tea without sugar and honey.
2. Snack: 50 g of buckwheat + a glass of water (clean, without gas).
3. dinner: 100 g buckwheat + a cup of tea without sugar.
4. dinner: 50 g steamed cereal + an "empty" cup of tea.

Important: 2-3 weeks before discharge, it is worth preparing, slowly shortening the diet. Do the same for 3-4 after the diet. You can not rely on pork cakes and a pan, then "get communion" with dry buckwheat for three days, and then go back to sweets. Without competent entry and exit, the diet will bring nothing but extra pounds (after all, the body "scared" by a strictly cut diet will decide that the hunger strike will happen again and will rush to save anycalories that enter the body in fat).

Menu for the week

Preparing for a diet

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

A week before starting the diet, try not to salt your meals (or at least add a little salt). Also cut the sugar.

In order for the body to get used to the next meal and not become stressed about it, make a meal from kefir-buckwheat meal.

We sit on buckwheat

Traditionally, the diet is not written for 3, 7 days (menu for each day) - this is a "test" duration of the buckwheat diet. Such a meal can be repeated for another week, extending the days of buckwheat for 14 days. But no more!

The daily intake of cereals is from 150 to 250 g(weigh dry buckwheat, not ready). You can cook fried (brown) and green buckwheat.

To stay for 2 weeks, add 100 g of dried fruit (daily intake) to buckwheat, a portion of green vegetables, 2-3 sugar-free fruits, a teaspoon of honey, juice, low-fat kefir. For lunch, you can cook 100 g of boiled beef.

Important: for milk to be useful, buy kefir and yogurt not with 0% fat, but 1%. Nutritionists have already proven that calcium is not absorbed from "empty" sour milk.

Here's how to build a daily diet. . .

1. BREAKFAST: a portion of 50 g steamed buckwheat + a cup of black coffee, without sugar.
2. Snack: a handful of dried fruits (may be different every day, but if you prefer variety, use blend). Or: a glass of fat-free yogurt without sugar, kefir.
3. dinner: a serving of 100 g of buckwheat + a cup of tea.
4. The second snack: light vegetables but not starch (cucumber, tomato, bell pepper). It can be replaced with a glass of tomato juice (homemade, without salt) or a low-calorie fruit: apple, plum, pear, grapefruit, orange.
5. dinner: 50 g steamed buckwheat, seasoned with low-fat kefir (kefir - optional).

Important: if in 5 days of diet (without interruption in forbidden foods) you have not noticed any changes, this diet does not suit you according to the characteristics of the body and you should try another weight loss. However, this happens extremely rarely.

The life steps of a two-week buckwheat diet

First, not everyone agrees to eat unsalted buckwheat, so they add salt during cooking. Do not do this, it is better to cook cereals as described above, andadd salt before serving. . . So buckwheat will "get" much 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. But it is important to buy a natural fermentation product from soy, and not the "periodic table ode" that most stores offer.

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

• fresh tomatoes + sliced cheese (or fetax) + cilantro sprig + 3-4 drops of live olive oil in buckwheat;
• half a boiled chicken breast + a small fresh cucumber + a sprig of fennel;
• boiled mushrooms with onions (without oil) + a sprig of parsley;
• fresh minced carrot, flavored with drops of lemon juice;
• fresh bell pepper + slices.

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

Yes, with such a diet you will not lose 10 kg, but you are guaranteed to lose weight and eat 100% healthier than buckwheat. Moreover, do not hate either this cereal or yourself in the bargain. And a nice bonus: the weight lost with such a meal will not return so quickly.

Getting off the diet

This is also a whole science.

It is too early for you to look at the baked sweets and flute.

In the first 4-5 days, skip one of the 100% buckwheat meals. . . In other methods, add dietary meat (it is better boiled or steamed - an organism that is accustomed to fats may not like fried fish), without fat. Also buy vegetables and fruits (more), dairy products, cook eggs.

Consume dietary soup. You probably do not like buckwheat. Replace with other grains (rice, corn, oats).

And still drink plenty of fluids, mostly clean water!

The opinions of real women

The buckwheat diet is distributed in forums, review sites, on social networks. It is believed that such a diet is effective, but this is the last resort, because mono-nutrition is often dangerous.

Joy and the right to boast

The diet works (still, with such a poor diet). And this is confirmed not only by the short and long praising "odes", but also by the "before and after" photos. But not everyone can afford it.

Satisfied women (and men as well) noticed the following results:

• rapid weight loss, getting back in shape before giving birth, before the holidays - people actually lose 10 kg in buckwheat;
• in addition to weight loss, cellulite removal is also observed;
• has experience of girls following a diet (+ raw vegetables) and successfully attending strength training;
• diet helps with bile dyskinesia (worsening);
• there is no need to count calories, accumulate your brain, coming up with new diet meals every day (especially if there are no funds for non-seasonal products like celery or asparagus).

And here is a video summary of a happy woman who quickly lost 20 kg with traditional, fried buckwheat:

Criticism and unsuccessful weight loss

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

The reviews also complain that:

• if you lose weight quickly with a weight of up to 70 kg, you may face a dangerous complication - kidney prolapse (which sometimes even leads to pyelonephritis);
• not everyone on this diet loses weight by 10-20 kg, some barely manage to lose 5 kg (and this is in a biweekly buckwheat, with no additional products);
• they suffer from constipation, which lasted 2 weeks diet (kefir more or less spared from them, but not 100%);
• for many women, the weight returned quickly after losing weight.

By the way: it is believed that a woman will have more chances to break down if you go on a buckwheat diet just before the start of critical days when your whole body is already sore from "you want something sweet". Weight loss should be planned in such a way that the red days of the calendar are left "off the boards" after you are out of the diet (when sweet fruits, dried fruits and honey are allowed).

And what goes wrong with this product (and, in particular, why the buckwheat diet is banned in case of anemia because cereals seem to contain iron)? A popular medical television program shows:

Diet with buckwheat and kefir or an ideal figure according to the simplest technique.