Diet of astronauts

With summer just around the corner, girls are running wild in search of the best recipes to get their perfect look. What ladies of all ages don’t try on themselves - masks for the whole body from anything, hair removal using the latest methods, eating exotic foods.  This article will tell you how to effectively lose weight using the astronaut diet.

Diet of astronauts: menu

The name of this techniques very intriguing, but in reality it has nothing to do with astronauts. Perhaps this diet got its name because of its rigidity. Only those who have strict self-discipline, are willing to make efforts and give it their all will be able to achieve success. It is worth noting that the technique is complex both physically and psychologically.

So, what is the essence of the astronaut diet? This technique is designed for extreme weight loss, about 1 kg per day. It implies a rather meager diet for the duration of the restriction. Of course, such a tough approach has its contraindications, but more about them a little later.

The astronaut diet involves consuming large amounts of protein, while the amount carbohydrates on the contrary, it should be minimized. The main features of this weight loss method are:

• The maximum course of the diet is 20 days;
• complete refusal of sugar, salt, sauces;
• at least 2 liters of water daily;
• you cannot deviate from the menu even slightly;
• Fermented milk products with a minimum percentage of fat content should be used as a snack;
• additional dose vitamins and minerals required because this is a mono diet.

Please note - if you find it difficult to give up many foods and completely switch to a monotonous diet, then this weight loss method is not for you.

The mechanism of operation of this method is the breakdown of proteins. The body spends a lot of energy on this process. At the same time, metabolism accelerates. Protein foods are digested fairly quickly.

So, the menu for every day:

1. Breakfast. Scrambled eggs, without adding oil or flavorings. Plus, a glass of low-fat kefir or a cup coffee/tea without additives.
2. For lunch, boil half a medium-sized chicken. You can eat it completely, but without the skin. Feeling saturation can be achieved by washing it down with kefir.
3. The afternoon snack consists of a glass of kefir or a cup of tea without milk and without sugar.
4. For dinner, you should duplicate the meal in the afternoon snack - kefir or tea. Or eat low-fat cottage cheese.

Yes, the diet is very difficult, the menu is really very limited. Consists of only 3 products. But the results from this diet are truly stunning.

Diet of astronauts: reviews

Please note that to consolidate the results, you will need to stick to the diet for some time. Others products should be introduced into the diet gradually.

Contraindications for this weight loss regimen:

• kidney disease, cardiovascular system;
• pregnancy;
• breastfeeding;
• chronic diseases, even in remission;
• problems with the gastrointestinal tract.

You should not use this method if you are slightly overweight. If you find only 5-7 kg of excess weight, reduce the weight loss course to a week.

Turning to the reviews of people who have already tried this technique on themselves, we can conclude the following:

• if the rules are strictly followed, the diet is indeed very effective;
• helps well in the fight against fat deposits in the waist and hips;
• some even consider it filling;
• weight disappears literally before our eyes, losing 5 kg in a week is quite possible;
• causes problems with the gastrointestinal tract, protein foods are difficult to digest;
• you should not combine it with sports;
• the body experiences severe stress, and a regular loss of strength is felt.