Fasting days options

Many people confuse fasting days with diets, but this is far from the wrong concept. The goal of the diet is to lose extra pounds, while "unloading" allows you to restart all systems in the body, cleanse the intestines and, if necessary, take a break from the very diet when the stupor is observed. Fasting days have many advantages and almost anyone can sit on them.

Fasting day on buckwheat

You can arrange fasting days on buckwheat once every 14 days. In theory, during this day, you can part with two kilograms of excess weight, which is due to the exit from the body of fluid and food waste that has been accumulating for a long time.

It should be noted that buckwheat is a very useful product, which contains copper, magnesium, and iron, as well as iodine and potassium. In addition, this cereal is an important source of B and PP vitamins. Rutin is very important for the proper functioning of the heart and blood vessels. Buckwheat also contains lysine, which is not so popular with ordinary people, but it is he who is responsible for the correct absorption of calcium. This acid is not produced by our body on its own, which proves the need to use this amino acid in third-party sources.

Buckwheat is a wonderful product for unloading - it contains a large amount of dietary fiber, which are very important for improving digestion and cleansing the intestines. The rich chemical composition makes the body more resistant to all kinds of stress, has a beneficial effect on the condition of nails, hair and skin. There are many options for a fasting day on buckwheat, but the most popular is the tandem with kefir. You just need to remember that this combination "bonus" gives a mild laxative effect, so at the time of carrying out it is better not to go far from home.

On the eve of the fasting day, pour a glass of buckwheat with two glasses of boiling water in the evening, cover it with a lid, wrap it with a towel and leave it overnight. Do not add any spices and even more so salt. In the morning, divide the steamed buckwheat into four equal-sized servings. They need to be eaten throughout the day, at regular intervals. At every moment of the meal, buckwheat can be poured with low-fat kefir (about 1%) or simply washed down with it (no more than half a liter). When unloading on buckwheat, do not forget to drink enough clean water throughout the day. This will speed up cleansing process... You can replace water with green tea, only without sugar. Who doesn't like kefir, buckwheat can be combined with green apples.

The last meal should be no later than seven in the evening. As you can see, everything is very simple and at the same time effective, it is not without reason that buckwheat is a favorite product of everyone who is losing weight.

Fasting day on apples

According to nutritionists, fasting days on apples can be carried out about once every seven days, while there will be no harm to the body. The advantage of apple unloading lies in the benefits of the fruit itself, because they contain a whole storehouse of vitamins and minerals. They also contain antioxidants that protect cells from early aging, protect the lungs from tobacco smoke and the entire body from harmful ecology. Regular consumption of apples has a positive effect on the strength of the immune system, improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, further cleansing it.

There are several options for spending a fasting day on apples, here are some of them, the most popular:

• The classic version is apples and still mineral water. Fruits are better to choose unsweetened, green varieties. For a day, you will need a couple of kilograms of apples, which must be divided into six equal parts, each of which is eaten at an equal interval of time. During the same day, you need to drink at least two liters of mineral water without gas. The water can be replaced with green tea without sweeteners. After each intake of apples, you must definitely drink a glass of liquid so that there is no constipation.
• Apples can be eaten not fresh, but baked. Cooking such apples is as easy as shelling pears. Divide the fruit into two equal parts, remove the seeds from each half, and add quite a bit of honey to the formed dimple and sprinkle each slice with cinnamon. After that, send everything to bake in the oven. The fasting day can be completely spent on such apples, or they can be introduced as a variety to the classic version.
• Another variation is apples + low-fat cottage cheese. This interpretation of the fasting day is considered so soft and safe that it can be recommended even for women in a “position”. For a day, you will need a kilogram of fruit and about 0.6 kg of low-fat cottage cheese. The types of drinks are, in principle, not limited, with the exception of only those containing caffeine. Instead of cottage cheese, you can take kefir, the fat content of which is not higher than 2.5%.

Unloading day on the water

This is probably the most budgetary and affordable option in every sense, but very, very difficult, since not every daredevil will master a whole day of hunger strike on water alone.

You need to approach such a fasting diet gradually, namely:

• in advance, one day in advance, take in food only simple products that will not linger in the stomach and are quickly digested;
• remove from the diet products that contain milk fats;
• protect yourself from eggs;
• give up for a while from meat and meat-containing products.

If it is completely unbearable to sit on the water, and even more so if severe weakness begins, darkening in the eyes and other unpleasant and dangerous symptoms - have a snack! You can spend the whole day not only on the water, but also add cereals cooked in water without sugar and salt, and vegetables with fruits to the "diet". For additional cleansing of the intestines, drinking a decoction of prunes will be helpful.

The fasting day should be strictly filtered, clean water, preferably unboiled. What temperature the liquid you drink will be is not at all critical, you can rely solely on your preferences. It is better to refuse tea and coffee, even without sugar, for this day. It's very simple - drink only water during the day and nothing else, and you will be happy.

It is also necessary to get out of such a fasting day correctly. Don't pounce on food right away. Ideally, the first day of going out should be devoted to cereals cooked in water, and the second to fruits and vegetables (you can stew and bake). And only then gradually come to a normal life. The frequency of such cleaning can be up to once every ten days.

Fasting day on cottage cheese

The fasting day on cottage cheese cannot be called simple, nevertheless, during this period you will hardly feel hunger, since this fermented milk element perfectly saturates for a long time. It contains both vitamins and minerals, which during the unloading period nourish the body and replenish the missing elements. And, what is also important, with its help you can comfortably cleanse and improve the work of the intestines.

You can spend a fasting day on cottage cheese once every seven days, while it is permissible to allocate a couple of days for this. There are several options for such unloading, here are the most popular:

• During the day, you need to eat 0.5 kg of cottage cheese and 1.5-2 large spoons of honey. You can replenish the liquid with water or tea, preferably green, without sugar.
• Another option for unloading involves the use of 0.6 kg of cottage cheese and a handful of steamed dried fruits. You can drink decoctions made from rose hips, water and tea.
• For this day, you will need 0.5 kg of cottage cheese, a large spoonful of berries and five large tablespoons of bran, as well as a couple of liters of water. If necessary, you can also use a little honey.
• It is very easy to unload with 0.6 kg of cottage cheese and 60 g of sour cream. For drinking water and rosehip broth.
• Cottage cheese 0.5 kg and a couple of green apples for the whole day is also one of the options for a fasting day.
• If, in addition to cleaning, there is a desire to improve the work of the gastrointestinal tract and get rid of constipation, stock up on 0.5 kg of cottage cheese and a kilogram of starch-free vegetables for a day. Eat vegetables raw.
• The simplest option for a fasting day is a couple of liters of liquid, 0.5 kg of cottage cheese and about 250 g of boiled dietary meat, such as beef.
• Another option is cottage cheese and water. On this day, about a kilogram of cottage cheese is eaten and about two liters of water or herbal teas are drunk.

Rice fasting day

The rules for a fasting day on rice are not very different from any other:

• Such a "mini-diet" can be carried out no more than once every seven days.
• During this period, it is unacceptable to use salt, sugar and other spices. It is also impossible to season rice with oil, even olive oil.
• Be sure to drink plenty of fluids, otherwise constipation may occur. Plain water can be substituted for rosehip decoction or plain green tea without sugar.
• It is best to choose brown rice, as it is considered the best and healthiest. But if this is not possible, then take white, so long as it is not polished and not steamed.

It is important to cook the rice properly. And for this, you can use several options.

Rinse the groats thoroughly and leave them to swell in water overnight. In the morning, pour in half a liter and put the pan on the highest heat. As soon as the water boils, put it on the smallest heat and wait until it is completely cooked.

Another cooking option - pour a glass of cereal with boiling water and cook a little. Drain the boiled liquid and refill with a new one. Next, the rice must be simmered until fully cooked over low heat.

The third cooking option is to soak the cereal for four days, changing the water daily. Then pour 100 g of rice with 0.2 l of water and put to boil. As soon as the water boils, reduce the heat and let it heat for about half an hour.

Rice prepared in one of these ways is divided into five to six equal portions and each portion is consumed at regular intervals throughout the day. In between meals, you need to drink water, you can green tea.

A fasting day can only be spent on rice, but if you know in advance that you cannot afford it, we offer alternative options that are in no way inferior in their effectiveness to this approach.

• You can prepare compote in advance and brew cereals with them. For 1.5 liters of liquid, you can add 100 g of sugar. But this is in the most extreme case, if without it, as they say, it will be very difficult. Compote can be drunk all day long.
• Another option is almost classic. Rice is eaten, but it is additionally allowed to eat green apples. The fruit can also be juiced or baked. It is permissible to grate an apple and season porridge with it.
• At the time of eating, cereals boiled in water can be washed down with milk (glass). Milk will give you an extra feeling of fullness, which is a great bonus.
• The fourth option allows, in addition to rice, to eat 100 g of vegetables and fruits of your choice per day.

As you can see, sitting on such an unloading day is not as boring as it might seem at first glance.

Fasting day for tea

Everyone has heard about the benefits of green tea, and there is no doubt about the veracity of these assurances, because professors and nutritionists are talking about this. Even if a person is not going to go on a diet, green tea should be included in his diet only because it brings great benefits to the body, especially for residents of large cities, the ecology in which is simply terrible. The frequency of the fasting day for tea can be about once every seven days.

You need to drink at least one and a half liters of this wonderful drink a day - it's simple, isn't it? By the way, in this case it is better to brew it in milk, and not in water. And the cooking process, choose the one that you like best.

• Take 1.5 liters of hot boiled milk (about 70 ° C) and pour 4-5 teaspoons of green tea into it. Cover and let sit for about twenty minutes. Strain and drink the resulting drink throughout the day in equal portions.
• Combine a liter of green tea prepared in water and a liter of milk. Mix everything and use as in the previous version.
• Take a couple of liters of boiling water and add about three tablespoons of tea to it. Cover and let it brew for about half an hour. Then pour in a liter of milk and let it stand for another ten minutes. Strain. The drink is ready to drink.

Tea can be drunk both warm and cold - this is a matter of taste. Take milk for preparing a discharge drink with a fat content of 1.5-2.5%. In addition, you also need to drink plain clean water. Some nutritionists are of the opinion that it is permissible to eat fruits and vegetables on this day, especially if it is completely problematic to transfer the whole day on just one liquid. If you feel unbearable to want sweets, you can afford a couple of spoons of natural honey.

Fasting day on oatmeal

You can also unload on plain oatmeal. Cooking is very simple. Throw about 200 g of cereal in boiled water and boil for five to seven minutes until tender, stirring constantly. At the same time, sugar and salt cannot be added. To increase the taste, you can throw slices of bananas or apples with raisins into the finished product.

The prepared dish is eaten in equal portions throughout the day in five to six meals. On a fasting day, you need to drink a lot of water, or green tea with decoctions, which are also savory.

You can not cook the porridge, but simply steam it, pouring it with boiling water and letting it settle under the lid until it swells completely.

When buying oatmeal, be sure to read what is written on the package. It should be the simplest one, and not a nursery, to which sugar, salt and other unnecessary ingredients are almost constantly added. And even more so it should not be instant oatmeal.

You can sit on oatmeal for a day, or you can stretch it out for several. Here's an example:

• Day one - porridge, which was written about earlier.
• Day two - milk soup with oatmeal. Take a couple of liters of milk and let it boil. As soon as it boils, add half a glass of oatmeal and cook, stirring constantly, until the cereal is cooked. To spice up the soup, add just a little cinnamon.
• Day three - muesli. Take rolled oats, sprinkle with cinnamon and microwave for 30 seconds. Then place the sliced ​​apples in the microwave. Add fruit to cooked muesli and cover with milk or kefir. The finished mass should be put in the refrigerator overnight, and the next day it should be eaten in six meals.
• Day four - oatmeal cookies. You need to cook it yourself. Grind about two-thirds of a glass of cereal in a coffee grinder, add three proteins, a little milk, a spoonful of honey, cinnamon and half a banana. The consistency of the dough should resemble thick sour cream. Spoon the dough onto the parchment and bake at 200 ° C until tender. The resulting number of cookies is eaten throughout the day.

Everything is so tasty, simple and healthy!

Fasting days during pregnancy

Fasting days under supervision and, of course, with the permission of a doctor, can also be carried out during pregnancy. But this must be done very carefully, and not every system is suitable. It is not recommended to carry out unloading for a period of up to 28 weeks, since until this moment the organs of the crumb have not yet fully formed and such radicalism in nutrition may not have the best effect on his health. Otherwise, all the rules remain the same as for other people - a sufficient amount of water is required! And yet, if on this day you feel even a slight malaise, be sure to give up your venture and eat normally.

The most popular and gentle fasting days that can be used in the perinatal period are:

• Apples. 1.5-2 kg of fruit should be eaten in 5-6 meals. You can bake them, make juices and purees from them - whatever you like best.
• A day on watermelons. You will need to eat at least 1.5 kg of berries. Despite the high water content in watermelon, this does not diminish the need for additional fluid at all.
• A day on juices. During the day, only freshly squeezed juices with a reduced concentration are drunk (this is done with clean filtered water). Drinks can be combined and made not only from fruits, but also from berries.
• A day on vegetables. You need to consume about one and a half kilograms of fresh vegetables per day. Cucumbers, squash and pumpkin are highly recommended.
• Compote day. The name speaks for itself. To prepare it, you need to take a kilogram of apples, or one hundred grams of dried fruits, pour them with 1.5 liters of water, add four large tablespoons of sugar. All this is drunk in a day.
• A day on kefir. 1.5 liters of kefir is distributed throughout the day in equal shares. It can be substituted for plain yogurt. And you can combine everything and eat all the sour milk.

If these days seemed difficult, you can take a slightly different path and unload easier and not worse at all.

• Fasting day on meat. About half a kilogram of dietary varieties of meat is distributed per day. In addition, 800 g of fresh vegetables are eaten.
• Day only on fish. Similar to the previous version, only low-fat fish is taken instead of meat.
• A day on potatoes. A kilogram of potatoes, previously boiled, is distributed per day. In addition to water, it is recommended to drink a couple of liters of kefir per day.
• A day on rice. Boil 150 g of brown rice, divide it into five meals and eat it throughout the day. You can season with grated apple or mix with raisins.

Food allergies can occur during pregnancy, so be extremely careful and consult your supervising doctor.

How to lose weight on fasting days

No matter how tempting it may seem, it is impossible to lose weight on fasting days as it would happen on diets. Yes, during this day you can lose about 0.5-1.5 kg of weight, but for the most part it will be water. This is due to the fact that the purpose of fasting days is not at all to lose weight. They are helping free the body from toxins and toxins, remove excess water, restart the intestines and cleanse it of stale foods. The fasting day almost never lasts longer than 1-4 days, because everything that follows is already a diet.

Therefore, no matter what they say, you should know that you can fully lose weight only on diets, leading a healthy lifestyle, observing the rules of healthy eating and playing sports, and just maintain your condition on fasting days.

Effective fasting days

Each of the above options is very effective for its owner. The only difference is that some people prefer to sit on buckwheat, some on kefir, and others on meat or fish. At the same time, it was noticed that the results obtained from the fasting days vary greatly, which is most likely due to the individual characteristics of the organism. Therefore, get ready for the fact that "your" successful days will have to look and not the fact that luck will come on the second or third attempt.

As a separate line I would like to note that such a "mini-diet" has its contraindications, and, in fact, only absolutely healthy people can sit on it, otherwise you can get an exacerbation of diseases. It is better to forget about fasting days for people who have problems with the gastrointestinal tract or diabetes mellitus. Experts do not advise women to infringe on themselves in nutrition during menstruation, as well as during periods of stress, when the body needs a maximum of useful substances.

Do not starve yourself and do not mock your body - if you feel that something is going wrong - eat normally, so that later you do not reproach yourself for your stupid mistakes, which cost your health.