Are there any diets that won't harm the body? After all, often in search of an ideal figure, people harm their health. The headlines of online publications promise to quickly shed extra pounds in almost a week, you just have to "sit" on buckwheat, apples, watermelons, etc. Let's take a look at one of the diets that help get rid of excess weight and not feel a constant feeling of hunger - the egg diet. But, like any method of losing weight, the egg diet has a number of contraindications.
Why the egg diet: what nutritionists say
Initially, nutritionists focus on the fact that any weight loss and diet should be discussed with your GP, nutritionist, gastroenterologist, and other specialist specialists. Especially if you have any health problems or diseases of the digestive system. Self-experimentation with diets can hurt, not help. As a result, excess weight returns to a catastrophic pace, and problems with the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) appear with it.
But back to the egg diet: such a diet implies a mandatory egg breakfast, other products of the day and the evening menu are discussed individually with a specialist. The egg diet has several options: for a week, 2 weeks, or for a full month. Eggs are a unique product that contains the full spectrum of amino acids, proteins, minerals, vitamins, etc. necessary for the human body. the particular value of eggs is their almost complete digestibility by the body, unlike many other "dietetic" products.
For whom is the egg diet contraindicated?
Despite the simplicity of the egg diet and all the usefulness of eggs, for some this method of losing weight is contraindicated. It is not recommended to "sit" on an egg diet:
- with inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract - gastritis, peptic ulcer, colitis. Any weight correction in these cases is condemned by the attending physician, since in addition to eggs, citrus fruits are included in the diet and can lead to an imbalance in acidity.
- tendency to constipation and vice versa - diarrhea. This is a signal of metabolic problems, the work of the gastrointestinal tract, which requires not to lose weight. A specialist advice
- diseases of the heart and blood vessels, especially atherosclerosis, as eggs are rich in cholesterol
- liver and kidney diseases
- oncological diseases
- pregnancy and breastfeeding
- individual intolerances and allergies to eggs and citrus fruits.
How the egg diet works: goals, objectives, results
In each variant of the egg-based diet, boiled eggs are mainly used "in bags", in addition to hard-boiled, scrambled or poached eggs. For 1 week of egg diet, you can lose 2-3 kilograms, adhering to the scheme of 6 eggs / 6 oranges per day. Between meals, be sure to drink clean water, green tea, fruit drinks, or sugar-free compotes.
If you want to use the 14-day egg diet, eggs and oranges (or other citrus fruits) are suggested for breakfast and an individual menu is being developed for lunch and dinner. With the obligatory presence of proteins, a minimum of carbohydrates, the rejection of fried foods. With such a diet, the result of excess weight loss is individual. But nutritionists note that on average they manage to lose 7 kg.
If you want to use a 4-week egg diet for the first 2 weeks, a two-week version is used, then the so-called result fixing diet is added. In the diet, low-fat varieties of boiled fish and meat predominate, the amount of dietary fiber is increased to improve intestinal function. Such a diet helps to lose up to 25 kilograms of excess fat accumulation. It is important to drink enough fluids and not to eat half-cooked and raw eggs.
So, for a week on an egg diet, you can correct the figure, tighten the skin. In 2 weeks - to achieve a tangible result in weight loss and in 4 weeks - to consolidate the result, normalize digestion and get used to a healthy diet. However, to maintain harmony, a healthy diet is not enough, you need to be physically active or play sports.