The diet with the beautiful name "6 petals" is an explicit method of weight loss developed by the Swiss nutritionist Anna Johansson and is included in the list of the officially recognized European Union of Nutritionists. The peculiarity of the 6-petal diet is that, according to its developers, it makes it possible to get results quickly in a relatively short time. Let's find out what is the "6 petal diet", is it really so effective and what to do to lose those extra pounds?
Losing weight in six days: the diet of the six petals
The popular Six Petal diet was developed by Anna Johansson, a Swedish nutritionist. It is created based on the principles of a separate diet and consists of six mono-diets, that is, every day the menu should include only one type of food. The diet is designed in such a way that the so-called protein days alternate with the carbohydrate days, which, according to the nutritionist, help to get rid of extra pounds as soon as possible. The main condition is that with this method of weight loss, the menu for each day, as well as the sequence of mono-diet, can not change.
Why the 6 petal diet? Everything is quite simple: before he begins to notice it, the author suggests drawing 6 petals, marking each stage of the diet, and making a flower from them, and then tearing them every day as we move towards our favorite goal. According to the author, this will help support the motivation of a person who is losing weight: to get rid of the next horseshoe every day, he sees clearly which part of the path has already passed and how much is still ahead.
Basic rules for petal nutrition
Each weight loss technique has its own rules. The diet of the six petals is no exception:
- meals may not be less than four, the breaks between which may not be more than four hours. The best choice is two breakfasts (after a certain period of time), lunch, afternoon tea and dinner (preferably no later than six in the evening).
- food in the process of consumption must be chewed well. This will help enrich it with enzymes and improve the digestive process.
- observe the alcohol consumption regime. You can drink plain water (at least one and a half liters a day) and green tea without sugar. It is forbidden to drink while eating, it is better to do it half an hour before or after eating.
- on a menu day, the volume of salt consumed should not exceed 5 g, ie about two thirds of a dessert spoon. You can use fresh or dried herbs as a spice.
During the feeding process, six petals should be abandoned:
- all types of baked goods except a few slices of wholemeal bread per day.
- all types of sweets, the list of which includes confectionery and home-made products, preserves and jams, chocolate and all other products containing large quantities of sugar.
- butter and vegetable oils;
- canned food, smoked, as well as fried food, finished unfinished products, fast food products.
- coffee of all kinds, sweet carbonated drinks, compotes, jellies, packaged juices. On the last day of the diet (fruit), you can treat yourself to a little fresh juice.
And the last rule: every day of weight loss, the menu can not contain products that are not included in the specified group.
Advantages and disadvantages of weight loss with the method of separate diet
The advantage of petal nutrition is that:
- helps you lose a few pounds in a week.
- Switching to a single diet is easier to carry than, for example, one that has to be kept for several days.
- Frequent meals help a person who is losing weight not to feel hungry.
This technique is not without its drawbacks, namely:
- Such a rigid diet, like any other mono-diet, is stressful for the whole organism. It takes some products in excess, while others are clearly not enough, in other words - the balance of nutrients is disturbed.
- non-observance of personal preferences. For example, some people do not like fish and have to eat it all day. This is a kind of psychological stress.
- The effectiveness of individual feeding has not been fully demonstrated. It's like the virtual result: when a person believes that diet will help them become leaner, it can work. Does not believe - runs the risk of joining the ranks of participants in the experiments, who did not help to lose weight separately. By the way, scientists from the Israeli Weizmann Institute conducted a study, which found that the bodies of different people can react differently to different foods. As a result, the effect of the diet may be different.
A study on the direct effects of dietary ingredients on the human body was also conducted by scientists at the University of Colorado in 2016.
but the main disadvantage of explicit diet is that such a technique is not able to change a person's attitude towards food. It can help you lose weight, but it will not eliminate the cause of their appearance.
Daily menu with 6 petal diet
If you start the weight loss process on Monday, then it might be like this:
- Monday: fish menu
On the first day, the diet should be exclusively fish. Seafood can be boiled, baked or steamed. To improve the taste, it is allowed to add a small amount of herbs or natural spices. A pleasant moment - the use of oily fish is allowed.
The menu on any day of the diet should consist of first and second breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner (hereinafter we will state them in numbers)
So Monday:
- boiled fish
- baked fish
- fish soup without vegetables with a little greens.
- steam fish
- boiled crayfish or seafood (squid, shrimp).
- Tuesday: vegetables
Like fish, vegetables can be baked and steamed, as well as boiled. Do all this without butter, cream and other products that make the dish more delicious.
Menu:
- Boiled potatoes, as well as chopped white cabbage.
- Broccoli or cauliflower from a double boiler (you can combine both types of cabbage in one dish). Vegetable stew cooked without oil. You can put greens.
- Roasted pumpkin slices or celery root puree. You can add fresh vegetables - carrots, cucumbers, sweet peppers.
- Baked vegetables. The dish can be varied with fresh vegetables such as cabbage or carrots.
- Wednesday: chicken meat
The means of nutrition is often the most difficult, both physically and mentally. Protein will help prevent apathy from disrupting a person losing weight.
Sample menu for this day:
- Boiled breast fillet.
- Shin without skin without oven.
- Chicken soup (drain the first broth) without adding vegetables with meat and herbs.
- Steamed chicken thigh without skin.
- Boiled breast on the bone (remove the skin).
- Thursday: cereals
On this day, all types of oil-free cereals cooked in water are allowed.
Menu for the fourth day:
- Steamed buckwheat, pre-cooked in the evening.
- Rice pudding.
- Millet porridge.
- Oatmeal.
- Buckwheat porridge.
- Friday: curd
This day's diet should include only cottage cheese and a glass of low-fat milk.
Suggested menu:
- Low fat cottage cheese without all the additives.
- Salted cottage cheese.
- Cottage cheese and half a glass of low-fat milk.
- Pure cottage cheese.
- Milk and curd for curd.
- Saturday: fruit day
On this day, only fruits, ideally raw, are allowed.
Menu:
- A banana (large).
- Apple and citrus.
- Bananas or kiwis.
- Any fruit (preferably seasonal and in reasonable quantity).
- Grapefruit.
On that day, in addition to water and sugar-free green tea, you can treat yourself to fresh fruit juice.