The diet with the beautiful name "6 petals" is an express weight loss method developed by the Swiss nutritionist Anna Johansson and included in the list of the officially recognized European Association of Nutritionists. The peculiarity of the 6-petal diet is that, according to its developers, it allows to achieve fast results in a relatively short time. Let's figure out what the "6 petal diet" is, is it really that effective and what can be done to lose those extra pounds?
Lose weight in six days: a six-petal diet
The popular six-petal diet was developed by Swedish nutritionist Anna Johansone. It is based on the principles of a separate diet and consists of six mono-diets, that is, only one type of food should be included in the daily menu. The diet is designed so that the so-called protein days alternate with carbohydrate days, which, according to the nutritionist, helps to get rid of unnecessary pounds as soon as possible. The main condition is that with this weight loss method, the daily menu as well as the order of mono-diets cannot be changed.
Why 6 Petal Diet? Everything is quite simple: before you start to observe it, the author proposes to draw 6 petals, marking each stage of the diet, and make a flower from them, and then tear them off every day as we move towards the cherished goal. According to the author, it will help to support the motivation of a person losing weight: every day getting rid of the next petal, he clearly sees which road surface has already passed and how much more ahead.
Basic rules of petal diet
Each weight loss technique has its own rules. A six-petal diet is no exception:
- meals must not be less than four, with breaks not exceeding four hours in between. The best option is two breakfasts (after a certain time), lunch, afternoon tea and dinner (preferably no later than six in the evening);
- food must be chewed thoroughly during consumption. This will help enrich it with enzymes and improve the digestive process;
- follow a drinking regimen. You can drink clean water (at least a liter and a half a day) and unsweetened green tea. It is forbidden to drink while eating, it is better to do it half an hour before or after eating;
- the volume of salt consumed per menu day should not exceed 5 g, that is about two-thirds of a teaspoon. You can use fresh or dried herbs as spices.
In the process of following the diet, you will have to give up six petals:
- baked goods of all kinds, except a few slices of wholemeal bread per day;
- confectionery of all kinds, including shop and home-made confectionery, preserves and jams, chocolate and all other products with a high sugar content;
- butter and vegetable oils;
- canned, smoked and fried meals, prepared semi-finished products, fast food products;
- all kinds of coffee, sweet carbonated drinks, compotes, jelly, juice packed in the store. On the last day of the diet (fruit) you can treat yourself to a little freshly squeezed juice.
And a last rule: on each day of weight loss, the menu must not contain products that do not belong to the specified group.
Pros and cons of weight loss with a separate diet method
The advantage of the petal diet is that:
- it helps you lose a few pounds in just a week;
- monoded shifts are easier to pass than, for example, those that have to be followed for several days;
- frequent meals help a weight loss person not feel hungry.
This method has no disadvantages, namely:
- such a strict diet, like any other diet, is stress for the whole body. He receives some products in excess, while others are clearly insufficient, in other words, the nutrient balance is disturbed;
- disregard for personal taste preferences. For example, some people do not like fish and have to eat it all day. It is a kind of psychological stress;
- the effectiveness of individual feeding has not been fully demonstrated. It's like a placebo effect: when a person thinks that a diet will help him become slimmer, it can work. He does not believe - he risks joining the ranks of experimental participants who did not help to lose weight individually. By the way, scientists at the Israeli Weizman Institute conducted a study, which revealed that different human bodies may react differently to different foods. Accordingly, the outcome of the diet may be different;
Researchers at the University of Colorado also conducted a study on the direct effects of nutritional ingredients on the human body in 2016.
but the main disadvantage of the express diet is that such a technique can not change a person's attitude towards food. It may help to lose pounds, but it will not eliminate the cause.
6-petal diet daily menu
If you start the weight loss process on Monday, it may be as follows:
- Monday: fish menu
On the first day, only fish should be in the diet. Seafood can be cooked, baked or steamed. To improve the taste, it is allowed to add a small amount of herbs or natural spices. Pleasant moment - it is allowed to use fatty fish.
The menu for any diet day should include first and second breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner (hereafter denoted by numbers).
So Monday:
- boiled fish;
- oven cooked fish;
- fish soup without vegetables with a little greens;
- steam fish;
- cooked crayfish or seafood (squid, shrimp).
- Tuesday: vegetables
Like fish, vegetables can be cooked in the oven and steamed as well as cooked. Do it all without butter, cream and other products that make the food tastier.
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.
- Fried pumpkin slices or mashed celery root. You can add fresh vegetables - carrots, cucumbers, sweet pepper.
- Fried vegetables. The dish can be varied with fresh vegetables such as cabbage or carrots.
- Wednesday: chicken
The middle of the diet is often the most difficult, both physically and mentally. Protein will help prevent apathy, which disrupts weight loss plans.
Example of today's menu:
- Boiled breast fillet.
- Oven-baked leg without skin.
- Chicken soup (empty the first broth) without adding vegetables with meat and greens.
- Steamed chicken legs without skin.
- Boiled breast on the bone (removes the skin).
- Thursday: cereals
On this day it is allowed to use all types of cereals without oil, cooked in water.
Fourth day menu:
- Steamed buckwheat pre - cooked in the evening.
- Rice porridge.
- Millet porridge.
- Oat flakes.
- Buckwheat porridge.
- Friday: cottage cheese
Only cottage cheese and one glass of low-fat milk should be included in this day's diet.
Recommended menu:
- Low-fat cottage cheese without any additives.
- Salted cottage cheese.
- Cottage cheese and half a glass of low-fat milk.
- Pure cottage cheese.
- Cottage cheese and milk residue.
- Saturday: Fruit Day
Only fruit, ideally unprocessed, is allowed on this day.
Menu:
- One banana (large).
- Apples and citrus fruits.
- Bananas or kiwis.
- Any fruit (preferably seasonally and in reasonable quantities).
- Grapefruit.
On this day, in addition to water and unsweetened green tea, you can treat yourself to fresh fruit juice.