The correct buckwheat diet for weight loss

If a French woman or a Japanese woman cannot even imagine how to cook only buckwheat every day, then the inhabitants of our country will not see anything despicable or terrible in this idea. Buckwheat diet for weight loss has been known for a long time and even helps many people. True, like all single diets, it has many contraindications . . .

What will such a diet provide?

Due to the nutritional value and vitamin composition of buckwheat, this single diet (even if it is not enriched with other components) is considered as harmless as a diet based on the use of one product - rice, bananas, kefir.

Weight loss is achieved quickly. True, if you do not get out of the diet properly, the work will be in vain.

The basic buckwheat diet is based on 100% nutrition from this grain.This refers to steamed (fried) buckwheat, without butter, milk, frying, sauce.

But there are also known dietary options where porridge can be supplemented with vegetables, fermented dairy products (low-fat kefir, unsweetened yogurt), unsweetened fresh juices, honey, and dried fruits.

Desired output:- 10kg per week. . .

How buckwheat works

This cereal containscomplex carbohydrates. . . Once in the digestive tract, these carbohydrates are broken down for hours. Hence - a feeling of fullness, which comes quickly and lasts 3-4 hours.

But the calorie content of buckwheat is minimal (110 kcal, if cooked in water). For an adult body, a portion of 50-100 grams of porridge will be a small energy source, so it will draw energy from reserves, breaking down accumulated fat.

Important: in the first 2-3 days, the results may not be noticeable (the body will successfully "disturb" the carbohydrates contained in buckwheat). But on the 4th day, the effect will be striking. What's more, the more a person weighs before the diet, the faster this person will lose weight.

The main rules for losing weight with buckwheat food

1. Finish your last dinner before 18: 00. In the evening - no, no (not even buckwheat).
2. If the steamed cereal gets tough, mix it with kefir (fat-free).
3. It is important to leave the diet smoothly, otherwise the "burns" will return in the next 2-3 weeks.
4. Buy a multivitamin. No matter how useful this porridge is, "everything" is not in it. If you ignore this rule, you can put your own health at risk.
5. Daily food should be 4 or 5.
6. Between such diets, it is necessary to take six months of rest, eat fully and in balance. The body must have time to replenish the supply of substances necessary for vital activities, which have been lost with a single diet.
7. Drink water. Constantly, but not more than a glass at a time. The water must be clean, without gas (mineral water or drinking from a filter). The daily minimum of water is from 1. 5 liters (if you have an impressive growth in height and volume, drink more, than 2 liters). Coffee and tea are allowed, but not sweet and without fanaticism.
8. Eat each serving of buckwheat slowly, chewing spoon by spoon thoroughly.

Only cereal should be cooked

Ideally yes, the diet is based solely on buckwheat steamed in boiling water.

But even strong men rarely manage to withstand such a diet (let alone women, gentle and weak). Therefore, nutritionists are allowed to make indulgences in the form of fresh vegetables (lungs - cucumbers, tomatoes), vegetable marrow stewed without oil and beans.

Add bran to buckwheat - this will diversify the taste of the porridge and help cleanse the intestines.

Is it possible to cook buckwheat for a diet incorrectly

Yes, if you don't want tosteamand cook it.

Weigh the buckwheat before cooking. Do not sprinkle cereal "by eye".

Do as follows: 1 part of buckwheat (for example, 200 g is the average serving per day), pour 2. 5 parts of boiling water (in this case, 500 g of water). Cover the bowl with a lid (or another bowl), wrap this "structure" on top with a thick towel.

Cook in the evening, in the morning the buckwheat will be ready.

Important: no salt or sugar should be added! It is also forbidden to oil, seasoning. As soon as a person tries to improve the taste of buckwheat, even with the help of not high-calorie dill, curry, he "launch" the appetite, and someone wants to eat more.

Alternative cooking method

Buckwheat can not be boiled, because it is believed that, due to boiling, the cereal loses many useful properties.

You can save more benefits of buckwheat,pour it not with boiling water, but with cold boiled water or milk. . . The vessel must be tightly closed, refrigerated for 14-16 hours. After that, the buckwheat will swell, soften and be ready to use.

Why cereal should not be salted

Salt has no calories and in no way affects the calorie content of food. However, salt helps our bodies retain water.

If the "white poison" stops entering the body, the subcutaneous water reserves will be released. This is a plus in the treatment of cellulite and expresses weight loss before the holidays (after all, the figure is getting slimmer before the eyes), but it is dangerous for long-term nutrition, because salt is needed. Its constant deficiency threatens dehydration and other dangerous conditions.

Advantages of the buckwheat diet

1. The diet does not drain the body as much as other mono diets. Buckwheat contains more protein than any other cereal. And porridge also contains fiber, iron (as well as magnesium, iodine, phosphorus, potassium), amino acids and B vitamins.
2. Savings - during 2 weeks of weight loss, women save a tidy amount (only on new clothes, because once the weight loss is visible, many can't wait to buy a smaller dress eventually).
3. This diet will appeal to busy women - they do not need to cook it.
4. This diet is suitable for people with gluten intolerance, as this substance is not present in buckwheat.

Disadvantages, contraindications

It's still a mono power supply - with all that implies. Diet 100% contraindicatedpregnant and lactating women, after complex diseases and even during the period of spring beriberiwhen the body is weak and needs vitamins and minerals to the fullest.

Also, this diet is not suitable for athletes and manual workers - they do not have enough strength for their usual lifestyle with such a diet.

As for medical contraindications, it is impossible to sit on buckwheat when:

• chronic disease;
• hypertension;
• young age (up to 12 years);
• diabetes mellitus (both types 1 and 2);
• Kidney illness;
• heart disease;
• low hemoglobin, anemia (fainting, dizziness will tell - the diet further lowers the amount of hemoglobin in the blood);
• intestinal problems (buckwheat will constantly aggravate it with the appearance of bloating, pain, congestion);
• disturbed sleep, irritability, inability to concentrate (lack of glucose will worsen this condition).

Lack of minerals and vitamins can "backfire" with appearanceproblems with hair, nails, appearance of the dermis(including sagging skin, stretch marks).

Due to lack of protein, they may startMelt muscles, so if you work out in the gym yourself, the buckwheat diet is not for you.

A strict diet is also prohibited in case of stress, depression - a poor diet will exacerbate such a situation . . . Of course, if stress does not lead to excess weight - in this case, daily weight loss, on the contrary, will be pleasant and inspiring.

Finally, doctors warn that it is contraindicated to lose weight in this way,prepare for complex operations. . . Do not take useful nutrients from the body - the body will need them during the recovery period.

Express weight loss

The three-day buckwheat disassembly diet is rare. It is believed that it is suitable for losing weight on the stomach before the holidays, where you want to wear a "very" tight dress.

1. Breakfast: 50 g steamed buckwheat (dry weight) + a glass of hot green tea without sugar and honey.
2. Snack: 50 g of buckwheat + a glass of water (clean, not carbonated).
3. Dinner: 100 g of buckwheat + a glass of unsweetened tea.
4. Dinner: 50 g of steamed cereal + a glass of "empty" tea.

Important: 2-3 weeks before unloading, it is worth preparing, slowly reducing the diet. Do the same for 3-4 after the diet. You can not lean on pork dumplings and a frying pan, then "communize" with dry buckwheat for three days, and then return to cakes. Without competent entry and exit, the diet will lead to nothing but extra pounds (after all, the body "scared" by a sharply cut diet will decide that the hunger strike will occur again, and will rush to save the calories that entered the body. in fat).

Menu of the week

Preparing a diet

Three weeks before the initial plan for the buckwheat diet, gradually reduce the portion.. . . Cook foods that require heat treatment, and leave foods that are fried completely.

A week before starting the diet, try not to salt your food (or at least add a little salt). Also cut sugar.

In order for the body to get used to future nutrition and not be stressed by it, make one meal of kefir-buckwheat food.

We sat on buckwheat

Traditionally, the diet is not written for 3, 7 days (menu for each day) - this is the "trial" duration of the buckwheat diet. Such a meal can be repeated for another week, stretching the buckwheat day for 14 days. But not anymore!

Daily intake of cereals is from 150 to 250 g(weigh dry, not ready-made buckwheat). You can cook fried (brown) and green buckwheat.

To last for 2 weeks, add 100 g of dried fruit (daily intake) to buckwheat, a portion of greens, 2-3 unsweetened fruits, a teaspoon of honey, juice, low-fat kefir. For lunch, you can cook 100 g of boiled beef.

Important: for milk to be useful, buy kefir and yogurt not with 0% fat, but 1%. Nutritionists have proven that calcium is not absorbed from "empty" sour milk.

Here's how to build a daily diet. . .

1. Breakfast: 50 g portion of steamed buckwheat + a cup of unsweetened black coffee.
2. Snack: handful of dried fruit (can be different each day, but if you prefer variety, use a mix). Or: a glass of unsweetened fat-free yogurt, kefir.
3. Dinner: serving of 100 g of buckwheat + a cup of tea.
4. Second snack: light, but not starchy vegetables (cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers). It can be replaced with a glass of tomato juice (homemade, without salt) or low-calorie fruits: apples, plums, pears, grapefruit, oranges.
5. Dinner: 50 g steamed buckwheat, seasoned with low-fat kefir (kefir - optional).

Important: if within 5 days of the diet (without interruption to forbidden foods) you do not notice any changes, this diet is not suitable for you according to the characteristics of the body and you need to try weight loss again. However, this is very rare.

Life hack of a two-week buckwheat diet

First, not everyone agrees to eat plain buckwheat, so they add salt to it when steaming. Do not do this, it is better to cook the cereal as described above, andadd salt before serving. . . So buckwheat will "pick up" much less "white poison" - on the tip of the knife. By the way, it is better to use sea salt, it is healthier.

An alternative to salt is soy sauce. But it's important to buy naturally fermented soy products, and not the "ode to the periodic table" that most stores offer.

Second, if the 100% buckwheat diet is not an option for you, you can try these options:

• fresh tomatoes + feta (or fetax) cheese + sprigs of cilantro + 3-4 drops of live olive oil in buckwheat;
• half boiled chicken breast + small fresh cucumber + sprig of dill;
• mushrooms, stewed with onions (without oil) + sprigs of parsley;
• grated young carrots, seasoned with drops of lemon juice;
• fresh peppers + feta.

In this case, steamed buckwheat is used as a side dish, and the additives described above are used as the main side dish.

Yes, with such a diet you will not lose 10 kg, but you are guaranteed to lose weight and eat healthier than 100% buckwheat. Also, don't hate this cereal, or yourself in the bargain. And a nice bonus: the weight lost with such nutrition will not come back so quickly.

Get off the diet

It is also a complete science.

It's still too early for you to see the cakes and baked calves.

In the first 4-5 days, keep one of the food 100% buckwheat. . . In another method, add diet meat (boiled or steamed is better - organisms that have become accustomed to fat may not like frying), lean fish. Also buy vegetables and fruit (more), dairy products, cook eggs.

Consume diet soup. You may stop loving buckwheat. Replace with other grains (rice, corn, oatmeal).

And still drink lots of fluids, mostly pure water!

Real woman opinion

Buckwheat diet is shared on forums, review sites, on social networks. It is believed that such a diet is effective, but this is a last resort, because single nutrients are often harmful.

Excitement and bragging rights

The diet worked (still, with a little bit of this and that). And this is confirmed not only by a few and long "odes" of praise, but also by "before and after" photos. But not everyone can endure it.

Satisfied women (as well as men) note the following results:

• rapid weight loss, return to prenatal, pre-holiday forms - people literally lose 10 kg with buckwheat;
• in addition to losing weight, leaving cellulite is also noticeable;
• there are experiences of girls following a diet (+ raw vegetables) and successfully attending strength training;
• diet helps with biliary dyskinesia (with exacerbations);
• no need to count calories, rack your brains, make new diet foods every day (especially if there are no funds for non-seasonal products like celery or asparagus).

And here is a video review of a satisfied woman who quickly lost 20 kg with traditional fried buckwheat:

Criticism and failed weight loss

The main disadvantage of this diet is that you can hate buckwheat for years and refuse to touch it in any form.

Also, reviews complain that:

• if you quickly lose weight weighing up to 70 kg, you can face a dangerous complication - kidney prolapse (which sometimes even leads to pyelonephritis);
• not everyone on this diet loses 10-20 kg of weight, some barely manage to lose 5 kg (and this is on one buckwheat for two weeks, without additional products);
• they suffer from constipation, which lasts for 2 weeks of the diet (kefir is more or less saved from them, but not 100%);
• for many women, the weight quickly returns after losing weight.

By the way: it is believed that a woman will have a greater chance of spoiling if you go on a buckwheat diet right before the start of critical days, when your whole body is already sore from "you want something sweet. "Weight loss should be planned in such a wayso that the red days of the calendar are left "excessive", once you get out of the diet (when sweet fruits, dried fruits and honey are allowed).

And what is wrong with this product (and, in particular, why is the buckwheat diet prohibited in case of anemia, since cereals seem to contain iron)? A popular medical TV program narrates:

The diet of buckwheat and kefir or the ideal figure according to the simplest technique.