What do you associate Sweden with? The Poltava War, the ABBA group, the Swedish family or the Swedish wall? It is also the birthplace of Anna Johansson, a doctor who made a real revolution in nutrition, inventing a diet like the "6 Flag Diet".
The importance of diet
You can calm down immediately, you don’t have to eat six flags a day, the diet is varied and basically doesn’t include eating flowers. Although Dr. Johansson promises to lose 5 pounds in a week with his diet, this is an amazing result.
A flag is a day of a diet in which you eat only a certain amount of one type of food. The sequence of days is important, so you can draw a flower with six flags, write it on each menu and serial number, and follow the recommendations exactly.
By the way, this is the convenience of the diet. Needless to say, what to eat. You know exactly your diet for the coming days.
It is a mono-diet to some extent, but the body does not have time to get used to one type of food and switch to an energy-saving mode. In addition, studies have shown that mono-diets for less than a day are the most effective for burning fat.
The results of this diet are achieved by protein-carbohydrate metabolism and reducing the number of calories consumed. You eat a certain amount of food every day and do not mix proteins with carbohydrates, which allows you to break down fats effectively.
How to cook
Food can be boiled, cooked, steamed or steamed, but frying or adding oil is strictly forbidden. In addition, the author recommends limiting coffee consumption to 1-2 small cups per day. Of course, there is no sugar. According to him, it is better to drink at least 1. 5 liters of tea or still mineral water per day. However, under no circumstances should liquid food be consumed 30 minutes before or one hour after a meal.
Divide all meals into 4-5 portions so that you don't feel overwhelmed. And there is no need to follow the established intervals. do i want to eatGo and eat a little. Well, or drank green tea.
You can stick to a diet for two weeks in a row. But do not forget to take a break for at least two weeks before the next attempt.
All of this is against the diet:
- pregnant;
- breastfeeding mothers;
- with diseases of the liver, kidneys, pancreas, heart, endocrine system (especially diabetes);
- With anemia;
- Immediately after infection or illness;
- Exacerbation of various chronic diseases.
However, even if this is not the exact opposite, it will be difficult for you to follow such a diet if you work out. So it is better to save for rest.
The flower diet is a daily petal
Now let's take a closer look at what this Swedish lady came up with.
the first flag
On the first day it is recommended to eat only fish, but not more than 500 grams. Of course, this should not be eaten in one sitting, but should be separated throughout the day. These 500 grams can be used to make one or two cutlets, bake fish in the oven or on the grill, and fry fish, water, spices and fish, and even fish soup.
The example menu might look like this:
- Breakfast: boiled perch fillet (track, hake or pike);
- Lunch: lean fish cooked with dill and parsley (for example, carp) or fillet of silver carp;
- Snack: fish cutlets, fish in a double pot or fish soup (no vegetables, only herbs);
- Dinner: boiled pike or grilled fish.
The second flag
You can treat a whole 1500 grams of vegetables and herbs. It is better if the vegetables have a low glycemic index: zucchini, cauliflower, cucumbers, tomatoes, squash. Can't just be canned because sugar is added there.
Of course, you should not limit yourself to salads and raw vegetables. You can make a barbecue, a saucepan or just drink a glass of vegetable juice, of course not from the store.
- breakfast: chopped carrots with cinnamon or vanilla;
- Lunch: vegetable salad or mashed potatoes, vinaigrette;
- Snack: boiled potatoes, boiled cabbage or steamed vegetables;
- Dinner: salad, cooked vegetables.
third flag
On the third day, you will receive 500 grams of chicken for the prize. Why the award? Yes, because from this amount you can cook a lot of tasty and nutritious things. By the way, spices and herbs can be included in the diet indefinitely on any day of the diet.
Suitable options for cooking would be boiled chicken or boiled chicken broth.
- Breakfast: boiled chicken fillet;
- Lunch: chicken breast cooked in foil;
- Snack: chicken broth or grilled chicken;
- Dinner: boiled chicken fillet.
fourth flag
Grain Day. Specifically, any grain, but not more than 200 grams (before baking). You can choose one type and stick to it, or prepare several grains throughout the day. It is better to choose wild rice, cereals, buckwheat, oatmeal.
- breakfast: oatmeal in water;
- Lunch: buckwheat porridge with spices;
- Snack: rice porridge with sesame seeds;
- Dinner: buckwheat porridge with herbs.
fifth flag
You need to eat 500 grams of cheese a day. Well, of course, if not particularly greasy. You can also drink a little yogurt, low-fat yogurt or milk.
- Breakfast: cottage cheese with yogurt;
- Lunch: cottage cheese with milk;
- Snack: skim cheese without additives;
- Dinner: yogurt and low-fat cottage cheese.
sixth flag
1500 grams of any fruit at your disposal. You can eat them raw, make salads or drink juice. It's up to you.
You can drink tea and mineral water all day, but do not add coffee or keep consumption to a minimum. Yes, sugar should be avoided.
- Breakfast: two red apples and a cup of green tea;
- Lunch: one banana and three kiwis;
- Snack: a bunch of grapes and oranges;
- Dinner: two green apples.
seventh flag
No, this is not an optical illusion. And, yes, you read the name of the diet correctly. There are actually six flags and you need to change six types of diet, but there is such an important thing as going off the diet. The day you realize you can do it all.
The most important thing on this day is not to rest long enough to get back half of what you lost. Someone suggests, gradually go out and advise now to eat only those foods, the diet they eat, just a little increase their portions.
Proponents of radical methods say that it is not an easy path for us and suggest spending the seventh day alone in the water. Choose which of these two options you like best.
Of course, you can just wave your hand and dive back into the world of delicious cakes.
Why diet is good
If you decide to lose weight, will this diet help you? Of course, the Swedes did their best. If you try, you will lose 0, 6 - 0, 9 kg per day.
Can you live without it? Also a positive response. The diet is very simple and allows you to eat enough to not look at a piece of bread with a longing and nostalgic attitude.
However, despite all its effectiveness, the "6 petals" still cannot solve the future diet problem. After six days of dieting, you will return to your normal diet and it will give you back the pounds you lost. So even if you follow this diet, it is good to see it as an opportunity to step into a healthy future.