The Japanese diet was created in one of the dietary clinics of this country.
The authors of this system claim that it completely reconfigures the metabolism of the human body, after which the extra pounds lost do not return for at least a couple of years.
Basic principles of the Japanese diet
A prerequisite for using the Japanese diet is the complete rejection of all kinds of alcohol, the ban on the use of salt and sugar, flour products and confectionery.
A certain diet plan, designed for two weeks, must be strictly followed - all these days it is necessary to consistently follow the proposed menu.
The authors of the diet believe that a deviation from the diet can change the metabolism in an unnecessary direction. One of the conditions of the Japanese diet is to drink one and a half liters of plain water every day.
Here is an example of the first day according to the suggested Japanese diet menu:
- coffe breakfast;
- lunch - a couple of eggs with a tomato or 200 g of tomato juice, fresh cabbage salad;
- dinner - fish, 200 g and coleslaw.
It can be seen even from this example that the diet is not the usual Japanese cuisine at all. In Japan, carbohydrates are preferred, mainly in the form of cereals, and they also eat a lot of seafood, vegetables and fruits. According to many doctors, it is this way of eating that gives the Japanese a longer life expectancy.
In the Japanese diet, the 14-day menu pays very little attention to carbohydrates, which are the main source of energy, so the body, in search of new ways to obtain food, will begin to consume those protein reserves that have available. in muscle tissue.
As a result, not adipose tissue is lost, but muscle tissue. The situation does not change even the increase in protein intake, which also overloads the kidneys.
Menu 14 days
First:
- Breakfast - coffee, one cup.
- Lunch: two eggs, cabbage salad with butter, tomato juice.
- Dinner - fish with olive oil.
Second:
- Breakfast - coffee and wholemeal bread.
- Lunch - fish 200 g.
- Dinner: 100 g of boiled beef with a glass of yogurt.
The third:
- Breakfast - coffee with cookies.
- Lunch: courgettes, fried in slices of oil.
- Dinner: two boiled eggs, cabbage salad, 150 g of boiled beef.
Four:
- Breakfast is coffee.
- Lunch: a hard-boiled egg, 3-4 pieces of boiled carrots, olive oil, a piece of hard cheese.
- Dinner: a moderate amount of fruit, except bananas with grapes.
Fifth:
- Breakfast: grated carrots, lemon juice.
- Lunch - fish 200 grams, tomato juice.
- Dinner: fruits, except bananas with grapes.
Sixth:
- Breakfast is coffee.
- Lunch: 200 grams of boiled chicken meat and cabbage salad in oil.
- Dinner: a couple of boiled eggs, raw carrot salad with butter.
Seventh:
- Breakfast - green tea.
- Lunch: 200 g of beef, some fruit, except bananas with grapes.
- Dinner - any dinner option this week, except the third day.
Eighth:
- Breakfast is coffee.
- Lunch - boiled chicken meat - 250 g, cabbage salad in oil.
- Dinner: two boiled eggs, carrot salad (200 g), olive oil.
Nineth:
- Breakfast: grated raw carrots, lemon juice.
- Lunch - fish, tomato juice.
- Dinner - different fruits (except bananas with grapes).
Tenth:
- Breakfast is coffee.
- Lunch: hard-boiled egg and 3-4 boiled carrots, olive oil, slice of hard cheese.
- Dinner: a variety of fruits except bananas with grapes.
Eleventh:
- Breakfast - coffee with cookies.
- Lunch: slices of zucchini, fried in oil.
- Dinner: two eggs, cabbage salad in butter, boiled beef 200 g.
Twelfth:
- Breakfast - coffee and cookies.
- Lunch: 200 grams of fish, vegetable salad, cabbage with butter.
- Dinner: drink 100 grams of beef with a glass of kefir.
Thirteenth:
- Breakfast is coffee.
- Lunch: two eggs, coleslaw in oil, tomato juice.
- Dinner - 200 g of fish,
Fourteenth, last day:
- Same menu as on the 13th.
nutritionist comment
In the proposed diet, the main microelements are clearly missing: calcium, magnesium, potassium, which the body needs for its full functioning.
There is also a lack of iron, without which the hematopoietic organs cannot function. Vitamins A, B, C are also lacking. If they are not enough in the body, the appearance of a person worsens, the efficiency decreases, the work of the endocrine glands and digestive organs is disturbed.
The low calories and monotony of the 14-Day Japanese Diet can lead to relapse and overeating. After the first week of using such a diet, sleep disturbances and a decrease in performance can be observed.
Black coffee included in the Japanese diet is a controversial product. Japanese cuisine does not use coffee at all. People who have cardiovascular diseases should be careful with the consumption of coffee.