Recommend
Official site Dietoll

cucumber diet

cucumber water for weight loss

The cucumber diet helps to quickly get rid of excess pounds. It provides for the use of cucumbers with the addition of certain products to the diet: fish, meat, eggs, tomatoes, kefir. The popularity of this weight loss method is due to its simplicity and low cost. However, it may have contraindications and disadvantages.

How the diet works

The effectiveness of the diet is associated with the main product of the diet - cucumber. A vegetable is 97% water, and the remaining percentages are mineral salts, fiber, nitrogen compounds, sugars, B vitamins. Useful trace elements support the functioning of the kidneys, blood vessels and theheart. Even a one-day diet triggers processes in the body that lead to strong weight loss:

  • fiber accelerates and improves digestion;
  • the product absorbs and removes harmful substances from the body;
  • tartronic acid prevents the conversion of carbohydrates into fat stores;
  • the diuretic effect of the vegetable eliminates excess salts and eliminates swelling.

Such a diet is considered low-calorie. The energy value of the product is 16 kcal per 100 g. When a person uses this herbal remedy every day, only 250 kcal enters the body, which allows you to steadily reduce weight. The enzymes contained in cucumbers help proteins to be better absorbed by the body. Therefore, such a product is well combined with fish and meat.

It can be used to make salads or added to dishes with baked or boiled fish or chicken. Such a nutrition system leads to gradual weight loss and does not harm the body. When you eat cucumbers, weight loss occurs quickly. For 1 day you can lose 1 kg.

Compliance rules

In order for the cucumber diet for weight loss to be effective, you must follow the established rules:

  • to quickly get rid of extra pounds, you need to choose a nutrition system lasting 3 days or an option of kefir for a week;
  • the main product of the diet is fresh cucumber without bread and salt;
  • the vegetable goes well with protein foods: chicken, yogurt, cottage cheese, milk, kefir, eggs;
  • other vegetables can be added to the menu, but in smaller quantities;
  • unsweetened fruits are allowed once a day;
  • dishes that are desirable to cook during the diet: beets, okroshka, vegetable salads;
  • salt is added in minimal quantities;
  • food intake - 5 times a day in small portions;
  • It is recommended to drink 2 liters of water a day.

To be more effective, you need to exercise.

Advantages and disadvantages

The cucumber diet has positive and negative sides.
The advantages of this technique include:

  • rapid weight loss;
  • saturation of the body with various vitamins;
  • does not lead to exhaustion;
  • the feeling of hunger is practically absent;
  • quenches thirst well in summer.

Defaults:

  • has many contraindications;
  • removes useful substances from the body;
  • has a strong diuretic effect;
  • the result may not last long.

If there are contraindications, this technique should be abandoned. In order for minerals and vitamins not to be washed out of the body, you need to take multivitamin complexes. You can gain weight after dieting if you do it right and stick to proper nutrition in the future.

Contraindications

Such a nutrition system is prohibited for the following diseases:

  • stomach ulcer;
  • gastritis;
  • enterocolitis.

Salted and pickled cucumbers are prohibited for hypertension, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and kidneys.

Types of cucumber diets and menus

There are several effective ways to lose weight, which can last 1 day or 2 weeks. Even therapeutic diets have been developed when you need to eat 1. 5 kg of cucumbers per day, including low-calorie foods. In 14 days you can lose up to 8 kg. Fruits, berries and nuts (optional) help fill the vitamin gap.

monodiet

This way of dealing with excess weight involves the inclusion in the diet of the main vegetable - cucumber. It must be tracked within 1 day. During this time, the skin is cleansed, the metabolism is restored, the water-salt balance of the body is normalized. During the day, you should drink green tea or coffee without sugar in moderation, because the vegetable already contains a lot of water. It is necessary to apply such a mono-diet once a month.

Prepare a salad with cucumbers and onions, add greens and season with low-fat sour cream. The dish is divided into 4 portions and eaten as follows:

  • the first portion at 9am-10am;
  • the second - at 13-14 o'clock;
  • the third - at 4-5 p. m. ;
  • the fourth - at 7-8 p. m.

For each meal, you can add 1 tomato, 1 orange, a piece of wholemeal bread, 1 egg. At night it is allowed to eat 1 green apple.

For 7 days

With such a diet, which lasts 7 days, you can lose 3-4 kg. Breakfast necessarily includes 2 cucumbers.

Monday

  1. Breakfast: 1 egg omelette with 70 ml of skimmed milk.
  2. Lunch: cucumber salad with parsley or dill, seasoned with lemon juice.
  3. Lunch: 150 g of boiled chicken leg, fresh cabbage.
  4. Afternoon snack: 2 fresh cucumbers.
  5. Dinner: vegetable salad, boiled egg.

Tuesday

  1. Breakfast: boiled egg.
  2. Lunch: 200 ml of low-fat kefir.
  3. Lunch: 150g baked fish, 2 tomatoes and cucumber.
  4. Afternoon snack: 2 small cucumbers.
  5. Dinner: 100g low-fat cottage cheese, 2 cucumbers.

Wednesday

  1. Breakfast: 2-egg omelet.
  2. Lunch: cucumber smoothie.
  3. Lunch: 150 g beef stew, vegetable salad with 2 tbsp. I. green peas.
  4. Afternoon snack: a glass of kefir.
  5. Dinner: Carrot, cabbage and cucumber salad seasoned with 1 tbsp. I. olive oil.

Cucumber smoothie recipe: The vegetable is peeled, cubed and placed in a blender. 2 feathers of green onion, 3 sprigs of dill, a glass of low-fat kefir are added to it. Grind until smooth and add a little salt.

Thursday

  1. Breakfast: 2 tbsp. I. buckwheat porridge.
  2. Lunch: 200 ml of kefir.
  3. Lunch: cold soup.
  4. Afternoon snack: cucumber smoothie.
  5. Dinner: 150g chicken cutlet, cucumber salad.

Friday

  1. Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs.
  2. Lunch: a piece of whole grain bread with cucumber paste.
  3. Lunch: 150 g of beef steak, coleslaw and cucumber.
  4. Afternoon snack: cucumber smoothie.
  5. Dinner: 100g low-fat yoghurt.

Saturday

  1. Breakfast: omelet.
  2. Lunch: a glass of kefir.
  3. Lunch: boiled chicken, cucumber salad.
  4. Afternoon snack: 200 ml tomato juice.
  5. Dinner: cucumber salad with avocado.

Cucumber and avocado salad Recipe: 2 cucumbers, peeled. Grind vegetables and avocados, finely chop dill, green onion, garlic clove. The salad is mixed and seasoned with lemon juice.

Sunday

  1. Breakfast: 2 tbsp. I. groats.
  2. Lunch: cucumber smoothie.
  3. Lunch: 150g lean fish stew, cucumber salad.
  4. Afternoon snack: 250 ml of kefir.
  5. Dinner: cucumber salad, corn and egg.

During the diet you need to move a lot, drink water or unsweetened tea. Herbal decoctions, e. g. chamomile, mint, rosehip, sage, etc. , bring benefits.

For 3 days

The cucumber diet to lose weight by 2 kg in 3 days is considered unloading. Every day you need to eat 2 kg of vegetables. An approximate menu looks like this: after waking up, they drink a glass of warm water with the addition of lemon. It helps the body wake up and cleanse itself of toxins.

To lose weight by 2-3 kg, for breakfast you need to prepare a dish of tomatoes, cucumbers and greens. It is seasoned with olive oil and lemon juice. It is allowed to eat a piece of rye bread and drink green tea. For lunch, vegetable soup is prepared in lean broth. You can make a salad of boiled chicken breast and cucumbers. Dinner is represented by low-fat cottage cheese, vegetable salad with herbs and cucumbers. This menu should be observed for 3 days. The total calorie content of the products does not exceed 900 kcal.

For 10 days

For 10 days on a cucumber diet, you can lose 7-8 kg. All day breakfast includes 2 cucumbers and a piece of rye bread. Sample menu:

Day 1

  1. Lunch: vegetable soup with carrots and cucumber.
  2. Snack: orange.
  3. Dinner: cucumber salad.

Day 2

  1. Lunch: boiled veal salad, radish and cucumber.
  2. Snack: apple.
  3. Dinner: cucumber smoothie, hard cheese.

Day 3

  1. Lunch: 200 g of rice, 100 g of boiled fish fillet, pickled cucumber.
  2. Snack: orange.
  3. Dinner: cucumber salad with vegetable oil.

Day 4

  1. Lunch: 20 g hard cheese, 150 g rice, cucumber.
  2. Snack: 1 apple.
  3. Dinner: light cottage cheese, vegetable salad with olive oil.

Day 5

  1. Lunch: vegetable stew of cucumbers, radishes and cabbage.
  2. Snack: orange.
  3. Dinner: salad of green vegetables and cucumbers.

Day 6

  1. Lunch: boiled egg, vegetable soup of radish, cucumber and carrots.
  2. Snack: pear and tangerine.
  3. Dinner: hard cheese, cucumber smoothie.

Day 7

  1. Lunch: a vegetable dish of radishes, carrots, cabbage, cucumber.
  2. Snack: apple.
  3. Dinner: cucumber salad seasoned with vegetable oil.

Day 8

  1. Lunch: 100g boiled brown rice, 100g boiled fish.
  2. Snack: orange.
  3. Dinner: vegetable salad with herbs.

Day 9

  1. Lunch: stewed vegetables.
  2. Snack: apple.
  3. Dinner: hard cheese, cucumber salad.

Day 10

  1. Lunch: boiled egg, vegetable salad.
  2. Snack: pear.
  3. Dinner: salad of green vegetables and cucumber, seasoned with olive oil.

With kefir

The cucumber-kefir diet diet for weight loss consists of cucumbers and kefir. This technique shows a good result due to the low calorie content of the products. There are many varieties of such a power system. Some of them help to lose up to 8 kg in a week. The most effective way to lose weight lasts 7 days. It does not contain a clear menu. During the day you need to eat 1. 5 kg of fresh cucumbers, 100 g of low-fat sea fish in boiled or stewed form and drink 1. 5 liters of 1% kefir. This amount of each product is divided into 5-6 parts.

During the diet, water is allowed to drink in unlimited quantities. You can use decoctions of herbs or green tea. This diet should be followed for 7 days.

Tomatoes

This weight loss method is based on the use of cucumbers and tomatoes. These vegetables are 97% water, so they create the illusion of fullness. If desired, the diet can be supplemented with other low-calorie foods. You need to eat fractionally - 4-6 times a day. Every day you need to drink 1. 5 liters of water. Sample menu for 3 days:

Day 1

  1. Breakfast: a salad of tomatoes and cucumbers with herbs, a sandwich with a thin slice of hard cheese.
  2. Lunch: 2 boiled eggs, an apple, a salad of fresh vegetables, a glass of tomato juice.
  3. Lunch: salad, vegetable soup, 1 casserole with apples and 200 g of fat-free cottage cheese.
  4. Dinner: a small piece of boiled white fish, vegetable salad, fat-free yogurt.

Day 2

  1. Breakfast: toast of black bread with slices of hard-boiled eggs and lettuce, vegetable salad.
  2. Lunch: grapefruit, vegetable salad, yogurt, tomato juice.
  3. Lunch: a piece of boiled chicken breast, salad, vegetable soup.
  4. Dinner: boiled seafood, fat-free kefir and a glass of tomato juice.

Day 3

  1. Breakfast: diet bread with kiwi and a thin layer of fromage blanc, salad of tomatoes and cucumbers.
  2. Lunch: a piece of boiled fish, 2 cucumbers, tomato juice 200 ml.
  3. Lunch: vegetable soup with chicken broth, tomato and cucumber salad, 2 slices of black bread.
  4. Dinner: a piece of boiled fish, a vegetable salad, a glass of tomato juice.

Prohibited and authorized products

The cucumber diet menu should consist of permitted foods. These include:

  • vegetables: broccoli, white cabbage, zucchini, eggplant, cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, beets;
  • green vegetables: dill, asparagus, lettuce, parsley;
  • fruits: apples, oranges, tangerines, kiwi, pear, grapefruit;
  • cereals: buckwheat, oatmeal, brown rice;
  • buckwheat and bran bread;
  • kefir, cottage cheese and cheese;
  • beef, poultry and turkey;
  • chicken eggs;
  • fish: hake, cod, pollock, plaice;
  • olive oil.

Prohibited Products:

  • Potato;
  • grape seed;
  • dumplings, dumplings, pancakes, pasta;
  • sweet buns;
  • cookies, candies, jams, preserves;
  • ice cream;
  • cakes, chocolate;
  • salt, sugar, mayonnaise;
  • cottage cheese;
  • pork, ham, bacon, veal, lard;
  • sausages, boiled sausage:
  • alcoholic beverages.

How to get out of the diet and keep the result

The program of the correct exit from the diet:

  • after its completion, fruits, vegetables and dairy products should be gradually added to the diet;
  • after 1-2 days, cereals are included in the menu;
  • after another day you need to switch to the use of fish and meat products.

At the same time, you need to adhere to a healthy lifestyle and exercise regularly.