The Canadian diet allows you to lose 5 kg per week. But it is not suitable for everyone.
Losing excess weight without exhausting yourself with physical activity and without counting calories is not the dream of everyone who wants to lose weight? It's even better if everything takes no more than a week to complete. It turns out that the Canadian diet seems to be just such a magic wand. Nutritionist Ekaterina Pavlova and therapist Olesya Simagina told us about how it works and whether it is really magical.
What is the essence of the Canadian diet
The Canadian diet is designed for 7 days. During this time, you will be able to lose from 3 to 5 kg. Since the main foods in the diet are fruits and vegetables, the diet is considered seasonal and is followed mainly in summer and autumn. Nutritionists recommend [1] to consider this diet as the initial stage of weight loss, so it is suitable for people who want to lose [1] sits 15-20 extra pounds. The low-calorie diet is based on vegetable soup, which can be prepared by combining various ovo [1] cabbage soup. For 3 liters of water, for example, you will need 4 cloves of garlic, 2 onions, 1 head of cabbage, 2 tomatoes, 2 red [1] peppers, 2 eggplant, pe [1] trrush, celery, bay leaf, pepper and salt. It is allowed to supplement the menu with fruits (except for bananas and grapes), lean meat, lean fish, and also not [1] fatty cottage cheese and boiled brown rice. It is recommended [1] to eat a table [1] spoonful of olive oil a day, which, for example, can be used to season a vegetable salad. According to one of the variations of the Canadian diet, it is forbidden to eat after six in the evening and add salt and spices to food. While observing the Canadian diet, a taboo is declared on bakery and confectionery [1] products, cereals, cheeses, starchy products (potatoes, corn, peas, beans), fatty meat and fish, alcohol, concentrated [1] sweet drinks, coffee. You need to drink at least 1.5-2 liters of water per day. You can drink green tea without sugar and milk, freshly squeezed juices. It is recommended to devote 20-30 minutes to simple exercises per day: shake the press, do several bends and squats, and run.
Vegetable soup is the basis of the Canadian diet / istockphoto.com
Menu for the week
Monday
Soup and fruits in any quantity
Tuesday
Soup and vegetables, steamed or stewed (in any quantity)
Wednesday
Soup, raw / steamed vegetables and fruits (in any quantity)
Thursday
Soup (as much as you want), raw / stewed vegetables and low-fat cottage cheese (up to 200 g).
Friday
Soup, a portion of meat or fish (300 g)
Saturday
Soup, raw / stewed vegetables, 300 g of lean meat or lean fish (pollock, hake, greenling, blue whiting).
Sunday
Soup, fresh vegetables, boiled rice (in any quantity)
Pros and cons of the Canadian diet
“The benefit of the Canadian diet is a fairly rapid weight loss, which encourages a person to work on the figure and further, - says Ekaterina Pavlova. - The diet is gentle on the gastrointestinal tract. The diet can be called unloading, since the body is relaxed [1] while it is being observed. The undoubted benefit lies in the exclusion of "junk" products from the diet (white bread, sweets, chips, croutons, buns, etc.), which carry a lot of calories with zero food values. Cons - if you return to your previous diet after a diet, the weight will double. In addition, due to an insufficient amount of protein, muscle mass will be lost, and the skin may sag. In addition, the lack of fat in the diet can cause deterioration of the condition of hair (they can fall out) and skin (dryness, reduced elasticity, flaking). "
During the Canadian diet, you need to drink a lot of fluids / istockphoto.com
Contraindications
It is forbidden to sit on a Canadian diet for people with gastritis, colitis, stomach ulcers, cirrhosis, hepatitis and gout: an abundance of raw vegetables and fruits in these cases can lead to [1] exacerbation disease [1] niy. Diet is also contraindicated in patients with diabetes mellitus, since such a diet can cause hypoglycemia - a strong drop in blood sugar levels. It is allowed to apply to this diet no more than once every six months, having previously consulted with a doctor.
How to properly return to normal diet
Many people think that when the soup tortures are over and the hated kilograms have left the body, it means that you can relax and return to your usual way of eating. “Unfortunately, this idea is fundamentally wrong,” says Olesya Simagina. - After the Canadian diet, take some more time for the conditionally called stabilization program, the purpose of which is not to gain weight again. Don't jump on carbohydrates like bread or sweets right away. And, of course, fatty foods. Give preference to protein foods - meat, fish, eggs, cottage cheese and vegetables. In this case, the priority should be steamed dishes. Increase the calorie content of the daily diet gradually - at least over the course of a month. Only then can you allow yourself something else very carefully ”.
Personal experience
Tatiana Makovskaya, 29 years old:
“I love fruits and vegetables, so the Canadian diet is ideal for me. Sometimes it is possible to lose 6-7 kilos in a week. I arrange for myself a "soup" week once a month, but at the same time I try to take a complex of vitamins on the recommendation of my nutritionist. But sports just do not work. I am even canceling my fitness workouts for this week, as I do not feel any burst of energy these days. But at the end of the diet I just fly. "
Olga Dmitrieva, 45 years old:
“I turn to the Canadian diet when I want to arrange a fasting week for my body. After it, I feel some kind of lightness in my body, and, of course, the result of minus 5 kg cannot but rejoice. I want to note that the presence of a double boiler greatly simplifies the process of observing the necessary nutrition: soup, vegetables, and meat with fish are quickly and conveniently prepared for this diet in it. "
