Buckwheat of ancient times was one of the most useful, widespread and delicious cereals. It includes vegetable protein and a list of trace elements necessary for the well-coordinated work of the body: phagopyrin, rutin, coffee, procatechin, chlorogenic, gallic acids, phenolic compounds. It is thanks to them that buckwheat is prescribed during edema of various etiologies, atherosclerosis, hypertension, diseases of the bile ducts and kidneys, as well as rheumatism and arthritis. But the main thing is that the buckwheat diet is useful for those who want to lose weight and be more beautiful.
Buckwheat diet of popular stars.
A dietary diet based on the use of buckwheat as a main dish for rapid weight loss, today exists in several versions. Each of them has its own duration, effectiveness and menu. The most popular are:
- Buckwheat mono-diet - designed for both 3 days and a week. The diet consists exclusively of buckwheat porridge, green tea and purified non-carbonated mineral water. On average, 700 grams of excess weight disappear per day. It is the hardest. Reviews and results of weight loss are not the best, as there is a rapid return of the lost kilograms.
- Buckwheat diet with kefir. Assume the use, in addition to buckwheat porridge, non-fat kefir (no more than 1 liter per day). It is a gentler option, but no less effective, designed for 7 days or 2 weeks. In the future, with strict adherence to the diet, you can lose 10 kg.
- Buckwheat diet with milk. The daily diet includes buckwheat with milk, nuts and fruits. The most useful option, since it provides the body with most of the essential minerals and vitamins. Designed for 14 days with an efficiency of 7-8 kg.
In addition to the above characteristics of each option separately, there are rules that must be complied with in any case:
- During the day we drink 1. 5 to 2 liters of clean still water. You can drink green tea for a change.
- It is allowed to eat food at any time, in any quantity, but no later than 6: 00 p. m. (or 4 hours before bedtime)
- We exclude spices, salt, sugar and sauces from the menu. You can use only dried or fresh herbs.
- Buckwheat porridge is best steamed in a saucepan or thermos. To do this, pour boiling water over the cereal, cover with a lid. If it's in a saucepan, wrap it in towels and blankets, leaving it overnight, if it's in a thermos, 45-60 minutes is enough. 500 gr. buckwheat represents about 1. 5 liters of water. Detailed recipes with video on steamed cereals can be found on the Internet.
Pelageya's buckwheat feeding system is more varied, so the menu may differ. For example, half an hour before breakfast, it is recommended to drink a goji berry herbal decoction and eat porridge with steamed dried apricots overnight for breakfast. Dine on buckwheat porridge with 5-6 pieces. prunes and sesame seeds. Diversify your dinner with buckwheat, milk, and candied fruit.
Contraindications and disadvantages.
The essence of each diet is a set of rules for eating food with certain restrictions related to food, its quantity, volume, as well as the intervals between meals. Very often, the prohibitions for the body have their consequences.
The buckwheat diet is no exception, as it implies a decrease in the daily energy value of food below the minimum level, that is, less than 1000 kcal. Naturally, due to this, the slimming process occurs, as the body begins to spend more than it receives, but this leads to a number of problems:
- Low calorie intake can lead to general weakness, dizziness and headaches. The listed symptoms are a sign that a buckwheat diet is contraindicated for a person. One day is enough to find out, after which you need to change the food system to lose weight quickly.
- Due to the monotony of the diet, it is quite difficult to endure the time set on buckwheat porridge.
- Weight loss occurs rapidly, leading to an increased likelihood of the "yo-yo" effect. It is very important to get off the diet correctly.
- Poor diet and daily energy value can help lower blood pressure and aggravate chronic diseases.
The transition to a temporary buckwheat food system is recommended exclusively for healthy people. Nutritionists are extremely against its being observed by pregnant women, nursing mothers, people with an active lifestyle and daily physical activity, diabetics, hypertensive patients, as well as people after operations on the abdominal organs.
Recommendations from leading nutritionists
To avoid negative consequences, nutritionists recommend taking an additional multivitamin at home. This will help keep the body in good condition.
You should not adhere to the buckwheat food system for more than 2 weeks, and if a person begins to experience headaches and exhaustion regularly, in the morning on an empty stomach it is recommended to drink a glass of still water with lemon and a tablespoon. of honey (it will be saturated with energy).
As for the yo-yo effect, it is necessary to carefully and correctly exit the diet to eliminate it. To do this, you need to completely forget about overeating + gradually introduce foods containing animal proteins into the diet (for example, for breakfast eat 1 hard-boiled egg with rye bread and low-fat cottage cheese, dine on wheat soupbuckwheat and dine on buckwheat porridge with milk). It is recommended to keep the amount of sweet and fatty foods to a minimum.
Regardless of what is said, of a buckwheat diet, both the benefits and the harms remain from losing weight. It is quite simple and affordable, efficient and fast. But the opinion of doctors about it as a 2-week nutritional system is still negative. They advise using a buckwheat diet as fasting days, which will be more useful for cleansing the body. To lose weight, it is recommended to observe it no more than once every 2 months.