If losing excess weight is urgent, then a drinking diet may seem like the best option. Menu every day - for 3, 7 and 14 days. How much can you afford to lose? Reviews and results and, of course, how to properly organize a way out of a stressful period. Read our review for answers to all your questions.
Let's emphasize right away: losing weight on liquids is a serious test for the body. You should be careful and prudent. The pursuit of sobriety doesn't have to lead to endless doctor visits.
Drinking diet - what is it?
The answer is obvious from the title. The first and most important rule: exclude solid food as much as possible from the diet, leaving only water and various nutritious liquids.
There are also additional principles.
- Avoid chewing as much as possible. No lollipops, no chewing gum, no toffees.
- We choose different liquids. This is especially important during a long diet - 14 or more days.
- We drink up to five liters a day. This includes clean water - 2 liters or more in volume. Taking more is not helpful because of the risk of vomiting, heartburn, and edema.
- We select the best bottled water for drinking and cooking. Boiled from the tap will not work.
- We drink the daily amount of liquids evenly throughout the day. The last portion at least two hours before going to sleep.
- Water and drinks should be at room temperature. The less we irritate the gastrointestinal tract due to excessive heat or cold, the better.
- It is important to remember: we do not drink more than one liter of liquid at a time, so as not to strain the stomach.
Vitamins in tablets: yes or no?
There is an opinion that vitamin complexes on a diet rich in juices are unnecessary. It seems to us that fear of vitamins in this case is illogical. It is difficult to achieve the correct balance of substances by drinking alone. You will be deficient in certain nutrients.
How long can you maintain a drinking diet?
The duration of weight loss on liquids can vary:
- One day (the so-called fasting day without solid food)
- three days
- weekly
- two weeks
- thirty days
If you decide to try a cleanse, I recommend starting with short periods (1 day of fasting or 3 days of drinking). It is advisable to switch to long-term periods only after checking how the body reacts to feeding without solid food.
How does the drinking diet go on an average day and week?
The most difficult period for beginners is the beginning. A constant feeling of hunger, thoughts that invariably return to food, senselessness. You want to drink more than the prescribed norm (which you can't). Don't worry if you relapse and leave the diet. It is better to objectively evaluate why this happened and try to take into account your mistakes in the future. Perhaps you are the one who needs a different approach to weight loss.
On the third day of the liquid diet, hunger stops acutely. However, it can be replaced by nausea and weakness. Lack of energy causes apathy and fatigue. On the other hand, losing a few kilograms of body weight is like lightness.
At the end of the first ten days of the drinking diet, weight loss can reach up to ten kilograms. Of course, this is a very inspiring figure in the eternal question of "how much to lose". But this can lead to sagging skin, loss of breast shape and reduction in size. Discomfort in the stomach, although it becomes familiar and familiar, does not disappear. Many people who lose weight still experience nausea and weakness.
Constipation is the main trouble in the second decade of weaning on liquids. The intestines need fiber and volume to function normally, and this is what is missing from the drink diet for weight loss. A person, as a rule, cannot tolerate heavy physical exertion. Also, be prepared for the body to burn both fat and muscle tissue.
Attention!
Prolonged constipation (3+ days) is a serious reason to stop the diet.
By the end of the third decade, the oily sheen of the skin often disappears, and the skin itself becomes dry and flaky. Nausea and discomfort from the kidneys and liver usually remain unchanged.
Considering what has been described, the recommendation is simple: constant contact with the doctor! Before starting a drinking diet and for a long time (more than three days), be sure to consult a doctor.
Efficiency and how much you can lose
The drinking method of losing excess weight is second only to complete fasting in terms of effectiveness. Although the rate of weight loss varies from person to person, some averages can still be seen before and after the review.
- One-day unloading - 1-2 kg (of which fat itself is about 300 g)
- Three days - up to 5 kg
- Weekly cleaning - up to 7 kg
- Two-week drinking diet - up to 13 kg
- Three-week drinking ration - 18 kg
After studying the material, we are ready to agree that the effectiveness of the drinking diet is beyond doubt. The subtleties are quite different: how to maintain health, consolidate the achieved results and not regain the lost kilograms.
How to prepare and start losing weight
We repeat: before starting a drinking diet (for 3 or more days), be sure to consult a doctor. Only a completely healthy person can withstand such stress. A specialist will assess the risks in a specific situation.
Attention!
In some cases, stress relief and fasting without proper medical care can lead to disability.
We prepare for cleaning in advance and do not start on a whim - suddenly.
The general recommendations are as follows.
- Select the cleaning duration. If you have never tried to lose weight before, then it is better to choose a fasting day once a week, including regular meals. As you gain more experience, move on to a one-day drinking fast. Only then try liquid cleansing for three days in a row.
- Even a three-day drinking fast is not as easy as it seems. Go 3 days without solid food, when one-day fasting has become a natural phenomenon.
- This gradualism is always true! Try to drink for 5, 7 or more days in a row only when a 3-day period without overloading is possible.
- Buy a glucometer and constantly check your blood sugar level. If the level is too low, contact your doctor immediately.
- For short (1-3 days) options, we start preparing in advance. We switch to light food (preferably steamed) and reduce portions. You don't have to eat to your heart's content.
- Long-term options (7-30 days) require at least three days of preparation. We switch to easily digestible vegetables, fruits and grains. Reduce portions. We drink at least two liters of water a day. We refuse meat and sugar.
Attention!
Even during a one-day drinking fast, always have a piece of sugar, candy or chocolate. They will help you in case of hypoglycemia - a sharp drop in blood sugar level. Rapid pulse, spots before the eyes, nausea, tingling of the mouth and fingers, severe anxiety - all these are symptoms of a dangerous situation. If you do not immediately help your body with sweets, you may experience hunger pangs.
List of products: what you can
The list of drinks allowed for consumption is quite extensive, but there are also restrictions.
- Water is the main pillar of the diet. Choose the highest quality. Tap water is harmful in many ways (chlorine, metal impurities, excessive hardness). It should also be taken into account that too high and too low temperature of the drink irritates the mucous membrane.
- Juices (fruit and vegetable) - only freshly squeezed. Packaged foods from the store contain a lot of preservatives. The body does not need them during stress. Many juices (especially citrus fruits) are very acidic and cause heartburn. They should be drunk diluted.
- broths. We cook from lean meat (veal, beef, chicken), avoid pork and lamb. We also prepare drinks based on fish and vegetables. We avoid concentrated cubes and store-bought semi-finished products. All of them contain preservatives.
- Milk products. Although the diet allows almost all types of milk-based beverages, it is still best to drink fermented milk products (kefir, fermented baked milk) with a fat content of up to 5%. It is not beneficial to eat it with milk. Include it in your diet from time to time if you tolerate it well (fat content - 1. 5%). Milk and kefir can be mixed with fruit juices.
- Compotes and jellies (without sugar). We prepare it from fresh or dried fruit. The main advantage is the absence of heartburn. Be especially careful with jelly containing starch. Adverse reactions to them: constipation and allergies.
- Tea. We drink green (better) or black (if it does not fix the stool). Avoid herbal teas. It may have a pronounced sedative or other effect.
- Sometimes you can drink natural coffee. As a daily option, it is better to use substitutes made from rye and barley.
Avoid very strong or very hot drinks to avoid stomach upset. Only freshly prepared decoction is suitable.
Do not add sugar or its non-caloric analogues.
Prohibited products
In addition to the prohibition of solid food, the intake of a number of liquids is prohibited.
- juices from packets
- Drinks with sugar or sugar substitutes
- Sparkling water (even sugar-free)
- cream
- Broths: pork and lamb
- Pickles, marinades
- alcohol
Alcohol is forbidden!
The worst thing you can do on a drinking diet is to have a portion of alcoholic beverages, especially strong ones. Alcohol burns the mucous membrane, aggravates the already suffering liver and dries the body. And because of the hunger and general fatigue, it will affect the mind more than you expect.
Drinking diet for 3 days: menu in the table
The proposed diet is not the final truth. You can change it according to your preferences and taste.
| Today | food | |||
| Პirveli | second | the third | fourth | |
| 1 | Skimmed milk (1-2 cups) | Cream soup (carrot) | Kiseli (apple) | kefir (glass) |
| 2 | Ryazhenka (1-2 cups) | Puree soup (cauliflower), orange juice (glass) | compote (apple) | milk (glass) |
| 3 | Kefir (1-2 cups) | Cream soup (from bell pepper), grapefruit juice (glass) | gooseberry | kefir (glass) |
Many people who want to lose weight choose an alternative option.
There are no narrow boundaries or a clear menu every day. Everything is easier! We drink 1 glass (200 ml) of nutritional drink every two hours and add half a glass (100 ml) of water to it.
What a thought!
A 3-day diet of free drinks only seems like a safe experiment for us. At the same time, it should include various types of cabbage, beet and carrot puree soups.
For 5 days: the menu in the table for each day
A liquid diet for 5 days is quite a serious challenge for any person. It is advisable to try only when three days of drinking can be easily tolerated.
| Today | Diet composition |
| 1 | Kefir, milk, fermented baked milk, yogurt (liquid) |
| 2 | Broth of your choice: meat, fish, vegetables |
| 3 | Compotes, fruit juices diluted in water (half) |
| 4 | Vegetable puree soups, tea (including milk) |
| 5 | Vegetable broths, jelly |
Admission procedure.
During the day, we drink one glass every hour. We also drink 2 liters of water in equal portions a day.
For 10 days: menu daily in the table
The duration of the diet and with it the load on the body increases. We will tell you the approximate set of products.
| Today | day view | food | ||||
| Პirveli | second | the third | fourth | fifth | ||
| 1 | lactic | milk (low fat) | Kefir | Ryazhenka | yogurt | grated milk |
| 2 | Broth now | Cauliflower | Beetroot | Beef | vegetables | Chicken |
| 3 | juice from | Grapefruit | orange | Tomatov | grapes | Apple |
| 4 | Tea | green | black | green | vegetable | green |
| 5 | from Kissel. | Irrigation | Apple | oats | Raspberry | milk |
| 6 | Compote from | Irrigation | Apple | Apricot | Dried fruits | Plum |
| 7 | juice from | Apple | grapes | carrot | orange | Cherry |
| 8 | Broth now | vegetables | Beetroot | Chicken | vegetables | fish (ear) |
| 9 | lactic | Kefir | milk | Ryazhenka | yogurt | Kefir |
| 10 | Tea | green | vegetable | black | green | Mint |
Drinking diet for 14 days: menu every day
One of the most difficult cleaning. The benchmark plan includes a fairly wide range of products.
| Today | food | ||||||
| Პirveli | second | the third | fourth | fifth | the sixth | the seventh | |
| 1 | Cocoa | Apple juice) | Kiseli (raspberry) | Cream soup (tomato) | yogurt | compote (berries) | duck broth) |
| 2 | Green tea) | juice (beetroot) | Kiseli (apple) | cream soup (spinach) | Kefir | compote (apple) | broth (fish) |
| 3 | Black tea) | juice (tomato) | juice (plum) | Kissel (oatmeal) | milk | Kefir | dried fruit compote) |
| 4 | Cocoa | juice (vegetable) | gooseberry | cream soup (mushroom) | compote (berries) | broth (beetroot) | Orange juice) |
| 5 | Black tea) | juice (grapefruit) | Kissel (milk) | Cream soup (celery) | Ryazhenka | dried fruit compote) | duck broth) |
| 6 | Green tea) | juice (pumpkin) | Kiseli (apple) | Cream soup (pumpkin) | Kefir | compote (berries) | broth (fish) |
| 7 | Cocoa | Apple juice) | Kissel (oatmeal) | Cream soup (tomato) | grated milk | juice (grape) | duck broth) |
| 8 | Black tea) | juice (cherries) | juice (grape) | Cream soup (pumpkin) | Kefir | dried fruit compote) | broth (beef) |
| 9 | Cocoa | Orange juice) | Apple juice) | Cream soup (celery) | grated milk | compote (berries) | broth (turkey) |
| 10 | Black tea) | Kefir | juice (pomegranate) | Cream soup (tomato) | milk | yogurt (drink) | broth (fish) |
| eleven | Green tea) | milk (skimmed) | juice (cherries) | cream soup (mushroom) | Kissel (milk) | compote (berries) | Kefir |
| 12 | Cocoa | tea (herbal) | compote (apple) | Cream soup (tomato) | Kissel (oatmeal) | Kefir | duck broth) |
| 13 | Green tea) | broth (vegetables) | juice (grape) | Cream soup (celery) | Kissel (milk) | grated milk | broth (beef) |
| 14 | Cocoa | juice (pomegranate) | dried fruit compote) | Cream soup (potatoes) | Kefir | juice (cherries) | Tea (black) with milk |
Extreme in 30 Days: How to Build a Diet
The longest test. The daily caloric content of the monthly diet should be about 1400 kilocalories per day. You should also pay attention to the frequency of stools. Prolonged constipation is a reason to immediately consult a doctor and return to solid food.
We present the main principles of the 30-day diet in the form of a table.
| That's it | Diet composition |
| First (immediately after sleep) | A glass of warm water (to activate bowel function) |
| second | Fermented milk drink (any without sugar), 250 g |
| the third | Juice (any), glass |
| fourth | Compote (any), glass |
| fifth | Pore soup (vegetables, fish, meat), 300 grams. You can also drink a cup of tea |
| the sixth | Kissel (any), 250 gr |
| the seventh | Juice (any), glass |
| the eighth | Fermented milk drink (any without sugar), glass |
Special types of drinking diets
To achieve particularly fast weight loss, you can try one of the special methods. Let's briefly describe the most popular versions.
striped
In a strip diet, days of pure drinking are replaced by days when you are allowed to eat solid food. Only vegetables yield tougher varieties. Softer - they provide the entire range of proper nutrition.
The usual duration of a strip diet is one to three weeks. Odd days become fasting days, drinking days and even days become standard in terms of a set of products.
drinking chocolate
The main difference between the diets is the cocoa-based drink. Especially advanced supporters of weight loss only drink it. Everything else just adds a delicious and refreshing menu item.
How to prepare a chocolate diet drink.
- We use only high quality cocoa powder. Not cheap concentrates with chemicals and fragrances!
- We follow the proportion: 4 teaspoons of powder per liter of liquid.
- Mix the powder in a small amount of water (cold) until smooth, pour in boiling water or skim milk. Stir well until done.
- We do not use sugar or sugar substitutes.
- Use natural vanilla (not vanilla sugar) or cinnamon to enhance the flavor.
Drink up to 1. 5 liters (7-8 cups) of this cocoa per day. If constipation develops during the diet, stop it immediately!
How to exit the diet correctly
The last stage of cleaning is the most difficult. Although the feeling of hunger requires you to rely more on food, you absolutely cannot do it. Overeating after cleaning is not only a sure way to regain the weight lost with such difficulties, but also for the development of diseases of the stomach and other organs of the gastrointestinal tract.
How long will it take to get off the diet?
- from the day - one day;
- from three days - five days;
- from weekly - two weeks;
- From the monthly period - two months.
The main principle of the solution is light dietary food and small portions. Remember: overeating on the way out is much worse than during the program itself!
Obviously, the most difficult solution is the thirty-day diet.
- During the first three weeks of release, we usually supplement the drinking diet with only liquid porridge.
- From the fourth week we add fruits and minced meat (boiled or steamed).
- Fifth, we move on to regular diet products.
Remember: everything fried, spicy, smoked, salty and fatty should be excluded from the menu. But you can treat yourself with sweets in small quantities.
Note the nuance!
During long (more than a week) walks, clean drinking fast every seven days.
Diet and physical activity
A limited cleansing diet is a serious shock to all body systems. Therefore, it is unnecessary to burden yourself with hard work.
At the same time, physical training helps to remove excess fat reserves as quickly as possible.
Here's what you can do.
- We do exercises every day for 20 minutes.
- Be sure to walk in the fresh air - at least 40 minutes at a time.
- If regular walking is easy, use leg weight and increase time and distance.
- When it comes to indoor fitness, it's best to choose light cardio equipment.
- We choose a moderate pace for all physical activities.
- Don't forget to work on the circulation in the hips and abdomen. We rotate the ring and pump the bumps.
Recipes of liquid dishes for a drinking diet
The good news: neither the recipes nor the ingredient kits are complicated or expensive. See for yourself!
chicken broth
We get:
- Chicken fillet - 300 g
- Water - 2 liters
- Onion - 1 pc.
- Carrot - 1 pc.
- Bay leaf - 1 piece
- To taste: spices, salt, herbs
Put the meat in a pot and add water. Bring to a boil and skim off the foam. Cut into pieces and add carrot and onion. Add salt, spices and herbs. Cook for 30 minutes.
How to reduce calories? After the first boiling, drain the water completely and fill the chicken with a new part of the liquid.
Liquid homemade yogurt
Required:
- Milk (pasteurized, 2 or 2. 5% fat) - 1 l
- Sour - 1 bottle
We buy sour cream in a pharmacy or in a special section of a supermarket. Bring the milk to a temperature of 36-37 degrees. Add the starter and mix well.
If you have a yogurt maker, pour the milk into cups, put it in the yogurt maker, close the lid, and set the timer for 8 hours.
If there is no yogurt maker, cover the pan well with a warm blanket with milk and leave it for 8 hours. Store the finished drink in the refrigerator.
Berry jelly
Let's take:
- Berries (suitable both fresh and frozen) - 300 g
- Water - 1 l
- Starch - 2 tbsp. K. spoons
- Citric acid - 1 g
Cover the strainer with gauze, squeeze out the juice and put it in the refrigerator. Pour the remaining pulp into a pot and add three cups of water (hot! ). Bring to a boil, strain the broth.
Mix starch in a glass of water (not hot! ). Pour the solution into the broth, bring the liquid to a boil again and add the juice from the refrigerator to it. Pour into small containers and wait for it to cool.
oat jelly
We use:
- Oat flakes - 200 g
- Water - 1 l
- Bread (rye) - 5 crusts or 2 whole pieces
Put the flakes in water in a pot, cover with a lid and leave for 24 hours at room temperature. Strain the fermented mass and boil the strained liquid on low heat for 2-3 minutes. Don't forget to stir the drink constantly!
Turkey puree soup
We will need:
- Turkey fillet - 200 g
- Water - 1 l
- Cabbage-broccoli - 250 g
- Zucchini - 250 g
- Olive oil - 1 tbsp. K. spoon
- To taste: spices, salt, herbs
Cut the turkey finely and let it rest for 20 minutes. Remove the foam with a special slotted spoon. Finely chop the vegetables and fry them in a pan in olive oil for 3-4 minutes. Add the vegetables to the turkey and cook the soup for another 10 minutes. Puree with an immersion blender: ready!
Drinking diet: how often can you use it?
The frequency of cleaning directly depends on their duration:
- one-day - no more than once a week;
- three-day - no more than four times a year;
- seven days - maximum twice a year;
- Monthly - once a year.
Contraindications and side effects
In general, a drinking diet (especially for more than three days) is not easy. It's a test, and whether it's worth the effort is a matter of doubt for us personally.
Hunger, weakness, pain from internal organs, nausea. I agree, the set of side satellites is seriously confusing.
Here are some more important nuances that prevent long-term approaches.
- Some people may develop depression due to lack of carbohydrates. It often remains after cleaning.
- Those who lose weight quickly are at risk of developing gallstones.
- Rapid fat burning, fluid loss, and inevitable protein loss lead to skin aging. This has a particularly negative effect on the front surface of the face, neck, arms and abdomen. Folds and wrinkles appear.
Before choosing a drinking diet (especially for five days or more), do your research and consult with an experienced nutritionist.
Do not expose your body to unnecessary risks if:
- You are pregnant or breastfeeding
- You are under 21 years old or already 55 years old
- You have diabetes, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys or heart and blood vessels
- You are suffering from endocrine pathology
- You have grade 3+ obesity
- during any infection
Let's emphasize for the third time!
Personally, deadlines of more than 5 days do not give us enthusiasm, even after carefully studying the nuances and reading favorable reviews. Be vigilant in matters of health! Without it, there is no stable and beautiful harmony.
Let's repeat our main advice: consult your doctor before starting any serious diet. If the specialist directly forbids you to limit yourself, be sure to follow his advice. If the doctor's position is neutral, you can try to cleanse yourself with a short drinking diet - for a maximum of 7 days with a varied menu.