If losing excess weight is urgent, a diet may seem like the best option. Menu for every day - 3, 7 and 14 days. How much can you lose? Assessments and results and, of course, how to properly organize a way out of a stressful period. Read our review to get answers to all your questions.
Let's emphasize right away: losing weight with liquids is a serious test for the body. Caution and prudence must be exercised. The quest for thinness should not result in endless visits to the doctor.
Drinking diet - what is it?
The answer is obvious from the title. The first and most important rule: we exclude solid foods from the diet as much as possible, leaving only water and various nutritious liquids.
There are also additional principles.
- Avoid chewing as much as possible. No lollipops, no gum, no caramels.
- We select a variety of liquids. This is especially important during long periods of dieting - 14 or more days.
- We drink up to five liters a day. This includes clean water - in a volume of 2 liters or more. Taking more is not beneficial due to the risk of vomiting, heartburn and bloating.
- We choose the best bottled water for drinking and cooking. Boiled under the tap doesn't work.
- We drink the daily amount of fluids evenly throughout the day. The last portion is at least two hours before bed.
- Water and drinks must be at room temperature. The less we irritate the gastrointestinal tract with excess heat or cold, the better.
- It's important to remember: we don't absorb more than a liter of liquid at a time, so as not to strain our stomach.
Vitamins in tablets: yes or no?
There is an opinion that vitamin complexes in a juice-rich diet are unnecessary. It seems illogical to us to be afraid of vitamins in this case. It is difficult to achieve the correct balance of substances just by drinking. You will be deficient in some nutrients.
How long can you maintain a diet?
The duration of weight loss with liquids can vary:
- a day (the so-called fasting day without solid food)
- three days
- weekly
- two weeks
- thirty days
If you decide to try the cleanse, we 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 nutrition without solid foods.
How is the diet on average per day and per week?
The most difficult period for beginners is the beginning. Constant feeling of hunger, thoughts that invariably return to food, distraction. You want to drink more than the established norm (which you cannot do). Don't be upset if you relapse and abandon the diet. It is better to objectively assess why this happened and try to take your mistakes into account in the future. Maybe you're the one who needs a different approach to losing weight.
On the third day of the liquid diet, hunger stops being felt acutely. However, it can be replaced by nausea and weakness. Lack of energy leads to apathy and fatigue. On the other hand, losing a few pounds of body weight feels like lightness.
At the end of the first ten days of the diet, weight loss can reach ten kilos. Of course, this is a very inspiring number in response to the eternal question "how much can you lose". But this can cause the skin to become saggy and the breasts to lose their shape and decrease in size. The discomfort in the stomach, although it becomes familiar and familiar, does not disappear. Many people who are losing weight continue to feel nauseous and weak.
The main scourge of the second decade of fluid discharge is constipation. For normal functioning, the intestine needs fiber and volume, and this is something that is lacking in a weight loss diet. A person, as a rule, cannot withstand great physical exertion. Also be prepared for the fact that the body burns fat and muscle tissue.
Attention!
Prolonged constipation (3+ days) is a serious reason to break the diet.
By the end of the third decade, the oily sheen of the skin usually disappears, and the skin itself becomes dry and flaky. Nausea and kidney and liver discomfort usually remain unchanged.
Given what has been described, the recommendation is simple: constant contact with your doctor! Before starting and during a long diet (more than three days), consult a doctor.
Efficiency and how much you can lose
The drinking method of losing excess weight is second only to complete fasting in effectiveness. Although the rate of weight loss varies from person to person, some average values can still be provided before and after assessments.
- One-day unloading - 1-2 kg (of which the fat itself is about 300 g)
- Three days - up to 5 kg
- Weekly cleaning – up to 7 kg
- Two weeks of diet - up to 13 kg
- Three weeks' drinking ration - 18 kg
After studying the material, we are ready to agree that the effectiveness of the diet is indisputable. The subtleties are quite different: how to stay healthy, consolidate the results achieved and not gain back the lost kilos.
How to prepare and start losing weight
We repeat: before starting a diet (for 3 or more days), consult your doctor. Only a completely healthy person can withstand such stress. The specialist will assess the risks that exist in a given situation.
Attention!
In some cases, unloading and fasting without adequate medical support can lead to disability.
We prepare for cleaning in advance and do not start it on a whim - suddenly.
General recommendations are as follows.
- Choose the cleaning duration. If you have never tried to lose weight before, it is best to opt for a fasting day once a week, including normal eating. When you gain more experience, move on to one-day consuming fasts. Only then try doing a liquid cleanse for three days in a row.
- Even a three-day fast is not as simple as it might seem at first glance. Go 3 days without solid food when one-day fasting becomes a natural event.
- This gradualism is always true! Try drinking for 5, 7 or more days in a row only when the 3 day period can be tolerated without overexertion.
- Buy a glucometer and constantly check your blood sugar levels. If the level drops too low, see a doctor immediately.
- For short options (1-3 days), we start preparing a day in advance. We switch to light foods (preferably steamed) and reduce portions. You shouldn't eat as much as you want.
- Long-term options (7 to 30 days) require at least three days of preparation. We switch to easily digestible vegetables, fruits and cereals. Reduce portions. We drink at least two liters of water a day. We gave up meat and sugar.
Attention!
Even after fasting for a day, always carry a piece of sugar, candy or chocolate with you. They will help you in case of hypoglycemia - a sharp drop in blood sugar levels. Rapid pulse, spots before the eyes, nausea, tingling in the mouth and fingers, severe anxiety - these are all symptoms of a dangerous condition. If you do not urgently help your body with sweets, you may feel faint from hunger.
Product list: what you can
The list of drinks permitted for consumption is quite wide, but there are also restrictions.
- Water is a fundamental pillar of the diet. Choose the highest quality. Tap water is bad in many ways (chlorine, metallic impurities, excessive hardness). It must also be taken into account that very high and very low consumption temperatures irritate the mucous membranes.
- Juices (fruit and vegetables) - only freshly squeezed. Packaged foods from the store contain many preservatives. The body does not need them under stress. Many juices (especially citrus fruits) are highly acidic and cause heartburn. They should be drunk diluted.
- Broths. We cook them with lean meats (veal, beef, chicken), avoiding pork and lamb. We also make fish and vegetable-based drinks. We avoid concentrated cubes and store-bought semi-finished products. They all contain preservatives.
- Dairy products. Although the diet allows almost all varieties of milk-based drinks, it is still better to drink fermented milk products (kefir, fermented baked milk) with a fat content of up to 5%. It is not profitable to consume whole milk. Introduce it into your diet from time to time if you tolerate it well (fat content - 1. 5%). Milk and kefir can be mixed with fruit juices.
- Jams and jellies (sugar-free). We cook with fresh fruit or dried fruit. The main advantage is the absence of heartburn. Be especially careful with starch-based jelly. Adverse reactions to them: constipation and allergies.
- Tea. We drink green (better) or black (if it doesn't fix the stool). Avoid herbal tea. May have a pronounced sedative or other effect.
- Occasionally you can drink natural coffee. As a daily option, it is preferable to use substitutes based on rye and barley.
Avoid drinking very strong or very hot drinks to avoid stomach irritation. Only freshly prepared decoctions are suitable.
Do not add sugar or its non-caloric analogues.
Prohibited Products
In addition to the prohibition of solid foods, it is prohibited to drink various liquids.
- Packet juices
- Drinking with sugar or sugar substitutes
- Sparkling water (even without sugar)
- Cream
- Broths: pork and lamb
- Pickles, marinades
- Alcohol
Alcohol taboo!
The worst thing you can do on a diet is to drink a portion of an alcoholic drink, especially a strong one. Alcohol burns the mucous membrane, overloads the already suffering liver and dehydrates the body. And due to hunger and general tiredness, it will affect the mind more than you expect.
Drinking diet for 3 days: menu on the table
The proposed diet is not the ultimate truth. You can change it according to your preferences and tastes.
| Day | Meals | |||
| First | Second | Third | Room | |
| 1 | Skim milk (1-2 cups) | Cream soup (carrot) | Kissel (apple) | Kefir (cup) |
| two | Ryazhenka (1-2 cups) | Puree soup (cauliflower), orange juice (glass) | Compote (apple) | Milk (cup) |
| 3 | Kefir (1-2 cups) | Cream soup (pepper), grapefruit juice (glass) | Kissel (berry) | Kefir (cup) |
Many people who are losing weight choose an alternative option.
No narrow limits or clear menu for every day. Everything is easier! Every two hours we drink a glass (200 ml) of a nutritious drink and add half a glass (100 ml) of water.
Personal opinion!
Just a free diet for 3 days seems like a safe experiment to us. At the same time, it should contain pureed soups from different types of cabbage, beets and carrots.
For 5 days: menu on the table for each day
A liquid diet for 5 days is a pretty serious challenge for anyone. It is reasonable to try only when three days of drinking is easily tolerated.
| Day | Diet composition |
| 1 | Kefir, milk, fermented milk, yogurt (liquid) |
| two | Broths of your choice: meat, fish, vegetables |
| 3 | Jams, fruit juices diluted with water (half) |
| 4 | Vegetable puree soups, tea (including with milk) |
| 5 | Vegetable broths, jelly |
Admission procedure.
We drink a glass of the drink every hour during the day. We also drink 2 liters of water in equal portions per day.
For 10 days: menu per day on the table
The duration of the diet and with it the load on the body increases. We will tell you an approximate set of products.
| Day | View of the day | Meals | ||||
| First | Second | Third | Room | Fifth | ||
| 1 | Lactic | Milk (low fat) | Kefir | Ryazhenka | Yogurt | Curdled milk |
| two | Broth of | Cauliflower | Beet | Beef | Vegetables | Chicken |
| 3 | Juice of | Grapefruit | Orange | tomatoes | Grape | Litter |
| 4 | Tea | Green | Black | Green | Herbs | Green |
| 5 | Kissel from. | Strawberries | Litter | Oat | Raspberries | Milk |
| 6 | Jam | Strawberries | Litter | Damascus | Dry fruits | Plums |
| 7 | Juice of | Litter | Grape | Carrots | Orange | Cherries |
| 8 | Broth of | Vegetables | Beet | Chicken | Vegetables | Pisces (ear) |
| 9 | Lactic | Kefir | Milk | Ryazhenka | Yogurt | Kefir |
| 10 | Tea | Green | Herbs | Black | Green | mint |
Drinking diet for 14 days: menu for every day
One of the most difficult cleanings. The indicative plan includes a fairly wide range of products.
| Day | Meals | ||||||
| First | Second | Third | Room | Fifth | Sixth | Seventh | |
| 1 | Cocoa | Apple juice) | Kissel (raspberry) | Cream soup (tomato) | Yogurt | Compote (berry) | Chicken broth) |
| two | Green Tea) | Juice (beet) | Kissel (apple) | Cream soup (spinach) | Kefir | Compote (apple) | Broth (fish) |
| 3 | Black tea) | Juice (tomato) | Juice (plum) | Kissel (oats) | Milk | Kefir | Dried fruit compote) |
| 4 | Cocoa | Juice (vegetable) | Kissel (berry) | Cream soup (mushroom) | Compote (berry) | Broth (beet) | Orange juice) |
| 5 | Black tea) | Juice (grapefruit) | Kissel (milk) | Cream soup (celery) | Ryazhenka | Dried fruit compote) | Chicken broth) |
| 6 | Green Tea) | Juice (pumpkin) | Kissel (apple) | Creamy soup (pumpkin) | Kefir | Compote (berry) | Broth (fish) |
| 7 | Cocoa | Apple juice) | Kissel (oats) | Cream soup (tomato) | Curdled milk | Juice (grape) | Chicken broth) |
| 8 | Black tea) | Juice (cherry) | Juice (grape) | Creamy soup (pumpkin) | Kefir | Dried fruit compote) | Broth (meat) |
| 9 | Cocoa | Orange juice) | Apple juice) | Cream soup (celery) | Curdled milk | Compote (berry) | Broth (turkey) |
| 10 | Black tea) | Kefir | Juice (pomegranate) | Cream soup (tomato) | Milk | Yogurt (drinkable) | Broth (fish) |
| eleven | Green Tea) | Skimmed milk) | Juice (cherry) | Cream soup (mushroom) | Kissel (milk) | Compote (berry) | Kefir |
| 12 | Cocoa | Tea (herbal) | Compote (apple) | Cream soup (tomato) | Kissel (oats) | Kefir | Chicken broth) |
| 13 | Green Tea) | Broth (vegetable) | Juice (grape) | Cream soup (celery) | Kissel (milk) | Curdled milk | Broth (meat) |
| 14 | Cocoa | Juice (pomegranate) | Dried fruit compote) | Cream soup (potato) | Kefir | Juice (cherry) | Tea (black) with milk |
Extreme for 30 days: how to create a diet
The longest test. The daily calorie content of a monthly diet should be about 1, 400 kilocalories per day. You also need to pay attention to stool frequency. Prolonged constipation is a reason to immediately consult a doctor and return to solid foods.
We present the basic principles of a 30-day diet in table form.
| Eating | Diet composition |
| First (immediately after sleeping) | A glass of warm water (to stimulate bowel function) |
| Second | Fermented milk drink (any without sugar), 250 g |
| Third | Juice (any), glass |
| Room | Jam (any), glass |
| Fifth | Pore soup (vegetables, fish, meat), 300 grams. You can also drink a glass of tea |
| Sixth | Kissel (any), 250 g |
| Seventh | Juice (any), glass |
| Eighth | Fermented milk drink (any unsweetened), 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
On the striped diet, drinking-only days alternate with days when you can eat solid foods. Only vegetables allow for stricter varieties. Gentler - allow for the full range of adequate nutrition.
The normal duration of striped diets is one to three weeks. Odd days become fasting days, drinking days and even days become standard in terms of the set of products.
Drink chocolate
The main difference between the diet is the cocoa-based drink. Particularly advanced weight loss advocates drink just that. Everything else simply adds a savory and invigorating element to the menu.
How to make a chocolate diet drink.
- We only use high quality cocoa powder. There are no cheap concentrates with chemicals and fragrances!
- We follow the proportion: 4 teaspoons of powder per liter of liquid.
- Stir the powder in a small amount of water (cold) until smooth, pour in boiling water or skimmed milk. Stir well until finished.
- We do not use sugar or its substitutes.
- To enrich the flavor, use natural vanilla (not vanilla sugar) or cinnamon.
Drink up to 1. 5 liters (7 to 8 cups) of this cocoa per day. If constipation develops while dieting, stop immediately!
How to get off a diet correctly
The final phase of cleaning is the most difficult. Although the feeling of hunger requires you to lean on food more, you absolutely cannot do that. Overeating after cleansing is a sure way not only to regain weight lost with such difficulty, but also to develop 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;
- Of the three days - five days;
- From weekly - two weeks;
- From the monthly period - two months.
The main principle of the solution is light dietary foods and small portions. Remember: it's much worse to overeat on the way out than during the program itself!
Obviously, the most difficult way out is precisely the thirty-day diet.
- During the first three weeks of launch, we supplemented the usual diet with only liquid porridge.
- From the fourth week onwards we add fruit and mashed meat (cooked or steamed).
- Fifth, we switch to regular dietary products.
Remember: everything fried, spicy, smoked, salty and fatty should be excluded from the menu. But in small quantities you can indulge in sweets.
Consider the nuance!
On long rides (more than a week), fast from clean drinks every seven days.
Diet and physical activity
A limited cleansing diet is a serious blow to every system in the body. Therefore, burdening yourself with hard work is unnecessary.
At the same time, physical exercise helps eliminate excess fat reserves as quickly as possible.
Here's what you can do.
- We exercise every day for 20 minutes.
- Be sure to walk outside - at least 40 minutes at a time.
- If walking regularly feels easy, use leg weights and increase the time and distance.
- When it comes to indoor fitness, it's best to choose lightweight cardio equipment.
- For all physical activity we choose a moderate pace.
- Don't forget to work on blood circulation in your hips and abdomen. We rotate the arch and increase our abdomen.
Recipes for liquid dishes for a diet
The good news: neither the recipes nor the set of ingredients are complicated or expensive. See for yourself!
Chicken broth
We take:
- Chicken fillet – 300 g
- Water - 2 liters
- Onion - 1 pc.
- Carrot - 1 pc.
- Bay leaf - 1 piece
- To taste: spices, salt, herbs
Place the meat in a pan and add water. Bring to a boil and skim off the foam. Cut into pieces and add the carrots and onions. Add salt, spices and herbs. Cook for 30 minutes.
How to reduce calories? After the first boil, completely drain the water and fill the chicken with a new portion of liquid.
Homemade liquid yogurt
Mandatory:
- Milk (pasteurized, 2 or 2. 5% fat) - 1 l
- Sourdough – 1 bottle
We buy sourdough at the pharmacy or in a special section of the 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, place them in the yogurt maker, close the lid and set the timer for 8 hours.
If you don't have a yogurt maker, cover the pan with milk tightly with a hot blanket and leave it for the same 8 hours. Store the finished drink in the refrigerator.
Red fruit jelly
Let's take:
- Berries (fresh and frozen are suitable) - 300 g
- Water - 1 liter
- Starch - 2 tablespoons. spoons
- Citric acid - 1g
Cover the sieve with gauze, squeeze the juice and refrigerate. Pour the remaining pulp into a pan and add three cups of water (hot! ). Bring to a boil, strain the broth.
We dilute the 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. Pour into small containers and wait to cool.
Oat jelly
We use:
- Oat flakes – 200 g
- Water - 1 liter
- Bread (rye) - 5 crusts or 2 whole pieces
Pour the water into the flakes in a pan, cover with a lid and let sit for 24 hours at room temperature. Strain the fermented mass and boil the squeezed liquid for 2-3 minutes over low heat. Don't forget to stir the drink constantly!
Turkey puree soup
We need:
- Turkey fillet – 200 g
- Water - 1 liter
- Cabbage-broccoli - 250 g
- Zucchini - 250g
- Olive oil - 1 tablespoon. to harvest
- To taste: spices, salt, herbs
Cut the turkey into small pieces and cook for 20 minutes. Remove the foam with a special slotted spoon. Finely chop the vegetables and cook them in a frying pan with olive oil for 3-4 minutes. Add vegetables to the turkey and cook the soup for another 10 minutes. Blend with an immersion blender: ready!
Drinking diet: how often can you use it?
The frequency of cleaning directly depends on its duration:
- One day - no more than once a week;
- Three days - no more than four times a year;
- Seven days – maximum twice a year;
- Monthly - once a year.
Contraindications and side effects
In general, a diet (especially for more than three days) is not easy. This is a test, and whether it's worth the effort is a moot point for us personally.
Hunger, weakness, pain in internal organs, nausea. I agree, the side satellite array is seriously confusing.
Here are a few more important nuances that discourage long approaches.
- Some people may develop depression due to a lack of carbohydrates. It often remains even after cleaning.
- Those who lose weight quickly are at risk of developing gallstones.
- The rapid burning of fat, loss of fluids and the inevitable loss of proteins lead to sagging skin. This has a particularly negative effect on the face, neck, arms and front surface of the abdomen. Folds and wrinkles appear.
Before choosing a diet (especially for five days or more), be examined and consult an experienced nutritionist.
Do not expose your body to unnecessary risks if:
- you are pregnant or breastfeeding
- you are under 21 or already 55 years old
- you have diabetes, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys or heart and blood vessels
- you suffer from endocrine pathology
- you have grade 3+ obesity
- during any infection
Let's emphasize it for the third time!
Deadlines longer than 5 days personally do not inspire enthusiasm in us, even after carefully studying the nuances and reading rave reviews before and after. Be sober in health matters! Without this, there is no stable and beautiful harmony.
We repeat our main advice: before any serious diet, consult a doctor. If an expert directly prohibits you from limiting yourself, follow his advice. If the doctor's position is neutral, you can try to cleanse yourself with a short ration - a maximum of 7 days with a varied menu.