Nutrition table and menu of the Liepāja diet by Dr. Khazan

General rules and principles of Dr. Khazan's diet

According to this system, meals will be three times a day. Snacking is completely prohibited. According to Dr. Khazan, the main problem for overweight people is low blood sugar. The established restrictions are designed to correct this problem and normalize the functioning of the pancreas . Dr. Hazan's Liepaja diet is suitable for both men and women. To lose weight you must adhere to the following rules:

• Consume no more than 1200 kilocalories daily.
• Drink at least 1.5 liters of liquid per day. In summer you can increase its quantity to 2-2.5 liters. It is permissible to replace water with unsweetened tea with or without lemon, natural juices without sugar, and unsweetened coffee.
• Vegetable dishes are consumed without salt.
• You can eat any stale bread.
• When preparing first courses, you need to reduce the amount of salt.
• For cooking, you can only use butter. Margarine and spreads (fatty products) are prohibited.
• If the nutrition system is disrupted, the next day you need to go to the normal regime, according to the schedule. After 2-3 days, the weight will begin to decrease at a standard pace.
• Take vitamin and mineral supplements to avoid vitamin deficiency.
• Monitor the condition of the skin. If signs of sagging appear, cosmetic procedures should be carried out to prevent sagging skin.

Dr. Khazan recommends taking regular measurements to stay motivated. You need to weigh yourself every day at the same time. This will help you track changes in your body weight. Pulse and blood pressure should be measured daily. Once a week, someone losing weight donates blood for sugar testing. Twice a month it is necessary to measure the circumference of the chest, waist, hips, and neck. You need to stick to this weight loss system for 3 months. Upon completion of the diet, a break of 1-3 months is required.

Rules

In general, Dr. Khazan offered his patients a way to lose weight without giving up their favorite foods and dishes. Each person is only required to follow a few rules, the main ones of which are to eat at least 3 times a day, taking breaks between meals of 5 hours. Other rules of the Liepaja diet of Dr. Hazan are presented in the following list:

• eat strictly according to the schedule, do not allow any snacks outside the regime;
• prepare food yourself or monitor the process so as not to violate the terms of the weight loss program;
• do not exceed the daily calorie intake of 1200 kcal;
• in the summer-spring period you need to drink 8 glasses (1.5-2 liters) of liquid per day, and in the winter-spring period - 6-7;
• after losing weight, do not suddenly switch to your usual diet, do not overeat;
• in case of a breakdown, do not force yourself to starve, but continue to lose weight according to the system;
• sleep at least 8 hours daily;
• Do not replace the products presented on the menu with others.

In addition to the menu, it is important to observe one more condition - measurements. The technique prescribes regularly devoting time to them. You will have to get your own scale to weigh yourself every day, and at the same time. This helps you track your results, which has a positive effect on your mood and increases your desire to continue the process. You need to measure your blood pressure and pulse every day, and twice a month - measure your waist, neck, hips and chest. It is better to get a separate diary for this purpose.

Separately, it is worth mentioning physical activity. The doctor is of the opinion that exercise makes you eat much more calories. For this reason, he advises limiting physical activity to a minimum or eliminating it completely so that the body is not completely exhausted. But in this case, another problem appears when losing weight - loose and sagging skin. To maintain its elasticity, you must:

• massage problem areas daily, preferably with essential oils;
• take baths with sea salt or pine needle extract (it’s better to start at 38 degrees and go up to 45);
• periodically make wraps with special cosmetics or clay, coffee, honey, etc.

Liepaja diet - nutrition table

According to this weight loss system, you need to consume no more than 1200 kcal per day, which is why it is classified as low-calorie. When creating a menu, you need to take into account the calorie content of the product and the serving size (no more than 150 grams). One of the days will be a fasting day. When “unloading” the amount of food intake increases to 5-6 . In case of breakdowns, you can use the menu from the fasting day. Useful and prohibited food groups:

Allowed foods and drinks

The Liepāja diet does not impose overly strict food restrictions. For lunch on all days, except the fasting day, you can eat fried, baked, boiled meat. Low-calorie dressings are allowed: dietary mayonnaise, sugar-free mustard sauce with a fat content of no more than 2%, etc. You can even eat chicken or beef chops fried without oil. The total weight of one serving of food should not exceed 160 g. If it is too difficult for a person losing weight to give up sweets, a sweetener can be used instead of sugar. Authorized products:

• apples;
• all fresh vegetables;
• poultry (turkey, chicken);
• low-fat dairy products;
• all types of seasonings;
• honey;
• fruit juices;
• all types of nuts (preference should be given to walnuts).

List of prohibited products

The daily ration of the Liepaja diet should not exceed 1200 kcal, so you will have to exclude sausages, fatty meats, and cheese from the menu. Nutritionist Khazan recommends completely avoiding salt. To improve the taste of cooked dishes, you can add seasoning. Sweet fruits, candies, pasta, and baked goods are prohibited. The taboo applies to the following products:

• bananas, melon, grapes, pear;
• dried fruits;
• jam;
• ice cream;
• jam;
• sugar, salt;
• pastries, cakes, cookies;
• alcohol;
• carbonated and sweet drinks.

Permitted and prohibited products

The Liepaja diet allows the use of:

• greenery,
• vegetables, vegetables
• apples,
• nuts,
• of bread,
• mild seasonings,
• dietary mayonnaise,
• honey,
• meat,
• fish,
• dairy and fermented milk products,
• boiled sausage,
• eggs,
• from canned fish - sprat,
• mineral water,
• green tea,
• juice, compote.

Products that should not be in the diet:

• fruits - bananas, melon, grapes,
• dried fruits,
• jam and jam,
• pasta,
• sugar and salt,
• confectionery,
• cookie.

This diet differs from others in that it allows the consumption of fatty meats, but you cannot abuse them every day (for example, fried pork).

Menu for 3 months

It will be easier to stick to your diet if you start keeping a personal weight loss diary. There you need to enter a schedule of dishes for the week with recipes for their preparation. It can also be used to track the dynamics of changes in the circumference of the neck, waist, hips, and chest. You cannot replace some products with others, because this will lead to weight gain again. The exception is food allergies. Then you can choose an alternative. Dishes should be selected based on product availability. When drawing up a weekly menu, you need to remember the following rules:

1. Use only approved products for cooking.
2. Eat food every 5 hours. The maximum time period is 5.5 hours.
3. The serving size of one dish should not exceed 150 g.
4. The total calorie content of one meal is no more than 400 kcal.
5. “Author’s” deviations from the diet are allowed only in the second and third months. At the first stage of losing weight, you must follow the recommended menu.

Diet in the first month

The Liepaja diet is well tolerated at the very beginning. Even fasting days are perceived easily by those losing weight. After 1-2 weeks, the first attacks of hunger will appear in the intervals between meals. To suppress them, you can drink hot tea, coffee, and clean water. You cannot eat any food to suppress hunger. The diet for the first month of the diet will be as follows:

Diet menu for the second month

The diet remains the same, but you can allow yourself to eat some foods containing sugar. These include raisins, unleavened crackers and sweet curd mass. From the second month you can make scrambled eggs for breakfast with vegetables and herbs (dill, cabbage, tomatoes, bell peppers). The serving size remains the same - 150 g. On a fasting day, the apple can be replaced with 120 g of berries.

Nutrition in the third month of the diet

The basic diet is maintained, but another fasting day is added. For 5 meals, someone losing weight can drink 7 glasses of kefir or eat 1 kilogram of apples. If desired, you can add vegetable broths or soups to your existing diet. Their volume should not exceed 350 ml. Soups replace half of the fish or meat lunch. But this requirement is not mandatory. You can continue to follow the menu for the second month.

Deviations from the standard diet, with the exception of soups and broths, must be kept to a minimum. Eating large quantities of sweet curd mass, raisins and various fruits will cause weight loss to stop. You can return to eating your favorite food after completing the diet, but you must remember that for the first 2 weeks the portion should not be more than 150-200 g.

Recipes for weight loss

The Liepaja diet is gentle, i.e. a person will not have to dramatically rearrange his diet and eat unusual foods. If desired, you can prepare potato casserole, dietary Olivier, seafood salads, etc. The total calorie content of food should not exceed 300-400 kcal. Preference should be given to dishes containing a large number of vegetables (at least 3). Plant foods activate the intestines. Vegetables and meat should be baked at a temperature no higher than 180 degrees. This will help preserve the maximum amount of nutrients.

The vinaigrette

The classic salad recipe contains pickled cucumbers, but due to the large amount of salt, they will have to be excluded. It is necessary to boil potatoes, carrots, beets, and then cut into cubes. All ingredients are mixed, and then canned peas, sauerkraut, finely chopped onions are added to them and seasoned with olive oil. Products are taken in equal proportions, i.e. 100 g potatoes, 100 g carrots, 100 g beets, etc. You cannot add meat to the vinaigrette. For dressing use 5-10 ml of olive oil, i.e. half a teaspoon.

Vegetable side dish

Vegetable dishes contain many vitamins and microelements. They help activate digestion and improve intestinal function. One of the popular vegetable side dishes is ratatouille. There will be no difficulties in preparing this dish, because... All ingredients can be found in the store or in your refrigerator. Vegetables should be stewed without adding oil. Ingredients for making ratatouille:

• Zucchini or eggplant – 500 g;
• Onion – 1 piece;
• Carrots – 200 g;
• Medium tomatoes - 2-3 pieces;
• Chopped parsley – 50 g;
• Salt and pepper to taste..

Finely chop the onion, carrots and tomatoes, then place in a frying pan and simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat. Vegetables must be stirred constantly. Peel the zucchini, cut into small cubes, add to the frying pan with the onions, carrots, and tomatoes. Simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat, and then another 10 minutes over low heat. When the dish is ready, add chopped parsley. Ratatouille should be allowed to brew for 10 minutes, and then you can start eating.

Fish poached with white sauce

To prepare the dish you will need:

• lean pike perch, sturgeon, trout, beluga or stellate sturgeon - 125 g;
• champignons or porcini mushrooms – 20 g;
• lemon slice – 8 g;
• onion - half an onion;
• parsley root – 2 g;
• flour – 20 g.

The fish must be divided into portions, be sure to remove the skin and bones. Then the product is placed in a container and filled with boiling water. Chopped parsley, onions and mushrooms are added to the fish. Cover the container with a lid and leave on low heat. The fish is pulled out after 20-30 minutes, and the champignons after 5-10 minutes. Porcini mushrooms are cooked for 35-40 minutes.

The remaining broth is used to make white sauce. Add chopped herbs and flour sauté to the boiling liquid. The ingredients are mixed and then boiled for 10 minutes. Next, you need to strain the broth, bring it to a boil, and then add the juice of a lemon slice and spices. After the sauce thickens a little, remove it from the stove. The fish is served with a side dish of vegetables or mashed potatoes prepared without butter, milk or eggs.

The effectiveness of the Liepāja diet

In the first month, approximately 1/3 of the excess weight will be lost. At the second stage, weight loss will be 60-70% of your goals. At the end of the third month, the remaining 30-40% of excess weight will be gone. The plateau effect often occurs in the second stage, when the body tries to adapt to changes in body weight. Anyone losing weight needs to understand that there is nothing wrong with this. We must continue to adhere to the Liepāja diet. After about a week of plateauing, weight loss will continue.

Dr. Khazan's system has a beneficial effect on the general condition of the body. Thanks to a balanced diet, the gastrointestinal tract begins to work better, and food saturation occurs faster. Due to a calorie deficit, fat reserves begin to be used up. The speed of weight loss varies from person to person. Some people lose up to 25 kg per cycle, while others lose 8-9 kg. The minimum amount of weight that can be lost thanks to this weight loss system is 5 kg.

Opinion of nutritionists

Having become familiar with the nutritional method developed by Khazan, many doctors question its benefits and effectiveness. Meat salads, fried meat and sandwiches are not dietary foods, but people accustomed to a traditional diet still lose weight when eating them. The main skepticism is caused by breaks between meals. Nutritionists believe that 5 hours is too long and suggest reducing it to 3 hours.

Diet of Liepaja doctor Lev Yakovlevich Khazan - pros and cons

Any weight loss method has advantages and disadvantages. The Khazanah diet is no exception. Among its advantages is the ability to eat outside the home both during weight loss and at the stage of maintaining weight. A soft exit helps stabilize body weight, because the diet was already familiar and has undergone few changes. Other advantages include the following:

• high duration, which helps to gradually switch to a healthier diet;
• does not pose a danger to the body;
• the diet is completely balanced;
• many people who lose weight note the effectiveness of the diet;
• the habit of eating at a certain time is developed;
• the ability to eat familiar and favorite foods;
• absence of a constantly tormenting feeling of hunger.

Even with all the advantages, the system has several significant disadvantages. The main thing is that you cannot make any changes to the permitted diet. Sharp dietary restrictions are also difficult to withstand and stick to for a long time. Reducing physical activity may not be to everyone's liking either. Another drawback is the lack of fruit in the first stages, but the vitamin deficiency is covered by drinking juices.

How to consolidate the result

The Liepaja diet is not suitable for constant nutrition. When you reach the desired weight, you need to return to your usual menu. Once a week you should have a fasting: vegetable, kefir, fruit and berry. It is important to carry out a six-month stabilization of body weight. During the specified time, weight fluctuations should not exceed 700 grams. To maintain a slim figure and consolidate the results obtained, you must:

• Eat food at the same time.
• Do not snack between meals.
• For the first 2 weeks after returning to your usual diet, maintain the “diet” portion size.
• Have 1 fasting day every week.
• If you overeat heavily during a holiday feast, you should fast the next day. This will help the stomach return to its small size.
• If your weight increases by 700 grams, you need to return to the diet followed in the first month.

Advantages and disadvantages

The Liepaja diet is admired by people who for a long time could not part with extra pounds and got into shape only with its help, but not everything is so rosy. This weight loss system has its pros and cons that need to be studied before changing your diet. For example, it should not be used by people suffering from high blood pressure or actively involved in sports. Distinctive features of the Liepaja diet:

The calorie content of the food is very low, which is not suitable for all people. The daily calorie intake can be calculated using the Muffin-Geor formula: (10*weight in kg) + (6.25*height in cm) - (5*age in years). Men need to add 5 to the resulting figure, and women need to subtract 161. For example, a 19-year-old student with a height of 168 cm and a weight of 55 kg should consume 1344 kcal per day. This is the basic amount of calories needed to maintain the body. A person losing weight should calculate the caloric content of food based on the desired weight.

The essence of the diet

A characteristic feature of the Liepaja diet is the ability to eat tasty and satisfying food. You can even eat foods that seem to have nothing to do with being slim. Among them are cheese, sausage, butter, mayonnaise, bread, etc.

There is a version that since the late 80s of the twentieth century, the entire European political elite has been on this diet, and the record holder for losing weight using this system managed to lose as much as 120 kg!

The nutritional table developed by Khazan consists of such a combination of foods, thanks to which you can not experience a painful feeling of hunger and not “choke” on tasteless food.

Sports activities are also excluded for this period, since the nutritionist is sure that excessive physical activity only stimulates the body’s need for calories.

Side effects and contraindications

During pregnancy and breastfeeding, the Khazanah diet is prohibited. A sharp decrease in the number of kilocalories consumed will lead to disruption of lactation. One of the main side effects of this system is a sharp decrease in the amount of sugar in the blood. Some people who lose weight experience arrhythmia and low blood pressure. If such symptoms occur, it is necessary to increase the caloric content of food, returning familiar foods to the diet. If the feeling of weakness and fatigue does not go away, you should visit a doctor. The Liepaja weight loss program is contraindicated:

• If you have high blood pressure, high levels of bad cholesterol and cardiovascular diseases. This is due to the fact that people following the Liepāja diet have to consume a lot of animal fats.
• During heavy physical activity. Professional athletes cannot use this weight loss program to dry their bodies, because... the balance of proteins, fats and carbohydrates is not designed for active muscle work.
• For gastric ulcers and kidney diseases.
• If you have type 2 diabetes mellitus. The menu contains a lot of fruits and fruit juices, which can disrupt the metabolism of patients. In mild cases of the disease, you can adhere to a dietary diet with the permission of your doctor.

Contraindications

The list of absolute contraindications includes only pregnancy and lactation. There are many more relative ones:

• diabetes;
• renal failure;
• stomach ulcer;
• chronic diseases;
• hypertension;
• problems with the heart, blood vessels, blood circulation;
• stones in the kidneys;
• liver pathologies;
• avitaminosis;
• mental and eating disorders;
• if there are no more than 5 extra kilos;
• professional sports, heavy physical activity.

If you have the above diseases and conditions, you should consult your doctor.