Fasting day to cleanse the intestines

General rules

Fasting days are prescribed for medical reasons for obesity , diabetes , atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases.
Carrying out fasting days for 1-2 days and no more than once a week is not dangerous to health and is recommended by doctors. Even one fasting day carried out incorrectly cannot significantly harm your health. On fasting days (or contrast days), a gentle regime is created for the internal organs and the removal of metabolic products is improved. As a result of unloading, metabolism improves, since the “shake-up” received by the body these days helps accelerate the burning of fat deposits. Since the calorie content these days does not exceed 600-1000 kcal, unloading is effective for weight loss.

However, restricting your diet for 1-2 days does not lead to sustainable weight loss. Returning to a normal diet ends in weight gain. Therefore, short-term fasting without changes in daily nutrition and without physical activity is useless for weight loss. Short-term fasting prepares the body for the transition to healthy foods.

Various unloading options are best carried out against the background of various balanced dietary programs in order to reduce the calorie content of the daily diet and boost metabolism. According to the predominance of nutrients, unloading can be divided into protein (meat, fish, curd, kefir), carbohydrate (fruit, rice-fruit, vegetable), with the use of liquid (herbal tea, juices, rosehip decoction, green tea, mineral water). At the same time, it is not recommended to consume more than 2 kg of vegetables or fruits and 700 g of protein food during the day. Protein days allow you to maintain weight at the same level, and carbohydrate days will promote weight loss, but it will occur due to the loss of excess fluid.

The general rules are:

• consumption of low-calorie foods;
• eating up to 6 times in equal portions;
• exclusion of bread, sweets and salt;
• individual selection of products for fasting according to taste preferences, in order to prevent severe hunger and avoid overeating in the future;
• exclusion of heavy physical and mental stress;
• drinking enough liquid - the best choice would be still mineral water, regular filtered water, a decoction of rose hips and sea buckthorn (if the acidity of gastric juice is not increased);
• the next day after fasting, eat moderately; you should not pounce on food, catching up on lost time.

Fasting diets differ from fasting days in duration - usually three days or more. When undertaking longer fasting periods, think about the fact that an unbalanced diet when consuming one product, a lack of proteins, fats and carbohydrates can affect your health over time. Long-term and frequent use can lead to vitamin deficiency, anemia (especially in women given monthly blood loss), diseases of the digestive system and lead to muscle tissue degeneration. Therefore, if you practice unloading regularly, it is better to change the composition of the products.

This is the basis of the fasting diet for 3 days, which consists of 3 mono-diets, including only carbohydrates on some days, and only proteins on others. Each product is evenly distributed into 5-6 doses. Salt, spices and sauces should not be added to prepared dishes; tea should be drunk without sugar.

There are many options for a three-day diet, from which you can choose the most suitable one for you:

• The first day is buckwheat porridge, cooked from a glass of sorted buckwheat, without salt and butter. You can supplement your diet with green salad or spinach. Drink 1.5-2 liters of water during the day.
• Second day - boiled chicken breast (700-800 g) without salt, water with lemon juice and green tea without sugar.
• Third day - 1.5 liters of kefir.

According to the second option, on the first day, boiled chicken meat is included in the same quantity, on the second day - a salad without salt from fresh vegetables (cabbage, celery, carrots - 0.5 kg each), seasoned with lemon juice, on the third day - 4- 5 pieces of grapefruit and 10 cups of green tea without sugar. It is recommended to drink 2 liters of still water on all days.

According to the third nutrition option, on the first day you can eat boiled veal (chicken), cooked without salt. The second day is devoted to vegetables and fruits, 1.5-2 kg per day in total. Third day - 1.5 liters of kefir.

These diets, designed for 3 days, allow you to reduce weight by 2-3 kg. It is not recommended to create additional stress on the kidneys while on them by taking diuretics or diuretic herbs. Diets are easy to tolerate, but they cannot be carried out every week.

A 7-day fasting diet is more varied in composition, but also involves eating one specific product during the day. Let's look at the menu for 7 days.

Fermented milk day

Any fermented milk products that are not very fatty are consumed: kefir, acidophilus, low-fat fermented baked milk, yogurt or cottage cheese. Choose your favorite product and consume it all day, dividing it into 6 doses. You can drink 1.5 liters of fermented milk drinks, and 500-600 g of cottage cheese.

Vegetable day

Raw, non-starchy vegetables are consumed: tomatoes, cabbage, peppers, Chinese cabbage, greens, lettuce, cucumbers. Of course, potatoes are excluded, and carrots and beets are only raw and limited. Make salads without salt and oil with the addition of lemon juice or natural vinegar.

Fruit day

Any berries and fruits in the amount of 1.5 kg. Grapes, persimmons, figs, melon and bananas are excluded.

Buckwheat day

Porridge from a glass of buckwheat, cooked without salt or oil.

Protein day

Boiled meat, chicken breast, eggs or milk are allowed. Meat in the amount of 700g, milk - 1.5 liters.

Fish day

Boiled, steamed or baked fish. It is allowed to eat any fish, including fatty types: mackerel, trout, salmon, pink salmon.

Liquid day

Drink unsweetened fruit and vegetable juices, herbal tea without sugar, and you can drink whey.

This is a classic version of a fasting diet for a week, since it takes into account the basic principle of fasting - eating one product during the day. Another nutrition option is also offered, but it is more related to a balanced diet, since different foods are consumed throughout the day. Here is an example of one day when you can eat vinaigrette, bread, cottage cheese, low-fat milk, fish, vegetarian borscht and salads.

Separately, it is necessary to say about fasting days to cleanse the body, the purpose of which is not so much weight loss as the removal of toxins and metabolic products from the body. On these days, proteins, fats and simple carbohydrates are excluded. As you know, fiber from vegetables helps cleanse the body, so the diet includes vegetables (mainly cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini) and greens, vegetable juices and mineral water. It is necessary to eat minimal portions without oversaturating the body.

Vegetables can be eaten raw and boiled (stewed without salt and fat) in the form of vegetable soups made from cabbage, legumes or pumpkin. Every morning you need to start with a glass of fresh juice from cucumbers, green salads and spinach. Divide meals into small portions every three hours. Drinking water and plenty of plant fiber reduces hunger.

The “cleansing” effect is enhanced by 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil, taken on an empty stomach, and choleretic tea, taken during the day.

The fourth option for a light weekly diet

There is another option for a light diet, designed for one week. It is best to follow this diet in the summer, since the basis of the diet is fruits, vegetables, and berries. Thanks to the large amount of vitamins contained in permitted foods, this wonderful diet will benefit your body if you follow all its recommendations. As for weight loss, after 5-7 days you will notice the result: you will lose about 4 extra kilos.

First stage: two days. The diet should start smoothly, allowing the body to adapt to changes in its usual diet. For the first two days you should adhere to the following menu:

• breakfast: boiled meat (approximately 100-150 g) plus a side dish in the form of buckwheat or oatmeal;
• lunch: boiled fish (150-200 g), apple;
• dinner: a glass of kefir or low-fat cottage cheese.

This diet is based on the recommendations of diet No. 9 for patients with diabetes. The menu is quite balanced, allowing you to lose weight without a sharp feeling of hunger.

Second stage: three days. For the next three days, the menu should consist of vegetables, fruits with a small amount of fermented milk products. So, throughout the day you should eat salads made from cucumbers, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, celery, lettuce, and any greens. In addition, you can make fruit salads. Try to choose berries and fruits that are low in calories (apples, strawberries, pears, etc.), and use natural low-fat yogurt as a dressing. In the evening, at about 18-00, you can drink a glass of low-fat kefir. In principle, you can eat a small piece of black bread, but if you can do without it, just great!

Third stage: two days. At the end of the weekly diet, you should give your body a rest and get rid of waste and toxins. To do this, you will only have to drink low-fat kefir for two days in a row. Yes, it is quite difficult, especially morally, but think about the wonderful result that you will soon see in the mirror - it should give you strength.

Boiled fish is much healthier than fried fish

So, the week of restrictions is over and you can move on to your usual diet. However, do not make the main mistake of all those losing weight: do not immediately pounce on cutlets, cakes and buns. It’s better to eat more vegetables and fruits, replace white bread with black bread, and don’t indulge in sweets. Try to boil, steam, bake, and not fry foods in large amounts of oil. It's even better to eat raw vegetables and fruits, so you'll get a lot more vitamins and minerals. Remember: it is better to eat small portions more often than to eat too much at one time.

Whatever option of the proposed diets you choose, be sure to consult your doctor. Remember that for some serious illnesses, light diets for 7 days can cause harm to the body. But if everything is in order with your health and there are no contraindications, treat yourself to the slender shape that you will acquire after a week of following the regime. Please note that feasible physical activity can enhance the results that the diet promises. And also, don’t forget to walk outdoors more often.

Authorized Products

A fasting diet for 3 days includes a limited list of products:

• Buckwheat for cooking porridge in water without salt and oil.
• Boiled chicken breast or chicken meat without skin in the amount of 700-800 g (optimal, allowed by nutritionists). It is possible to increase the amount of meat when you feel hungry.
• Kefir 1% in the amount of 1.5 liters.

If you choose a 7-day diet, additionally included:

• Non-starchy vegetables: tomatoes, cabbage, peppers, Chinese cabbage, greens, lettuce, cucumbers. Any fish prepared by boiling or baking without salt or spices.
• Beef instead of chicken, rabbit or turkey, cooked by boiling or baking without salt or fat.
• Low-fat cottage cheese instead of kefir.
• Eggs instead of meat.
• Unsweetened berries and fruits with a calorie content of up to 45 kcal in a total amount of 1.5 kg per day: apricots, pineapples, pomelo, oranges, grapefruit, lemons, watermelon, cherries, pears, tangerines, nectarines, peaches, feijoa, plums, cherries, cherries , apples, mulberries, currants, gooseberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, strawberries, princessberries, blueberries.
• Purified water up to 2 liters, herbal teas, green tea with lemon, rosehip infusion, freshly squeezed juices of vegetables and unsweetened fruits.

Table of permitted products

Protein fasting day: options

I am a fan of protein fasting. There is definitely no hunger here - proteins are absorbed slowly, that is, long-term saturation is ensured and sugar spikes are excluded.

True, chewing dry white meat all day or eating only eggs (cottage cheese) is boring. It is ideal to combine all these protein sources.

Sample daily menu for protein fasting:

• Breakfast: 100 g cottage cheese (minimum fat) and unsweetened green tea
• Snack: 2 boiled eggs
• Lunch: chicken broth (200 ml) with 100 g chicken breast
• Afternoon snack: cottage cheese and tea;
• Dinner: boiled or baked lean fish (200 g), half a cucumber.

Very tasty and even varied for unloading. And some athletes, I know, occasionally indulge in protein shakes—when, instead of meals, they simply drink a portion of such a drink with water or milk.

When a day on squirrels is contraindicated:

• pregnancy, breastfeeding, is not even discussed;
• if heavy physical activity cannot be avoided;
• for diseases of the kidneys, liver, cholelithiasis;
• diabetes.

Menu for egg day

You can unload on eggs, or rather, on egg whites. 2-3 yolks are allowed. Steam omelettes, simply boiled eggs, scrambled eggs in the microwave, whipped whites with a pinch of cinnamon or lemon juice - you can create some variety in your diet. The main thing is that the number of eggs per day is no more than 6! We are talking about chicken, which can be replaced with quail (1 chicken - 4 quail).

On this day, in addition to water and tea without sugar, you can drink 0.5 liters of kefir (preferably after lunch, divided into 2-3 doses).

A day on squirrels is not only a decent plumb, but also actually burns fat in the body!

Correct unloading on chicken breast

Unloading on white meat chicken, although boring, is satisfying. And you can choose a lot of recipes - bake in a frying pan or simply boil. If dry meat is too disgusting, boil it and eat it like soup - with broth. True, you need to cook it in such a way that there are no other products, including salt. But I think a spoonful of kefir and herbs won’t do any harm when baked. However, you can also add dill or parsley to the broth.

The weight of meat per day with a single option is 600 g. If you want to try combined fasting (adding vegetables, fermented milk, etc.), then there should still be at least 500 g of meat.

Cottage cheese is another popular option.

Curd unloading is 600-700 g of cottage cheese per day. Choose only low-fat (but not completely fat-free), tasty, tender cottage cheese, otherwise after unloading you will not be able to look at it for a long time.

The rules are predictable:

• divide into 5-6 doses;
• drink a lot of water all day;
• add tea, coffee, uzvar without sugar.

Fully or partially limited products

• Fatty meats, fried meats.
• Any fats (animal and vegetable).
• Smoked meats, sausages.
• High fat dairy products.
• Pastries, cookies, any bread, puff pastry and pastry products, cakes, pastries.
• Any cereals except buckwheat.
• Chocolate, ice cream.
• Salt, sugar.

Table of prohibited products

Advantages and disadvantages

Reviews and results

Three-day fasting diets, due to their short duration and composition, are easier to tolerate and help to slightly reduce weight. They can be used when you need to quickly lose a few kilograms. Longer unloadings are more effective, but can have a negative impact on health due to their imbalance. Therefore, before you start eating according to such a system, you should consult a nutritionist.

• “... I’m used to the fact that my weight either decreases or increases if I start eating everything. I often try different fasting and diets. I noticed that after a three-day fast it is easier to switch to proper nutrition, as the stomach contracts and something changes in the body. The last time I lost 3 kg in 3 days, and then switched to a balanced diet, which included cereals, meat, eggs, fish, vegetables and fruits. I only eat protein with vegetables, and porridge separately from everything else. I excluded sweets. I can eat healthy bread as a snack. Of course, such nutrition does not cause hunger and you feel comfortable, but the weight decreases very slowly. I decided to do 1-3 day fasting against the backdrop of such a diet - it would be correct and more effective.”
• “... I do three-day fastings every two months. This is not harmful to health and not at all difficult. I tried the seven-day plan only once, but failed on the fifth day. I can say that after I started practicing fasting, I don’t feel like eating unhealthy food (I call it food garbage). I already forgot when I ate hamburgers, chips, salted nuts and crackers, sweet cookies and candies. I replaced all this with dried fruits, raw nuts and seeds, flax seeds, and cookies made from whole grain flour with bran, which I bake myself. I eat honey instead of sugar; they didn’t make jam. I began to eat fish and meat only boiled or baked and switched to vegetable soups. If you eat this way, and even “cleanse” and unload the body, everything will be fine – both weight and health.”

We spend fasting days correctly

As with any nutritional issue, there are also rules, recommendations and taboos. How to properly spend a fasting day:

• prepare in advance - create a fasting menu, have a light dinner;
• drink a lot of clean water - this will prevent dehydration, since almost all unloadings help remove excess fluid, and will help to efficiently cleanse the cells of harmful toxins and waste;
• eat often, but little by little - well, there’s nothing new for the PP student;
• exclude intense physical activity on this day, but leave it moderate. That is, cancel the trip to the gym, but walking at a walk, especially at night, will not be superfluous;
• do not “unload” more than once a week;
• do not forget that unloading is only 1 day, not two or more ;
• If it’s difficult for you to go without food or you’re just starting to practice fasting, think about what you’ll do all day . And it is advisable to minimize all temptations:
• If you snapped and couldn’t stand it, don’t blame yourself —it will be easier next time. And there are so many options for unloading that you will definitely find something suitable for yourself.