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water with cucumbers for weight loss

Cucumber diet helps to quickly get rid of extra pounds. It provides for the use of cucumbers with the addition of certain products to the diet: fish, meat, eggs, tomatoes, kefir. The popularity of this weight loss method is due to its simplicity and low cost. However, it may have contraindications and disadvantages.

How the diet works

The effectiveness of the diet is associated with the main product in the diet - the cucumber. The vegetable consists of 97% water, and the remaining percentages are mineral salts, fiber, nitrogen compounds, sugars, vitamins of group B. Useful trace elements support the work of the kidneys, blood vessels and the heart. Even a one-day diet triggers processes in the body that lead to strong weight loss:

  • fiber accelerates and improves digestion;
  • the product absorbs and removes harmful substances from the body;
  • Tartronic acid prevents the processing of carbohydrates into fat reserves;
  • the diuretic effect of the vegetable eliminates excess salts and removes swelling.

Such a diet is considered low-calorie. The energy value of the product is 16 kcal per 100 g. When a person uses this herbal medicine every day, only 250 kcal enter the body, which allows you to steadily reduce your weight. Enzymes contained in cucumbers help proteins to be absorbed better in the body. Therefore, such a product is well combined with fish and meat.

It can be used to prepare salads or added to dishes with baked or boiled fish or chicken. Such a food system leads to gradual weight loss and does not harm the body. When eating cucumbers, weight loss occurs quickly. In 1 day you can lose weight by 1 kg.

Compliance Rules

In order for the cucumber diet to be effective for weight loss, you must follow the established rules:

  • to quickly get rid of extra pounds, you should choose a 3-day nutritional system or a one-week kefir option;
  • the main product in the diet is fresh cucumber without bread and salt;
  • the vegetable goes well with protein foods: chicken, yogurt, cottage cheese, milk, kefir, eggs;
  • other vegetables can be added to the menu, but in smaller quantities;
  • unsweetened fruit is allowed once a day;
  • dishes that are desirable to cook during the diet: beets, okroshka, vegetable salads;
  • salt is added in minimal amounts;
  • food intake - 5 times a day in small portions;
  • It is recommended to drink 2 liters of water per day.

To be more efficient, you need to exercise.

Advantages and disadvantages

The cucumber diet has both positive and negative sides.
The advantages of this technique include:

  • rapid weight loss;
  • saturation of the body with various vitamins;
  • does not lead to exhaustion;
  • the feeling of hunger is practically absent;
  • quenches thirst well in summer.

disadvantages:

  • there are many contraindications;
  • removes useful substances from the body;
  • has a strong diuretic effect;
  • the result may not be long lasting.

If there are contraindications, then this technique should be abandoned. In order not to wash minerals and vitamins from the body, you need to take multivitamin complexes. You can save weight after a diet if you come off it right and stick to eating right in the future.

Contraindications

Such a nutritional system is prohibited in the following diseases:

  • stomach ulcer;
  • gastritis;
  • enterocolitis.

Salted and pickled cucumbers are prohibited for hypertension, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and kidneys.

Types of diets and menus with cucumbers

There are several effective ways to lose weight that can last either 1 day or 2 weeks. Even therapeutic diets have been developed, when you need to eat 1. 5 kg of cucumbers per day, including low-calorie foods. In 14 days you can lose up to 8 kg. Fruits, berries and nuts (optional) help fill the lack of vitamins.

mono diet

This way of dealing with excess weight includes the inclusion in the diet of the main vegetable - the cucumber. It must be observed within 1 day. During this time, the skin is cleaned, the metabolism is restored, the water-salt balance of the body is normalized. During the day, you should drink green tea or coffee without sugar in moderation, since the vegetable already contains a lot of water. It is necessary to apply such a mono-diet once a month.

Prepare a salad with cucumbers and onions, add vegetables and season with low-fat sour cream. The dish is divided into 4 portions and consumed as follows:

  • the first portion at 9-10 a. m. ;
  • the second - at 13-14 hours;
  • the third - at 16-17 hours;
  • the fourth - at 19-20 hours.

For each meal, you can add 1 tomato, 1 orange, a piece of whole grain bread, 1 egg. At night it is allowed to eat 1 green apple.

For 7 days

With such a diet that lasts 7 days, you can lose 3-4 kg. Breakfast must include 2 cucumbers.

Monday

  1. Breakfast: 1 egg omelet with 70 ml skim milk.
  2. Lunch: cucumber salad with parsley or dill seasoned with lemon juice.
  3. Lunch: 150 g boiled chicken leg, fresh cabbage.
  4. Afternoon snack: 2 fresh cucumbers.
  5. Dinner: vegetable salad, boiled egg.

Tuesday

  1. Breakfast: soft-boiled egg.
  2. Lunch: 200 ml low-fat kefir.
  3. Lunch: 150 g of baked fish, 2 tomatoes and a cucumber.
  4. Afternoon snack: 2 small cucumbers.
  5. Dinner: 100 g of low-fat cottage cheese, 2 cucumbers.

Wednesday

  1. Breakfast: omelet of 2 eggs.
  2. Lunch: cucumber smoothie.
  3. Lunch: 150 g beef stew, vegetable salad with 2 tbsp green peas.
  4. Afternoon snack: a glass of kefir.
  5. Dinner: carrot, cabbage and cucumber salad seasoned with 1 tbsp olive oil.

Cucumber smoothie recipe: Peel the vegetable, cut it into cubes and put it in a blender. 2 green onion feathers, 3 sprigs of fennel, a glass of low-fat kefir are added to it. Grind until smooth and add a little salt.

Thursday

  1. Breakfast: 2 tbsp buckwheat porridge.
  2. Lunch: 200 ml kefir.
  3. Lunch: cold soup.
  4. Afternoon snack: cucumber smoothie.
  5. Dinner: 150 g chicken steak, cucumber salad.

Friday

  1. Breakfast: 2 soft-boiled eggs.
  2. Lunch: a piece of whole wheat bread with cucumber paste.
  3. Lunch: 150 g beef steak, coleslaw and cucumber.
  4. Afternoon snack: cucumber smoothie.
  5. Dinner: 100 g of low-fat yogurt.

Saturday

  1. Breakfast: omelette.
  2. Lunch: a glass of kefir.
  3. Lunch: boiled chicken, cucumber salad.
  4. Afternoon snack: 200 ml of tomato juice.
  5. Dinner: cucumber salad with avocado.

Recipe for cucumber and avocado salad: 2 cucumbers, peeled. Grind the vegetables and avocado, finely chop the fennel, green onion, garlic clove. The salad is mixed and flavored with lemon juice.

Sunday

  1. Breakfast: 2 tablespoons of oatmeal.
  2. Lunch: cucumber smoothie.
  3. Lunch: 150 g lean fish stew, cucumber salad.
  4. Afternoon snack: 250 ml of kefir.
  5. Dinner: salad with cucumbers, corn and egg.

During the diet, you should move a lot, drink water or unsweetened tea. Decoctions of herbs, for example, chamomile, peppermint, rosehip, sage, etc. , They bring benefits.

For 3 days

Cucumber diet for weight loss of 2 kg in 3 days is considered to be relieving. Every day you should eat 2 kg of vegetables. The approximate menu looks like this: after waking up, drink a glass of warm water with the addition of lemon. This helps the body to wake up and cleanse itself of toxins.

To lose weight by 2-3 kg, for breakfast you should prepare a dish of tomatoes, cucumbers, vegetables. It is flavored with olive oil and lemon juice. It is allowed to eat a piece of rye bread and drink green tea. For lunch, vegetable soup is prepared on lean broth. You can make a salad from boiled chicken breast and cucumbers. Dinner is represented by low-fat cottage cheese, vegetable salad with herbs and cucumbers. This menu should be followed for 3 days. The total calorie content of the products is no more than 900 kcal.

In 10 days

In 10 days on a cucumber diet, you can lose 7-8 kg. Breakfast all day includes 2 cucumbers and a slice of rye bread. Sample menu:

Day 1

  1. Lunch: vegetable soup with carrots and cucumber.
  2. Snack: orange.
  3. Dinner: cucumber salad.

Day 2

  1. Lunch: boiled beef, radish and cucumber salad.
  2. Snack: apple.
  3. Dinner: cucumber smoothie, hard cheese.

Day 3

  1. Lunch: 200 g of rice, 100 g of boiled fish fillet, pickled cucumber.
  2. Snack: orange.
  3. Dinner: cucumber salad with vegetable oil.

Day 4

  1. Lunch: 20 g of hard cheese, 150 g of rice, cucumber.
  2. Snack: 1 apple.
  3. Dinner: low-fat cottage cheese, vegetable salad in olive oil.

Day 5

  1. Lunch: vegetable stew of cucumbers, radishes and cabbage.
  2. Snack: orange.
  3. Dinner: salad of vegetables and cucumbers.

Day 6

  1. Lunch: boiled egg, vegetable soup of radishes, cucumber and carrots.
  2. Snack: pear and tangerine.
  3. Dinner: hard cheese, cucumber smoothie.

Day 7

  1. Lunch: vegetable dish of radishes, carrots, cabbage, cucumber.
  2. Snack: apple.
  3. Dinner: cucumber salad seasoned with vegetable oil.

Day 8

  1. Lunch: 100 g of boiled brown rice, 100 g of boiled fish.
  2. Snack: orange.
  3. Dinner: vegetable salad with herbs.

Day 9

  1. Lunch: stewed vegetables.
  2. Snack: apple.
  3. Dinner: hard cheese, cucumber salad.

Day 10

  1. Lunch: boiled egg, vegetable salad.
  2. Snack: pear.
  3. Dinner: vegetable and cucumber salad dressed with olive oil.

With kefir

The cucumber-kefir diet for weight loss consists of cucumbers and kefir. This technique shows a good result due to the low calorie content of the products. There are many varieties of such a power supply system. Some of them help to lose up to 8 kg in a week. The most effective way to lose weight lasts 7 days. It does not contain a clear menu. During the day, you should eat 1. 5 kg of fresh cucumbers, 100 g of low-fat sea fish in boiled or baked form and drink 1. 5 liters of 1% kefir. This amount of each product is divided into 5-6 parts.

During the diet, it is allowed to drink water in unlimited quantities. You can use decoctions of herbs or green tea. This diet should be followed for 7 days.

With tomatoes

This weight loss method is based on the use of cucumbers and tomatoes. These vegetables are 97% water, so they create the illusion of satiety. If desired, the diet can be supplemented with other low-calorie foods. You need to eat in portions - 4-6 times a day. You should drink 1. 5 liters of water every day. Sample menu for 3 days:

Day 1

  1. Breakfast: salad of tomatoes and cucumbers with herbs, a sandwich with a thin slice of hard cheese.
  2. Lunch: 2 boiled eggs, an apple, a salad of fresh vegetables, a glass of tomato juice.
  3. Lunch: salad, vegetable soup, 1 apple casserole and 200 g of low-fat cottage cheese.
  4. Dinner: a small piece of white boiled fish, vegetable salad, fat-free yogurt.

Day 2

  1. Breakfast: toast from black bread with slices of boiled eggs and lettuce, vegetable salad.
  2. Lunch: grapefruit, vegetable salad, yogurt, tomato juice.
  3. Lunch: a piece of boiled chicken breast, salad, vegetable soup.
  4. Dinner: boiled seafood, fat-free kefir and a glass of tomato juice.

Day 3

  1. Breakfast: dietary bread with kiwi and a thin layer of cottage cheese, tomato and cucumber salad.
  2. Lunch: a piece of boiled fish, 2 cucumbers, tomato juice 200 ml.
  3. Lunch: vegetable soup in chicken broth, tomato and cucumber salad, 2 slices of black bread.
  4. Dinner: a piece of boiled fish, vegetable salad, a glass of tomato juice.

Prohibited and permitted products

The diet menu with cucumbers should consist of permitted foods. They include:

  • vegetables: broccoli, white cabbage, zucchini, eggplants, cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, beets;
  • vegetables: fennel, asparagus, lettuce, parsley;
  • fruits: apples, oranges, tangerines, kiwis, pears, grapefruit;
  • cereals: buckwheat, oatmeal, brown rice;
  • buckwheat and bran bread;
  • kefir, cottage cheese and cheese;
  • beef, poultry and turkey meat;
  • chicken eggs;
  • fish: hake, cod, pollock, flounder;
  • olive oil.

Prohibited products:

  • potatoes;
  • grape;
  • dumplings, dumplings, pancakes, pasta;
  • sweet rolls;
  • cookies, sweets, jams, preserves;
  • ice cream;
  • cakes, chocolate;
  • salt, sugar, mayonnaise;
  • cottage cheese;
  • pork, ham, bacon, beef, lard;
  • sausages, cooked sausage:
  • alcoholic beverages.

How to get off the diet and keep the result

The program for the right exit from the diet:

  • after its completion, fruits, vegetables, dairy products should be gradually added to the diet;
  • after 1-2 days cereals are included in the menu;
  • after another 1 day you should switch to the use of fish and meat products.

At the same time, you should stick to a healthy lifestyle and exercise regularly.