14-day diet

Today, a fairly large percentage of the world's population suffers from excess weight. This problem especially affects industrial, highly developed countries. Excess weight is a health problem, physical and psychological (aesthetic) discomfort. This is the reason why various dietary restriction methods are so popular. One of the most popular is the 14-day diet. Its advantage is a relatively short time period, combined with a fairly high efficiency of the result.

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The essence of the 14 day diet

The modern two-week diet is no less popular among the people than mono-diets, which are based on the consumption of one product or a number of products belonging to one group over a certain period of time.

The popularity of the diet discussed in this article is explained by the short terms of restrictions against the background of effective weight loss. At the same time, what is important, this approach to weight loss guarantees a fairly stable maintenance of the new weight. Its popularity is also due to the fact that thanks to a balanced diet and a properly selected diet, the body of the person losing weight is subjected to minimal stress. In this situation, it suffers minimal damage.

In this article we will try to introduce our readers to some of them.

One of such methods is the diet of Herman Tarnover, who has been developing it for the past twenty years, trying to take into account all the shortcomings of others. Today, it has been approved by many nutritionists and doctors, who have recognized it as effective and quite gentle for the human body. The essence of the 14-day diet is its accessibility. Almost anyone can use this weight loss method (with rare exceptions, human health may be a contraindication). No special preparation is required before starting it.

Before you start losing weight, it is worth getting to know a number of requirements in more detail.

1. The difference of this diet is that it requires cooking dishes using a lot of different greens. Seasonings are also allowed.
2. This weight loss method is not so categorical in the use of various sauces, ketchups, mustards and salt. They are allowed for use in small quantities.
3. If there is no specific limit number for a particular product, then it can be consumed in unlimited quantities.
4. The main exceptions include legumes, potatoes, and products that use wheat.

To achieve the desired result, the person losing weight should only strictly follow the author’s requirements and adhere to the menu he has prescribed.

The key to this system is breakfast - the first meal of the day. For two weeks it is identical from day to day. Therefore, we will write it down once.

Breakfast includes:

1. 200 g pineapple or ½ peeled grapefruit.
2. 150 - 200 g ripe melon.
3. ½ part mango.
4. 250 – 300 ml of unsweetened tea or coffee. Addition of honey, milk or cream is also not allowed.
5. A piece of bread with tea. Hard cheese and butter are not allowed.

Now we will describe each day of the diet in more detail:

Day one

Dinner:

• Meat - assorted, which preferably includes various, but dietary meat. The dish can be served stewed.
• Tomatoes. Either fresh or slightly stewed.
• Coffee or black tea – 250 ml.

Dinner:

• Fish or seafood dishes.
• Any vegetable salad.
• Grapefruit.
• Mineral water, without carbon dioxide bubbles – 250 ml.

Day two

Dinner:

• Fruit mix.
• Coffee or black tea – 250 ml.

Dinner:

• Grilled meat with assorted vegetables (Brussels sprouts, tomatoes, olives, celery).
• Still mineralized water, tea or coffee – 250 ml.

Day three

Dinner:

• A piece of stewed tuna, seasoned with vegetable oil and sprinkled with lemon juice.
• Grapefruit or 200 g ripe melon.
• Coffee or black tea - 250 ml.

Dinner:

• Lamb stew. If you can't find it, you can make a substitute in the form of a seafood cocktail. Boiled sea fish or other meat (preferably dietary varieties).
• Assorted vegetable salad.
• Still mineralized water - 250 ml.

Day four

Dinner:

• A couple of boiled eggs and a tomato salad. A good substitute: low-calorie cottage cheese.
• Coffee, black or green tea with toast - 250 ml.

Dinner:

• Grilled chicken.
• Assorted vegetable salad: sweet bell pepper, spinach, boiled beans.
• Black tea or coffee - 250 ml.

Day five

Dinner:

• This day is also called cheese day. For lunch you can indulge in a selection of different cheeses.
• You can eat spinach with it, and its volume is not limited.
• Black or green tea with a slice of whole grain bread.

Dinner:

• Fish. You can boil, stew or bake it if you wish.
• Assorted vegetable salad.
• A slice of whole grain bread.
• Mineral water. Release carbon dioxide before drinking or buy it already without gas.

Day six

Dinner:

• Fruit salad - assorted.
• Mineral water. Release carbon dioxide before drinking or buy it already without gas.

Dinner:

• Meat stew.
• Vegetables - assorted.
• Grapefruit.
• Black or green tea - 250 ml.

Day seven

Dinner:

• Poultry meat. Chicken or turkey will do.
• Any of the listed vegetables: broccoli, tomatoes, carrots, any type of cabbage.
• Grapefruit.
• Tea (any, but without sugar) - 250 ml.

Dinner

• A portion of boiled veal.
• Vegetables - assorted. You can use tomatoes, lettuce, Brussels sprouts, celery stalks, but root celery will do too.
• Still mineral water - 250 ml.

After finishing the dietary nutrition in the first week, we move on to the second and its selection of products is similar to the previous one. As a result, if the losing weight has followed all the recommendations during these fourteen days, then the result of such efforts can be 14 kilograms lost during this period. At the same time, as doctors and the author of this method himself state, the process of losing weight occurs without stress, without causing harm to the body, and the achieved result remains fixed.

14 day japanese diet

This mysterious country has always attracted interest with its exoticism and excited fantasies. In recent years, it has become closer and more understandable. The dietary nutrition of Japanese nutritionists, doctors and scientists has also received greater recognition; it was developed specifically to help those who want to lose extra pounds. We are talking about a method called the 14-day Japanese diet.

The weight loss method discussed here is quite strict. It is necessary to strictly adhere to all the recommendations put forward in it. The first thing that must be excluded is:

• All seasonings, especially hot and with a strong smell or taste. In order for the dishes to be improved for the human taste analyzers, you can please them with various greens and sprinkle with lemon juice.
• The menu of this diet is salt-free.
• Sugar is also completely excluded. To sweeten food a little, you can use honey, but not more than one teaspoon.
• Taboos are imposed on tobacco and alcoholic beverages.
• No confectionery or baked goods.

There are quite radical differences between the two-day Japanese diet and our accepted ideas about the diet when wanting to lose weight. Some of these are:

• The number of doses is three per day (instead of five or six as recommended by many diets).
• Snacking between meals is prohibited.
• The last meal should be planned no later than two hours before the expected bedtime.
• After waking up, on an empty stomach, before breakfast, you need to drink 200 ml of clean water. Water will "wake up" the body, start the digestive tract, speed up the metabolic processes, which will make it easier to tolerate food restrictions.
• Perhaps, the two-week Japanese diet will be easier to follow for people who love meat and fish dishes, as well as these mono-products separately.

According to the developers, if you follow all the restrictions during the diet, you can easily get rid of seven to ten extra kilograms. The main thing is to eat only permitted foods and drink at least one and a half liters of clean water during the day (mineralized water is perfect, but without gas).

There is another difference between the restriction in question and many other diets. If a person plans to "go" on the Japanese diet, he should prepare his body a little the day before. For this, the evening before the diet, the dinner should already be light: it can be a small amount of mono-salads or mixed salads of vegetables, seasoned with sunflower (or any other vegetable) oil. A small portion of crumbly porridge made from buckwheat or brown rice is suitable as a side dish.

Below we are ready to offer one of the menu options for this diet.

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First day of weight loss

Breakfast:

• Natural coffee, brewed in a Turk. Without sugar and other additives, including milk.

Dinner:

• Shrimps boiled with dill.
• Fresh carrots seasoned with any vegetable oil.
• Tomatoes or a cup of juice made from them.

Dinner:

• A serving of sea fish. You can cook it by boiling, grilling or baking in the oven.
• Salad of fresh cabbage leaves, dressed with vegetable oil.
• Any favorite tea. Both green and black varieties are allowed - a cup.

Day two

Breakfast:

• Natural coffee, brewed in a Turk. This drink cannot be sweetened or have other additives, including milk.
• A rusk made from white bakery products.

Dinner:

• Chicken breast, cooked in the approved manner.
• Fresh cabbage, shredded and seasoned with vegetable oil.

Dinner:

• A portion of veal boiled in broth.
• White cabbage, shredded. Season with a little vegetable oil.
• Low-fat fermented milk product - cup.

Day three

Breakfast:

• Black coffee brewed in a Turk. Not sugared and without any other additives, including milk.

Dinner:

• One egg taken raw.
• Three medium-sized carrots, boiled in water, mashed. To improve the taste, you can sprinkle with a small amount of vegetable oil.

Dinner:

• One apple.

Day four

Breakfast:

• Natural coffee, brewed in a Turk. Not sugared and without other additives, including cream or milk.

Dinner:

• Root celery or root parsley. Choose a large specimen. Chop this root vegetable and fry it in oil obtained from the plant.
• One apple.

Dinner:

• Orange.

Day five

Breakfast:

• Uncooked carrots, grated and sprinkled with the juice of one lemon.

Dinner:

• Prepare a fish weighing approximately half a kilogram. Cooking: fry in a frying pan or boil.
• Tomato juice - cup.

Dinner:

• Grapefruit.

Day six

Breakfast:

• Natural coffee, brewed in a Turk. Not sugared and without other additives, including cream or milk.

Dinner:

• Half a kilo of boiled chicken.
• Salad of thermally processed vegetables: carrots or cabbage. It can be sprinkled with lemon juice and softened with vegetable oil.

Dinner:

• A couple of heat-treated chicken eggs, brought to readiness - "hard-boiled".
• A garnish of shredded raw carrots, softened with olive or sunflower oil.

Day seven

Breakfast:

• Green tea. Can be slightly sweetened with a teaspoon of honey.

Dinner:

• Baked fish.
• Tomatoes.

Dinner:

• Apples.

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Day eight

Breakfast:

• Natural coffee, brewed in a Turk. Not sugared and without other additives, including cream (any fat content) or milk.

Dinner:

• A serving (approximately 200 g) of veal or young beef boiled in broth.
• Kiwi.

Dinner:

• A portion of boiled squid. After that, they can be baked with rice.
• Uncooked cabbage, softened with olive or sunflower oil.
• Black or green tea (any favorite will do) – a cup.

Day nine

Breakfast:

• Natural coffee, brewed in a Turk. Not sugared and without other additives, including cream or milk.

Dinner:

• Half a chicken boiled in broth.
• For garnish, serve uncooked carrots or cabbage, shredded and softened with olive or sunflower oil.

Dinner:

• A couple of heat-treated chicken eggs, brought to readiness - "hard-boiled".
• A garnish of shredded raw carrots softened with olive or sunflower oil.

Day ten

Breakfast:

• Fresh carrot salad sprinkled with lemon juice.

Dinner:

• Fish, boiled in broth or fried. Take a fish weighing about half a kilogram.
• Juice prepared from tomatoes - cup.

Dinner:

• One of the fruits, for example, mango.

Day eleven

Breakfast:

• Natural coffee, brewed in a Turk. Not sugared and without other additives, including cream or milk.

Dinner:

• One raw egg.
• Boil three medium-sized carrots, chop them in any convenient way, and soften with olive or sunflower oil.
• A piece of hard cheese, weighing no more than 20 g.

Dinner:

• Pineapple.

Day twelve

Breakfast:

• Natural coffee.
• White flour rusk.

Dinner:

• Grill one large or a couple of small zucchini (without oil) or fry in a frying pan in a small amount of vegetable oil.
• Brewed coffee.
• A slice of dry bread.
• One apple.

Dinner:

• 200 g boiled beef.
• Kefir - 250 ml.

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Day thirteen

Breakfast:

• Natural coffee, brewed in a Turk. Not sugared and without other additives, including cream (even low-fat) or milk.

Dinner:

• Two boiled eggs.
• Cabbage stewed in vegetable oil.
• Juice prepared from tomatoes - cup.

Dinner:

• A piece of fish fried or boiled in broth.

Day fourteen

Breakfast:

• Natural coffee.
• Dried bread made from white flour.

Dinner:

• Rice with a piece of squid or fish boiled in broth.
• Tomatoes.

Dinner:

• 200 g veal boiled in broth.
• Kefir - a glass.

Due to the fact that the diet of the Japanese, due to their geographical location, directly depends on seafood. At the same time, the country is not so rich in agricultural products. It was from this calculation, based on the availability of products, that this diet was prescribed.

Exit from the diet

According to nutritionists, it is necessary not only to adhere to all the requirements put forward by a particular diet, but also to finish it correctly, returning to the usual diet and eating regime. Not only the subsequent relapse with the return of excess weight, but also the health of the person losing weight directly depends on how the diet was exited.

It is worth imagining the following picture. For two weeks, a person has been fulfilling all the requirements for a diet. Thanks to this, the load on the digestive system is reduced, the body is “somewhat relaxed”. The fourteenth day of the diet is behind us. And the day before, the person who was still losing weight “goes wild” in terms of nutrition, starting to consume large portions of various dishes. In such a situation, the load on the liver, digestive and processing systems, that is, on the entire body, increases sharply. The result of such carelessness, as a rule, is the return of extra pounds, as well as the emergence of health problems, exacerbation of chronic diseases or the detection of other complications.

Therefore, you should learn not only to lose weight, but also to maintain the weight you have gained through incredible efforts. In order for the outcome of the diet to not be so sad, it is worth remembering a number of rules and tips that will help you maintain the achieved result after the diet is completed.

• It is necessary to reconsider your usual daily diet. If you are a fan of high-calorie food, and your diet is poor in vitamins and minerals and microelements. You should not expect long-term weight maintenance. After the restrictions are over, the kilograms will begin to return quite quickly. In such a situation, it is advisable to replace foods rich in fats and carbohydrates with vegetables that can be consumed in any form: raw, boiled, stewed, baked.
• It is worth removing animal fats from your diet, and cooking all dishes only with vegetable oil. Here you can take any, and its variety will allow you to choose the one that will suit the taste of a particular person.
• No one is talking about a complete ban, but the share of cakes, pies, buns, in general, all bakery products, should be reduced to a minimum. They can be replaced with dried fruits and thermally untreated fruits, a small amount of dark chocolate. Bakery products themselves should be chosen from coarse flour.
• During the period of exiting the diet, it is necessary to reduce the consumption of alcoholic beverages to a minimum.
• It is also worth limiting the amount of salt consumed. This does not mean that you should completely give it up.
• When choosing meat and fish, it is worth giving preference to lean varieties.
• The meal schedule should also be reviewed, changing it to take into account the fact that the last meal should be no later than three to four hours before the expected bedtime.
• It is advisable to eat in small portions, and do up to five approaches per day.
• During the day, it is necessary to drink clean, non-carbonated mineralized water in the amount of one and a half liters. At the same time, the general norm of all consumed daily liquid for an adult is two to three liters. All liquid means mineral water, other drinks, as well as liquid dishes such as soups and liquid porridges.
• Gradually, smoothly, with a small increase, you should introduce fats and carbohydrates into your meals. Over the course of a couple of weeks, the total energy value of daily food consumption should increase by 200 kilocalories, but no more.
• Special attention should be paid to sports. Do not rush to the stadium or fitness center immediately after finishing the diet. Excessive loads will not lead to anything good. They, like nutrition, should be increased gradually. In the first week after the diet, it is better to limit yourself to walks in the fresh air, morning exercises.

If all the recommendations and advice are followed, and the kilograms slowly but surely continue to increase, then most likely the metabolic processes in the human body are disrupted, there is psychological trauma, or in the subcortex of the brain there is an attitude towards weight gain such as “I will never be able to lose weight” or “I will never become thin”. It is this mistrust of one’s own strength that puts up a psychological, and then a physiological, barrier.

In this light, it is worth understanding that problems with metabolic processes can be solved by a specialist (doctor - nutritionist), who will develop an effective diet that will activate the metabolism in the body. It may be necessary to undergo drug treatment.

If this is a problem "in the head" it is worth consulting a psychologist. Perhaps it will be enough to take a course of auto-training, which will help to remove the installation and believe in the reality of the desired result.

In any case, a person who wants to lose weight must remember that the effectiveness of the result and its further stability depend only on him.

Usually, it takes about a week to come out of a diet, but not less than two days and not more than two weeks. This period depends on the characteristics of the diet that the person was on. The stricter the diet, the longer the period of return to normal life.

14 Day Diet Results

In the modern interactive space, you can find a whole range of diets that affect the period of the course that interests us. When all the requirements are met, different nutrition methods give different results.

For example, one of the most popular and sought-after diets today, which takes two weeks, is a protein diet. The greatest result, when fulfilling its requirements, can be achieved against the background of additional physical activity. The essence of the diet is six meals a day with products with a high protein content. The diet also includes fruits and vegetables.

The diet developed by Herman Tarnover, with his gentle regimen, allows you to get impressive figures: from eight to fourteen kilograms of lost weight. This diet has already been described in more detail above in this article.

Many respondents agree with the high efficiency of the Hollywood diet for weight loss. However, doctors are categorical in their statement that it is quite dangerous for the health of the person losing weight, as it is presented by an unbalanced diet. It is especially noticeable for the deficiency of vitamins and minerals. If someone decides to try it, it is worth remembering this and adjusting your diet by introducing a vitamin and mineral complex into your diet.

As the developers of the Japanese diet, which has already been discussed in detail above, claim, if you follow all the points of restrictions, during the diet, you can easily get rid of seven to ten extra kilograms. But this diet can also be classified as a strict restriction. Therefore, if you want to try it on yourself, it would not be superfluous to consult with a doctor about your health and the body's readiness for such tests.

The diet of doctors should also be given attention. It was specially developed by qualified nutritionists. This diet is balanced and guarantees rapid weight loss. It is used in cases where the patient needs to be prepared for complex surgical treatment in a short period of time, where excess weight is an obstacle to the operation. But recently, some women have been using it at home.

It is worth noting another method called the 14-day 14 kg diet. Its second name is the skinny diet - this is a fairly strict dietary restriction. In this regard, it is quite difficult for those losing weight. This diet allows such foods as green apples and fresh cucumbers - that's all! From drinks, it is allowed to take kefir, mineralized water without gas, herbal teas and skim milk. Doctors have noted cases where after following it, some people subsequently completely refused any food, which leads to complete exhaustion of the body, accompanied by other, more terrible complications. Therefore, against the background of such a diet, you should drink enough liquid.

When choosing a diet, doctors recommend that you first undergo an examination and consult with your doctor about it.

14 day diet menu

There are many diets developed and offered today that are scheduled and cover a two-week period of implementation. The menu of the 14-day diet of two of them has already been described above, but we are ready to offer another option of a well-balanced diet, upon fulfilling all the requirements of which you can expect a good result with stable, subsequently, weight maintenance.

Day one

Breakfast:

• Unsweetened coffee is natural. The use of cream or milk is not allowed.

Dinner:

• Boiled egg.
• Salad of fresh cabbage leaves with olive oil.
• Tomato juice.

Dinner:

• Sea scallops sprinkled with lemon juice.
• A couple of fresh cucumbers. Can be in the form of a salad, with the addition of greens.
• A glass of kefir.

Day two

Breakfast:

• A cup of unsweetened tea.
• Rye bread toast.

Dinner:

• A piece of fish prepared in an approved manner.
• Salad - an assortment of fresh vegetables.

Dinner:

• Pieces of veal boiled in broth.
• Carrot salad. Season with a little olive or sunflower oil. Soybean or corn oil will also work.
• A glass of low-fat fermented milk product.

Day three

Breakfast:

• Unsweetened coffee, preferably made in a Turk from roasted beans. No additional additives.

Dinner:

• One large or two small zucchini, stewed or grilled.
• A glass of mineralized water, first remove any carbon dioxide bubbles.

Dinner:

• Hard-boiled egg.
• Chicken breast. It can be boiled or baked.
• Tomatoes.

Day four

Breakfast:

• A cup of unsweetened green tea.
• Rye bread toast.

Dinner:

• Unsalted boiled veal. Piece 200 grams.
• Cabbage salad with sunflower oil.

Dinner:

• Boiled squid.
• Parmesan cheese. No more than 20 g.
• A glass of rosehip infusion.

Day five

Breakfast:

• Unsweetened coffee, preferably made in a Turk from roasted beans. No additional additives.
• A rusk or a plain biscuit.

Dinner:

• One large or two small eggplants, stewed or grilled.
• A glass of mineralized water, first remove any carbon dioxide bubbles.

Dinner:

• Hard-boiled egg.
• Chicken breast. It can be boiled or baked.
• Tomatoes.

Day six

Breakfast:

• A cup of unsweetened herbal tea.
• Rye bread toast.
• A piece of hard cheese (no more than 20 g).

Dinner:

• Baked tuna.
• Cabbage stewed in vegetable oil.

Dinner:

• Apples.

Day seven

Breakfast:

• Unsweetened coffee, preferably made in a Turk from roasted beans. No additional additives.
• Biscuit cookies.

Dinner:

• Rabbit baked with vegetables.
• Carrot salad. It can be prepared from both fresh and boiled vegetables.
• A glass of mineralized water, first remove any carbon dioxide bubbles.

Dinner:

• Hard-boiled egg.
• Fish fillet. It can be boiled or baked.
• Juice from tomatoes or, if your diet allows, from other vegetables or fruits.

If we talk about the second week of the diet, it is similar to the first. You should just remember that the dishes can be changed, but the exchange must be equal.

In a number of diets, the number of meals is limited to three approaches, for example, in the Japanese diet, but most still agree on five to six meals a day. If additional meals are allowed, then the intermediate meals can be covered with raw or baked fruits, cottage cheese dishes, and fermented milk products.

Recipes

In this article we are ready to offer a number of dietary dishes that can be used in the 14-day diet. Below are recipes for several such dishes.

Meatballs

To prepare you will need:

• Lean meat, cleared of fascia, tendons and films – 110 g
• Rice – 8 g
• Egg - fourth part
• Water – 50 ml
• Butter – 5 g
• Salt – 1 g

Cooking sequence:

• Clean and wash a piece of meat. Boil it, and after cooling, mince it three times.
• Cook rice in water until done. Cool.
• Combine the minced meat and cooled rice.
• Now put everything together again through a meat grinder.
• Add egg and salt to the rice and meat mixture. Mix well.
• Roll the resulting minced meat into balls and flatten them to form patties.
• Boil the semi-finished product using steam.
• When serving, pour melted butter over the dish.

Celery Diet Soup

To prepare you will need:

• Celery stalk - up to half a kilogram
• Tomatoes - three fruits
• Onions - six medium onions
• White cabbage - half a kilogram
• Bell peppers (preferably green) – a couple of pieces
• Salt – 1 g
• Water – three liters (this is enough for five to seven servings)

Cooking sequence:

• Wash and clean all vegetables thoroughly.
• Chop the cabbage, cut the other vegetables into strips.
• Pour water into a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Then throw all the ingredients into the container and cook until done.
• The soup is ready. If desired, you can blend it until it becomes homogeneous. The result is a pureed soup.

Potatoes baked with cheese in a slow cooker

To prepare you will need:

• Potato tubers – ten pieces
• Hard cheese - 15 g
• Butter – 30 g
• Salt – 1 g

Cooking sequence:

• Peel the potato tubers and rinse them well. Make perpendicular cuts on the tubers. Do not cut the tubers completely. The distance between the cuts is approximately 5 mm.
• Salt the tubers. Fill the cuts with grated cheese shavings.
• Grease with softened butter.
• Place the prepared potatoes in a multi-cooker bowl or baking dish.
• Set the multicooker to bake. The procedure time is 40 minutes.

Curd soufflé

To prepare you will need:

• Cottage cheese (homemade or store bought) – 100 g
• Egg - half
• Butter – 5 g
• Semolina – 10 g
• Sugar – 5 g

Cooking sequence:

• Grind the cottage cheese into a homogeneous mass.
• Add other ingredients (except butter). Mix. In this case, only the yolk is added to the composition.
• The egg whites are beaten separately until they form a thick foam.
• The protein is carefully added to the curd mass.
• Place the curd dough in a greased form and steam it.

Excess weight is not only an aesthetic problem, it destroys the body from the inside, significantly worsening the state of health. Therefore, dietary restrictions allow you to lose weight, at least partially solving the health problem. But to prevent fasting from causing even more problems and complications, the weight loss method should be chosen carefully, after consulting with your doctor. One of these can be a 14-day diet. The duration of the term and the balance of the daily menu allow a person to more easily endure restrictions, without leading to starvation. At the same time, this approach to weight loss not only gives excellent results, but also allows you to significantly reduce the likelihood of relapses with the return of extra pounds, fixing the weight at the required mark. You should not torture your body with fasting - such a diet will not lead to anything good. Watch yourself, what you eat. And then not only your body, but also the mirror will confirm the excellent result of weight loss!

What can you eat?

Unhappy with their figure or health problems, sooner or later people who are overweight come to the idea of "going on a diet" and, finally, getting rid of such hated kilograms. After that, the first question is which of the numerous dietary restrictions to choose, and what you can eat, and what you will have to sacrifice for some time. Many diets are in tune with each other, while others can be radically different. But, one way or another, there are a number of features that unite them.

The majority of diets are low-calorie, allowing only low-glucose or gluten-free foods. Therefore, most dietary restrictions, including the 14-day diet, allow the following foods:

• Rice and buckwheat.
• Corn and millet.
• Hercules (oatmeal).
• Fruits except bananas and grapes.
• Vegetables (with rare exceptions):
  • Cabbage, almost all varieties (broccoli, white cabbage, Savoy, Chinese cabbage, cauliflower).
  • Zucchini.
  • Carrot.
  • Eggplants.
• Olive, sunflower, corn, soybean vegetable oils.
• Fish is present in almost all menus, with one caveat – it must be lean.
• Of the meats, preference is given to dietary ones: rabbit, chicken, turkey, a number of diets allow veal and beef.
• Eggs, in limited quantities.
• Seafood. They are rich in protein, but are not high-calorie foods.
• Drinks include juices (some diets prohibit them), mineralized water (without carbon dioxide bubbles).
• Green tea or weak black tea.
• Fermented milk products, low-calorie, that is, with a small percentage of fat.
• If the diet allows the consumption of bakery products, then this can be bread made from wholemeal flour. In this case, it is worth giving preference to yesterday's bread, excluding fresh baked goods.
• Green.

What shouldn't you eat?

A diet for weight loss is, first of all, a restriction in the intake or complete exclusion of a number of products and a revision of the diet. Based on this, most diets related to 14-day diets have a list of what you can’t eat. If you want to lose weight, it is recommended to exclude the following products from the menu:

• Sugar and salt.
• Carbonated and alcoholic drinks.
• Nicotine - smoking.
• Sausage and frankfurter products.
• Animal fats.
• Fatty meats and fish.
• Fresh baked goods and pastries.
• Confectionery, sweets, chocolate.
• Ice cream.
• Fast food products.
• Semi-finished products.
• Spices and herbs.
• Various sauces and ketchups, mustard.
• Macaroni and pasta products.
• Any canned food: vegetables, meat, fish.
• Smoked and pickled foods.
• Mushrooms.
• Most diets also exclude legumes, with the exception of green beans and peas.
• Supermarket products that contain a lot of E-numbers, i.e. stabilizers, preservatives, colorants, and flavor enhancers.