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Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
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Not everyone likes their own reflection in the mirror and the result seen on the scales. They always want to have a more pronounced waist, slender hips, and in general a figure from the cover. This is especially a sore point for girls. And then questions arise: "An effective diet, what is it? And does it even exist?"
[ Is the Effective Diet Safe?
The Internet and magazines offer a wide variety of weight loss recipes that promise stunning results in a short time. But is such an effective diet safe for the body?
Of course, the strictest diet turns out to be the most effective in practice. Yes, the kilograms go away quickly, but the harm to health is colossal:
1) Dizziness, loss of strength - faithful companions of women who believe that refusal of food is the most effective diet. The body asks for food, but does not receive it, and begins to use up the reserves that it has accumulated earlier. At the same time, almost a kilogram is lost per day, but there is no energy to take for normal life support, so several days of such a diet and you are guaranteed to faint from hunger.
2) Sagging skin. If you lose weight too much, the skin cells don't have time to regenerate (recover) and where there used to be a fat layer, sagging appears. Physical exercise won't be able to tighten problem areas in a short time, and it's unlikely that you'll be able to do sports when your body is exhausted from fasting.
3) Stomach problems, including gastritis and ulcer development, often appear in those who believe that an effective diet consists of consuming apple cider vinegar with water and honey. Everyone talks about its effectiveness, about how wonderfully it helps to destroy extra centimeters, but the information that vinegar greatly increases stomach acidity is left aside. For people who have problems with the digestive system, such a diet is strictly prohibited. And for a healthy person, it is unlikely to pass without a trace.
Naturally, an effective diet will involve changing and reducing the food consumed, but this does not mean that you should refuse food altogether or eat a crumb a day. You just need to distribute calories in detail so as not to remain hungry during the day. Make breakfast more nutritious, and lunch a little less caloric, and dinner should be light. Eating three hours before bed is not advisable (maximum an apple or low-fat kefir).
An effective diet never involves abruptly stopping food consumption!
The kilograms that a person loses during starvation will return quickly, and even doubly so, since the body, which has been subjected to a nutritional crisis, will begin to accumulate more fat in case it is decided to starve it again. It is better to switch to a less filling diet and reduce the amount of food consumed daily. This way, the body will not be subjected to stress and will learn to be satiated with a smaller amount of food, and the kilograms will begin to go away.
An effective diet necessarily includes daily consumption of vegetables and fruits. Instead of juicy and fatty pork, it is better to eat turkey, chicken breasts, rabbit. Of course, you will have to moderate your appetite for baked goods and chocolate. If you feel the need for something sweet, you can eat dried apricots, not only are they healthy, contain vitamins, but they also contain fructose. So those with a sweet tooth will appreciate this dried fruit, but you should not get carried away with it either.
By balancing your diet, you can notice pleasant changes in your figure in the very near future. An effective diet should not be a burden and deprive a person of vital energy, because the main goal is to lose weight, which will not harm your health.