Metabolic Diet: Detailed Stage Descriptions

A living organism exists due to chemical reactions occurring in it. They are called metabolism or metabolism. Enzymes play a large role in these processes. All food that enters our body, under their influence, splits into smaller fractions that can be absorbed by the cells. Violation of transformations in this chain leads to various diseases, the accumulation of excess weight. Improve metabolism can the "right" foods and thoughtful diet. These goals and pursues metabolic diet.

Indications

Proper metabolic processes are not only a figure not spoiled by fat deposits, but also the constancy of the internal environment of the body (homeostasis), ensuring good health and preventing the development of many diseases.

This diet is indicated for people with metabolic syndrome - various disorders (arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, thrombophilia, cerebrovascular problems, etc.) associated with being overweight.

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General information of the metabolic diet

Most diets are based on significant restrictions in calories, simultaneous increase in physical activity, complete exclusion from the diet of certain foods. At this time there are jumps of insulin, causing severe hunger. A man constantly wants to eat, feels bad. Giving such a weight loss is not easy, not everyone can withstand and break down. For those who have reached the finish line and have lost weight, it is difficult to maintain weight for a long time, hormonal imbalance makes itself felt.

The essence of the metabolic diet in another - to clean yourself from debris and start in a new way.

Hormonal metabolic diet

Nutritionists have developed a nutritional system that affects the human hormones in such a way that under its influence insulin and estrogen levels are reduced, on which the accumulation of subcutaneous fat largely depends, and other hormones are synthesized: testosterone, somatotropin, adrenaline, which are responsible for its burning.

There are many hormonal and metabolic diets, but Diana Kress and the Kremlin remain among the most popular and sought after for a long time.

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Metabolic Diet Diane Kress

It is called revolutionary, allowing you to take control of your body, wean it away from wanting something sweet, harmful, getting rid of fat reserves and remaining in good shape in the future.

Nutritionist Dayana Kress, 50 years old, summarizing all previous experience, published the book “The Miracle of Metabolism” and overnight became super popular, and the book turned into a real bestseller. On its basis, many versions and interpretations appeared, which testifies to its popularity.

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Metabolic Kremlin Diet

One of the varieties of the protein diet - the Kremlin, is built on restricting carbohydrate intake, which means reducing the level of glucose in the blood. It is believed that it was developed specifically for the wives of Kremlin party dwellers, and the Dukan diet was taken as a basis, but in a simplified form. Due to numerous retellings, distortions, deviations from the original source, misinterpretations, she went far from the concept of "proper nutrition" and eventually lost its popularity.

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Stages of diet

The diet consists of 3 stages. Very important is the very first, allowing you to break away from carbohydrates. It lasts 2 weeks and is not so easy to pass. It is based on nutrition using approved foods and 25g per day of certain carbohydrates, evenly distributed throughout the day.

Days three and ten are the most difficult, because represent a real "carbohydrate breaking".

The second stage must be continued until the desired weight is reached. Nutrition of this period is no different from the first, with the only difference that carbohydrates up to 60g are added daily, which need to be consumed in 3 doses.

The third stage is transformed into a way of life using the nutrition culture imparted in previous ones, adding a bit of “forbidden” food. If the weight starts to go upwards, you need to go back to the 2nd stage.

The entire period of the diet is accompanied by the consumption of 2-2.5 liters of fluid per day.

Metabolic diet table

The developers of the metabolic diet all products were divided into groups depending on their caloric content and assigned them points from 0 to 4. The following table lists what you can eat and how many points it is estimated.

Groups / Points	Products
1/0	White meat chicken, turkey, rabbit
	Low-fat fish
	Eggs
	Mushrooms
	Fresh vegetables
	Onion garlic
	Lemon, sour apples
	Green pea
	Milk and dairy products, not higher than 2% fat
2/1	Fresh berries and juices from them
	White beans
3/2	Other types of meat: veal, lamb, beef
	Olives
	Boiled carrot
	Cheeses: cheese, feta
	Bran bread
	Cereals: brown rice, buckwheat, oatmeal
	The nuts
	Vegetable oil
	Dairy products up to 4%
4/3	Wholegrain muesli
	Hard cheese
	Corn, wheat grits
	Dark chocolate
	Hard and melted cheese
	Yogurt
5/4	Lean pork, duck
	Manka
	Canned juices
	Bakery products
	Confectionery
	Alcohol

 

The following products are limited to those permitted at the 1 st and 2 nd stages: dietary bread, crackers with low carbohydrate content, desserts without fructose and sucrose, yogurt without fillers and additives.

Of the fat is butter and vegetable oil, sour cream up to 15% fat, 10 percent cream.

You can include in the menu in recommended doses of avocado, non-starchy vegetables: artichokes, eggplants, asparagus, cucumbers, tomatoes, leafy greens.

Among the protein products are fish fillets, lean meat and cheese, tofu, sugar-free peanut butter, low-fat cottage cheese.

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Detailed menu for every day

The menu for each stage and each day of the diet can be made independently, so long as the products for it correspond to those indicated in the table. In order to navigate, you can use the proposed.

• From products with 0 points for breakfast you can offer steamed chicken breast, green pea garnish, unsweetened tea. Another option could be an omelet from 2 eggs, a few slices of tomatoes and cucumbers.

The second breakfast - dietary loaf with skim milk or cottage cheese with tea.

Lunch - light soup in lean broth with the addition of vegetables such as cabbage, celery, tomato, onion; braised rabbit.

Snack - boiled fish, broccoli, fresh.

Dinner - baked turkey slice, eggplant.

• The second phase is the longest, it is easier to comply with, because It is permissible to cook breakfast for 4 points: buckwheat porridge without butter, a sandwich of bran bread with a slice of butter and cheese, unsweetened tea with lemon.

Lunch (2 points) - low-fat yoghurt with 250 g of bran.

Lunch (2 points) - soup with mushrooms or beans, baked chicken fillet, fresh vegetable salad.

Snack (1 point) - 2 boiled eggs, a cup of skim milk.

Dinner (0 points) - "sea cocktail", flavored with lemon juice.

• The next stage - a gradual exit from the diet, it gives more freedom to choose products and a "bonus" score in the morning.

Breakfast (5 points) - you can afford semolina with milk and a cheese sandwich for tea.

The second breakfast (3 points) - cottage cheese, poured with low-fat sour cream, kefir.

Lunch (3 points) - fish soup, veal steamed meatballs, asparagus, a slice of bran bread.

Snack (2 points) - baked carrots, rabbit.

Dinner (0 points) - boiled fish, cauliflower, nonfat kefir.

Points are made up of products selected at their discretion. For example, 5 may consist of 4 + 1, 2 + 2 + 1 or 3 + 2. The size of the portion should be no more than 250g. Gradually, previously banned products are introduced a little bit, but there is no need to abuse them.

After the end of the diet, you can continue to eat the same way as in the 3rd stage. This will guarantee the stability of the achieved weight.

Recipes for 0 points

As you can see, the products in this category are used for cooking at all stages of the metabolic diet. There are enough ingredients on the list to get an appetizing meal and not suffer from gastronomic restrictions. Very good taste in the oven baked meat, fish, individual vegetables.

At the first stage, the following recipes can be applied:

• wash the chicken fillet, blot with a paper towel, lightly salt and pepper, add extra flavor with "Provencal herbs", dry basil, wrap in foil, bake. Before you reach, unwrap and leave for 5 minutes to get a golden color;
• cut up the carcass of fish, for example, fill it with onion rings, tomato, eggplant. Add favorite seasonings, tightly fold, locking, bake;
• Bulgarian pepper, eggplant wrapped in foil and kept in the oven until soft. Remove, allow to cool, peel and cut into strips. Add pieces of tomatoes to the salad, lots of greens, chopped garlic, sprinkle with vegetable oil a little;
• boil light chicken broth (meat can be used for the second), add broccoli and cauliflower blossoms, cut white, sweet pepper, tomato, zucchini, a little onion, bring to readiness. Before serving soup put chopped greens.

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Recipes for Phase 2

The second phase can be supplemented somewhat:

• boil the beans. Lightly fry the mushrooms with a minimum amount of sunflower oil, add onions. Combine with beans and slices of dried tomatoes, give "make friends";
• put tartar prepared in the following way on a loaf: pour boiled cod pieces, diced tomato, boiled egg, raw onion with a spoonful of olive oil, lemon juice, a pinch of salt. This sandwich can be used in the interval between main meals;
• grill eggplant, cut along on thin plates. Spread cottage cheese with mashed fork with chopped dill, garlic over the surface, wrap with a roll and fix with a toothpick.

At this stage, you can reward yourself for willpower with fresh berries, juices of them.

Of these simple recipes, you can build a menu for a week or more.

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Benefits

Metabolic diet causes the body to produce more biologically active substances that promote fat burning. Thus, the weight is reduced, the insulin dose is adequate for glucose uptake, and the proper functioning of all systems and organs is improved. There is a kind of restart of metabolism. For a month of diet you can lose 8-10kg.

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What can and what can not?

In the first two stages of the diet, there is a taboo on carbohydrates contained in bakery and confectionery products, pasta, rice, potatoes, carrots, pumpkin, lentils, sweet drinks.

Contraindications

Like any other, metabolic diet is also associated with limitations that are perceived by the body as stress. Therefore, for some categories of people it is unacceptable, namely:

• children;
• the elderly;
• pregnant and lactating women;
• with endocrine disruption;
• cancer patients;
• diseases of the digestive tract.

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Possible risks

The restriction of carbohydrate intake and a sufficient amount of protein threatens the consequences of an unbalanced diet. Possible complications include exacerbation of pancreatitis, gastritis, renal dysfunction with insufficient drinking regimen, liver problems.

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Slimmed Reviews and Results

Metabolic diet has a lot of positive feedback. The majority of them belong to women who have recovered after childbirth. They argue that it is difficult to pass the first two weeks, but who coped, has a real result. Further stages they simply adopt for everyday life and nutrition.

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Doctors reviews

Doctors usually do not approve of a lengthy bias in favor of one or another nutrient. At the first signs of feeling unwell it is recommended to “jump off” the metabolic diet. Its third phase no longer causes them strong objections, since it can be taken as the basis for a healthy diet.

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