Features cucumber diet

The peculiarities of the cucumber diet consist in rapid weight loss, due to the effective splitting of fats, the removal of fluid and the improvement of the processes of general metabolism.There are two options for the diet: strict, consisting in the use of only cucumbers and water, and lax, allowing the inclusion in the diet of other foods. Thanks to such methods of losing weight with the help of cucumbers you can lose up to 10 kg in 1 week.

Cucumber is 90% water with vitamins and minerals dissolved in it. Liquid does not contain calories. The remaining 10% is occupied by plant fiber, whose caloric content per 100 g is about 15-30 kcal. Despite the low energy value of cucumber perfectly satisfies hunger due to the content of dietary fiber. These compounds, when interacting with gastric juice, begin to expand, filling the entire volume of the organ. As a result, the person feels satiated for 1-2 hours.

Fiber is a hard-to-digest substancetherefore, it is practically not absorbed by the body and is eliminated from the intestine in its original form. When passing through the intestinal tract, dietary fiber cleans the body of undigested food residues and toxic substances. There is a lot of cellulose in the cucumber skin, therefore it is not recommended to clean the vegetable from the outer skin. It is better to rub the fruit on the grater.

Cucumber juice has a diuretic effect. With prolonged and regular use, the fluid helps to normalize the water-electrolyte balance in the body and remove excess fluid, as a result, swelling decreases and regeneration in the skin tissues is accelerated. The juice of cucumber eliminates the delay of salts in the body, which is reflected in the improvement of overall well-being.

Cucumber is useful for losing weight due to the high content of tartronic acid - a compound that prevents the transformation of carbohydrates into fats. Excess glucose when released into the liver turns into glycogen, which is a key element of fat deposits. Tartronic acid inhibits this process, increasing muscle sensitivity to sugar. Excess glucose is absorbed by myocytes and is not transformed into animal fat.

The remaining part, dissolved in water, accounts for nitrogenous bases, mineral salts and groups of vitamins. Chemical compounds are necessary for the natural work of the cardiovascular and urinary system. In addition, cucumber contains a large amount of potassium - 140 µg of the chemical element per 100 g of weight. Due to its presence, cucumber can be used by people suffering from blood pressure disorders. Potassium contributes to the normalization of water-salt metabolism and the removal of excess water from the body, reducing the load on the blood vessels, kidneys and heart.

The composition of the vegetable product includes the following mineral components.

1. Iodine. Contained in the cucumber pulp, easily digested. With regular consumption of vegetables, the likelihood of developing diseases of the thyroid gland is reduced.

2. Sulfur and silicon. Necessary for the normal construction of the structure of the skin, nail plates and hair.

3. Enzymes, flavonoids. Chemical compounds are involved in the process of digesting food and contribute to the absorption and formation of vitamin groups in the body.

4. Saponins from the cucurbitacins group. The presence of these components causes the bitter taste of the cucumber peel. Chemicals exhibit antitumor properties.

When cutting or peeling, the cucumber quickly loses its beneficial qualities. In the pulp develop oxidative processes that destroy nutrients, enzymes. This produces ascorbate oxidase, which destroys ascorbic acid in the body. Therefore, cucumbers must be eaten whole or immediately after cutting.

Sodium chloride retains water in the body, causing the development of swelling of the face and lower extremities. A cucumber diet based on fresh vegetables has several advantages compared to other dietary methods:

• daily consumption of cucumbers contributes to quick and effective weight loss, which is especially important before an important event;
• excess liquid, salt deposits, toxic substances, products of cellular activity, slags and food waste are removed;
• peristalsis of the smooth muscles of the gastrointestinal tract is normalized;
• the body is cleansed of toxic substances, reduces the risk of developing chronic diseases;
• water-electrolyte and acid-base balance is normalized;
• the probability of dehydration decreases, the cells are saturated with water;
• cooking does not take much time, allowing you to adjust the schedule for sports.

Severe dietary restrictions during the dietary course complicate the process of dieting - the risk of diet failure increases. In addition, a hard diet has the following disadvantages:

• the body during the diet does not receive the required amount of nutrients;
• during mono-diets, the likelihood of side effects increases: dizziness, weakness, fatigue, headaches, myalgia and arthralgia;
• with improper dieting or with violations of the rules of exiting the cucumber diet, the weight lost can return in a short period of time.

Due to strict food restrictions there are a number of contraindications for the diet:

• inflammation of the bladder wall, renal failure;
• gastritis or gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer;
• diabetes;
• erythrocyte deficiency;
• liver failure;
• severe infectious and inflammatory diseases;
• cardiovascular pathology;
• the period of pregnancy and breastfeeding;
• immunodeficiency, severe exhaustion, dehydration.

A person can lose about 1.5 kg per day on a cucumber mono-diet per day. Most of these losses are excess fluid and food waste, which are most intensively removed in the first 3-4 days of diet therapy. After this time, the body adapts to the new diet and slowly begins to break down body fat and remove them with excess fluid.

By themselves, cucumbers are not harmful to health, even when used in unlimited quantities. Negative effects can only bring fruit grown with the help of synthetic compounds. Such cucumbers have been chemically treated with pesticides, so toxic substances when consuming vegetables can provoke a breakdown of the digestive and nervous systems of the body. Increased nitrate content necessary to accelerate the ripening of vegetables, can lead to disruption of the functional activity of the organs of the urinary system, the development of diseases of the digestive tract.

Excessive consumption of cucumbers is not recommended for people who, for whatever reason, should limit the amount of fluid in their daily diet. In case of kidney failure or urinary tract diseases, only 100-200 grams of cucumbers per day can be used.

It is required to limit the consumption of cucumbers for people suffering from obesity. Vegetable has a low energy value, saturates the body with vitamins and is easily digested. The consumption of a large number of cucumbers, rich in fiber, provokes the expansion of the stomach. The increased volume of the body requires filling, because the feeling of saturation is more difficult to achieve - you have to increase the number of servings and food. As a result, a person only worsens the situation.

To achieve the maximum effect of diet therapy is required to observe the following rules:

• eliminate from the daily diet pastry, flour products, salt, sugar and spices;
• it is required to observe fractional nutrition;
• eat only ground vegetables;
• in compliance with the diet is required to take vitamin and mineral complexes;
• you can cook food with steam or with the help of cooking;
• It is allowed to add spicy herbs in cooked food in dried and fresh form;
• during the diet course you can drink mineral non-carbonated water, herbal teas and green tea.

To follow the dietary therapy, it is recommended to choose the summer or autumn season. During this period, ground vegetables ripen, which, unlike products grown in the greenhouse, does not contain synthetic compounds, nitrates and chemicals. At the same time, they have a high content of vitamins, minerals and other trace elements that contribute to rapid weight loss.

Many other vegetables ripen in autumn. They can be an excellent addition to the main diet, which will reduce its severity and increase efficiency. Depending on products of plant origin, weight loss methods on a cucumber diet vary in severity and duration.

Cucumber diet allows you to lose about 1.5 kg per day due to the acceleration of the general metabolism. Increased metabolic rate due to improved water and electrolyte balance in the body. Water allows you to speed up the breakdown of fat deposits and the removal of food waste, toxins and slags from the gastrointestinal tract. In this case, the fluid simultaneously has a diuretic effect, which increases the functional activity of the kidneys.

Cucumbers are especially effective for abdominal obesity, when fat deposits accumulate around the organs in the abdominal cavity. The stomach, being a problem area, requires not only diet therapy for losing weight, but also certain physical activities.

For weight loss, you can use 2 types of cucumber diet. The first method is strict and involves the use of food only water, herbal tea and cucumbers. This diet contains less than 300 kcal per day, if you use up to 2 kg of vegetables. In this case, a strict diet can only be used as fasting days, because cucumbers can not provide the body with protein, fats and other essential nutrients. Monodiet on cucumbers can be carried out no more than 2 days.

The second option for compliance with the cucumber diet allows the use of other vegetables along with 2 kg of cucumbers. Plant foods need to be distributed to 5-6 main meals, containing the same amount of cucumbers in fresh or cooked form.

The most rigid version of weight loss is based on the use of cucumbers during the day in unlimited quantities. For an adult a day, 1.5-2 kg of vegetables are enough to be taken to satisfy hunger. It is important to hold out on such a diet for 1-2 days. It is possible to use products as fresh, as well as eating in the form of salads, fresh juice or smoothies.

Salads can be created using cucumbers and greens, as well as adding other vegetable products to them. The latter method is much softer. Nutritionists have developed several diets, from which you want to choose only one to maintain a diet.

1. 1.5 kg of sliced ​​cucumbers are required to be divided into 5 servings (about 300 g each). To each part of cucumbers 1 tbsp is added. l fresh herbs and a similar amount of olive oil. Before use, the ingredients must be thoroughly mixed. Between meals the time interval should be 2-3 hours.
2. You can use the previous recipe. However, as a dressing should not use olive oil, and lemon juice. Allowed to add to the daily ration of cucumbers 300 g of low-fat cottage cheese, which is also divided into 5 servings. Dairy product should not be mixed with salad. Dishes must be taken separately: first, cucumbers with greens, then cottage cheese.
3. Cucumber kefir smoothie. For the preparation of the drink will require 1.5 liters of fermented milk product, 2-3 tbsp. l greens, 1 kg grated cucumbers. All ingredients must be mixed together with a blender and distribute into portions. If you do not like this cooking option, you can apply the ingredients separately during the day.

After a mono-diet on cucumbers during the week, you should follow the rules of healthy eating to avoid the return of extra pounds. During this period, it is recommended to eat small portions, add more plant-based foods to the diet and increase the daily caloric intake gradually (the first day - 400 kcal, the second - 600, etc.).

The basis of this option is cucumber salads with spices and a variety of vegetables. As a gas station is allowed to use 1 tbsp. l vegetable oil from sesame, flax or olive seeds. It is forbidden to add salt and spices that increase appetite to vegetable salads. Spices that dull the feeling of hunger should be of natural origin only. It is important to remember that cucumbers should be 50% or more of the total volume when preparing a dish.

Diet during the day:

• 150 grams of rye bread and slices of 300 grams of white cabbage, greens and 400 grams of cucumbers are allowed for breakfast;
• Meals for lunch is a salad of grated carrots and cucumbers with the addition of finely chopped fresh dill leaves;
• At noon you can eat cucumbers with greens - the number of servings is selected individually;
• Dinner is a homemade salad of onions, cucumbers and tomatoes.

In salads, you can add any other vegetables with the exception of potatoes and boiled chicken eggs. It is forbidden to use mayonnaise or sour cream. Vegetable oils can be replaced with lemon juice. Within 5 days you can lose up to 5 kg of excess weight. To improve the effectiveness of losing weight, you can perform light exercise without adding strength and cardio training. Low calorie diet contributes to the development of stress, which is why physical and psychoemotional overload may disrupt the functioning of organs and systems. A strict diet can cause a loss of consciousness under heavy load conditions.

A long-term diet should include protein foods to maintain normal skeletal muscle activity, therefore, in addition to plant foods, the diet should be replenished with products of animal origin. At the same time, you need to eat at least 2 kg of cucumbers daily.

You can eat no more than 1 cucumber at night and drink only 1 cup of kefir. If you exceed the recommended norm may increase the diuretic effect, in connection with which sleep may be disturbed. After waking up 30 minutes before the start of a meal, it is recommended to drink a glass of cucumber juice or water with lemon to activate the work of the digestive tract.

The average caloric content of the daily diet varies between 800-100 kcal, due to which the body weight is reduced by 7-8 kg. After the diet, you must follow the exit rules: eat small portions, eliminate fatty foods and sweets from the diet. Diet is especially effective in the first 3-4 days, so during this period you need to increase physical activity to accelerate weight loss. After this time, the body adapts to the received calories and tries to save energy costs - a person develops chronic fatigue, decreases activity, there is a constant desire to sleep.

Due to the limited consumption of products, a person does not receive the required amount of micro and macro elements. To replenish the supply of chemical elements, it is required to take them separately as a short course of vitamin therapy.

There are two options for compliance with the diet on cucumbers: classic and Canadian. The first method of losing weight is a combination of cucumbers with buckwheat and kefir. Dietary products must be combined according to the following algorithm:

1. In the first week of diet therapy, one should alternate between buckwheat and cucumber-cucumber day. In the latter case, the daily ration should consist of 1.5 kg of cucumbers and 1.5 liters of fermented milk drink. Their joint use or the use separately is allowed. To maintain a diet on cucumbers and buckwheat, it is required to pre-steam the grits with hot water overnight. For 1 cup of cereals should be 2 cups of boiled water. Groats can be eaten, like cucumbers, in unlimited amounts throughout the day.
2. In the second week for breakfast, you must eat 200 g of steamed buckwheat with 250 ml of kefir, after which until the end of the day you can consume cucumbers at will and a liter of sour-milk drink.

With strict adherence to this mode, you can lose from 8 to 12 kg of excess weight and correct the figure: eliminate cellulite, fat deposits on the abdomen and waist. If such a scheme is too strict, you can use an alternative method of losing weight - Canadian.

The diet developed by Canadian nutritionists is not rigid.Due to the higher caloric content of products included in the list of allowed foods, you can get a lower result compared to the classic version. The daily diet of the American diet involves the use of the following products:

• unlimited number of cucumbers;
• 2 potatoes of any size, steamed;
• 500 grams of sour apples;
• optional: 2 boiled eggs of chicken, 200 g of canned fish without the use of oil or 150 g of baked chicken breast.

Cucumbers can be cut into a salad and filled with fat-free kefir, natural yogurt with a low percentage of fat - 2 tbsp. l 500 g of vegetables, a thick smoothie of apples and greens. Permitted foods can be eaten in any order. At least 1.5 liters of mineral water should be drunk per day.

With a diet for 2 weeks, you can lose from 3 to 12 kg of excess weight, depending on the individual structure of the body:

• body mass;
• age;
• metabolic rate;
• the presence of concomitant diseases.

It is important to remember that all diets with a strict diet are based on an unbalanced diet. With the prolonged absence of essential nutrients, dysfunction of organs and systems occurs, especially of the gastrointestinal tract.

If the weekly unloading, you can not only save the result for a long time, but also lose weight every 7 days without negative consequences for the body. In addition, you can combine diets using cucumbers and other dietary foods. The latter will not reduce the effectiveness of losing weight. Due to the content of vitamins, they will help a little to balance the diet.

As a fasting day, you can use a monodiet for 2 days. Carrying out the discharge can also be carried out on the basis of cucumber juice. In this case, the duration of the diet is 48 hours. According to the rules of fasting days on cucumber juice, you can use vegetable liquid in unlimited quantities, eliminating solid foods from the diet. If desired, elimination of water is allowed. At the same time, discharge should be carried out on days off from work, because, like cucumber juice, a stronger diuretic and laxative effect in contrast to whole vegetables.

Gentle diet option involves the use of juice before each meal. When lax discharge is not strictly carried out, it is allowed to mix the liquid with other vegetable juices, add spices and herbs of natural origin. Such fresh juice increases the efficiency of fasting days, increasing the laxative effect.

Drink from cucumbers contributes to:

• increase gastrointestinal peristalsis, activating the digestive system;
• improving the functional activity of the abdominal cavity;
• removal of excess fluid;
• increase nutrient absorption;
• improving the processes of digestion;
• cleansing the gastrointestinal tract.

Cucumber juice replenishes the supply of mineral substances. Liquid can be consumed on an empty stomach in freshly squeezed form or with the addition of lemon juice, lemon, herbs. Juice from cucumbers can be diluted with kefir or sour milk, increasing their volume without increasing the energy value. The liquid replenishes the amount of nutrients in the product.

Cucumber juice is allowed to use even on hunger to maintain and normalize acid-base, water and electrolyte balance. Vegetable juice is absorbed better than whole vegetables, because it does not contain fiber. Therefore, the liquid is much more effective for losing weight. Cucumber drink allows for 2 days to lose weight by 1.5-2 kg.

Fasting day on cucumbers carried out with kefir. The fermented milk drink acts as a catalyst for the gastrointestinal tract, while vegetable dietary fiber cleans the digestive system from toxins. There are 2 main options for such unloading:

1. One day The safest option cucumber diet course, which can be carried out every week to prevent excess weight. Allowed to hold only on weekends. During the day, you can use 1 liter of nonfat kefir, 1.5 kg of cucumbers and an unlimited amount of mineral water. The number of basic meals a person establishes independently.
2. Three days Allows you to lose up to 4-6 kg of excess weight. The basis of the diet course is a kefir and cucumber smoothie. The total volume of milled products should be 1.5 liters. It is important to remember that with such a rapid weight loss weight returns in a short time.

In the latter case, the weight lost due to the removal of all the excess fluid from the body.

According to experts in the field of dietetics, when choosing a diet therapy, you cannot rely on promotions and reviews on the Internet. Any express diets suggest a rapid weight loss when using products with low energy value, so there is a high risk of developing stress. Depending on the duration of the diet for 1, 3-5, 7-14 days, you can lose 3 kg, 7 kg, 10 kg, respectively. In this case, an unbalanced diet can lead to disorders of the digestive system, especially in the presence of drug therapy or comorbidities.

As a result, you can lose weight without negative consequences. The diet needs to be supplemented with various vegetables and fruits, taking into account their seasonality and the content of vitamin and mineral complexes. It is important to balance plant foods. At the same time, during the diet it is necessary to include in the diet animal products rich in protein compounds. Without normal meat consumption, there is a possibility of muscle disorders.

In addition, for maximum results, you need to combine a diet with moderate exercise. That is why it is important to eat balanced. If the daily ration will consist only of herbal products, then at any overload the state of health will begin to deteriorate.

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