Strawberry Fasting Day: A Tasty Way to Lose Weight Without Harming Your Health

• Weight Loss Process
• Contraindications
• Recommendations
• Sample Menus
• Variations

It is impossible not to love this juicy, sweet, delicate berry. It is great on its own and in jams. And its truly vitamin cocktail composition and delicious taste can’t be beat. How could you possibly pass up an opportunity to use such a gift from nature for the sake of losing weight?

You can start by beginning a full strawberry diet for a week (or just a fasting day), which is a useful thing to do throughout June, when strawberries are everywhere in the markets and gardens.

Weight Loss Process

Many people mistakenly think that this berry must be extremely sugary and contain a lot of calories, so as soon as they start losing weight, they rush to exclude it from their diet. THIS IS A MISTAKE. In reality, it belongs to the group of low-calorie products, containing only 41 kcal. That’s why you shouldn’t be afraid to try a strawberry fasting day, which launches processes in the body that promote rapid and effective weight loss:

• strawberries have a negative calorie content—this means that your body uses more energy to digest them than it receives
• accordingly, it has to burn its reserves—either muscle fibers (which can be protected by including protein products in your diet), or fat deposits throughout your body
• the berry contains a huge amount of vitamins that speed up metabolism, which, when slow, is the main cause of excess weight
• weight loss is also facilitated by the diuretic properties of strawberries, which are even prescribed to treat the kidneys
• the intestines will also be cleansed

So it’s no coincidence that the result of such a delicious fasting day is weight loss. On average, depending on your starting weight and the menu option you choose, you can lose both half a kilo and a kilo and a half. Therefore, the stricter you are with yourself, the greater the effect you will achieve. And as a pleasant bonus—benefits for overall well-being. Strawberries:

• improve skin condition with psoriasis, eczema and other similar diseases
• strengthen the immune system
• lower blood sugar levels
• give strength
• normalize the work of the heart
• put the circulatory system in order
• raise the iron level in the blood to normal levels
• lower blood pressure
• help with atherosclerosis

Wherever you look—only positive aspects. How can you not take advantage of such a sweet and healthy diet?

Did you know that… strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges?

Contraindications

As strange as it may sound, this berry can also be harmful—and very significantly so. Eating a kilo and a half of berries in one day will force many body systems to work in an intensive mode. This is especially true of the kidneys, liver and stomach. And if they cannot cope with such a load, side effects and complications cannot be avoided. Therefore, first of all, check if you have any contraindications. These include:

• predisposition to allergic reactions
• lactation (a newborn may develop diathesis)
• pregnancy (may provoke premature birth)
• taking medications for hypertension (this can lead to kidney failure)
• problems with the Gastrointestinal tract: gastritis, ulcers of the duodenum / stomach, gastroduodenitis
• gout and other joint diseases

If you are not sure that you can lose weight in this way, it is better to consult with doctors, and not to harm your health for the sake of beauty.

Keep in mind. Since ancient times, strawberries have been considered a powerful aphrodisiac. So, when consuming it in huge amounts during the day, be careful when communicating with the opposite sex.

Recommendations

So, a few more nuances of what can be done so that the strawberry fasting day not only brings positive emotions, but also contributes to the maximum possible weight loss. Useful tips from nutritionists have never hurt anyone.

1. Between fasting days on strawberries, adhere to the principles of proper and healthy nutrition in order to consolidate the results obtained. Exercise will prevent muscle tissue from being broken down for additional energy.
2. Thus, you will have a very effective system in terms of weight loss and useful for health from three components: fasting days + proper nutrition + physical activity. Works flawlessly. Guarantees stable results.
3. Strawberry one-day fasting can be done 1 or even 2 times a week for a month.
4. The optimal time for such weight loss is from mid-June to mid-July, when there are a lot of berries both on sale and in the garden.
5. The maximum daily calorie content is not more than 1,200 kcal.
6. The recommended volume that you can eat on this day is 1.5 kg (but this is in the absence of additional products—with them the portion of berries is automatically reduced).
7. Stick to fractional nutrition: divide the entire strawberry into 6-10 small portions.
8. Eat on the clock.
9. Give preference to fresh berries.

By following these recommendations, you can lose up to 1.5 kg.

Life hack. To prevent the berry from spoiling for a long time, wash it only once—just before eating, and not immediately after purchase or harvest.

Sample Menus

To make a menu, decide on the diet. There is a classic option that allows you to achieve maximum results. This is when you have to eat only strawberries in any form (smoothies, salads, mash, juices, fresh, baked). It is strict, and, despite the excellent taste of the product, in the afternoon I already want to somehow diversify the contents of my plate. Enduring such a test is very difficult. And yet, who is aiming for such an option, use the following menu for guidance.

Strict fasting day

There are other options, when other low-calorie products are allowed throughout the day, which can be combined with strawberries. It is much easier to carry, but the results are more modest. So decide what is preferable for you. An approximate menu may be as follows.

Hearty fasting day

According to the pages of history. The ancient Romans used strawberries as a medicine for depression, fever, bad breath, and even used it to bring people out of a fainting state.

Variations

When choosing options for fasting days, focus on the compatibility of products. Otherwise, weight loss will end in diarrhea and flatulence (and this is in the best case).

It is advisable to consume strawberries with:

• any dairy products: kefir, cottage cheese, sour cream, cream, milk, yogurt
• with all fruits, except for figs and prunes
• nuts
• other berries
• any drinks

But its combination with the following products is undesirable:

• dried fruits
• greenery
• vegetables
• mushrooms
• fish
• meat

These lists, like contraindications, are best not ignored if you do not want to turn a fabulous fasting day into a difficult test.

We invite you to explore several of the most advantageous options.

• With kefir
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