- truth about coffee
- fasting day plans
- how to stay healthy
How often, pouring a cup of wonderful coffee, do we think that we are simply pampering ourselves? Many generally equate addiction to it with a bad habit. We will tell you how to use all of its positive qualities for your own good: make your figure slimmer, your eyes brighter, and your mood more wonderful.
The truth about coffee
When something causes opposing opinions (sharp negativity is replaced by delight and admiration), it means that you need to find the golden mean. To understand who is right for a fasting day on coffee, and who is contraindicated, it is important to clearly understand the positive and negative sides of the drink.
Pros
If you put aside the fans’ emotions, there are still quite a few positive moments:
- It gives the body a powerful energy boost, increases physical and mental performance (caffeine is responsible for this).
- Lowers cholesterol concentration, improves microcirculation, strengthens the vascular wall (vitamins PP, P and B3, which are formed during roasting of the beans).
- Normalizes the work of the gastrointestinal tract (chlorogenic acid and tannins).
- Antiseptic action, which is important for preventing fermentation processes and improving the activity of normal intestinal microflora (essential oils).
- Improves mood (unique taste and aroma that can relieve depression).
Cons
The negative impact is primarily due to caffeine. Moreover, the amount is important here. If 1-2 cups usually do not have consequences, then 6-7 immediately affect health:
- Regular use forms a psychological dependence.
- Increases heart rate and blood pressure (short-term effect).
- Increases the excretion of minerals (calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium).
- Strong diuretic effect (risk of dehydration).
If you think about it, many negative effects can be successfully used when losing weight. The main thing is to observe the measure. A properly organized coffee fasting day will help you lose up to 1 kg of excess weight. In a month, this is already 3-4 kg, and you do not need to exhaust yourself with prolonged starvation. It is enough to enjoy the exquisite taste and aroma once a week in combination with some dietary products.
Fasting day plans
Weight reduction occurs in several directions at once:
- acceleration of metabolism, including lipolysis (fat breakdown);
- reduced absorption of carbohydrates in the intestine (work of chlorogenic acid);
- reduced appetite;
- diuretic effect (getting rid of hidden edema);
- normalization of digestion and intestinal microflora.
It is difficult to imagine a more comprehensive mechanism for losing weight. That is why coffee unloading recipes are so popular.
On green coffee
Prepared from unprocessed green fruits. What are its benefits for weight loss?
- less caffeine, which appears during roasting, so the amount of drink drunk can be increased;
- more chlorogenic acid – the main fat-burning substance;
- lowers insulin levels in the blood, which is important for accelerating metabolic processes (kilograms disappear faster).
The taste is peculiar. It has a greenish-tart flavor, similar to green persimmon. On a fasting day, you can drink no more than three such cups, preferably before meals to further reduce appetite.
Sample menu:
- breakfast: 150 g of low-fat cottage cheese;
- lunch: tomato salad with herbs;
- dinner: apple.
The amount of water should be at least 1.5 liters. They also brew it a little differently. One mug requires not one teaspoon, but three.
On black coffee
Three to five cups can be used for unloading. Drink without sugar, but always with some kind of dietary product. Here is a list of what will not spoil the effect of losing weight:
- 100-150 g low-fat cottage cheese (additionally replenishes calcium loss);
- vegetables: bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs (you can make a salad with the addition of olive oil);
- apples.
Do not forget – it is better to do without sugar, but an additional liquid is simply necessary.
On instant coffee
For many, the process of making ground beans becomes an insurmountable obstacle for such a fasting day. Can they be replaced with a soluble option? Yes, especially if it’s green coffee. Then all the beneficial properties for weight loss are fully preserved.
We choose a high-quality product. The main thing is the caffeine content. It is maximally preserved in sublimated. There is slightly less of it in the granulated. Some cheap brands (most of the powdered drinks) have only surrogate substitutes for taste and smell and are completely useless.
On coffee with chocolate
This recipe is probably the most popular of all. Chocolate is not only a delicious treat, but also a recognized antidepressant (which is confirmed by scientific research).
For a fasting day, only black, bitter varieties are suitable. During the day, you can eat 100 g, dividing it into 5 meals. We supplement such a “feast” with a cup of aromatic coffee, of course already without sugar.
Important! You can drink water only three hours after the next portion of food.
On coffee with milk
What are the advantages of such a combination? There are many of them:
- softening the bitter taste;
- enrichment of the menu with calcium (with regular use of such fasting days, this is important for the prevention of osteoporosis);
- milk protein is used as a building material by all cells of the body, it is digested for a long time and leads to a longer satiety.
Menu: 5 cups at regular intervals. You can add some vegetables and fruits.
On coffee and kefir
The combination is less popular than with milk. But in terms of efficiency, it is more justified. After all, kefir additionally enhances the diuretic effect, normalizes digestion, and helps the microflora to grow. In addition, it is an excellent source of calcium and other microelements.
Menu: drinks can be drunk separately (kefir amount is 1 liter). There is also an original recipe for a cocktail: 1 teaspoon of ground beans and 1/2 spoonful of cocoa are added to a glass of kefir (250 ml). This is a protein shake option that is good for waking up in the morning.
On coffee and water
The effectiveness of such a recipe is based on the diuretic effect. Suitable for people with obesity, which is always accompanied by edema. During the day, they drink up to 5 cups of coffee and 1.5 liters of water. You can afford a little cottage cheese (100 g), vegetables and fruits.
On coffee and tea
The menu includes three cups of natural coffee and three green or herbal teas. We do not add sugar. We alternate drinks every 2-3 hours. You can have some vegetables and fruits (except potatoes, bananas and grapes). Additionally, we drink water. Such a diet saves 2 kg of weight at once.
On coffee and apples
Rather, it is an apple unloading, complemented by a pleasant taste and aroma. Apples are a classic of dietary nutrition. The richness of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, combined with a minimum of calories, allows
