Coffee Detox Day: Fatigue’s Kiss of Death

• The Coffee Controversy: Where’s the Truth?
• Unloading Day Options
• How to Avoid Harming Your Health

How often do we think about the fact that when we enjoy a cup of fragrant coffee, we are simply pampering ourselves? For many, coffee addiction is synonymous with a bad habit. We will tell you how you can use all of its positive qualities to your advantage: make your figure slimmer, your eyes brighter, and your mood wonderful.

The Coffee Controversy: Where’s the Truth?

When something causes such conflicting opinions (with sharp negativity being replaced by delight and admiration), it means that you need to find the golden mean. In order to understand for whom a coffee fasting day is ideal and for whom it is contraindicated, it is important to clearly understand the positive and negative aspects of the beverage.

Pros

If we disregard the emotions of its fans, it has plenty of positive qualities:

1. It gives the body a powerful energy boost, increases physical and mental performance (this is because of caffeine).
2. It lowers cholesterol, improves microcirculation, and strengthens the vascular wall (thanks to vitamins PP, P, and B3, which are formed during the roasting of the beans).
3. It normalizes the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract (because of chlorogenic acid and tannins).
4. Its antiseptic properties, which are important for preventing fermentation processes and improving the activity of normal intestinal microflora (because of essential oils).
5. It improves mood (its unique taste and aroma can help relieve depression).

Cons

Its negative impact is primarily explained by caffeine. Moreover, the quantity is important here. If 1-2 cups usually do not have any consequences, then 6-7 immediately affect your health:

1. Regular consumption forms a psychological dependence.
2. It increases heart rate and blood pressure (a short-term effect).
3. It promotes the elimination of minerals (calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium).
4. It has a strong diuretic effect (risk of dehydration).

If you think about it, many negative effects can be successfully used for weight loss. The key is to know when to stop. A properly organized coffee fasting day will help you lose up to 1 kg of excess weight. This amounts to 3-4 kg in a month, and you will not need to exhaust yourself with prolonged starvation. It is enough to enjoy the exquisite taste and aroma once a week in combination with certain dietary products.

Unloading Day Options

Weight loss occurs in several directions at once:

• accelerated metabolism, including lipolysis (fat breakdown);
• reduced absorption of carbohydrates in the intestines (due to chlorogenic acid);
• decreased appetite;
• diuretic effect (elimination of latent edema);
• normalization of digestion and intestinal microflora.

It is difficult to imagine a more complex mechanism for losing weight. That is why coffee fasting recipes are so popular.

With green coffee

This is made from unroasted green beans. What are its benefits for weight loss?

• less caffeine, which appears during roasting, means that you can increase the amount of the beverage consumed;
• more chlorogenic acid, the main fat-burning substance;
• it lowers insulin levels in the blood, which is important for accelerating metabolic processes (the kilos disappear faster).

The taste is peculiar. It has a greenish-tart aftertaste, similar to unripe persimmons. On a fasting day, you can drink no more than three of these cups, preferably before meals, to further reduce appetite.

Sample menu:

• breakfast: 150 g of low-fat cottage cheese;
• lunch: tomato and greens salad;
• dinner: an apple.

You should drink at least 1.5 liters of water. It is also brewed a little differently. Instead of one teaspoon, you need three for one cup.

With black coffee

You can use three to five cups for fasting. Drink it without sugar, but always with some dietary product. Here is a list of products that will not diminish the weight loss effect:

• 100-150 g of low-fat cottage cheese (additionally replenishes calcium loss);
• vegetables: bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, greens (you can make a salad with the addition of olive oil);
• apples.

Do not forget: it is better to do without sugar, but additional fluid is simply necessary.

With instant coffee

For many people, the process of preparing ground beans becomes an insurmountable obstacle for such a fasting day. Can they be replaced with a soluble option? Yes, especially if it is green coffee. This will fully preserve all of its beneficial properties for weight loss.

Choose a high-quality product. The main thing is the caffeine content. It is preserved to the maximum in freeze-dried form. There is slightly less of it in granulated form. Some cheap brands (mostly powdered beverages) contain only surrogate substitutes for taste and smell and are completely useless.

With coffee and chocolate

This recipe will probably be the most popular of all. Chocolate is not only a delicious treat, but also a recognized antidepressant (as confirmed by scientific research).

For a fasting day, only dark, bitter varieties are suitable. You can eat 100 g per day, dividing it into 5 meals. Of course, we supplement such a “feast” with a cup of aromatic coffee, without sugar.

Important! You can drink water only three hours after the next portion of food.

With coffee and milk

What are the advantages of such a combination? There are many of them:

• softening of the bitter taste;
• enrichment of the menu with calcium (this is important for preventing osteoporosis with regular use of such fasting days);
• milk protein is consumed as a building material by all cells of the body; it is digested for a long time and leads to longer satiety.

Menu: 5 cups at equal intervals. You can add some vegetables and fruits.

With coffee and kefir

This combination is less popular than with milk. But in terms of effectiveness, it is more reasonable. After all, kefir additionally enhances the diuretic effect, normalizes digestion, and helps the growth of microflora. In addition, it is an excellent source of calcium and other trace elements.

Menu: the drinks can be consumed separately (1 liter of kefir). There is also an original cocktail recipe: add 1 teaspoon of ground beans and 1/2 tablespoon of cocoa to a glass of kefir (250 ml). This is a version of a protein shake, which is good for waking up in the morning.

With coffee and water

The effectiveness of such a recipe is based on its diuretic effect. Suitable for obese people, which is always accompanied by edema. During the day, drink up to 5 cups of coffee and 1.5 liters of water. You can afford some cottage cheese (100 g), vegetables, and fruits.

Coffee and tea

The menu includes three cups of natural coffee and three green or herbal teas. Do not add sugar. Alternate drinks every 2-3 hours. You can have some vegetables and fruits (except potatoes, bananas, and grapes). Additionally, drink water. Such a diet will help you lose 2 kg of weight.

With coffee and apples

Rather, it is an apple fasting day, complemented by