- Coffee disputes: where is the truth
- Fasting day options
- How not to harm your health
How often, when pouring a cup of fragrant coffee, do we think that we are simply spoiling ourselves. Many even associate addiction to it with a bad habit. We will tell you how to use all its positive qualities for your own good: make the figure slimmer, the eyes glowing, and the mood wonderful.
Coffee disputes: where is the truth
When something causes conflicting opinions (sharp negativity is replaced by delight and admiration), this means that you need to look for a golden mean. To understand for whom fasting day on coffee is ideal and for whom it is contraindicated, it is important to clearly understand the positive and negative sides of the drink.
Pros
If we discard the emotions of the fans, there are many positive aspects:
- Gives the body a powerful energy charge, increases physical and mental performance (caffeine is responsible).
- Reduces cholesterol concentration, improves microcirculation, strengthens the vascular wall (vitamins PP, P and B3, which are formed during the roasting of beans).
- Normalizes the work of the gastrointestinal tract (chlorogenic acid and tannins).
- Antiseptic effect, which is important for preventing fermentation processes and improving the activity of the normal intestinal microflora (essential oils).
- Improved mood (unique taste and aroma that can relieve depression).
Cons
The negative effect is primarily due to caffeine. Moreover, the amount is important here. If 1-2 mugs usually have no consequences, then 6-7 immediately affect health:
- Regular use forms a psychological dependence.
- Increases the heart rate and increases blood pressure (short-term effect).
- Enhances 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 for weight loss. 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 it is already 3-4 kg, while you do not need to exhaust yourself with long-term starvation. It is enough to enjoy the exquisite taste and aroma in combination with some dietary products once a week.
Options for fasting day
Weight loss occurs in several directions at once:
- acceleration of metabolism, including lipolysis (fat breakdown);
- decreased absorption of carbohydrates in the intestine (work of chlorogenic acid);
- decreased appetite;
- diuretic effect (getting rid of hidden edema);
- normalization of digestion and intestinal microflora.
A more complex mechanism for weight loss is hard to imagine. Therefore, coffee unloading recipes are so popular.
On green coffee
Prepared from unprocessed green fruits. What is its benefit for weight loss?
- less caffeine, which appears during roasting, means you can increase the amount of drink you drink;
- more chlorogenic acid is the main fat burning substance;
- lowers insulin levels in the blood, which is important for accelerating metabolic processes (pounds go away faster).
The taste is peculiar. It has a greenish-tart aftertaste, similar to green persimmon. On a fasting day, you can drink no more than three such mugs, preferably before meals to further reduce appetite.
Sample menu:
- breakfast: 150 g of low-fat cottage cheese;
- lunch: salad of tomatoes 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
For unloading, you can use from three to five mugs. It is drunk without sugar, but always with some kind of dietary product. Here is a list of what will not spoil the effect of losing weight:
- low-fat cottage cheese 100-150 g (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 additional fluid is simply necessary.
On instant coffee
For many, the process of making ground grains becomes an insurmountable obstacle for such a fasting day. Can they be replaced with an instant version? 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 the freeze-dried one. It is slightly less in the granulated one. Some cheap brands (most powdered drinks) have only surrogate substitutes for taste and smell and are completely useless.
On coffee with chocolate
This recipe will probably be the most popular of all. Chocolate is not only a delicious treat, but also a recognized antidepressant (which has been confirmed by scientific research).
Only black, bitter varieties are suitable for fasting day. 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 this 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 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 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 effectiveness, it is more justified. After all, kefir additionally enhances the diuretic effect, normalizes digestion, and helps the microflora grow. Moreover, it is an excellent source of calcium and other trace elements.
Menu: drinks can be drunk separately (kefir amount 1 liter). There is also an original recipe for a cocktail: 1 teaspoon of ground grains and 1/2 spoon 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, drink up to 5 cups of coffee and 1.5 liters of water. You can afford some 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. 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 immediately removes 2 kg of
