- Weight Loss Mechanism
- Possible Harm
- Recommendations
- Options
After a series of holidays, we do not want to look in the mirror or stand on the scales. To return the body to its previous shape and lose the gained kilograms, various detox programs are used to cleanse the body of toxins and excess fluid. One of the most gentle and tasty options is a curd fasting day that any woman can afford. The main product is widely available, inexpensive, and easy to digest, so losing weight with it will be a pleasure!
Weight Loss Mechanism
A properly organized and fully sustained curd fasting day works real miracles with the body. In just 24 hours, many processes are activated that contribute to weight loss:
- the organs are enriched with protein and calcium, which are active participants in metabolism;
- due to this, metabolism speeds up noticeably, which is very important for losing weight;
- hunger is satisfied;
- additional energy is released, so there is no fatigue or drowsiness syndrome;
- muscle mass is preserved;
- the nervous system is calmed, so you will not have a bad mood.
A carbohydrate-free fasting day on cottage cheese (if no additional products are used) allows you to get good results – losses can reach 1 kg of weight.
Helpful advice. If you use homemade cottage cheese as part of a one-day fasting program, the results will be even more impressive. After all, it is much healthier than store-bought cheese.
Possible Harm
By promoting intensive weight loss, fasting days on cottage cheese force the body to experience serious stress. In certain situations, this can lead to negative consequences for health. Therefore, before losing weight in this way, read the list of contraindications and possible side effects.
Contraindications
- Allergy to protein, dairy products;
- pregnancy;
- hypertension;
- lactation;
- liver or kidney pathologies;
- increased acidity of the stomach;
- problems with digestion;
- cardiovascular diseases.
Side effects
- allergic reactions: skin rashes, shortness of breath, swelling, itching;
- stomach cramps;
- flatulence;
- diarrhea;
- constipation;
- flatulence.
If your sugar has increased, then you have made one of the mistakes: either you have eaten too much of the main product, or you have chosen too high a percentage of fat content in it. With diabetes, it is better to consume only fat-free mass. In such a situation, you should not test your body anymore. Eat something dietary, and for next time, choose cottage cheese more carefully.
Each one lends a stitch. Curd is a versatile product that goes well with nuts, herbs, fruits, honey and other goodies. Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States, ate it only with ketchup.
Recommendations
To get the most out of your fasting day, try to follow certain rules. They are compiled by experts and taking into account the experience of those who have already experienced such a hunger strike on themselves.
- Try to make this day a day off or a vacation. This will allow you to more clearly adhere to the chosen nutrition plan.
- Daily water intake should be 2 liters.
- If possible, cook cottage cheese at home so that it does not contain any industrial impurities that reduce its benefits.
- Cottage cheese must be fat-free.
- Do not use salt, sugar and other spices to enhance the taste.
- Walking in the fresh air will cheer you up and have a beneficial effect on brain activity.
- Give up intensive training. To maintain physical activity, take more walks, and light morning exercises are also allowed.
- The classic scheme: the daily volume of cottage cheese is 300 grams, which are evenly distributed (100 or 50 grams) over 3 or 6 meals.
- Allowed drinks: kefir (enhances protein focus), green tea (has a diuretic effect).
The day before, try to exclude all harmful products from the diet (fried, fatty, salty, smoked, etc.), minimize the volume of portions, drink more water. This will allow you to prepare your body a little for the upcoming stress – this way it will adapt faster and start all the processes necessary for losing weight. The same principles of healthy eating are recommended to be followed the next day after the unloading program. The correct exit is a guarantee of preserving the achieved result.
This is interesting. Curd is the ideal protein product for a complete nutrition of bodybuilders.
Options
If for some reason the classic scheme of a fasting day on cottage cheese alone does not suit you, you can always find another option for yourself. Additional products should not cause allergies and should be low in calories.
- With kefir
You can arrange a full-fledged protein fasting day on cottage cheese and kefir, which perfectly complement each other. They can be combined in one dish, you can make protein cocktails from them, you can use them separately. It doesn’t really matter. If both products are fat-free, the body will have to use all the energy to digest protein, which is difficult and takes a long time to digest.
Recommended daily dose: 300 grams of cottage cheese and 1 liter of kefir.
If you are preparing a cottage cheese and kefir cocktail, you can drink it only three times, and the rest of the time drown out hunger with small portions of kefir.
Result – minus 0.8 kg.
- With eggs
Another option is on cottage cheese and eggs, or rather, on egg whites. The principle of losing weight is the same as with kefir. However, the scheme of using the products will be somewhat different:
— breakfast, lunch, dinner: 100 grams of fat-free curd mass;
— before breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, before bed: 1 boiled protein.
It is better not to include the yolk in this program, as it is high in calories.
Losses can be up to 1 kg.
- With milk
One more option of a protein unloading program cannot be bypassed – weight loss on cottage cheese with milk (it should also be fat-free or 1%). It is best to prepare a hearty and healthy protein cocktail from these products. It can be drunk three times a day. And if an unbearable hunger arises between these meals, milk is allowed to be drunk.
Recipe: blend 50 grams of the main product and 200 ml of milk in a blender. For enhanced taste, you can sprinkle with cinnamon or put a sprig of mint on top.
Excellent taste of the drink, its nutritional value and the result of minus 1 kg are the main reasons why this express weight loss program is the most popular of all cottage cheese.
- With fruits
It is easy and quick to lose weight on cottage cheese and fruits in just 1 day. The main thing is that the latter are not sweet and low-calorie. In this body cleansing program, they act as sources of vegetable fiber. Instead of being actively absorbed into the blood, it, once in the intestines, swells under the action of moisture (therefore, after eating fruits, you must drink a glass of any liquid). It undergoes prolonged digestion, and then is simply removed from the body, carrying with it toxins
