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Cucumber diet helps to quickly get rid of extra pounds. Provides for the use of cucumbers with the addition of certain products to the diet: fish, meat, eggs, tomatoes, kefir. The popularity of this weight loss method is due to its simplicity and low cost. However, it may have contraindications and disadvantages.

How the diet works

The effectiveness of the diet is associated with the main product of the diet - cucumber. A vegetable is 97% water, and the remaining percentages are mineral salts, fiber, nitrogenous compounds, sugars, B vitamins. Useful trace elements support the functioning of the kidneys, blood vessels, and the heart. Even a one-day diet triggers processes in the body that lead to strong weight loss:

  • fiber speeds up and improves digestion;
  • the product absorbs and removes harmful substances from the body;
  • tartronic acid prevents the processing of carbohydrates into fat stores;
  • the diuretic effect of the vegetable removes excess salts and removes swelling.

Such a diet is considered low-calorie. The energy value of the product is 16 kcal per 100 g. When a person uses this herbal remedy every day, only 250 kcal enters the body, which allows you to steadily reduce weight. The enzymes contained in cucumbers help proteins to be better absorbed in the body. Therefore, such a product is well combined with fish and meat.

It can be used to make salads or added to baked or boiled fish or chicken dishes. Such a nutrition system leads to gradual weight loss and does not harm the body. When eating cucumbers, weight loss occurs quickly. For 1 day you can lose 1 kg.

compliance standards

In order for the cucumber diet for weight loss to be effective, you must follow the established rules:

  • in order to quickly get rid of extra pounds, you need to choose a nutrition system that lasts 3 days or a kefir option for a week;
  • the main product in the diet is fresh cucumber without bread or salt;
  • the vegetable goes well with protein foods: chicken, yogurt, cottage cheese, milk, kefir, eggs;
  • other vegetables can be added to the menu, but in smaller quantities;
  • unsweetened fruits are allowed once a day;
  • dishes that are desirable to cook during the diet: beetroot, okroshka, vegetable salads;
  • salt is added in minimal amounts;
  • food intake - 5 times a day in small portions;
  • It is recommended to drink 2 liters of water a day.

To be most effective, you need to exercise.

Advantages and disadvantages

The cucumber diet has positive and negative aspects.
The advantages of this technique include:

  • rapid weight loss;
  • saturation of the body with various vitamins;
  • does not lead to exhaustion;
  • the feeling of hunger is practically absent;
  • quenches thirst well in summer.

Defects:

  • it has many contraindications;
  • removes useful substances from the body;
  • has a strong diuretic effect;
  • the result may not be long lasting.

If there are contraindications, then this technique should be abandoned. So that minerals and vitamins are not washed out of the body, you need to take multivitamin complexes. You can save weight after a diet if you give it up correctly and follow proper nutrition in the future.

contraindications

Such a nutrition system is prohibited for the following diseases:

  • stomach ulcer;
  • gastritis;
  • enterocolitis.

Salted and pickled cucumbers are prohibited for hypertension, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and kidneys.

Types of diets and cucumber menus

There are several effective ways to lose weight, which can last for 1 day or 2 weeks. Even therapeutic diets have been developed when you need to eat 1. 5 kg of cucumbers a day, including low-calorie foods. In 14 days, you can lose up to 8 kg. Fruits, berries and nuts (optional) help make up for the lack of vitamins.

monodiet

This way of dealing with excess weight involves the inclusion in the diet of the main vegetable - cucumber. It must be followed within 1 day. During this time, the skin is cleansed, the metabolism is restored, the water-salt balance of the body is normalized. During the day, you should drink green tea or coffee without sugar in moderation, because the vegetable already contains a lot of water. It is necessary to apply such mono-diet once a month.

Prepare a salad with cucumbers and onions, add greens and season with low-fat sour cream. The dish is divided into 4 portions and is consumed as follows:

  • the first part at 9-10 am;
  • the second - at 13-14 o'clock;
  • the third - at 16-17 hours;
  • the fourth - at 19-20 o'clock.

For each meal, you can add 1 tomato, 1 orange, a piece of whole wheat bread, 1 egg. At night it is allowed to eat 1 green apple.

for 7 days

On such a diet, which lasts 7 days, you can lose 3-4 kg. Breakfast necessarily includes 2 cucumbers.

Monday

  1. Breakfast: 1 egg omelet with 70 ml of skimmed milk.
  2. Lunch - cucumber salad with parsley or dill, seasoned with lemon juice.
  3. Lunch: 150 g of boiled chicken thigh, fresh cabbage.
  4. Snack: 2 fresh cucumbers.
  5. Dinner: vegetable salad, boiled egg.

Tuesday

  1. Breakfast: boiled egg.
  2. Lunch: 200 ml of low-fat kefir.
  3. Lunch: 150 g of baked fish, 2 tomatoes and cucumber.
  4. Snack: 2 small cucumbers.
  5. Dinner: 100 g of low-fat cottage cheese, 2 cucumbers.

Wednesday

  1. Breakfast: 2-egg omelette.
  2. Lunch: cucumber smoothie.
  3. Lunch: 150 g of beef stew, vegetable salad with 2 tbsp. green yogas.
  4. Snack: a glass of kefir.
  5. Dinner: carrot, cabbage and cucumber salad dressed with 1 tbsp. iolive oil.

Cucumber Smoothie Recipe: Peel the vegetable, cut into cubes and place in a blender. 2 green onion feathers, 3 sprigs of dill, a glass of low-fat kefir are added to it. Grind until smooth and add a little salt.

Thursday

  1. Breakfast: 2 tablespoons. buckwheat yogachas.
  2. Lunch: 200 ml of kefir.
  3. Lunch: cold soup.
  4. Snack: cucumber smoothie.
  5. Dinner: 150 g chicken cutlet, cucumber salad.

Friday

  1. Breakfast: 2 soft-boiled eggs.
  2. Lunch: a piece of wholemeal bread with cucumber paste.
  3. Lunch: 150 g of beef steak, coleslaw and cucumber.
  4. Snack: cucumber smoothie.
  5. Dinner: 100 g of skimmed yogurt.

Saturday

  1. Breakfast: omelette.
  2. Lunch: a glass of kefir.
  3. Lunch: boiled chicken, cucumber salad.
  4. Snack: 200 ml of tomato juice.
  5. Dinner: cucumber salad with avocado.

Cucumber and avocado salad recipe: 2 peeled cucumbers. Grind greens and avocados, finely chop dill, green onion, garlic clove. The salad is mixed and seasoned with lemon juice.

Sunday

  1. Breakfast: 2 tablespoons. i oats
  2. Lunch: cucumber smoothie.
  3. Lunch: 150 g of lean fish stew, cucumber salad.
  4. Snack: 250 ml of kefir.
  5. Dinner: salad with cucumber, corn and egg.

During the diet, you need to move a lot, drink water or unsweetened tea. Herbal decoctions, for example, chamomile, mint, rosehip, sage, etc. They bring benefits.

for 3 days

Cucumber diet to lose weight by 2 kg in 3 days is considered unloading. Every day you need to eat 2 kg of vegetables. An approximate menu looks like this: after waking up, they drink a glass of warm water with lemon. This helps the body to wake up and cleanse itself of toxins.

In order to lose weight by 2-3 kg, for breakfast you need to cook a dish of tomatoes, cucumbers and greens. Season with olive oil and lemon juice. It is allowed to eat a piece of rye bread and drink green tea. For lunch, vegetable soup is prepared on lean broth. You can make a salad of boiled chicken breast and cucumbers. Dinner is represented by low-fat cottage cheese, vegetable salad with herbs and cucumbers. This menu must be observed for 3 days. The total caloric content of the products does not exceed 900 kcal.

For 10 days

For 10 days on a cucumber diet, you can lose 7-8 kg. The all day breakfast includes 2 cucumbers and a piece of rye bread. Menu example:

Day 1

  1. Lunch: vegetable soup with carrots and cucumber.
  2. Snack: orange.
  3. Dinner: cucumber salad.

Day 2

  1. Lunch: salad of boiled beef, radish and cucumber.
  2. Snack: apple.
  3. Dinner: cucumber smoothie, hard cheese.

Day 3

  1. Lunch: 200 g of rice, 100 g of boiled fish fillet, pickled cucumber.
  2. Snack: orange.
  3. Dinner: cucumber salad with vegetable oil.

Day 4

  1. Lunch: 20 g of hard cheese, 150 g of rice, cucumber.
  2. Snack: 1 apple.
  3. Dinner: low-fat cottage cheese, vegetable salad in olive oil.

day 5

  1. Lunch: Vegetable stew of cucumbers, radishes and cabbage.
  2. Snack: orange.
  3. Dinner: vegetable salad and cucumbers.

day 6

  1. Lunch: boiled egg, vegetable soup of radish, cucumber and carrots.
  2. Snack: pear and tangerine.
  3. Dinner: hard cheese, cucumber smoothie.

day 7

  1. Lunch: a vegetable dish of radishes, carrots, cabbage, cucumber.
  2. Snack: apple.
  3. Dinner: cucumber salad seasoned with vegetable oil.

day 8

  1. Lunch: 100 g of boiled brown rice, 100 g of boiled fish.
  2. Snack: orange.
  3. Dinner: vegetable salad with herbs.

day 9

  1. Lunch: stewed vegetables.
  2. Snack: apple.
  3. Dinner: hard cheese, cucumber salad.

day 10

  1. Lunch: boiled egg, vegetable salad.
  2. Snack: pear.
  3. Dinner: vegetable and cucumber salad, dressed with olive oil.

with kefir

The diet of the cucumber-kefir diet for weight loss consists of cucumbers and kefir. This technique shows a good result due to the low calorie content of the products. There are many varieties of such a power system. Some of them help to lose up to 8 kg in a week. The most effective way to lose weight lasts 7 days. It does not contain a clear menu. During the day, you need to eat 1. 5 kg of fresh cucumbers, 100 g of boiled or baked low-fat sea fish and drink 1. 5 liters of 1% kefir. This amount of each product is divided into 5-6 parts.

During the diet, it is allowed to drink water in unlimited quantities. You can use herbal decoctions or green tea. This diet should be followed for 7 days.

with tomatoes

This method of losing weight is based on the use of cucumbers and tomatoes. These vegetables are 97% water, so they create the illusion of satiety. If desired, the diet can be supplemented with other low-calorie foods. You need to eat fractionally, 4-6 times a day. Every day you should drink 1. 5 liters of water. Sample menu for 3 days:

Day 1

  1. Breakfast: a salad of tomatoes and cucumbers with herbs, a sandwich with a thin slice of hard cheese.
  2. Lunch: 2 boiled eggs, an apple, fresh vegetable salad, a glass of tomato juice.
  3. Lunch: salad, vegetable soup, 1 apple casserole and 200 g of fat-free cottage cheese.
  4. Dinner: a small piece of boiled white fish, vegetable salad, fat-free yogurt.

Day 2

  1. Breakfast: black bread toasts with slices of boiled eggs and lettuce, vegetable salad.
  2. Lunch: grapefruit, vegetable salad, yogurt, tomato juice.
  3. Lunch: a piece of boiled chicken breast, salad, vegetable soup.
  4. Dinner: boiled seafood, fat-free kefir and a glass of tomato juice.

Day 3

  1. Breakfast: diet bread with kiwi and a thin layer of cottage cheese, tomato-cucumber salad.
  2. Lunch: a piece of boiled fish, 2 cucumbers, tomato juice 200 ml.
  3. Lunch: vegetable soup in chicken broth, tomato and cucumber salad, 2 slices of black bread.
  4. Dinner - a piece of boiled fish, vegetable salad, a glass of tomato juice.

Prohibited and allowed products

The cucumber diet menu should consist of allowed foods. These include:

  • vegetables: broccoli, white cabbage, zucchini, eggplant, cucumber, carrot, tomato, beetroot;
  • vegetables: dill, asparagus, lettuce, parsley;
  • fruits: apples, oranges, tangerines, kiwi, pear, grapefruit;
  • cereals: buckwheat, oatmeal, brown rice;
  • buckwheat and bran bread;
  • kefir, cottage cheese and cheese;
  • beef, poultry and turkey;
  • chicken eggs;
  • fish: hake, cod, haddock, sole;
  • olive oil.

Prohibited products:

  • dad;
  • grape;
  • meatballs, meatballs, pancakes, pasta;
  • sweet buns;
  • cookies, sweets, jam, preserves;
  • frozen;
  • cakes, chocolate;
  • salt, sugar, mayonnaise;
  • Curd;
  • pork, ham, bacon, beef, lard;
  • sausages, boiled sausage:
  • alcoholic drinks.

How to get out of the diet and keep the result

The program of the correct exit from a diet:

  • after its completion, fruits, vegetables and dairy products should be gradually added to the diet;
  • after 1-2 days, cereals are included in the menu;
  • after another 1 day, you need to switch to the use of fish and meat products.

At the same time, you need to follow a healthy lifestyle and exercise regularly.