Water diet. 3 days a week menu, photos, reviews and results

Water diet is based on special principles, and its rules allow you to consume foods that are strictly prohibited in other diets for weight loss. According to reviews of people who follow this diet, it is much easier to stick to it. It also allows you to improve the general condition of the body, and its results are no different from other diets.

Essence and basic principles

Water diet is based on the effect of water on the human body. its mainthe principle is that drinking water fills the stomach and a large amount of food does not get there. Therefore, to lose weight with this method, you should drink 1 glass of liquid half an hour before each meal. In this case, you need to stay away from water for at least 120 minutes after eating.

This is necessary so that digestion occurs faster due to the release of gastric juice, while the entry of liquid into the stomach will slow down this process. This will also relieve the feeling of heaviness in the digestive system.

It is fundamentally important not to mix food with water.In other words, after drinking water, at least 20 minutes must pass before eating. It should also be remembered that drinking any liquid, juice, tea or coffee is considered a complete meal.

Water in such a diet cannot be replaced by anything else. Following the basic principles of the diet will allow you to lose weight in a few weeks, and the result will be more noticeable if you are overweight.

The water diet was developed by many nutritionists and tested on a group of subjects. According to the results of the research, it was determined that following the rules of such a diet guarantees getting rid of excess weight. But to achieve the maximum effect, you need to adhere to some dietary restrictions.

In addition, there are contraindications to using the water diet, which you should familiarize yourself with in order not to harm the body. The use of such restrictions is especially dangerous for people suffering from pathologies of the excretory system, as well as during pregnancy and lactation.

The water diet is based on the following principles:

1. Metabolic processes in the body can be accelerated by drinking a glass of water before meals. This helps increase the burning rate of accumulated fat.
2. While the calorie content of ordinary water without gas is 0, it suppresses the feeling of hunger well.
3. The water diet technique helps normalize the functioning of the digestive system and other functioning systems of the body. In turn, adequate functioning of the body improves the condition of the skin.
4. Still water helps improve human performance due to its tonic properties.

Thus, thanks to the general principles of the water diet, a person not only gets rid of extra pounds, but also improves his body and improves his appearance.

Indications for use

Water diet, reviews of which say that it helps you lose weight up to 10 kg per month, is not only aimed at losing weight. Also, compliance with it helps slow down the aging of the body, thereforeThis diet is recommended for those who complain about the "drying out" of the body.It refers to age-related fluid deficiency.

As we get older, the part of the brain responsible for the feeling of thirst begins to send and process signals more slowly, so the amount of water intake decreases. Therefore, a lack of water begins to develop in the body, which causes weakness and dryness of organs and skin.

You can determine the need to adhere to a water diet as follows: you need to go to the mirror and try to collect the skin in one fold in any place where there are no wrinkles. If the folds come together easily and form wrinkles, we can conclude that the skin is dehydrated.

In addition, after the fold is released, the skin will gradually return to its previous shape and a scar will remain, which will gradually fade away. If the described results were obtained during the experiment, you should use a water diet to restore the level of moisture in the body.

You can also get rid of your excess weight by following a water diet. But it is worth considering that losing a small amount of weight is much more difficult. Therefore, if you have 2-3 extra kilos, it is better to choose a different diet, while this diet and drinking regime will help you get rid of 10 kg.

Contraindications for use

Water diet, although its reviews are mostly positive, can harm health due to non-compliance with contraindications and use by those for whom it is contraindicated.

It is strictly forbidden to adhere to the principles of water mono diet or fasting for the following people:

• having diseases associated with disorders and pathologies of the excretory organs and urinary system;
• suffering from periodically increased blood pressure (including those who have not been diagnosed with hypertension);
• there is an increase in blood sugar levels;
• if you are pregnant or planning to have a child;
• Feed the baby with breast milk.

Additionally, this type of diet is not recommended for people struggling with obesity. Water fasting is only suitable for people who are in ideal health and do not have any abnormalities. However, they also need to be careful not to harm themselves.

The light water diet, which includes the consumption of permitted foods, also has a number of contraindications.

It is not recommended for those who have:

• digestive system pathologies;
• liver diseases;
• any psychological and mental disorder;
• disorders in the functioning of the cardiovascular system;
• presence of hypertension;
• diseases of the urinary excretory organs;
• kidney disease;
• disruption of the endocrine system;
• diabetes (type I and II);
• disorders in the functioning of the immune system;
• bronchial asthma;
• the course of any infectious disease;
• exacerbation of chronic diseases.

Women who are pregnant, planning to have a child, or breastfeeding are also recommended to avoid the water diet. Additionally, children and the elderly should not lose weight in this way.

Helpful tips

Maintaining a water diet requires not only the right output, but also the right input.

To prepare to get rid of such extra pounds, you need to exclude the following from your diet 10 days before starting the diet:

• fatty foods;
• canned food;
• Foods containing preservatives and additives marked "E";
• Salty food;
• products containing fragrance;
• spicy food;
• baked goods and all kinds of sweets;
• Coffee;
• carbonated drinks;
• smoked food.

You should also stop drinking alcohol, smoking and taking any medications. You should also start walking more and resting within 1-2 weeks.

1 day before starting the diet, it is necessary to cleanse the body of toxins and other harmful substances that can cause negative consequences during fasting, such as a rash, nausea or a feeling of weakness.

There are 2 cleaning options:

• enema;
• fasting day.

The first option is preferable, but if it is unacceptable, you can use the second. During the fasting day you need to stop eating any food; It is allowed to drink only 1500 ml of kefir during the day. Kefir should be low-fat and contain no flavor additives.

Kefir can be replaced with buckwheat. To prepare it, you need to pour boiling water over the cereal in a ratio of 1 to 2 and leave it overnight. Salt and spices cannot be added. You can drink water or green tea without sweetener during the day. It is very difficult to drink large amounts of water without a habit, so there are some tips that will help make the diet easier.

Recommendation:

• you should drink 1 glass of water every morning, if this is difficult to do, you can add a few drops of lemon or orange juice squeezed directly from the fruit;

• it is better to use a beautiful red glass for water, psychologists believe that this convinces on a subconscious level of the usefulness and taste of the consumed product;
• You can drink water through a cocktail straw, this will speed up the process and make it fun;
• You can create an incentive to consume the daily fluid norm, such an incentive will contribute to more accurate compliance with the rules.

In addition, while following a diet, it is recommended to exercise every morning to fill the body with energy and drink vitamins. They are needed because with a large amount of fluid, many beneficial substances are washed out from the body and need to be replenished.

main complex

Water diet, reviews of which describe significant weight loss after just a week of following it, also implies compliance with certain nutritional rules. In addition to drinking plenty of water, you should follow a diet and eat only permitted foods. The list of such products is wider than in traditional diets.

The duration of the water diet can be between 7 and 28 days, depending on the desired result.

The table shows a detailed daily menu for a month:

day of the week	Eating	Products
1 week
Monday	1 meal	Rice porridge, 1 cucumber, 1 tomato
	2 meals	3 nectarines
	3 meals	Cabbage soup, chicken breast, zucchini, cabbage and tomato salad
	4 meals	200 g any hazelnuts
	5 meals	Grilled vegetables and 1 slice of unleavened bread
Tuesday	1 meal	Millet porridge, 1-2 peppers
	2 meals	Fruit
	3 meals	Boiled tongue (beef), cabbage and celery salad
	4 meals	200 g strawberries
	5 meals	180g steamed pork, kiwi, banana and apple salad
Wednesday	1 meal	Buckwheat porridge, 2 tomatoes
	2 meals	Fruit
	3 meals	Cabbage soup and apple, pear and pomegranate salad
	4 meals	Pepper, zucchini and tomato salad
	5 meals	2 steamed meatballs, seafood salad
Thursday	1 meal	200 g salad dressing
	2 meals	Mango
	3 meals	Rice porridge with raisins, carrot and apple salad
	4 meals	4-6 unsalted crackers
	5 meals	Seafood and celery salad with 2 slices of black bread
Friday	1 meal	100g of bread fried in egg mixture and cottage cheese
	2 meals	Pomegranate
	3 meals	Celery soup and salad
	4 meals	2 fruits
	5 meals	Rice porridge and half a grapefruit
Saturday	1 meal	Grapefruit, grape and apple salad
	2 meals	Fruit
	3 meals	Broth with breadcrumbs and 200g steamed asparagus
	4 meals	200 g dried fruit
	5 meals	150g potatoes, cooked with skins and 100g fried chanterelles
Sunday	1 meal	2-3 croutons and 1 orange
	2 meals	Fruit
	3 meals	Rice porridge with water and 1 grapefruit
	4 meals	vegetable salad
	5 meals	2 steamed pork chops and seaweed salad
2 weeks
Monday	1 meal	Buckwheat porridge with water and 2 tomatoes
	2 meals	Banana
	3 meals	A plate of okroshka with 2 pieces of unleavened bread
	4 meals	0. 5 tbsp. raspberry or strawberry
	5 meals	Cabbage and carrot salad with sesame oil, apple and 200g meat
Tuesday	1 meal	Rice porridge and pears
	2 meals	3 tangerines
	3 meals	150 g boiled tongue (beef) and fruit salad
	4 meals	Mango
	5 meals	200g boiled pork and vegetable salad
Wednesday	1 meal	Salad of grapes, raisins and apples with the addition of dried apricots and 200 g of cottage cheese
	2 meals	Grapefruit
	3 meals	Soup and 2 boiled eggs
	4 meals	4 walnuts
	5 meals	200 g crayfish meat and zucchini, cabbage and cucumber salad
Thursday	1 meal	Fried eggs and 2 tomatoes
	2 meals	Orange
	3 meals	150 g boiled beef with vegetable salad
	4 meals	200 g dried fruit
	5 meals	Baked vegetables with 2 pieces of black bread
Friday	1 meal	Semolina milk porridge and tangerine
	2 meals	Apple
	3 meals	Cabbage soup and grape, pomegranate and pear salad
	4 meals	200 g strawberries
	5 meals	Boiled fish and seaweed salad
Saturday	1 meal	Rice porridge, 1 cucumber, 1 tomato
	2 meals	150 g grapes
	3 meals	Soup, chicken breast, vegetable salad
	4 meals	200g of any fruit
	5 meals	Grilled vegetables and 1 slice of unleavened bread
Sunday	1 meal	Pea porridge, 1-2 peppers
	2 meals	Orange
	3 meals	Boiled beef tongue, cabbage, peas and corn salad
	4 meals	200 g hazelnuts
	5 meals	150g steamed pork, fruit salad
Three weeks
Monday	1 meal	Rice porridge, 2 tomatoes
	2 meals	Banana
	3 meals	Fruit salad and soup
	4 meals	vegetable salad
	5 meals	2 steamed cutlets, cabbage, raisins and carrot salad
Tuesday	1 meal	200 g lemon cabbage salad
	2 meals	Mango
	3 meals	Apple rice porridge and carrot salad
	4 meals	4-6 unsalted crackers
	5 meals	Shrimp and lettuce salad with 2 slices of black bread
Wednesday	1 meal	100g croutons and cottage cheese
	2 meals	Apple
	3 meals	Cabbage soup and celery salad
	4 meals	2 apples
	5 meals	Rice porridge and half a grapefruit
Thursday	1 meal	Fruit salad
	2 meals	Mango
	3 meals	Broth with breadcrumbs and 200g steamed asparagus
	4 meals	200 g dried fruit
	5 meals	150g jacket potatoes and 100g baked vegetables
Friday	1 meal	2-3 croutons and 1 orange
	2 meals	Pear
	3 meals	Buckwheat porridge with water and 1 apple
	4 meals	vegetable salad
	5 meals	2 steamed cutlets and seaweed salad
Saturday	1 meal	Omelette and 1 cucumber
	2 meals	250 g watermelon
	3 meals	Cabbage soup, 2 unleavened bread and vegetable salad
	4 meals	200 g strawberries
	5 meals	boiled fish
Sunday	1 meal	Millet porridge and 2 tomatoes
	2 meals	5 plums
	3 meals	Salad of boiled potatoes and apples, raisins and carrots
	4 meals	2 boiled eggs
	5 meals
4 weeks
Monday	1 meal	Buckwheat porridge with water and 2 tomatoes
	2 meals	Grapefruit
	3 meals	A plate of okroshka with 2 pieces of unleavened bread
	4 meals	0. 5 tbsp. raspberry or strawberry
	5 meals	Cabbage and carrot salad with sesame oil, apple and 200g meat
Tuesday	1 meal	Pear, tangerine and grape salad with the addition of dried apricots and 200 g of cottage cheese
	2 meals	Apple
	3 meals	Soup and 2 boiled eggs
	4 meals	4 walnuts
	5 meals	200 g crayfish meat and vegetable salad
Wednesday	1 meal	Semolina porridge and pear
	2 meals	Grapefruit
	3 meals	Soup and salad dressing
	4 meals	250 g strawberries
	5 meals	Grilled fish and seaweed salad
Thursday	1 meal	Pea porridge, 1-2 peppers
	2 meals	Orange
	3 meals	Boiled beef tongue, vegetable salad
	4 meals	200 g hazelnuts
	5 meals	150g steamed pork, fruit salad
Friday	1 meal	Rice porridge, 1 cucumber, 1 tomato
	2 meals	Pear
	3 meals	Cabbage soup, chicken breast, vegetable salad
	4 meals	200g of any fruit
	5 meals	Grilled vegetables and 1 slice of unleavened bread
Saturday	1 meal	Fried eggs and 2 tomatoes
	2 meals	Orange
	3 meals	150 g boiled beef with vegetable salad
	4 meals	200 g dried fruit
	5 meals	Baked vegetables with 2 pieces of black bread
Sunday	1 meal	Rice porridge and pears
	2 meals	3 tangerines
	3 meals	150 g boiled tongue (beef) and fruit salad
	4 meals	Mango
	5 meals	200g boiled pork and vegetable salad

To normalize stomach function before going to bed, you are allowed to drink 1 glass of low-fat kefir. The diet can be stopped at any day by following the rules for exiting the diet.

Combine the result

Water diet, reviews of which, like any other, talk about good weight loss results, also needs a proper exit from it, because this can consolidate the result. Different types of water diets have different exit methods.

Following such a diet, which involves the intake of only plenty of fluids and permitted foods, you need to go out, gradually expanding your diet. You need to return to the normal menu while you are on the diet.

There is also the mono-water diet, which involves drinking only liquids for several days.This can be called fasting. It is more difficult to give up such a diet because the body adapts to such a diet and rebuilds the metabolic process. The longer such a diet is followed, the more carefully you need to approach its termination.

After 48 hours of fasting, it is necessary to go out for 4 days. In this case, the body has not yet had time to rebuild itself and it will not be difficult to stop the diet. First you need to gradually introduce juices squeezed by yourself, then fruits and vegetables, milk, cottage cheese, sour cream into the diet, and after 4 days you can start eating normally.

When fasting for more than 3 days, the body already has time to start restructuring and extract the necessary nutrients from its internal reserves, so the functioning of the digestive system may be inadequate. It takes at least 10 days to get out of this state for the functioning of internal organs to return to normal.

Every day you need to add foods to your diet in the following order:

1. Fresh juice.
2. Raw carrot and white cabbage salad.
3. Vegetable casserole.
4. Fermented dairy products.
5. Cereal porridges cooked in milk or water.
6. Lean meats (you can steam, bake or grill them).

You can combine all permitted products from the 7th day of its introduction and return to your normal diet after 3 days. In addition, when leaving the diet, it is not recommended to do intense physical activity, you can do light warm-up or exercise. Compliance with these rules will help you complete the diet correctly and thereby secure its results.

When to expect an effect?

Reviews about the water diet promise quick results, but it all depends on the individual characteristics of the body.

The effect of following the rules of such a diet depends on several factors:

• starting weight;
• the number of kilograms you need to get rid of;
• metabolic properties.

Those who need to lose more lose weight better.If a person has 1 to 3 extra kilos, it is better to abandon the water diet altogether, as it will not bring results. Between 5 and 10 kg can be lost in 30-60 days, and more than 10 kg can be lost in 25-30 days.

But it is worth remembering that you cannot maintain such a diet for more than a month.so you will need to start it several times to get the desired effect. After drinking liquid for a month, you should stop the diet, take a break for 30-40 days and start again. This is necessary in order not to harm your health by overloading the excretory system.

Water diet can save a person from excess weight without forcing him to adhere to strict restrictions. However, there are still rules, the observance of which will help increase the effect of losing weight and will not harm the health of the body.

This technique also has contraindications, so before following the drinking regime, you need to read reviews and consult a nutritionist.