In addition, the risk of liver disease, gall bladder, allergic reactions decreases, skin condition improves, acne formation is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to use unloading days as a method of cleansing the body, and not just as a diet.
At excess weight and low efficiency of low-calorie diets, dieticians advise to spend unloading days 1-2 times a week. Since these days are not an express diet, such as starvation, the effect will only be visible after three to four months. However, this method is more sparing for the body. For a single day of weight loss is from 500 grams to 1 kilogram. Unloading is desirable to be carried out at certain days of the week, then the body adapts, and will no longer perceive it as stress. Unloading days help not only to achieve weight reduction, but also to keep the achieved result.
With all the positive effects on the body, there are a number of "minuses" in the first time. For some people, because of hunger, mood deteriorates, there are problems with sleep, working capacity decreases. With the use of fresh vegetables and fruits, the acidity of the gastric juice increases, so people with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract should better abandon them, because of the high likelihood of an ulcer or gastritis. In case of any acute or chronic disease, it is very important to consult a doctor before carrying out unloading days. Pregnant and lactating women resort to unloading days as a method of purifying the body is contraindicated. From them it is better to refuse people with pathologies of kidneys, liver, with type 1 diabetes, as fasting days are stress for the body.
When carrying out unloading days, a number of rules must be observed. After one or several days off, you do not need to immediately load the body with an abundance of food, especially greasy and spicy. In this case, an intestinal disorder is possible. With any restriction in diet, stagnation of bile in the liver occurs. Therefore it is recommended at the beginning of a fasting day to drink on an empty stomach a tablespoon of vegetable oil, and during the day one or two times - cholagogue herbal infusion. The amount of food depends on the body weight and energy costs that day. However, vegetables should not be more than two kilograms, and protein products should not exceed 500 grams per day. If the hunger becomes intolerable, you need to drink a glass of fat-free yogurt or yogurt. The amount of water on unloading days is unlimited. It should be at least 2.5 liters, it is better if 1 liter of mineral water without gas. This will help restore the balance of salts in the body. It is not recommended to drink laxatives and diuretics on fasting days. Better for three days before unloading, there are more fresh vegetables, helping the intestines to clear. Diuretics alone will create an additional burden on the kidneys, which should work in normal mode. It's good to clean up the body on a fasting day: go to the sauna, sauna or swimming pool, massage.
There are several types of unloading days.
- "Fat" days (meat with fresh vegetables, seafood with stewed vegetables and mushrooms, berries with cottage cheese) - suitable for those who do not want to dramatically change their type of food. Weight decreases easily and without feeling hungry. Arrange these unloading days can be 2-3 times a week.
- Mono-discharge (watermelon, apple, fermented milk) - there is only one type of food available on this day. You can carry out such unloading once a week, or after the holidays.